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EHT Marine Terminal Set for Expansion
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. recently purchased a 65-acre waterfront site on the Houston Ship Channel that will serve as the next phase of expansion at the Enterprise Hydrocarbon Terminal (EHT). Located immediately to the east of EHT, the property features two existing docks, dredging infrastru
USACE’s Beneficial Use of Dredged Material: 94 Proposals Received
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday announced that they received 94 proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material. Section 1122 requires USACE to establish a pi
State of the Coast Conference SOC 18 in New Orleans
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is hosting the 5th biennial State of the Coast Conference (SOC 18) from May 30 – June 1, 2018, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. SOC 18 will consist of two and a half days of presentations by leading experts in
Naval Base San Diego: $36.9M Dredging Deal for Manson
Manson Construction Co., from Seattle, Washington, has $36.9 million contract for maintenance dredging of various piers at Naval Base San Diego, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The project, set to be completed by October 2021, to be performed provides for maintenance dredging surroundi
USACE to Determine Level of Shoaling Along San Jacinto River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, began surveying levels of sediment deposits last weekend within the West Fork of the San Jacinto River in response to a State of Texas and FEMA request. To determine the level of shoaling and silt accumulation within the West Fork of the San Jaci
USACE Signs the One Federal Decision MOU
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just announced that it fully supports the administration’s One Federal Decision Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed Monday by numerous secretaries of federal agencies, including the Department of the Army. President Donald J. Trump established the p
GLDD Kicks Off Cape Henry Channel Dredging Work
Crews under contract of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, yesterday began work to dredge approximately 2.5 million cubic yards of material from the Cape Henry Channel at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay where shipping vessels enter the Bay en route to the Port of Baltimore. The pr
USACE PHOTO: TSHD Magdalen Busy at Brant Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’s Philadelphia District yesterday began beachfill operations at Brant Beach on Long Beach Island, NJ. USACE has just released this amazing photo, showing the Weeks Marine’s twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Magdalen in the distance, during the sand pu
Flood Recovery: $1.2 Billion for Louisiana
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and U.S. Representaive Garret Graves have announced that the federal government will allocate an additional $1.213 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for hazard mitigation projects in parishes that were impacted by the 2016 floods. Comment
Tarpon Springs: Anclote River Dredging Project on the Way
Congressman Gus Bilirakis, representing the 12th District of Florida, has announced that the Anclote River dredging project is set to get underway by this summer, Tarpon Springs Patch reports. “I have been assured by the Army Corps of Engineers that the dredging work should start within the next few
Further Expansion Planned for Port of Gulfport
The Mississippi State Port Authority and Yilport Holding A.S., a subsidiary of Yildirim Group of Companies, have executed a letter of intent (LOI) to allow for due diligence and negotiations regarding the potential location of the global terminal operator at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi. With t
MRC Schedules Mississippi River Inspection Trip
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River from April 16-20, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, said in its latest release. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI