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Will shipping be blown off course by high tariffs under Trump? This article was originally published in November 2024. It has been republished to mark President Trump’s inauguration. Shippers are used to changing winds and having to be flexible with plans, and that will likely be a useful skill going into four more years of… Read More
Beach replenishment in Beach Haven, North Beach Haven and Holgate is complete as of Jan. 12, according to Steve Rochette, public affairs officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District. Contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. began pumping sand on Oct. 9, with a total of 684,000 cubic yards propelled onto the… Read More
FAIRFIELD — After months of waiting with multiple delays, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its high-demand dredging boat have arrived to widen the mouth of Southport Harbor. The harbor’s dredging is a long-awaited federal project that will dig up a corner of a shoal sticking into the harbor from the edge of Sasco Beach to clear… Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Trump’s action, hours after he was sworn in to a second term,… Read More
Trump promised during the campaign to immediately lift the moratorium, which has disrupted plans for multi-billion-dollar export projects by Venture Global LNG Inc., Energy Transfer LP and Commonwealth LNG. President Donald Trump has lifted a moratorium on new US licenses to export liquefied natural gas, making good on a campaign pledge to rescind the measure… Read More
Crews are working around the clock and have made steady progress toward restoring approximately 3.5 miles of Navarre Beach to the way it looked way back in 2016. That was the last time the beach was fully renourished with 1.37 million cubic yards of sand pulled out of an offshore barrow area and dropped onto the beach…. Read More
FAIRFIELD — After months of waiting with multiple delays, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its high-demand dredging boat have arrived to widen the mouth of Southport Harbor. The harbor’s dredging is a long-awaited federal project that will dig up a corner of a shoal sticking into the harbor from the edge of Sasco Beach to clear… Read More
Much more sand is on the way along the midsection of Brevard County beaches, long denied the massive sand-pumping projects that fattened the shores that surround. For some beach replenishment critics, the new sand never looks the same as the current beach, costs way too much, and is always on its way back out to… Read More
Last month, the city of Tybee Island received its first application for the yearly beach bash Orange Crush Festival. The permit, which featured an extensive 44-page long proposed site map, aims to completely transform the previously unpermitted event with not one but two stages, over 100 vendors, a fashion show, dance competition, community brunch and more — a true festival…. Read More
Chinese government claims US investigation has protectionist and unilateralism overtones China’s government says it “strongly deplores and opposes” a US trade representative’s report targeting the country’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector. On 17 January, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said the US Section 301 investigation had protectionist and unilateral overtones and was full of accusations… Read More
Yauco Mayor Ángel Luis “Luigi” Torres Ortiz met with Resident Commissioner Pablo Hernández Rivera in Washington on Saturday to discuss the need to expedite the partial dredging of the Río Yauco. “At the same time we dealt with our [part of the] commitment and dedicated reconstruction equipment,” the mayor said. “The meeting was very productive.”… Read More
AUSTIN — The Texas Trustee Implementation Group for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill seeks public input on the recently released Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #3: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats (Draft Plan). In addition, the group solicits public comment on extending the Texas portion of the Sea Turtle Early Restoration project. The draft plan focuses… Read More
Could the St. Joseph Harbor be deepened to reduce its regular need for dredging? Congressman Bill Huizenga wants to find out. Huizenga tells us former President Joe Biden signed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 before leaving office. The legislation serves as the authorization for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and her colleagues on the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of FY 2026, for another five years through FY 2031. The bill increases the FY 2026 authorization level from $475 million to $500 million starting in FY 2027. Along with… Read More
East Hampton Town and Suffolk County officials are pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move up its fall 2025 schedule to dredge the navigational channel at Montauk Harbor,… Source