By Charles Swenson The largest vessel to enter the Georgetown Harbor in a decade will arrive this month, giving a public face to the waterfront revitalization that has existed in plans and drawings. The 350-foot dredge will remove about 560,000 cubic yards of silt to restore the federal channel to a depth of 12 feet along… Read More
NOAA has awarded $99,637,544.00 to JAG Ketchikan, LLC. in Ketchikan, Alaska, to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. Following the 2027 field season, the ship will undergo this work for a 14-month period. The Bigelow is one of NOAA’s 15 research vessels and studies a wide range of marine life and ocean… Read More
Conrad Shipyard LLC,* Morgan City, Louisiana, was awarded a $24,153,000 firm-fixed-price contract to finalize engineering, construct, test and deliver a new deck barge. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $24,459,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a $12,740,187 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of March 11, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil operation… Read More
J. F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, was awarded a $43,671,933 firm-fixed-price contract for removal of existing riprap, installation of a sheet pile separator wall, and associated dredging and fill operations at a lock and dam. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Winfield, Missouri, with an… Read More
