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Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers is awarding a $38.3 million contract to Weeks Marine to begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, including sections of the towns of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, and Long Branch. With this funding, the Army Corps of Engineers will… Read More
By Brandon Beach OAKLAND, Calif. – Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and Port of Oakland signed a milestone design agreement Aug. 27 paving the way for construction of the Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Project. The $642 million project aims to widen both the inner and outer harbor turning basins at the… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — As part of Assistant Secretary of the Army’s “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork in Action: Gulf of America Week,” a groundbreaking ceremony was held Aug. 27, 2026 to mark the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ start of construction for 31 breakwaters along Grand Isle’s shoreline. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s largest and last inhabited barrier… Read More
Absecon Island, NJ — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced that it has awarded a $19.695 million contract to Agate Construction Co. of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. to repair multiple ocean outfall pipes along Absecon Island. The contract calls for the repair or extension of the following outfall pipes in Atlantic City, Ventnor… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, will soon begin maintenance dredging in the lower Charleston Harbor to ensure the federal navigation channel remains safe, reliable, and fully operational for commercial and military vessels. Dredging operations are scheduled to commence this month, with estimated completion by next fall. The Charleston District recently… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, will soon begin maintenance dredging in the lower Charleston Harbor to ensure the federal navigation channel remains safe, reliable, and fully operational for commercial and military vessels. Dredging operations are scheduled to commence this month, with estimated completion by next fall. The Charleston District recently awarded a… Read More
A portion of Buffalo’s Outer Harbor is getting a makeover, not to make it more attractive to humans, but to area wildlife. Buffalo’s harbor is a shipping hub, handling more than a million tons of cargo annually. But soon, traffic in the harbor won’t be exclusive to boats. Slip 3 at Wilkeson Pointe is transforming… Read More
By Megan Acker A portion of Buffalo’s Outer Harbor is getting a makeover, not to make it more attractive to humans, but to area wildlife. Buffalo’s harbor is a shipping hub, handling more than a million tons of cargo annually. But soon, traffic in the harbor won’t be exclusive to boats. Slip 3 at Wilkeson… Read More
On August 14, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) visited Ocean City’s beachfront to highlight the $20 million federal investment he, along with Senator Angela Alsobrooks, secured in Congress to replenish the beach and protect the shoreline. This project, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will widen the beach and create a… Read More
Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50406 Report Number: ERDC MP-26-22 Title: Wetland Elevation Change Following Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Nourishment By Brian D. Harris, Aleksandra Ostojic, Lenore P. Tedesco, Keith VanDerSys, Susan Bailey, Justin L. Shawler, Navid H. Jafari, and Monica Chasten Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited August 2026 19 pages / 39.73 MB *Journal: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1518759 Source
By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist HANOVER, N.H. – Ship-to-shore operations – the means of moving people, goods and materiel from sea to land – present military planners with a number of complex challenges. But performing these operations in the Arctic? The difficulty level ramps up considerably, with icebergs, unstable sea ice, seasonal thawing, ice blocking the… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $68,869,200 firm-fixed-price contract for improvement dredging associated with the New Haven Harbor Federal Navigation Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in New Haven, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2028. Fiscal 2026… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Houston, Texas, was awarded a $16,097,425 firm-fixed-price contract for one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper for regional dredging. The amount of this action is $16,097,425, with a total cumulative face value of $16,460,725. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be… Read More
By Stephen Marcantel In a much anticipated meeting, just a week after the ten year anniversary of the destructive 2016 floods, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will clear debris and trash along the Vermilion but provided no clear path forward for fully dredging the silted river. For the Corps, dredging the river has… Read More
When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that South Jersey would receive $99 million in federal funding to replenish beaches in Ocean City, Strathmere, Sea Isle City, Avalon and Stone Harbor, Rep. Jeff Van Drew was quick to claim credit. But now that beachgoers are complaining the work has disrupted their summer vacations, the… Read More