Americraft Marine’s St. Johns Ship Building subsidiary in Palatka, Fla., reports that it has been awarded a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct two 140 x 32 x 7 foot stop-log barges. The contract is St. Johns Ship Building’s first new construction project for the U.S. Government and the yard says it marks “an exciting new chapter in the shipyard’s history.”
St. Johns Ship Building has been looking to expand its government work and, as we reported recently, has appointed marine...
The New Orleans Engineer District has awarded Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., two separate contracts with a combined value of $46 million.
The larger contract, worth $29,060,001, is for the removal and disposal of dredging material. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Venice, La, with an estimated completion date of April 4, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $29,060,001 were obligated at the time of the...
As work on the Lower Monongahela River project continues, the Pittsburgh Engineer District opened a 100-foot-wide navigation channel for commercial vessels through the center of the dam at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Thursday, Sept. 5.
The first commercial navigation vessel passed through the channel that morning.
The channel has a 56-foot width restriction and a 9-foot draft restriction. Commercial traffic can still use the lock chamber with the 7-foot draft...
Two dredging contractors were yesterday awarded contracts worth a total of $30,125,400
The larger of the two contracts, worth $19,045,750, was awarded Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Va., by the Wilmington Engineer District and is for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Southport and Wilmington, N.C. with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2025.
The other dredging contract was awarded Manson Construction Co., Seattle,...
The New York Engineer District has awarded Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, N.J, a $32,334,174 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Newark, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 23, 2024.
The New York Engineer District is responsible for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ water resource development, navigation, and regulatory activities in northeastern New Jersey, eastern and...
As the Key Bridge response Unified Command continues efforts to reopen access to the Port of Baltimore, the NTSB continues its investigation into what went wrong on board the containership Dali before it smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. At a Senate hearing on her renomination, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said Wednesday that investigators believe that there is a connection between the lights going out on the ship, as seen in...
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As work to cope with the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continued, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a tentative timeline for the restoration of safe navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore.
After detailed studies and engineering assessments by local, state and federal organizations, in collaboration with industry partners, USACE expects to open a limited access channel 280 feet wide and 35 feet deep, to the Port of Baltimore within the next four weeks...
The Unified Command responding to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was continuing to coordinate operations Wednesday, despite challenging weather conditions that included severe thunderstorms and high winds.
Trained crews, in conjunction with the Unified Command, were taking steps forward with operations and conducting routine salvage assessments, while evaluating the safest and most effective routes. Divers are on scene to conduct underwater surveys along with mapping out...
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 will replace the now 57-year-old dredge McFarland. Slated for delivery in 2027, the new hopper dredge will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton and Port St. Joe, Florida shipyards.
Building on a history of successful collaboration, ESG and Royal IHC aim to deliver an unparalleled dredging...
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 second alternate channel.
The first vessel transiting the temporary channel, at 3.00 p.m. yesterday was the tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge used to supply jet fuel to the Department of Defense, It was transiting to Dover Air Force Base.
The first...