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Charlotte County commissioners on July 22 approved moving forward with dredging that residents say will restore navigation and return sand to an eroded shoreline at Bosilia (Basilia) Lagoon on Don Pedro/Night Island. Public comment at the meeting emphasized boating safety, navigation problems for emergency response boats and the loss of beach in front of shoreline… Read More
Neil Dorril, a Pelican Bay Services Division representative, told the Collier County Board of County Commissioners at its March 4 workshop that the county’s management plan and permits guide dredging at Clam Pass and that renewal of federal and state permits is underway. Dorril said the most recent bathymetric surveys, completed in January–February, show about… Read More
SOUTHWICK — An allocation of $500,000 included in the 2024 bond bill to dredge the area directly in front of the south boat ramp on the Middle Pond of Congamond Lakes could make the project a reality, but it’s not a sure thing. “I just want to explain it’s an earmark. It’s not a check,”… Read More
Delray Beach is moving forward with a major beach nourishment project to strengthen its shoreline and improve coastal resilience. The effort, led in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, aims to restore and protect the city’s beachfront. Work is expected to begin in December, according to the city’s… Read More
Twenty years ago, Louisiana began two campaigns essential to hopes for the long-term habitability of the coastal zone, its most populous and economically important region. One was to prevent the state’s bottom third from sinking below the Gulf of Mexico. The other was to provide reliable hurricane risk reduction for the millions of residents and… Read More
FLAGLER BEACH — Amid future funding uncertainty, the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday night, Oct. 23, unanimously approved an easement agreement with Flagler County for the ongoing beach restoration efforts. The approximately mile-long stretch included in the agreement is part of the county’s “Reach II” phase of the overall Beach Management Plan, which began in 2023 and continues to… Read More
More than half of America’s sandy beaches could vanish by the end of the century. In California alone, that figure may reach 70%. Surfrider Foundation’s State of the Beach Report 2025 warns readers that rising seas, intensifying storms and unchecked coastal development are accelerating shoreline loss across the United States. The Foundation gathered data from over 200… Read More
“This material otherwise would’ve gone to a landfill or used in a construction site. It’s very suitable for the beach and we need sand,” said Jayme Timberlake. OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Oceanside is launching a significant beach protection initiative, with trucks currently dumping approximately 2,000 cubic yards of donated sand onto Tyson Street Beach, just south… Read More
York County Council approved second reading Jan. 21 for rezoning case 24‑59 (tax map 56100022) to change a 1.47‑acre parcel from RMX‑20 to LI (light industrial) to allow marine construction and dredging operations. The council attached a condition requiring a deed restriction to limit incompatible uses — commissioners specified examples such as manufacturing, gas stations… Read More
Barnstable County’s dredge enterprise presented its FY26 operating update to commissioners on Jan. 22, 2025, reporting several completed projects and ongoing work amid weather and permitting constraints. Dredge Director Ken Cirillo said the department recently finished the Coutuah project, Parkers River project and Falmouth Eel Pond Inlet work, and is actively dredging Bass River at… Read More
Adam Choad, executive director of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee No. 7 that the district is seeking capital funds to finish current dredging work, to complete a new office and to support a study of the reservoir’s spillway gates. He also asked the committee to increase the district’s… Read More
The dredging is expected to be complete in December. Here’s exactly where they are dredging: MIDDLETOWN, NJ — This past weekend, Oct. 25 and 26, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began the Shrewsbury Channel Complex dredging project. The channels were impacted by Superstorm Sandy, and have continued to fill in with sediment ever since…. Read More
Improves Safe, Efficient Two-Way Vessel Movement in the Houston Ship Channel through Galveston Bay HOUSTON — Port Houston, working in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has completed its portion of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project 11, a historic milestone in the future safety, efficiency, and competitiveness of the busiest… Read More
It comes as no surprise that President Donald Trump is building a legacy as a consequential maritime president. After all, there are few areas of our economy that are more America First than the U.S. maritime industry. We have been a maritime nation since our founding, and the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known… Read More
Material comes from San Elijo Lagoon dredging and Front Wave project Oceanside will begin its first official opportunistic sand placement project, guided by the city’s Sand Compatibility Opportunistic Use Program permits. The project will place approximately 2,000 cubic yards of donated and beach-compatible sand onto Tyson Street Beach, which will temporarily enhance beach width and… Read More