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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed dredging on Nov. 5 of approximately 109,000 cubic yards of sediment from Sandusky Harbor, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The work was completed under a $628,000 contract, with the majority of the… Read More
By John Donovan Shell and other major oil companies have reached confidential settlements in Louisiana’s longstanding coastal-damage litigation. But the public still cannot establish how much Shell agreed to pay, what restoration obligations it accepted, or precisely which claims were resolved. A new investigation published on 8 November 2026 has brought that secrecy back into… Read More
By Heather DeVries Charlotte County commissioners have approved a contract reported at $29 million to pump new sand onto several miles of Gulf beaches battered by a string of hurricanes, with the work targeting Manasota Key and South Beach. The deal cleared the Board of Commissioners as part of its consent agenda at Tuesday’s meeting,… Read More
A routine harbor-deepening project in 2021 turned into a major historic find when a dredge scooping the Savannah River bed pulled up a rusted cannon in its jaws. Crews widening the channel quickly raised two more guns in the next scoop, eventually recovering 19 heavy iron weapons by March 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
By Amber Anderson Maryland is getting a new Bay Bridge. The state received final federal environmental approval for two new four-lane bridges on Thursday. The approved crossing will add $23 billion to the local economy and create more than 60,000 jobs. “Completion of the monumental Bay Crossing Study delivers a roadmap to the future and… Read More
By William Steinbach III Mingo Junction is among the communities selected to receive federal dollars aimed at jump-starting local “Opportunity Zone” projects, funding that is intended to spur economic development and support revitalization efforts. In Mingo Junction, some of the plans tied to the funding focus on improving recreation, including work at the village’s marina…. Read More
Governor Kathy Hochul today directed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to submit a request for federal assistance to repair coastal storm risk management projects damaged by the September 25-28, 2026, nor’easter. The storm caused significant beach and dune erosion, sand loss, and coastal flooding along Long Island’s south shore and in New… Read More
Flagler County’s 18 miles of beaches and dunes were battered and in parts ravaged by last month’s nor’easter and king tides, with sacrificial dunes doing their job but also eroding significantly and with increasing severity the further south one goes, based on a FlaglerLive survey of the beaches. The resilience to the north and steeper… Read More
Another successful season on the Sacramento River is in the books! The Sac River Contract 3 team has officially wrapped up its 2026 season. The CB12 crew placed 180,000 tons of Graded Stone along the Sacramento River levee to support flood protection and installed approximately 750 trees in the water to enhance fish habitat. And… Read More
By Emily Cornell Arcadis, a global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, today announced its selection by the Friant Water Authority to provide construction management services for phase 2A of the crucial Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction project. The Friant Water Authority estimates construction costs for Phase 2A between $80 and… Read More
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is calling on President Donald Trump to end the temporary Jones Act waiver on November 15, arguing that the policy has failed to deliver meaningful fuel price relief while creating uncertainty for investment in the U.S. maritime sector. In a letter delivered to the White House on November 3, AMP… Read More
Event Date Start:November 04, 2026 4:00 PM End:December 04, 2026 5:00 PM The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is proposing to issue a water quality certification request pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The USACE intends to conduct dredging operations… Read More
Paradise Cay’s Measure Z, extending the parcel tax that pays for canal dredging, had 84% support in early returns Nov. 3, above the two-thirds it needs. Measure Z will pass, extending the special parcel tax that pays to dredge Paradise Cay’s canals and the two channels connecting the community to San Francisco Bay, with 84%… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has been selected by HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division to construct key structural modular units for the U.S. Navy’s future USS Philadelphia (LPD 32), a San Antonio-class Amphibious Transport Dock. Under the contract, ESG will leverage its Gulf Coast facilities to manufacture six structural units. Production is currently underway, with final deliveries… Read More
Newell Normand: Our next guest, Jennifer Carpenter, President and CEO of the American Waterways Operators, has been on the show several times talking about a very important issue: the Jones Act waiver and its implications. The most recent waiver, I think, is due to expire November 15, if my memory serves me correctly. Jennifer, welcome… Read More