15 Jun 2026

USACE & USMMA Announce Start of Programmatic Environmental Assessment

NEW YORK – The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the preparation of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the USMMA Campus Modernization Plan (CMP). The PEA is being prepared by the Department of Transportation (USDOT), MARAD, the lead agency, in cooperation with the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the involved agency, pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and in accordance with USDOT 5601.1D “Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts." 

1 Jun 2026

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Transportation break ground on U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Hague Basin Dredging Project

NEW YORK –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, and the U.S. Department of Transportation recently broke ground on a critical maintenance dredging project in the Hague Basin at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The $12.9M job, which was awarded to Breakwater Marine LLC, involves removing approximately 51,000 cubic yards of sediment and deepening the basin to 15 feet at the entrance and 12 feet along the interior.

23 Feb 2026

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program.

8 Jan 2026

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces publication of 2026 nationwide permits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today the publication of the 2026 nationwide permits in the Federal Register. The 56 reissued and one new nationwide permit in the final action are necessary for work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.