The first phase of the University Lakes Project in Baton Rouge is now officially underway. Officials gathered for a news conference on Tuesday, August 8, to reveal the updated plans for Phase 1. “And this is not a small deal. All in we’ve got $65 million dollars lined up for this project,” said Loui
The Arkansas Waterways Commission has awarded more than $698,000 in funding to three public ports through the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterways Grant Program. According to a news release, the Arkansas Port, Intermodal and Waterways Grant program will reinvest the ad valorem tax paid by indust
Work is moving ahead on a dredging project at the Qual Run Golf Course, Rio Verde. According to fhtimes.com, there is an ongoing process to remove sludge from the irrigation storage lake along the 18th hole of the course. The sludge that has collected as sediment in the lake is being pumped out with
Hosted by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, commander of the Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officials from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and Office of Management and Budget visited Alaska to assess the progress of several major projects currently in design and constructio
Dredge pumps are typically used for underwater excavation. They gather sediments in shallow areas. The description of the video said that the operator of this dredge pump tried to nudge the shark away, unaware of just how powerful these pumps actually are:
Just one month since assuming command of the USACE San Francisco District, Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta spent last week meeting with the navigation partners and seeing first-hand the various dredging missions the District oversees in the Bay Area. On Monday, he and District staff members toured Portlan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, started the dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan last week. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludin
Last week, USACE Rock Island District’s dredging crews were working below the lock at Locks and Dam 15 in Rock Island, Illinois, removing sediment from the navigation channel. Dredging is an integral part of yearly channel maintenance to ensure the navigation industry can continue moving up and down
The Manson’s hopper dredge Frederick Paup is officially on the water. The hopper was transferred from the erection site at the AmFELS (a member of the Seatrium Group) shipyard to the floating drydock Solomon P. Ortiz in Brownsville, TX. Once complete, the Frederick Paup (128m in length, 25m breadth
Elected and appointed officials, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, will participate in a ribbon cutting at the Port of Houston today to celebrate the Bayport Container Terminal Expansion, also known as the Wharf 6 Expansion project. “The largest vessel we see today is 10,000 TE
Maryland Senator, Mary Beth Carozza, is renewing calls for dredging at the Ocean City inlet after reports of shoaling that she believes threatens commercial fishing interests in the area. Senator Carozza said that she is partnering with Congressman Andy Harris to call for the Army Corps of Engineers
Orion Marine Construction Inc., Tampa, Florida, has won a $17.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest announcement, bids for this contract were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will
