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Vestdavit Inc. has won a tender to supply shipbuilder Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss,. with marine davits for the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Polar Security Cutter (PSC). Two Vestdavit HNFE-5000 davit systems will be used to launch and recover the Coast Guard’s “Over the Horizon” rigid-hull inflatable boat from the heavy icebreaker’s enclosed bay. “The PSC… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 8, 2020) – Sam Hau, structural engineer in the Engineering and Construction Division’s Civil Design Branch Structural Section, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for October 2020. Hau is recognized primarily for his construction support to progress the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee,… Read More
Unusual weather patterns that produced sustained high water along inland rivers and severe hurricanes in the Gulf have put extra stress on locks and dams and flood control infrastructure and caused extreme shoaling in many areas of the Mississippi River system. The situation has required the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private contractors… Read More
U.S. Navy Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Penn., was awarded a $662,216,798 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Penn., (74 percent); and Schenectady, N.Y., (26 percent). Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $662,216,798 will be obligated at time of… Read More
Flood Protection Measures Implemented at Wickham Boulevard and GreigStreet as Part of Governor Cuomo’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative $310,000 Sodus Point Beach Restoration Project Complete Enhancing Shoreline Resilience to Flooding and Preserving Beach Front Construction Also Complete on Two $150,000 Wastewater Pump Stations in Town of Irondequoit Improvements Ensure Access to Businesses and Residences and… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH — Dredging of channels at the State Port of Morehead City and beach nourishment in Atlantic Beach will begin before the end of December, with initial mobilization of personnel and equipment to the harbor and beach early in the month. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, which manages dredging… Read More
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY— A $12 million project to replenish sand on county beaches from Wabasso Beach northward to the Seaview subdivision is to begin Jan. 4. About 307,000 cubic yards of sand will be pumped onto the 3.7-mile stretch, said County Public Works District Rich Szpyrka. The project must be completed by April 30 to… Read More
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $100,040,336 contract for the execution of the a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2021 docking selected restricted availability. The contract includes options that, if exercised, could take its cumulative value to $128,231,287. This availability will include… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — An office with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District was honored at a national awards ceremony Friday for outstanding contributions.The USACE Vicksburg District’s Small Business Office was recognized for achieving top metrics agency-wide at the annual USACE Small Business Awards. The USACE Office of Small Business Programs recognized the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District’s multi-billion dollar Indian River Lagoon South (IRL-S) construction of the C-44 component is due for completion June 2021. Team members and visitors met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, West Palm Beach resident engineer Stephen Montjoy for a worksite visit. Initially awarded in September 2015,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will start reducing outflows from Lake Okeechobee to the estuaries, starting Saturday, December 5. USACE will reduce releases from Lake Okeechobee gradually to allow time for the ecosystems of the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers and estuaries to adjust. Beginning December 5, USACE will begin the… Read More
This week, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work with Pinellas County on its Shore Protection Project. According to the congressman’s office, Crist asked the Corps to “provide flexibility to Pinellas County and maintain their commitment to work hand-in-hand with… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — In contingency operations, the Modular Causeway System (MCS), an assembly of floating modules, is often used for loading and unloading supplies and equipment from ship to shore. The U.S. Transportation Command has enlisted the help of researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to numerically model the MCS… Read More
WIESBADEN, Germany — After more than 5 years as the most senior civilian leader for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District, John Adams said farewell during a COVID-19 compliant ceremony here Oct. 15. He began his tour as the Deputy for Programs and Project Management (DPM) in 2015, during which time led a… Read More
The ground rumbled for 90 seconds. The power went out. Trees, light poles and buildings swayed back and forth. Two years ago, Southcentral Alaska began its Friday with the largest earthquake it had experienced in more than a decade. With the epicenter about 10 miles north of Anchorage, the Cook Inlet Earthquake registered a 7.1… Read More