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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon has signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Hatchie–Loosahatchie Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study to Congress for authorization. “Achieving this milestone for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Ecosystem Restoration Study is historic for Memphis and the Lower Mississippi,” U.S…. Read More
USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) –Far East District (FED) held a change of command ceremony on August 21, 2024, during which Col. Heather A. Levy relinquished command to Col. Jeremiah J. Willis. Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz II, USACE Pacific Ocean Division commander, presided over the… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $58,252,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 23, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $58,252,000 were obligated at the time of the… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC)—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has contracted with the Inland Dredging Company, LLC, and allocated $11.5 million for the maintenance and dredging of 10 Mississippi River harbors this year. According to one of the project managers, the Memphis District is responsible for maintaining and dredging ten harbors in the Mid-South… Read More
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) – Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Puerto Rico Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, recommending the study’s findings for authorization by Congress. After almost six years of relentless dedication, perseverance, and hard work, you have achieved a monumental milestone… Read More
Efforts are underway to understand the coastal marsh system surrounding the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Recent field work commissioned by the U.S. Navy and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Regional Sediment Management Center of Expertise was completed in July 2024, by contracting team EA Engineering, Inc. and Marstel-Day, LLC. The team collected… Read More
NEWARK, NJ – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, announces the awarding of the contract for the Maintenance Dredging of Newark Bay, Federal Navigation Project. The contract, valued at $32,334,175.00, was awarded to Donjon Marine Co., a leading maritime services provider. This crucial project will maintain the navigation channels of Newark Bay,… Read More
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $65,875,022 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of April 27, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds and fiscal 2024 civil… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, has issued a Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project (PSRP) Miller Berm, Collier County, Florida. The proposed change includes the… Read More
37, 000 tons of stone is being placed on the Milwaukee Harbor south breakwater over a five month period by the Lake Michigan Floating Plant assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE). Funding this year allowed the project to grow from its usual 5,000-10,000 tons per year. The floating plant conducts… Read More
DredgeWire has previously reported that the value of the contract between the Corps and Eastern is over $250mm. The McFarland was built by a partnership of Ellicott Dredges and Bethlehem Ship in 1965. Royal Van der Leun is excited to announce its collaboration in building a diesel-electric hopper dredger with Royal IHC For over half… Read More
A Federal Consistency Determination has been submitted to the DNREC Delaware Coastal Management Program (DCMP) for the following: USACE L&R Canal Maintenance Dredging (2024.0048) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to maintenance dredge two sections of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware in two phases. Phase one involves the removal of… Read More
POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge boat Murden has vacuumed up about 20,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Manasquan Inlet so far as it works to dig out the dangerous shoal that formed this summer. That converts to about 64 million pounds of wet sand removed from the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (Corps), in coordination with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) began implementation of the Increment 1 Planned Temporary Deviation to the Interim Regulation Schedule for Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress (Lakes KHC), Aug. 14, which includes adjustments to the regulation schedule for these lakes. This deviation… Read More
Col. Jeremy Chapman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District commander, speaks at the 42nd Annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference at Point Clear, Alabama, August 16, 2024. Representatives from the District, including Nelson Sanchez, Chief of Operations; Justin Murphree, Tennessee-Tombigbee Operations Manager; and Anthony Perkins, Black Warrior-Tombigbee Operations Manager, spoke to the attendees about the projects… Read More