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SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is about halfway complete. The project, which reduces coastal storm damage and erosion along a 7,200-foot-long stretch of shoreline, includes construction of a 150-foot-wide beach fill using 700,000 cubic yards of compatible sediment…. Read More
By Christopher Walsh The downtown Montauk ocean beach is rapidly changing this week, this time not due to the coastal storms that have ravaged the shoreline this winter but to implementation of the federal Army Corps of Engineers’ Fire Island to Montauk Point reformulation project. The Ellis Island, a nearly 500-foot-long suction hopper dredge, arrived… Read More
WEDA recently issued a white paper, “How the Dredging Industry Contributes to Our Communities’ Resilience, Sustainability, and Adaptation in Response to Climate Change,” based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), developed in 2015. This white paper (click on link) demonstrates the dredging industry’s contributions to worldwide sustainability challenges. https://www.westerndredging.org/images/proceedings/2023/WEDAs_Role_in_Sustainable_Development.pdf
Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts is getting 20,000 to 30,000 tons of sand delivered on Tuesday, as crews fix up the beach at the popular summer destination. Source
EMERALD ISLE — The project to dredge Bogue Inlet and deposit sand on Emerald Isle beaches got underway Jan. 1 and is proceeding as planned, with completion possible by the middle of this month. “We’re pleased with the project’s progress and excited to see the positive impact on our beaches,” Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager… Read More
Look closely at this interactive map of the world and squiggly pink lines are visible in almost every major saltwater body, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Bay of Bengal. The lines represent the movement of boats captured via a network of satellites and ground monitoring stations. But these are not just any boats. Researchers suspect… Read More
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced grants totaling $10 million for eight harbor maintenance and improvement projects to promote waterborne freight and economic development. “Wisconsin’s ports handle billions of dollars of cargo each year and our waters—from our Great Lakes to the Mississippi River—are critical for our… Read More
The village of Montauk is renowned as New York’s surf central, the East Coast’s version of the North Shore. It’s lined with surf shops and surf spots, including the popular surf break, Ditch Plains Beach. But like many surf-stoked towns, including the North Shore, Montauk’s coastline is facing severe erosion, made worse by severe winter storms…. Read More
THE dredging of contaminated sediment was scheduled to have started last month at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal, as announced by the Washington State Department of Ecology, reports Dredging Today. With the aid of federal funding, the Port of Bellingham is undertaking improvements at the terminal, which include dredging approximately 22,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment to restore… Read More
Drought conditions that had affected the Mississippi River’s commercial operations since September 2022 are officially over, according to the USACE Mississippi Valley Division. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley Division announced that the drought affecting the Mississippi River basin since 2022 is officially over. USACE experienced drought conditions throughout the Mississippi River Basin since… Read More
OCEANSIDE — The City Council is moving forward with the jury-recommended proposal to restore the city’s once sandy beaches, which over the years have been reduced to mostly rock and pebble. Australian firm International Coastal Management has proposed a “living speed bump” concept that entails building rounded headlands with dune vegetation on top to stabilize… Read More
A group of prominent shipping associations have released revised security guidance for navigating the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in response to a series of attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis against international shipping from Yemen. The new guidance was issued by BIMCO, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Marine Contractors… Read More
Dredging of the Bogue Inlet began on January 1, 2024. The dredging and beach nourishment contract is coordinated by the Army Corp of Engineers and Carteret County. The project is anticipated to take up to six weeks to complete. The targeted completion for the project is mid-February 2024. Currently, the Army Corps of Engineers contractor… Read More
Salt marshes are essential coastal ecosystems. They lessen the violent impacts of storms, and they provide habitats for migratory birds and aquatic organisms. But in Biddeford and surrounding areas, centuries of agricultural exploitation compounded with the effects of global climate change have left these ecosystems vulnerable, stripped of their sediment and slowly slipping beneath the… Read More
The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during a ceremony, Thursday, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony honoring the 56 years of service Steadfast and its crews provided to the nation. Commissioned in 1968, Steadfast was one of 16 Reliance-class medium endurance cutters built… Read More