May was an important month for waterway federal funding news. In addition to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) release of their work plan for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) funding on May 15th, we received more good news when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released their FY2026 Civil Works Budget on May 30th providing the detailed information on the… Read More
Conrad Shipyard LLC,* Morgan City, Louisiana, was awarded an $8,418,100 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of a steel-hulled deck barge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Memphis, Tennessee, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 10, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tennessee, is the contracting activity,
The hopper dredge BAYPORT is returning to the West Coast to gear up for the FY25 West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging project! Last week, the BAYPORT passed through the Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal, transferring from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. A critical project for the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are back-dredging the federal navigation channel in Barcelona Harbor in Westfield to make it easier for commercial and recreational vessels to pass through. Crews were also out two years ago after the channel was closed off completely, part of an ongoing pattern of unsettled weather conditions. “High water levels, heavy winds, lack… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49781 Report Number: ERDC/CHL TR-25-5 Title: Miami Harbor Entrance Channel Improvements Study: Ship Simulation Report Authors by Jacob C. Hodges, S. Keith Martin, Richard W. Hunt, and Mary C. Allison Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited June 2025 502 Pages / 20.99 MB Source
