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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Trump administration proposed a plan Thursday to open more than 1 billion acres of ocean near the U.S. for oil and gas drilling, including areas of the Gulf off the Louisiana coast near Port Fourchon. The five-year plan, which would run from 2026 to 2031, gives oil companies several opportunities… Read More
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Oak Island says as of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, the Hopper Dredge RB WEEKS have begun active dredging and sand placement. The operations are in the area of 37th Place E to SE 43rd Street as part of the 2025/2026 Oak Island Beach Nourishment Project. The town… Read More
Wärtsilä Water & Waste, part of technology group Wärtsilä, continues to deliver exceptional wastewater treatment performance in one of the world’s most closely monitored marine environments through their Hamworthy membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems, according to independent regulatory data from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). During the 2024 Alaska cruise season, fourteen vessels equipped… Read More
Conservation work led by Ducks Unlimited will protect critical habitat and support coastal resilience for millions Vital wetland conservation work, led by Ducks Unlimited (DU) in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, received a major boost today, thanks to a $2.5 million grant from DU’s longstanding partner, the James M. Cox Foundation. The grant will be used… Read More
WEST OCEAN CITY, Md. – Dredging is underway near the West Ocean City Harbor as crews work to deepen the channel and improve safety for commercial and recreational boaters. The dredge Murden began operations Friday, clearing sand and debris that fishermen say has made the area increasingly difficult to navigate. Local fisherman Kerry Harrington says… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The acting leader of the U.S. Coast Guard committed this month to supporting the construction of new docks and finding a “permanent solution” for dredging at its Cape Disappointment base. Responding to questioning from Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a Nov. 19 hearing with the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Coast Guard Acting… Read More
As the Town of Nags Head moves forward with beach nourishment plans, it will present the project bids it has received at the Dec. 3 Board of Commissioners meeting. Those bids, from Manson Construction, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Weeks Marine, range between about $35 million and $43 million and are dependent, to some… Read More
Download PDF HOUSTON — McDermott and its joint venture partner Chiyoda International Corporation (CIC) have signed a contract amendment with Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (GPLNG) for the completion of Trains 2 and 3 of the Golden Pass LNG Project in Sabine Pass, Texas. This contract amendment follows the amendment signed in November 2024 for the engineering, procurement… Read More
MANHATTAN — Kansas organizations took part in a first-in-the-world project designed to move silt out of Tuttle Creek Lake in an effort to change projections showing the lake will be 75% full of silt by 2074. The collaborative study, a project of the Kansas Water Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, plans to… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority said Wednesday that a plan to create hundreds of acres of wetlands in a portion of upper Mobile Bay has taken two big steps forward. The Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands project has been in the works for years, with backers saying it will provide a “beneficial use” for dredge spoil by creating… Read More
After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging campaign is slated for the 2025–2026 season to safeguard year-round access to Ocracoke Island and the greater Outer Banks. As detailed in a press release from Ocracoke Access Alliance, the project will target two trouble-prone corridors: Sloop Channel in Hatteras Inlet and Big… Read More
Coastal Chair Gordon Dove pushes alternative projects, including barrier islands LAFOURCHE PARISH (WVUE) – Charter boat captain Mike Guidry points to open water where a Louisiana barrier island once stood. “You see, we used to walk right here, floundering,” Guidry said as he positioned his boat near what remains of East Timbalier Island. The island,… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group halted work on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program, citing “significant financial strain” caused by the program’s conditions, USNI News has learned. “Eastern Shipbuilding Group has made the difficult decision to suspend work on the Offshore Patrol Cutter program due to significant financial strain caused by the program’s structure… Read More
Sandwich’s Town Neck and First Beach have lost 15 to 20 feet of the new sand — and this season’s winter storms haven’t arrived yet. Erosion is a serious problem on the Massachusetts shoreline, especially, when those powerful winter storms start arriving. The latest example of extreme erosion is at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, where… Read More
The City of Pensacola is asking Triumph Gulf Coast for $86 million to help build a major shipbuilding complex at the Port of Pensacola — a proposal that would represent one of the largest industrial investments ever brought forward for the downtown waterfront. In a pre-application submitted to Triumph Gulf Coast, the city outlines a plan dubbed Project… Read More