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Mud Cat has commissioned a brand new MC 115D dredge at Hannibal Marina on the Mississippi River. The MC 115D will be used for annual maintenance dredging of the marina after the boating season, as mandated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The MC 115D is pumping river sediments 1,687 ft. (514 m) away… Read More
Russia may have to expand its own tanker fleet and attract more tonnage from non-western owners in order to keep moving oil after upcoming EU sanctions – and the details suggest that it will be costly. In a market report released Friday, shipbroker Gibson said that it expects that more than 200 tankers may have to… Read More
Sea & Shoreline and the Sebastian Inlet District announced the completion of the Sebastian Inlet North and South Shoreline Stabilization Project. Based in Winter Garden, Florida, Sea & Shoreline is a leader in rehabilitating threatened aquatic ecosystems. A popular fishing and surfing destination located on Florida’s eastern seaboard, Sebastian Inlet was severely damaged by Hurricanes Mathew (2016)… Read More
A stalled $100 million settlement between a dozen parishes and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. over alleged damage to Louisiana’s coast is moving ahead after state officials agreed to the deal on behalf of several parishes that refused. A Freeport-McMoRan spokesman confirmed to NOLA.com this week the agreement was signed by all parties, though it still requires the Legislature to… Read More
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has canceled a proposal to dredge Utah Lake and create thousands of acres of human-made islands, a controversial project aimed at improving the health of the lake that was met with strong opposition from environmental groups. The division, which had been reviewing an application from Lake Restoration Solutions… Read More
After Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under the Bush administration, was heavily criticized for its inadequate response to the deadly natural disaster in the majority-Black city. The Category 5 hurricane killed more than 1,500 people, 51 percent of whom were Black, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The controversy… Read More
The Carteret County Beach Commission voted unanimously Monday afternoon to ask county commissioners to fund additional annual Bogue Banks beach survey work to measure the volume of sand in oceanfront dunes and to determine the location of vegetation lines. The board met in the Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners’ meeting room and online via GoToMeeting…. Read More
10 years after Sandy, NYC preps for future storms Story No.: apus158819 Restrictions: Duration:00:03:14:10 Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS Dateline: 4 November 2012 – 19 October 2022 – New York Date: 10/25/2022 04:01 AM RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New York – 18 October 2022 ANNOTATION: 10 years after Sandy, NYC preps for future storms 1. U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing a dredging operation to assist with vessels traveling down the low Mississippi River. They are temporarily closing navigation near Rosedale through October 29. While it’s closed, the corps will work to clear the channel. Additional closures may be needed to complete the work depending on the dredge… Read More
Crowley has signed an agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay in Eureka, Calif., to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub to serve offshore wind energy installations. Through Crowley’s Wind Services group, the company will enter into negotiations with the port to lease and serve as the… Read More
The resort town regraded dunes last week and plans to start building a bulkhead, bringing to a head an issue dating to Superstorm Sandy 10 years ago. North Wildwood’s iconic wide, sandy beaches were hit double barrel earlier this month by the remnants of Hurricane Ian followed by a nor’easter that ground the New Jersey… Read More
More than 5,300 football fields’ worth of wetlands will help buffer Louisiana from storm surge Keeping two New Orleans lakes separated. Filling in the “Golden Triangle.” And the biggest marsh restoration project ever attempted by the state. Those are among the projects under construction and on track to build nearly 11 square miles of new… Read More
The bipartisan leaders of two key House panels have written Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas expressing their concern over his approvals of recent Jones Act waivers. The letter, which concludes with some tough questions, was signed by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and by… Read More
In a departure from the R&D-only framework of its previous carbon charge plan, the International Chamber of Shipping is back with a revised proposal for an IMO “fund-and-reward” program that would charge a fee on carbon and pay shipowners who reduce emissions. The payment for shipowners would be based on CO2 emissions prevented, and it would… Read More
Numerous marine groups are organizing a whole-of-industry response to a proposed federal rule that would require East Coast boats as small as 35 feet to cruise no faster than 10 knots in widespread speed-restriction zones. “We’re ramping up and activating the industry to respond to this threat. It’s unprecedented. It’s massive regulatory overreach. It’s a… Read More