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LMRFC Update for the Ohio & Miss Rivers 41525
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the update below today ahead of high river stages forecasts for the Carrollton Gage to crest at 16.5 feet or higher over the next few weeks. The LMRFC…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 41425
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel with the industry hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) in early March (2025). The latest forecasts indicate the Carrollton Gage reaching…
LMRFC Update for the Ohio & Miss Rivers 41425
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the update below today ahead of high river stages forecasts for the Carrollton Gage to crest at 16.5 feet or higher over the next few weeks. The LMRFC…
LMRFC Update for the Ohio & Miss Rivers 41125
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the update below today ahead of high river stages forecasts for the Carrollton Gage to crest at 16.5 feet or higher over the next few weeks. The LMRFC provided thequoted text in bold below along with the attachment to update industry on…
LMRFC Update for the Ohio & Miss Rivers 4925
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the update below today ahead of high river stages forecast approach 16 feet or higher over the next few weeks. The LMRFC provided the quoted text in bold…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 4825
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel with the industry hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) in early March (2025). The latest forecasts indicate the Carrollton Gage reaching…
LMRFC Update for the Ohio & Miss Rivers 4825
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the update below today ahead of high river stages forecast approach 16 feet or higher over the next few weeks. The LMRFC provided the quoted text in bold…
LMRFC Update for the Ohio & Miss Rivers 4625
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update today ahead of high river stages forecast approach 16 feet or higher over the next few weeks. The LMRFC provided the quoted text in…
USACE Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes 4325
The Big River Coalition’s report on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi River Maintenance Forum meeting held yesterday morning (April 2, 2025) is here and the Agenda provided by the USACE is here
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 4125
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel with the industry hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) in early March (2025). The cutterhead dredge R.S. WEEKS (Weeks Marine)…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 32025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) earlier this month. CUTTERHEAD DREDGE AT THE HOPPER DREDGE DISPOSAL AREA (HDDA): …
MSIB XXV-009: Guidance Regarding Devices that Alter Maneuvering Characteristics of Ships
MSIB XXV-009 MSIB Volume XXIII, Issue 057, issued September 28, 2023, is cancelled. In accordance with 33 CFR 165.810 and 33 CFR 164.11, the Captain of the Port (COTP) New Orleans reminds all vessel owners and operators of the following…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 31425
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) earlier this month. The cutterhead dredge R.S. WEEKS (Weeks Marine) completed the…
SCHEDULED SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURE(S) DREDGE PIPELINE REMOVAL
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are expected to close the Mississippi River Ship Channel from approximately Mile 2.0 Above Head of Passes (AHP) to the Head of Passes (Mile 0) on March 18…
USACE Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes 31225
The Big River Coalition’s report on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi River Maintenance Forum meeting held yesterday morning (March 12, 2025) is here and the Agenda provided by the USACE is here.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 3525
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channelwith the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) on March 2, 2025. The cutterhead dredge R.S. WEEKS (Weeks Marine) continues working…
SCHEDULED SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURE(S) DREDGE PIPELINE REMOVAL
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are expected to close the Mississippi River Ship Channel from approximately Mile 2.0 Above Head of Passes (AHP) to the Head of Passes (Mile 0) on March 18…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 22425
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is preparing for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel. The only dredge presently working on Ship Channel maintenance is the R.S. WEEKS (Weeks Marine) working in the…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 21825
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is preparing for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) channel maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River Ship Channel. The only dredge presently working on Ship Channel maintenance is the R.S. WEEKS (Weeks Marine) working in the…
Update Beneficial Use of Dredged Material 21725
Attachment 1 Attachment 2 The Big River Coalition always highlights the importance of the beneficial use of dredged material and was engaged on behalf of the navigation industry when the plan to perform a test on cutterhead dredges in the…
