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ARMOR 1 Construction Continues At Thoma-Sea A pair of welders at Thoma-Sea’s shipyard in Lockport, La., work in the hull of ARMOR 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ forthcoming replacement to the venerable Mat Sinking Unit, commissioned in 1948. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

A pair of welders at Thoma-Sea’s shipyard in Lockport, La., work in the hull of ARMOR 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ forthcoming replacement to the venerable Mat Sinking Unit, commissioned in 1948. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

ARMOR 1 Construction Continues At Thoma-Sea

April 28, 2023

The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU), rarely ever even seen by the public but nonetheless hard at work each low-water season, is an indispensable part of the Corps’… Read More

RiverWorks Discovery Holds Who Works The Rivers In Vicksburg Standing before of a Corps survey boat, Bert Turcotte, Andy Hall and Michael Dale of the Vicksburg Engineer District’s operations department describes for students the careers available in the river operations field. (USACE photo by Vanessa Barnes)

Standing before of a Corps survey boat, Bert Turcotte, Andy Hall and Michael Dale of the Vicksburg Engineer District’s operations department describes for students the careers available in the river operations field. (USACE photo by Vanessa Barnes)

RiverWorks Discovery Holds Who Works The Rivers In Vicksburg

February 25, 2022

Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss., hosted a Who Works the Rivers (WWR) career discovery day February 11, with about 150 high school juniors and seniors from five area schools… Read More

Jones Act Supporters Want Accountability For Waivers Washington Waves

Jones Act Supporters Want Accountability For Waivers

May 21, 2021

Washington, D.C.—Major supporters of the Jones Act want those seeking to benefit from a waiver of the 100-year-old maritime law to be held accountable by the government. To ensure that… Read More

Vicksburg Students Learn ‘Who Works the Rivers’ A group of Vicksburg high school students tour Ergon Marine as part of the February 28 Who Works the Rivers event. (Photo courtesy of Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply)

A group of Vicksburg high school students tour Ergon Marine as part of the February 28 Who Works the Rivers event. (Photo courtesy of Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply)

Vicksburg Students Learn ‘Who Works the Rivers’

March 18, 2019

RiverWorks Discovery brought its popular Who Works the Rivers (WWR) maritime career discovery day to Vicksburg, Miss., February 28. The event attracted more than 150 area high school students and… Read More