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Several hearings over the past 10 days in Washington, DC placed the Jones Act and the current waiver squarely in the spotlight. Opposition to the waiver intensified on Capitol Hill as lawmakers raised concerns across multiple committees. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) delivered his strongest public criticism of the waiver to date… Read More
By Colleen Uechi When Sne Patel stops by Lahaina Harbor these days, he catches glimpses of the town pre-fire — people fishing from the shore, surfers catching waves, boats heading out to sea. “I think that’s part of the healing process, is being able to access these spaces again, just as residents,” said Patel, president of… Read More
By:Joy Crist The beach from the southern end of Buxton Village through the lifeguarded beach has reopened following several days of debris removal efforts after an oceanfront home collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced the reopening on Friday, noting that visitors may still encounter debris in the… Read More
By:Joy Crist The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet June 18 in New Bern, where commissioners are scheduled to receive a report from the CRC Science Panel examining oceanfront hardened structures and other shoreline stabilization methods used to address coastal erosion. The CRC, a 13-member rulemaking body that establishes policies for the state’s Coastal… Read More
By Kristina Thacker A project aimed at protecting beachfront infrastructure along the Grand Strand is scheduled to be completed by August. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Grand Strand Renourishment project in Myrtle Beach is back underway. Work resumed on May 29 and is anticipated to wrap up by early July. Then, crews will… Read More
Thirty years after it was first identified as a problem, the long-awaited dredging of John’s Pass is finally complete. Bayside Dredging, the company contracted for the project, removed more than 13,000 cubic yards of sand from the pass, helping to restore safer navigation through one of Pinellas County’s busiest waterways. The dredged material was hauled… Read More
By Michael Olohan PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The borough has applied for funding through the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to help pay for the long-planned dredging and restoration of Mill Pond, also known as Electric Lake. Voters approved a non-binding referendum in November authorizing the borough to bond up to $5 million for the project. Since then,… Read More
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — City leaders say the future of Tybee Island’s beach is now tied to what happens in Washington. Tybee Island lost out on the $12 million it typically gets for beach renourishment. The city manager says beach renourishment is not optional, but central to the island’s survival. “One, it is our economy,”… Read More
OUTER BANKS, NC. (WAVY) – Officials in Dare County say they are moving forward with a beach replenishment and jetty repair project in Buxton. The goal is to protect critical infrastructure, including Highway 12, power lines, and homes at risk along the shoreline. The project is set to begin once beach nourishment in Avon is… Read More
Dutra’s recently completed major upgrades to Berkeley Marina, including the demolition of old structure, dredging to restore the harbor back to navigable depth for recreational boaters, and rebuilt the facility with durable, ADA-compliant concrete docks and piles. Source
Dutra project engineer Zac Jenkins recently captured this surreal shot of a SpaceX rocket reentering the atmosphere – with the hopper dredge Stuyvesant directly below! Thank you for sharing, Zac. Source
By Mike Schuler U.S. maritime labor leaders used the 106th anniversary of the Jones Act on Friday to renew calls for the Trump administration to end its emergency waiver program, arguing the policy undermines American mariners, domestic shipping companies, and broader efforts to rebuild the nation’s maritime industry. In a statement marking the anniversary of… Read More
HARWICH – Barnstable Country’s two dredges are busy clearing Saquatucket Harbor and Allen Harbor channels and using sand to build up both public and private beaches along Nantucket Sound. The dredges are working under an emergency waiver from the state Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) which allows the projects to operate during time-of-year restrictions that… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District is kicking off an Environmental Impact Statement that could change Operations and Maintenance Dredging and Placement Activities in the Charleston Harbor. Charleston Harbor is one of the deepest ports on the East Coast at 52 feet deep. Keeping it that way takes constant… Read More
Keeping waterways open and operational takes a lot of coordination behind the scenes. On the Tampa Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project, our team dredged navigation channels to a depth of 34 feet while working alongside multiple contractors, managing environmental monitoring requirements, and navigating challenging site conditions. From material removal and transportation to disposal operations and stakeholder… Read More