Ensley Engineer Yard News Today

The Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference recently selected Andrea Williams to receive its 2024 Career Achievement Award.

After three years of work and $25.5 million, the Memphis Engineer District’s new Bank Grading Unit (BGU) has arrived.

Extreme weather events—including both high and low water levels—can wreak havoc on inland waterways transport. In late 2022…

Extreme weather events—including both high and low water levels—can wreak havoc on inland waterways transport. In late 2022…

After a much-extended season, dredge crews in the Memphis, Vicksburg and St. Louis engineer districts have wrapped up their work.

The Memphis District's Dredge Hurley returned to its home port, Ensley Engineer Yard, in Memphis Harbor, on Jan. 13, 2023, after finishing a record-breaking 273-day season, which began Apr. 26, 2022.

The Army Corps Dredge CURRITUCK is currently at Memphis District’s world class Ensley Engineer Yard where it’s getting a $9.6 million makeover by a team of master craftsmen.

Barge and towing industry People On the Move, Waterways Journal April 2022

Now in its 40th year, the Corps' annual Lock Maintenance Workshop has grown from a gathering of a dozen people to more than 150.

With a new drydock in the works and one of its existing drydocks recently refurbished, the Ensley Engineer Yard is improving efficiency.