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A pilot was distracted by his phone for a minute at a critical turn in a shipping channel just before the mammoth Ever Forward container vessel became stuck on the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay earlier this year, according to a Coast Guard investigation into the incident. The ship’s crew appeared to be aware… Read More
A major bill set for passage by Congress is expected to eventually result in billions of dollars in flood risk reduction projects in Louisiana as well as trigger a review of whether New Orleans area levees should be further strengthened to protect against so-called 200-year storms. The projects are part of comprehensive water resources legislation passed… Read More
A 2,000 cubic foot per second freshwater diversion from the Mississippi River to the Maurepas Swamp has been proposed to compensate for environmental impacts related to the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee. Details regarding the diversion were included in a final supplemental environmental impact statement released December 2 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
Two significant dredging operations are happening in the Southport-Oak Island-Bald Head Island area. The smaller operation is pulling sand from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) for the west end of Oak Island. A larger operation will soon begin clearing two sections of the Wilmington Harbor shipping channel. That project will add sand to Bald Head’s… Read More
The director of St. Johns County Emergency Management gave county commissioners an update Tuesday on the various beach renourishment and restoration projects that are in the works — both in the short- and long-term. The county’s 42 miles of beach lost 1.9 million cubic yards of sand from Hurricane Ian. Officials haven’t yet calculated the… Read More
The Storm Lake City Council on Monday approved the master plan for the dredge spoil site in the southeast part of town. The council conducted a review of the plan at their previous meeting. City Manager Keri Navratil said the total cost for the project is close to seven-million dollars…(audio clip below) The plan is… Read More
The November meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation featured more good news in regard to the ongoing Otter Creek Lake Restoration project — a project that began over a year ago and is finally full steam ahead. “As you can see, a lot happened since the last time you all were out here,”… Read More
Lined with charter boats, old homes, restaurants and retail stores, Morehead City’s downtown waterfront has long been its biggest attraction, and a stone’s throw across the water, Sugarloaf Island has long helped protect the economic center of town from the brunt of coastal storms. But Sugarloaf, which was created when Harbor Channel was dredged decades… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced on Tuesday that a record investment was made to help Louisiana communities with coastal flooding. The funding came from the Department of Defense and other private partners, totaling $136 million. Louisiana and 28 other states will receive money for natural infrastructure… Read More
Buckroe Beach reopened to the community on Monday, after weeks of a dredging and widening project. Starting in November, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company LLC starting bringing in sand from the “horseshoe shoals” area of the Chesapeake Bay, and piling that up between Point Comfort Avenue and Pilot Avenue. The boardwalk stayed open, but people… Read More
Barge and ship captains across the Mississippi River are getting an early Christmas gift from Mother Nature – rain and lots of it. Thirsty Ol’ Man River is finally drinking up winter rains, giving hope to the thousands of grounded captains, fearful farmers and stores waiting for the 500 tons of merchandise and commodities the river transports… Read More
I have a vivid memory as a child while living in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970’s. I’m in the car with my family and we’re driving along the Belt Parkway when suddenly the vehicle fills up with a familiar stench that tells me we’ve reached Jamaica Bay. I hold my breath and look out… Read More
Rebecca Galanopoulos Jones, senior content analyst at online ship valuation and data provider VesselsValue, has analyzed the top 10 global ship owning nations, looking into the total fleet values, S&P activity, and top companies of each country. Here’s her assessment: JAPAN In terms of fleet value, Japan has moved back up to first after falling… Read More
A report produced by Marine Capital, with the support of UMAS and Lloyd’s Register (LR), estimates that approximately $93 billion of investment over the coming three decades will be required for the UK’s domestic maritime sector to transition to net zero. The UK has committed to reaching net zero by 2050, and this target extends to… Read More
European shipowners have welcomed the outcome of trilogue negotiation and the provisional agreement on the EU ETS maritime. The Parliament and the Council have embraced the calls of the industry stakeholders to earmark EU ETS revenues back to the maritime sector to support its energy transition. At least 20 million ETS allowances, which correspond to… Read More