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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has completed dredging four federal navigation channels in New York-New Jersey Harbor ─ Newark Bay Main Channel, Port Newark, Port Elizabeth and South Elizabeth ⎼ through the Newark Bay Maintenance Dredging Project. The work supports deep-draft commercial vessels calling on The Port of New York that,… Read More
For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, innovation at every level is critically important to delivering on the historic mission requirements of today and preparing for the unknown engineering challenges of tomorrow. To recognize the importance and global impact of research and development across the enterprise, USACE has released the FY24 USACE R&D Annual Report…. Read More
Dr. Ami Bera, U.S. Representative for California’s 6th congressional district, has earned a reputation as a dedicated advocate for his constituents’ safety, particularly when it comes to protecting the Sacramento area from the looming threat of flooding. With more USACE levee improvement projects set to kick off in 2025, Bera recently visited a handful of… Read More
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, Quincy, Maine, was awarded an $18,495,200 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 17, 2025. Fiscal 2021-2025 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $18,495,200… Read More
The Town of Palm Beach in Florida is launching a significant coastal restoration effort as part of its overall Coastal Management Plan, with its first project having already begun last week. Approximately 750,000 cubic yards (570,000 cubic metres) of sand will be dredged offshore and placed on the beach in Reach 7, and over 20,000… Read More
12/16/24: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) executed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) charter for the Industry Corps Hopper Dredge Management Group (ICHDMG). The agreement is for the purpose of maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of our Nation’s dredging resources, enhancing the viability and competitiveness of… Read More
Mobile, Ala. (December 11, 2024) – Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of a 35-foot hydrographic survey catamaran to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District. The advanced vessel is specifically designed to support hydrographic surveying operations critical to USACE’s mission of maintaining navigable waterways and ensuring infrastructure integrity. The new catamaran features… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet (Northern Ocean County) Coastal Storm Risk Management project in New Jersey. In October 2024, USACE awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas for $73.5 million to complete… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— After nearly more than three decades of service to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)/Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Dr. Gary Anderton bade the agency farewell. ERDC held a retirement ceremony honoring Anderton on November 14 to celebrate his 38 years of service to the agency. Anderton served in multiple leadership… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center (NDC) is proud to offer a Geographic Information System (GIS) public web service for port areas. Per Engineering Regulation 1130-2-520, the port area polygons are defined by legislative enactments of state, county, or city governments, or corporate limits of a municipality. … Read More
Michels Construction Inc., Brownsville, Wisconsin, was awarded a $7,797,395 firm-fixed-price contract for a pilot project to demonstrate and evaluate the use of water injection dredging at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan, Kansas. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $72,336,435 firm-fixed-price contract for beach renourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of May 26, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $72,336,435 were… Read More
Strong bipartisan support buoys federal funding for flood protection and other water work As federal lawmakers push to the end of the 118th Congress, they are on the verge of approving an infrastructure package that would authorize about $10.7 billion for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood protection and other types of water projects, as… Read More
MONACA, Pa. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has awarded a nearly $770 million contract to construct a new 110-foot by 600-foot lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The district awarded the construction contract to the Trumbull-Brayman Construction Corporation, Joint Venture of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract serves as the… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed debris removal along the rights-of-way in Ben Hill and Dodge Counties in Georgia, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September. The Corps of Engineers’ debris removal operations will now shift to other counties. The debris removal mission,… Read More