passenger/utility boat

New NPS vessel has a full suite of Furuno electronics

The recently delivered National Parks Service passenger/utility vessel Annie Moore is outfitted with a complete suite of Furuno navigation electronics at its state-of-the-art helm. The 74-foot all-steel vessel was designed and built

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD wins $24.2 million Corps contract

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $24,292,116 firm-fixed-price contract for furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge on a rental basis.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a recent ceremony in Cincinnati. [USACE photograph]

Change of command at Great Lakes and Ohio USACE division

Col. Kimberly A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a June 11 ceremony in Cincinnati presided over by Lt.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD wins awards totaling $112.8 million

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation today reported that it had received major dredging awards totaling $112.8 million. The work includes: Mobile Harbor Navigation-Phase 3 Project

Officials under a canopy look at plans

Port Houston breaks ground for Ship Channel deepening project

Marking the start of National Infrastructure Week, Port Houston has held a ceremony breaking the ground for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel.

New Lock at the Soo construction begins

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reports the New Lock at the Soo project at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is on schedule as construction resumes on phase one and is initiated

ASCE infrastructure report card raises the grade for inland waterways

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. ASCE’s quadrennial assessment grades the condition and performance of 17 categories of infrastructure—including inland waterways locks, dams, drinking water,

J.F. Brennan establishes joint venture with Ahtna

La Crosse, Wis., headquartered J.F. Brennan Company reports that it has entered a Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) certified joint venture with Ahtna Marine & Construction Company LLC (AMCC). The Ahtna –

Cashman completes Boston Harbor Phase II dredging almost one year ahead of schedule

New England’s busiest port is closer to welcoming larger containerships and growing the regional economy with the completion of Phase II of the U.S. Army Corps’ Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project by

Port of Houston awarded $19.5 million for Ship Channel expansion

The Port of Houston yesterday received notification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that it has been awarded a “new start” designation and $19.5 million in federal funds to begin

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