Baltimore District News Releases https://www.nab.usace.army.mil Baltimore District News Releases RSS Feed en-us Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:46:00 GMT Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:20:13 GMT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces full restoration of Baltimore's Fort McHenry Federal Channel https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3802402/us-army-corps-of-engineers-announces-full-restoration-of-baltimores-fort-mchenr/ As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial maritime transit through the Port of Baltimore.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jun/10/2003482503/115/75/0/240607-A-QH057-1501.JPG' alt='The Chesapeake 1000 (“Chessy”) floating crane equipped with “Gus” the hydraulic grabber, wrestle a 90-ton piece of residual wreckage Friday morning, June 7, 2024, from the Fort McHenry Federal Channel. Taking roughly 45 minutes to unfold, Chessy and Gus slowly lift the mangled steel high above the Patapsco River, so a waiting barge can move underneath, allowing the wreckage to be safely lowered onto the barge for immediate processing by waiting hydraulic sheers.' /> <br /> Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:46:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3802402/us-army-corps-of-engineers-announces-full-restoration-of-baltimores-fort-mchenr/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Response Emergency Operations Navigation Emergency Operations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expands Port of Baltimore Limited Access Channel https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3787297/us-army-corps-of-engineers-expands-port-of-baltimore-limited-access-channel/ Along with the removal of the M/V Dali, salvage crews expanded the Port of Baltimore limited access<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/May/24/2003472535/115/75/0/240522-A-QH057-1006.JPG' alt='Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, gets a closer look of what remains of “Section 4” wreckage in the Fort McHenry Federal Channel May 22, 2024. Unified Command executed the May 13 controlled demolition of Section 4, a 10-million-pound steel truss which had pinned the M/V Dali at the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge for nearly seven weeks. Unified Command cleared the federal channel May 20 to an operational width of 400 feet and depth of 50 feet. This allows for the transit of all deep-draft commercial vessels in and out of the Port of Baltimore previously able to move through the federal channel prior to the bridge collapse.' /> <br /> Fri, 24 May 2024 15:45:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3787297/us-army-corps-of-engineers-expands-port-of-baltimore-limited-access-channel/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Operations Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Emergency Operations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clears wreckage from Limited Access Channel in Port of Baltimore https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3752210/us-army-corps-of-engineers-clears-wreckage-from-limited-access-channel-in-port/ With the removal of a 560-ton section of structural steel on April 22, the U.S. Army Corps of<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Apr/23/2003447574/115/75/0/240422-A-A1420-001.JPG' alt='Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command salvors prepare to move a large piece of supporting steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, April 22, 2024. Debris and wreckage removal is ongoing in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel. Photo by MST1 Claudio Giugliano.' /> <br /> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3752210/us-army-corps-of-engineers-clears-wreckage-from-limited-access-channel-in-port/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Response Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leading effort to clear Fort McHenry Channel following Key Bridge collapse https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3719448/us-army-corps-of-engineers-leading-effort-to-clear-fort-mchenry-channel-followi/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District activated its Emergency Operations Center<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Mar/26/2003421467/115/75/0/240326-A-SE916-6662.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff onboard Hydrographic Survey Vessel CATLETT observe the damage resulting from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, March 26, 2024. In accordance with USACE’s federal authorities, USACE will lead the effort to clear the channel as part of the larger interagency recovery effort to restore operations at the Port of Baltimore.' /> <br /> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:29:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3719448/us-army-corps-of-engineers-leading-effort-to-clear-fort-mchenry-channel-followi/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Response Emergency Operations Infrastructure Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division News Story Emergency Operations Navigation Army Corps receives more than $97 million for essential water resources projects in Chesapeake Bay region https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2970065/army-corps-receives-more-than-97-million-for-essential-water-resources-projects/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, received more than $97 million from the Fiscal<br/> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:49:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2970065/army-corps-receives-more-than-97-million-for-essential-water-resources-projects/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Dredging Environmental Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Army Corps and Maryland Port Administration to hold virtual public meeting on Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2931252/army-corps-and-maryland-port-administration-to-hold-virtual-public-meeting-on-s/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), is holding a public meeting Feb. 24 from 6 – 8 p.m. to provide information on the Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening Feasibility Study draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (EA) and to solicit input.<br/> Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:32:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2931252/army-corps-and-maryland-port-administration-to-hold-virtual-public-meeting-on-s/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Dredging Navigation Public Comment U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Army Corps, State to host public meeting on Ocean City Inlet projects https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2725969/army-corps-state-to-host-public-meeting-on-ocean-city-inlet-projects/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Worcester County, is hosting a hybrid public meeting Aug. 17, 2021, at the Worcester County Library – Berlin Branch at 13 Harrison Ave., from 7 – 8:30 p.m. This public meeting provides an opportunity to discuss two concurrent efforts: a navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation in the Ocean City Inlet and a study on the scour hole near Homer Gudelsky Park. <br/> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2725969/army-corps-state-to-host-public-meeting-on-ocean-city-inlet-projects/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Coastal Management Dredging Environmental Navigation Public Comment U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division BOEM, Army Corps, and State of Maryland Enter Agreement for Sand Resources https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2600153/boem-army-corps-and-state-of-maryland-enter-agreement-for-sand-resources/ The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (Corps) and the state of Maryland Department of Natural Resources have entered into an agreement allowing the Corps to use sand from the Outer Continental Shelf for scheduled beach nourishment as part of its Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project.<br/> Fri, 07 May 2021 18:24:27 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2600153/boem-army-corps-and-state-of-maryland-enter-agreement-for-sand-resources/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Management Disaster Prevention Dredging Environmental Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Army Corps to host Virtual Public Meeting on Wicomico River Maintenance Dredging, Placement Site https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2566144/army-corps-to-host-virtual-public-meeting-on-wicomico-river-maintenance-dredgin/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is hosting a virtual public meeting April 14 from 6 – 8 p.m. to provide information and solicit input on the upcoming Wicomico River maintenance dredging and placement site location at the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The meeting can be accessed via WebEx or phone.<br/> Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2566144/army-corps-to-host-virtual-public-meeting-on-wicomico-river-maintenance-dredgin/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Dredging Environmental Navigation People U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Expansion Complete, Open to accept Dredge Material https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2486069/poplar-island-ecosystem-restoration-expansion-complete-open-to-accept-dredge-ma/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, completed construction of the Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project lateral expansion Jan. 20, 2021, providing 575 additional acres, including four new wetland cells and one large upland cell. The project is now able to accept dredged material associated with the approach channels to the Port of Baltimore until around 2032.<br/> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 21:19:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2486069/poplar-island-ecosystem-restoration-expansion-complete-open-to-accept-dredge-ma/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Budget Civil Works Dredging Environmental Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Army Corps, MDOT MPA initiate study to improve channel for container ships calling at Seagirt https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2374574/army-corps-mdot-mpa-initiate-study-to-improve-channel-for-container-ships-calli/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) are launching a study to determine ways to address marine navigation at the Seagirt Loop channel in Baltimore Harbor, with goals of improving capacity, safety and efficiency at the Seagirt Marine Terminal within the Port of Baltimore. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Oct/07/2002513324/115/75/0/201007-A-WZ074-003.JPG' alt='This graphic shows the federally authorized depths of portions of the Seagirt Loop channel and the depths to which portions are presently maintained by either the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Maryland Port Administration. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration are launching a study to determine ways to address marine navigation at the Seagirt Loop channel in Baltimore Harbor, with goals of improving capacity, safety and efficiency at the Seagirt Marine Terminal within the Port of Baltimore.' /> <br /> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:03:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2374574/army-corps-mdot-mpa-initiate-study-to-improve-channel-for-container-ships-calli/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Dredging Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division