U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Professional Mariner

21 Apr

Army Corps plan boosts Great Lakes navigation funding

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — In early April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its navigation work plan for fiscal year 2026. The overall plan outlines resources that will be used for dredging, structure maintenance, and other priorities at every port in the United States. The USACE Detroit District staff has since compiled a summary/funding analysis of Great Lakes provisions, which…

10 Apr

Long Beach gets record funding to improve infrastructure

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach will receive a record amount of nearly $70 million in federal funding allocated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for infrastructure upkeep and improvement projects that will promote safe and efficient freight transportation at the nation’s busiest seaport complex. The funds drawn from the Harbor Maintenance Tax are collected by…

16 Feb

White House releases ‘action plan’ to boost U.S. maritime industry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration announced its plans Friday for expanding the nation’s commercial shipbuilding and maritime capabilities, a three-pronged approach that calls for bolstering U.S. shipbuilding, increasing the mariner workforce, and regulating the industry to encourage use of U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels, USNI News reported. America’s Maritime Action Plan provides a blueprint for the government, shipbuilders and the maritime…

10 Feb

WCI calls for ‘central hub’ to improve inland project oversight

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — The Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has released a white paper prepared by HDR titled "Inland Navigation Construction Organization: A New Programmatic Approach for Delivering Major Projects." The paper outlines the necessity for creating a new integrated and programmatic inland navigation construction organization (INCO) within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to drive accountability and execute multiple inland waterways…

15 Jan

Study details costly delays on inland waterway projects

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — The Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has released a study on U.S. inland waterway capital projects – locks and dams – that examines why costs escalate, timelines for completion continue to slip, and economic benefits to the nation from projects’ execution are consistently delayed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works mission is responsible for constructing the nation’s…

04 Nov

Industry Day draws participants from 90 companies to Kings Point

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & TrainingU.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(KINGS POINT, N.Y.) — The U.S. Department of Transportation reported a record turnout at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Industry Day on Oct. 23, welcoming 180 participants from 90 companies to learn about the academy’s Campus Modernization Plan (CMP) and upcoming federal contracting opportunities. President Trump’s executive order on restoring America's maritime dominance dedicated an entire section to the modernization…

30 Jun

Lack of funding idles Lower Mississippi management study

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced that the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study project team has suspended work due to a lack of funding in the fiscal year 2025 work plan. The five-year study kicked off last year and was directed by Congress to identify actionable recommendations for the management of the Lower Mississippi River…

11 Jun

Lakes to receive ‘historic’ funding for navigation work

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, shipping, Towboats and towing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — In late May, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its final navigation work plan for fiscal year 2025. The plan outlines resources that will be used for dredging, structure maintenance, and other priorities at every port in the United States. A summary/funding analysis of Great Lakes provisions can be found here. Amounts shown in black are spending…

15 Apr

Army Corps partnering with USMMA to modernize campus

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & TrainingMerchant marine, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) have entered into a long-term agreement for the revitalization and modernization of USMMA’s campus in Kings Point, N.Y. The initial 10-year agreement was signed on April 11 during a ceremony at USMMA by Brig. Gen. John Lloyd for USACE and Vice…

24 Mar

Soo Locks open early for 2025 shipping season

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, shipping, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.) — The Soo Locks officially opened Friday morning for the shipping season, WCMU Public Media reported. The first vessel through was the ATB barge Erie Trader, on its way to Duluth. It was being guided by the tugboat Clyde S. Vanenkevort. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the locks in Sault St. Marie about four…