Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) and Royal IHC have formed a strategic partnership to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that
As the first vessel successfully transited the Baltimore temporary channel established following the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Unified Command responding to the disaster announced plans to establish a
The St. Paul Engineer District will reopen several locks and dams this month that were closed for winter maintenance. Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., which was dewatered for inspection and
The Detroit Engineer District reports that the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., closed after Keystone Shipping’s veteran self-unloading bulker Philip R. Clarke entered the Poe Lock around 9 a.m., January
As those who watch these things know, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejects the majority of bid protests filed with it. However, a number of bid protests do, in fact, succeed and
The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the Navigation Season at 7 a.m. on December 17 through April 24, 2024, to perform dam safety inspections and routine maintenance. The Poe Lock
Seattle, Wash., based Manson Construction Co. has been awarded a $70,627,100 firm-fixed-price contract for Norfolk Harbor and channel dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a public information session to provide an update on the Lower Mon Project (more formally the Lower Monongahela River Project) as it
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closing four of its locks and dams in early December for maintenance. The closures will officially end the 2023 navigation season on
The Jones Act dredging market continues to be on a roll. Yesterday, two dredging contractors were awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contracts totaling more than $63.7 million. Callan Marine Ltd.,