23 Mar 2022

New Splash: Surveyor continues waterways passion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Survey Technician Ryan Miranda endures another chapter pursuing waterway passions, which includes stints as a rower, scuba diver, and naval historian. As one of the newest members of the survey technician team, he incorporates his experiences from swimming as a child to coaching rowers to successfully contribute towards enhancing the Chesapeake Bay and District’s National Capital Region area of responsibility with hydrographic condition surveys of federal channels and topographic surveys on special projects.

1 Feb 2022

ASA (CW), Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection partners tour Port of Baltimore

The Honorable Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, conducted his first port visit since confirming his position in November 2021. He accompanied senior leaders from USACE Headquarters and North Atlantic Division to witness the Baltimore District's Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection operations. Mission partners from the Maryland Port Administration and Ports America Chesapeake showcased how the Baltimore District's Chesapeake Bay protection and restoration efforts help streamline logistics and supply chain improvements for the nation's top e-commerce port destination.

22 May 2020

Army Corps Navigation Mission Part of Baltimore’s Continued Maritime Heritage

Baltimore is historically a port city with a rich maritime history and the Army Corps of Engineers,

26 Jul 2019

Twenty-five years of work at Poplar Island brings improved habitat, expanded use of dredged material

For the past 25 years, the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island has built island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Since 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and its partners have been working to restore remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay by beneficially using dredged material at Poplar Island.

9 May 2019

Army Corps crews dredge nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material from six Baltimore Harbor channels

Crews finished the dredging of nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material this April from shipping channels leading to the Port of Baltimore as part of a contract managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

1 Apr 2016

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris vessel pulls Chessie from the depths of the Baltimore Harbor

BALTIMORE—After decades of speculation, the legend of Chessie--the sea monster who calls the

3 Sep 2014

Baltimore District vessels to participate in Star-Spangled Spectacular

Two vessels belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be participating