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On January 12, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that suspends the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the California Coastal Act (“Coastal Act”) for projects to repair, restore, demolish or replace properties and facilities substantially damaged or destroyed as a result of the wildfires in Southern California. The suspensions mean that… Read More
Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §480-D, sub-§9, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is required to provide the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with an assessment of the impacts on the fishing industry of proposed dredging operations. The Arundel Yacht Club, the Kennebunkport Marina, and the Kennebunk River Club are proposing maintenance dredging of their… Read More
White House Mandates Cyber Incident Response Plans Amid Growing Chinese Threat Federal regulations unveiled Tuesday will require the U.S. maritime industry to implement baseline cybersecurity measures amid concerns over exposure to attacks from adversaries such as China. The Coast Guard released a final rule for cybersecurity in the marine transportation system expected to be published Friday in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District has contracted the Cashman’s dredge “the Mighty Quinn” who is currently performing maintenance work of the Kennebec River. This work is performed every 2-3 years and is funded by the U.S. Navy. The work consists of hydraulically dredging sand waves from the Kennebec River to 31… Read More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The Bay County Tourist Development Council announced at their meeting Tuesday that the Mexico Beach renourishment project that will renourish three miles of beach has begun. The $27 million project has been funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. “This is a great project because as you know, Mexico Beach was… Read More
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Hilton Head Island’s beaches will undergo a major restoration project this year. The Beach Renourishment Project will begin in June and take about a year to complete. This project will be the most expensive one yet, estimated to cost more than $40 million. The goal is to protect the ecosystem and property along… Read More
A long-delayed dredging project is now finally underway at Southport Harbor in Fairfield. The project will clear out a hazardous sandbar impeding access to the harbor by boat. Land crews with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) arrived at the harbor this month with their equipment. Thursday, another crew is expected to arrive with… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Since 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Mobile Harbor Project, and its partners have sought to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Channel by five feet from the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile Bay and into Mobile Harbor. The entrance channel through the Gulf is being deepened from 45 feet… Read More
NORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee and schedule a ratification… Read More
The Board of Public Works approved a $75 million contract Wednesday to hire three firms that will oversee construction management services on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, as the replacement project gets under way in earnest this spring. The companies, a consortium calling itself Bridging Maryland Partnership, will be responsible for planning, engineering, surveying, construction… Read More
A local leader noted several key issues for the district at a business-focused community meeting this week, and highlighted replenishing the sand on local beaches and undergrounding utilities along Laguna Canyon Road as top priorities. The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee held their regular meeting via Zoom on Thursday (Jan. 9) with… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes borrowing from sand-rich Wildwood and Wildwood Crest to give to sand-poor North Wildwood. But Wildwood and the Crest say they need their very wide beaches. The beaches of Wildwood are so wide that in summer, the city runs a taxi service, John Deere Gator, over the sand to… Read More
OAK ISLAND, N.C. – The Town of Oak Island hasn’t completed a full, end-to-end renourishment project of their beach since 2001, but it’s going to be at least another year before they can end that. Last week, town council decided bids from dredging companies were too high, exceeding the small town’s budget. While the U.S…. Read More
Highlights Beach nourishment contributes to the transfer of microplastic particles. After beach nourishment the total number of MPs increased 171 %. Beach nourishment increases the risk of contamination of the local biota. The beach nourishment protocol should be revised to address plastic pollution. Abstract Several methods can be used to mitigate coastal erosion, and one of… Read More
The application at hand Thursday was at the heart of the June 2024 ballot measure that was approved by Mitchell voters by 30 votes. PIERRE — Following through on the approval from Mitchell voters in 2024, the city of Mitchell received nearly $17 million in loan money from the South Dakota Board of Water and… Read More