USACE St. Paul District to close 4 locks and dams

USACE: Another $77 million allocated for Emsworth Locks and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports an additional $77 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) supplemental funding has been allocated for design and construction work at Emsworth

Merger creates major marine rock contractor

Columbia, Ill., based marine contractor Luhr Bros, Inc., has merged with Crosby Enterprises LLC’s Jefferson, La., based subsidiary Bertucci Contracting LLC to create Luhr Crosby LLC. Luhr Bros is a third-generation family-owned business and Bertucci

Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, April 4 – 8. Four public meetings are scheduled aboard the M/V Mississippi in selected towns along

Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project

Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project included in proposed FY23 budget

The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget released yesterday under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction category. 

The M/V Captain Walter towboat built for Crescent Marine Towing

Crescent Marine welcomes M/V Captain Walter towboat

The 1,200 hp. M/V Captain Walter towboat was christened February 19 at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair, where it was built, in Harvey, La. The Entech-designed vessel was built for Harvey-based Crescent

Manson wins dredging contract

Manson awarded $19.6 million USACE dredging contract

Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $19,628,500 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging the Humboldt Bay Bar, the mouth of the Columbia River and the Lower Columbia River. Bids were solicited

Tulsa Ports see growth and opportunity in 2022

As of late, the nation’s focus has been drawn to freight logistics and containerized shipping. Dewey Bartlett Jr., chairman of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, says that attention is a

Governor praises Savannah Harbor Deepening project

Ceremony marks completion of Savannah Harbor deepening project

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was among the speakers at a March 25 ceremony held by the Georgia Ports Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia Department of Transportation to mark completion

The CSL Welland officially opened the Seaway's 64th navigation season

CSL Welland opens St. Lawrence Seaway’s 64th shipping season

Yesterday, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) marked the opening of the Seaway’s 64th navigation season. The Canada Steamship Lines’ Trillium Class bulk carrier CSL Welland was the first ship to

Sheen around grounded tug

Response to Alaska tug grounding continues

A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat, continues to lead the response efforts for the grounded tug Western Mariner in Alaska’s Neva Strait,

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