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US-based engineering and construction heavyweight, Bechtel, has commenced preliminary construction activities on the first phase of Sempra’s Port Arthur LNG export initiative in Texas, a project estimated to be worth around $13 billion. Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, gave the green light for the first phase of the export project on March 20, after… Read More
Funding will support projects to prepare the county and city for sea level rise, increased flooding, heat waves and other extreme weather events Annapolis, MD (September 15, 2023) Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and City of Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley today announced the Resilience Authority secured nearly $20 million in federal, state and local funding to protect… Read More
Pressure is building among Pinellas County leaders to shore up beaches heavily eroded by Hurricane Idalia. Officials said an emergency plan is now in the works. “It is the worst erosion that I’ve seen along this coast over the past 20-some years,” said USF professor Ping Wang. “I wouldn’t say shocked, but depressed. Depressed is… Read More
It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Ian, quickly followed by Nicole, did so much damage in Volusia County. Along the coast, the worst of the damage was in Daytona Beach Shores and communities south of it. “A great, great improvement from where we are,” Daytona Beach Shores Mayor Nancy Miller said. Miller regularly brings… Read More
The San Mateo County Harbor District cleared a significant permitting hurdle last week after the California Coastal Commission approved a Coastal Development Permit for Pillar Point Harbor’s sand dredging and eelgrass replacement effort. For several years, the district has been entrenched in plans to dredge up to 100,000 cubic yards of sand from the inner… Read More
The city recently received an unexpected windfall of more than $80,000 after learning that a dredging project related to the massive Plum Island beach replenishment project was done free of charge. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw a $9 million project last winter and spring that dredged 260,000 cubic yards of sand from the… Read More
Tampa Bay-area beaches serve many purposes. A fun place to spend a day soaking in the sun or a home to sea turtle nests and a wide variety of seabird species. It’s tourism that is driving and positively impacting the economy. The most important function the beaches serve is likely one most don’t think about… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $23,865,000 firm-fixed-price contract for harbor dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Morehead City, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Brunswick, Georgia; and Wilmington, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2024. Fiscal 2021, 2022 and 2023 operation… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded an $18,645,500 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Saint Marys, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of June 28, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of… Read More
“It All Starts with Dredging” | Lasse Petterson, President and CEO of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company | August 24, 2023 “What we should do is to build very high dunes and very wide beaches after storms. That costs more and maybe the funding is not there.” Lasse Petterson, President and CEO of Great… Read More
Vilano Beach Renourishment UPDATE +++++ USACE Jacksonville has paused dredging and beach work on its Vilano Beach project in response to conditions associated with passing Hurricane Lee; seas in excess pf six feet are expected through Sunday. The Dredge Magdalen has departed for safe harbor in Jacksonville and will return and resume operations after Lee… Read More
San Diego County’s beaches need costly, sustained replenishment efforts to remain the wide, sandy tourist attractions they have been for so long, a new regional study shows. Shorelines in south Oceanside, south Carlsbad, Leucadia and Coronado are shrinking fast, according to the 2023 “State of the Coast” report released Thursday by the San Diego Association… Read More
As Hurricanes Franklin and Idalia strengthened in late August, NOAA scientists collected critical data from the air, sea surface, and underwater to enhance forecasts and increase scientific knowledge. In less than two weeks, a fleet of strategically placed oceanographic instruments gathered temperature, salinity, and surface wind speed data, while NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft repeatedly flew… Read More
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the launch of an online mapping tool that will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work that is needed to bolster the resilience of New Jersey’s coastal areas to climate change. The Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning Tool (CERAP Tool), provides the locations of at-risk areas,… Read More
Starting Monday morning, boaters won’t be able to use the municipal launch at Armstrong Park for a few days. The city says the boat launch is being closed for dredging. Work is starting at 8 am on Monday, Sept. 11. The boat launch is expected to reopen on Thursday, Sept. 14 once turbidity has subsided. … Read More