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Upper Township officials said last week that they are awaiting word from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a decision to pump additional sand onto beaches in Strathmere after substantial erosion during the October northeaster. The storm brought high winds and tides through much of… Read More
Building and Land Technology may not have permission to build a boatyard on Southfield Avenue but the company does have the go-ahead they need to prep the waterfront for the project. The developer has to dredge part of the Stamford Harbor so larger boats can get to the operations area of their proposed boatyard, and… Read More
Weeks Marine won the bid for the Navarre Beach restoration project and operations are expected to commence in March with completion in mid-June. Weeks Marine is the same company that performed the Navarre Beach restoration in 2006 and was the low bidder coming in at $14,920,300 – $3 million less than the original estimate. The… Read More
During Surf City Council’s regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9, Councilman Peter Hartney expressed concern over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ latest announcement regarding suspension of beach replenishment on Long Beach Island until springtime, pushing the town’s remaining beachfill even farther down the line. After recently being told Surf City would not receive replenishment until… Read More
A total of 32 Brick oceanfront homeowners refused to sign easements that would allow a protective dune to be built on slivers of beachfront property they own, township officials said. Of the 32 properties, 21 have been condemned by the state, Mayor John Ducey said, while four are actively engaged in negotiations with the township… Read More
Sir James Bevan, the new chief executive of the Environment Agency, has been Somerset in the southwest of the this week. The former diplomat, who only took over his new post last month, was recently in Cumbria where he witnessed, at first hand, the flood damage caused by Storm Desmond. He is keen to visit… Read More
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will provide funds to a $3.6 million project to correct the southward migration of Mason Inlet, which separates Wrightsville Beach from Figure Eight Island, by nudging the inlet north. The board agreed on Dec. 14 to fund the project through the room occupancy tax under the condition that… Read More
An underwater survey of the Grand River bed between Grand Rapids and the Bass River Recreation Area is expected to begin soon after state officials chose to forge ahead with a project that failed to excite Ottawa County leaders. In November, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) approved spending $100,000 of general… Read More
A funding bill approved by Congress on Friday includes $1.2 billion to pay for dredging and other maintenance work at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports and other ports around the country, a local congresswoman said. Rep. Janice Hahn, D-San Pedro, called the funding “a major victory for our ports, allowing them to invest… Read More
More than £100 million is being spent on upgrading Portsmouth naval base because the harbour is too shallow to accommodate the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. The complex and expensive operation is needed to deepen the harbour by 5ft so that the giant aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince… Read More
The Port Authority governing board approved reallocating funds from the 2014 Marine Capital Program bond series to cover a $2.2 million overrun in the cost of dredging around the cruise piers at the Austin Monsanto Cruise Terminal. The board also approved a contract to immediately begin a feasibility study to identify at least two options… Read More
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The city of Rochester is getting an additional $2.3 million in federal funding to continue dredging its harbor next year. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday that the funding will be included in the budget expected to be approved by Congress this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested the funding so more silt can… Read More
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today visited Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth to view the preparations to ready the city to become the base port of the brand new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers in early 2017. Taller than Nelson’s Column and over one and a half times the length of the Spinnaker Tower laid on… Read More
An underwater survey is planned of the Grand River between Grand Rapids and the Bass River Recreation Area ahead of a possible dredging effort. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit.ly/1TMX8QZ ) the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has approved spending $100,000 to map the river bottom as a first step toward dredging the… Read More