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USACE, Ports of Longview and Kalama agree to $2.1M study
Leadership from the Ports of Longview and Kalama, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to fund an estimated $2.1 million study. The study will investigate what changes or improvements engineers can make to turning basins in the Columbia River to help larger, deeper-drafting vessels, safe
Donaldson Point contract for Luhr Bros
The USACE Memphis District awarded a contract to perform dike construction and maintenance at Donaldson Point, near New Madrid, Missouri (River Mile 903), August 24, 2022. The Corps is partnering with Commercial Towing Interests, represented by the Lower Mississippi River Committee (LOMRC), to execu
Fairport Harbor dredging program moves ahead
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is working on the Grand River in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Together with its contractor Ryba Marine Construction Company, they are dredging the harbor to provide ease of navigation and safe passage for large vessels carrying products vital to the econ
ERDC, USACE release dredged material guidance manual
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Great Lakes Districts – Buffalo, Detroit and Chicago – recently released a technical report which provides guidance for evaluating the environmental su
Fortescue Creek Channel dredging wraps up
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials yesterday announced the completion of dredging in Fortescue Creek Channel in Cumberland County. The $2.3 million-dollar Fortescue Creek Channel project located in Downe Township restored safe navigation to the Fortescue Creek Channel. The mat
Dredger Essayons busy at the Graveyard of the Pacific
On Saturday and through the rest of the month, the hopper dredger Essayons is dredging the Mouth of the Columbia River, also known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. Thousands of ships have wrecked here, which is how it earned that nickname. According to USACE, this is where the flow of the Columbia R
Alaska District commander tours Port of Alaska
Col. Damon Delarosa, USACE Alaska District commander, Heather Markway, project manager, and Shannon Johnson, chief of the Regulatory Division’s South Branch, toured the Port of Alaska on September 1. Jim Jager, Director of Business Continuity and External Affairs for the port, also attended the visi
Sandusky Harbor dredging starts soon
The USACE Buffalo District awarded a $1,372,000 contract to Michigan-based Luedtke Engineering to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Sandusky Harbor and will begin on September 18 through mid-October. With partial funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes
Miami Beach renourishment program in full swing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Miami Beach renourishment program is moving forward according to schedule. The Miami Beach renourishment team added another 13,000 cubic yards of sand to the beach as progress continues north of Allison Park, said USACE in its latest project update. That brings the
Port of Long Beach dredging plan moves ahead
What’s good for navigation at the Port of Long Beach is good for the region and the nation is the conclusion of the Army Corps following its extensive environmental review and feasibility study of proposed improvements to the port’s waterways. On July 6, Assistant Secretary of the Army Michael L. Co
Spotlight on 2022 Buxton beachfill project
Coastal Science & Engineering—the company that was managing the Buxton beach nourishment project—has released detailed overview of the recently finished works. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) delivered the last load for the Buxton beach renourishment project on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Aft
CSD Lorraine Hooks construction coming along nicely
Construction of Mike Hooks’ state-of-the-art cutter suction dredge Lorraine Hooks is coming along nicely at Southwest Shipyard. The dredge was towed Southwest’s Brady Island facility in Houston earlier this year to receive a familiar “Mike Hooks Red” color scheme. With the paint job now complete, CS