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USCGC Mackinaw – safeguarding the Great Lakes year-round. The United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Mackinaw serves as an icebreaker in the Great Lakes, also known as the Great Lakes Icebreaker (GLIB). Vard Marine Inc contributed to the vessel’s basic design in collaboration with Marinette Marine (now Fincantieri Marinette Marine), ensuring a reliable platform for ice operations and maritime safety…. Read More
Plaquemine, LA – Officials from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Iberville Parish celebrated the completion of the Bayou Pigeon Boat Launch Improvement Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony, marking a major upgrade to one of the most heavily used access points in the Atchafalaya Basin. CPRA has dedicated over $2 million… Read More
SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota County has started a multiphase dredging project along Phillippi Creek to address flooding issues during major storms. “Because flooding causes complete destruction,” said Clayton Pelletier, who lives and works just along the creek. “We have, in the past, had significant flooding issues.” Islands of sand and sediment made their way into… Read More
Burlington Harbor Dredging project begins this week! Dredging of marina facilities at Perkins Pier & the Community Boathouse at the Burlington waterfront began on December 15, 2025 with contractor mobilization. Crews set up a work area north of Maple St. adjacent to the Perkins Pier public boat launch (no parking in this area for duration… Read More
Ocean City is stockpiling extra sand to make sure its beaches are in good shape for the 2026 summer tourism season. But what city officials really want is a full-blown beach replenishment project funded by the federal government. City Council, with the backing of Mayor Jay Gillian, approved a resolution Thursday night calling on Gov…. Read More
Brigantine City Council is urging the governor to declare a state of emergency due to beach erosion impacting the Jersey Shore. Council unanimously passed a resolution that wants a Gov. Phil Murphy to issue a state disaster declaration in response to ongoing and severe coastal erosion and storm damage. The move comes following two letters… Read More
At its Dec. 16 meeting, Sullivan’s Island Town Council received a presentation from Ross Nelson of Westervelt Ecological Services outlining the planning, permitting and logistical challenges associated with dredging projects in the Lowcountry. Nelson, who spoke in an unpaid capacity as a professional courtesy, has longstanding ties to the island. He has surfed on Sullivan’s… Read More
PLAQUEMINE – The Louisiana Coast Protection and Restoration Authority celebrated the completion of the Bayou Pigeon Boat Launch Improvement Project on Friday alongside officials from Iberville Parish. The upgrades to the boat launch, one of the most heavily used access points to the Atchafalaya Basin’s swamps and waterways, included expanding the number of boat launches from… Read More
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Over the last five years, the dunes along the Grand Strand have been hit by hurricanes and king tides, causing severe erosion. On Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers kicked off its renourishment project, looking to repair and rebuild. Over the next few months, crews from Great Lakes Dredge… Read More
Plan calls for dredging 1M cubic yards of sand, rebuilding County Road 238 SARGENT, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office (GLO), Matagorda County and the Port of Bay City Authority have teamed up for a project to restore Sargent Beach in Matagorda County. The agencies approved a… Read More
Oak Island Town Council took advantage of an opportunity to buy more sand as part of its ongoing beach renourishment project. Council voted 4-1 at the board’s Dec. 9 monthly meeting to approve a pair of contracts totaling $3,070,300 that will bring more than 110,000 additional cubic yards of sand to two pre-selected sections of… Read More
The Town of Nags Head initiated the procurement process for its next beach nourishment project in fall 2025, with bids officially opened on November 13, 2025. Three qualified dredging contractors submitted proposals, offering options for construction during the summer 2026 or summer 2027 work windows. At its December 17, 2025 meeting, the Nags Head Board… Read More
Marco Island will not pursue a public/private partnership that would have started with a study about getting the city’s gunky canals dredged and building mangrove islands with the dug-up materials. Engineers hired by the city examined an unsolicited proposal for a partnership with Earthwerks Land Improvement and Development Corp. and said the idea of dredging and building… Read More
WPTV’s Ange Toussaint digs into the restoration project aimed at reversing severe erosion and is critical to protecting homes, infrastructure and wildlife habitat DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A $19.2 million beach restoration project aimed at reversing severe erosion along Delray Beach’s shoreline is set to begin in the coming weeks, a project city leaders said… Read More
PETERSBURG, Fla. — The City of St. Petersburg says a stormwater study is a direct result of summer walking tours held weeks ago. Its public works department wanted to hear directly from residents about the flooding problems in their neighborhood. The city now says it will conduct a study to dredge the shallow canals in… Read More