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Two studies about how and why the iconic Waikīkī Beach on O’ahu — and Hawai’i’s tourist hub — is chronically eroding have been published by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The studies, conducted by the university’s Climate Resilience Collaborative (CRC), will enable coastal managers and policymakers to better manage the coastlines of… Read More
On Friday, Oct. 14, the California Coastal Commission approved a Coastal Development Permit for a controversial dredging project impacting Newport Harbor. According to Orange County Coastkeeper, an environmental nonprofit committed to clean water, the City of Newport Beach will create a Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) facility to address underwater sediment buildup. In partnership with the… Read More
In an age where technology is often obsolete soon after it advances, the Mississippi River’s importance to everyday life can at times be forgotten — that is until the water runs low. “It is our livelihood, for those who live in the Mississippi Valley,” Sammy Angel, Arkansas Agriculture Board chairman, said. “We cross over it… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that nearly 30,000 cubic yards of sediment was dredged this summer from the Manistee River Channel. Public affairs specialist Emily Schaefer with USACE Detroit District said the work was met with no challenges and was a straightforward project for the Corps of Engineers. The project, conducted by the Army Corps and King Company, Inc. of… Read More
Dredging for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion-Project 11 continues! Port Houston is expediting the work by employing multiple dredge companies. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC is currently dredging Segment 1A, from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, which will widen the Houston Ship Channel to 700 feet. Curtin Maritime, Corp. via DB Avalon, the largest clamshell dredge in North America, commenced… Read More
The Western Dredging Association is pleased to enter the second year of the WEDA Fellows program. Effective February 1, 2023, the program will provide an incentive for students to contribute to the advancement of the dredging profession through significant and sustained contribution to the dredging discipline via excellence in dredging education, innovation in practice or… Read More
By: Kathleen O’Brien Description: A $1.5 million dredging project on the Penobscot River is expected to begin later this month, deepening the river by Cianbro’s manufacturing facility in Brewer so the company’s barges have enough room to dock and carry heavy equipment… Source
In the month of October, the Mississippi River has seen record low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the level is revealing a more than 100-year-old sunken ferry and the underbelly of the USS Kidd. “While this is the time of the year when the river levels are usually low, we typically do… Read More
Every year, more than 14 million tons of plastic pollute the ocean and threaten the life of various marine species. About 80 percent of all marine debris is plastic, which demonstrates the extent of global plastic pollution. Boat builders, sailors, and engineers have developed technological innovations like the Seabin or Mr. Trash Wheel to minimize all sorts of litter floating in… Read More
It’s been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged Florida. The damage in central Florida has been enormous, and that, of course, includes our beaches. Damage assessments along Volusia County’s beaches stand at $15.5 million but could yet increase. “It’s been very challenging to get parts of the beach open,” Volusia County Beach Safety Deputy Chief… Read More
Staff reports | Efforts to protect the last undeveloped barrier island in Horry County at the eastern tip of South Carolina took a huge leap forward with two $500,000 donations to a new fund to protect land. Google contributed $500,000 to the new Land and Water Action Fund by Sustain SC, a business-backed conservation initiative to… Read More
San Clemente officials want to know how can they keep what’s left of the sand on their beaches. The City Council has agreed to use $300,000 in grant money to hire engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol to study what more natural options are feasible as the city grapples with a vanishing coastline – it’s a… Read More
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is marking November first highlighting that its new carbon intensity rules which are coming into effect are both an important milestone as well as a building block in the efforts to decarbonize the shipping industry. While the industry says it supports the objectives and will comply with the IMO’s Carbon… Read More
Resilient Woods Hole, a group working to prepare Woods Hole for the impacts of climate change, has received state money to pay for a feasibility study for dune restoration at Stoney Beach. Although a plan is not yet in place, a restoration effort would likely include removing the decrepit tennis courts just behind the beach’s small… Read More
The Mississippi River is recording low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the low level revealed a ferry that sank more than a century ago as well as the underbelly of the USS Kidd. Though water levels are usually low around this time of year, experts say they haven’t seen anything this extreme…. Read More