Waylon Humphrey

New operations chief at Louisville Engineer District

Waylon Humphrey has been selected to serve as the new Operations Division Chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, effective November 22, 2021. He will have responsibility for overall

Coast Guard member eyes part capsized vessel

Post-Ida response efforts continue

The Coast Guard is continuing to respond to impacts to waterways and assess environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana post-Hurricane Ida. These efforts include working In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of

Donjon has booked another dredging contract

Donjon wins $24.4 million dredging contract

Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a $24,464,820 firm-fixed-price U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract for maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Staten Island, N.Y., with an estimated

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.

USACE St. Paul District to close 4 locks and dams

Memphis Engineer District awards $5.2 million dredging contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has awarded Great Lakes Dredge and Dock LLC, a harbor dredging contract in the amount of $5,238,035. Contracted work includes dredging six harbors. Memphis

Dresden lock and dam

$6.8 billion Civil Works budget is largest in USACE history

“The Army Civil Works FY 2022 Budget—the highest annual budget ever requested for the Civil Works program—focuses on investments that yield high economic and environmental returns, while increasing resiliency to climate change,

Maxie McGuire of Callan Marine with the General MacArthur dredge behind him

CEO Spotlight: Callan Marine’s Maxie McGuire

Without dredging, many rivers, harbors, and ports would be impassable to towboats, cargo ships and passenger vessels. Periodic maintenance dredging and channel deepening projects are essential to accommodate these commercial vessels. And

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.

Towboat

USACE towing vessel gets a new job and a new name

The Rock Island Engineer District was today set to hold a christening ceremony in Quincy, Ill., for the M/V Quincy. Originally built in 2008 and operated by the Louisville Engineer District as

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

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