Col. Jeremiah Gipson assumed command of the Vicksburg Engineer District from Col. Christopher Klein in a formal change of command ceremony June 14. Mississippi Valley Engineer Division Commander Brig. Gen. Read More
Mississippi
Officials from the city of Vicksburg, Miss., and Warren County have made significant progress over the past two years securing land and conducting engineering and design work for a new… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project management team held a ribbon cutting and grand opening October 5 for the waterway’s new Waterway Management Center, located on a bluff overlooking… Read More
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, made up of Chief Judge Priscilla Richman, Judge James C. Ho and Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt, has ruled in… Read More
U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. has ruled against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a lawsuit brought by Harrison County, Miss., and a host of other southern Mississippi… Read More
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards has reached an agreement to acquire Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilders VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) from parent company ST Engineering North… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory October 28. PIDP grants are… Read More
Guilford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines christened the American Symphony in Natchez, Miss., August 30, marking the launch of its fifth new “modern” riverboat in four years. The American Symphony, which… Read More
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) welcomed a new leader, as Col. Teresa Schlosser, ERDC’s first female commander, relinquished command to Lt. Col Christian Patterson, its first… Read More
Nichols Boat Company, a boat and barge builder in Greenville, Miss., recently completed a 3,400 hp. twin-screw towboat with Tier 4 engines, built on speculation. “Due to COVID, we decided… Read More
