Video by James Walker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District | 05.20.2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District along with state and city leadership met at the The Port of Virginia to sign a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the deepening of the Norfolk Harbor on May 20, 2022. The leaders discussed the importance of the harbor deepening, sea-level rise and continued coastal storm risk management (CSRM). Some of the speakers, discussing improved......
Video by Jeremy Buddemeier | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District | 12.14.2016
Workers delivered four Speece cones to the downriver Dissolved Oxygen Injection System site, Dec. 14, 2016. The Speece cones, which are 22 feet tall, 12 feet in diameter at the base, and weigh more than 11 tons, force oxygen into river water and ensure current levels of dissolved oxygen are maintained before the shipping channel is deepened. The system is scheduled to be operational......
Video by Jeremy Buddemeier | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District | 09.11.2015
As part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, dredging for the outer harbor began Sept. 10 onboard the cutter head dredge Alaska. The vessel is situated approximately four miles offshore from Tybee Island in the entrance channel to Savannah harbor. Alaska's three-section crew will work around the clock until a pair of hopper dredges, which are more mobile and efficient, begin dredging......
