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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
In 2022, the market for dredging is projected to be worth US$15.6 billion. The dredging market’s demand is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 3.7 percent, reaching a value of US$ 22.3 Bn by 2032, according to the report. For various activities like coastal protection, trade activities, and mining projects, the government segment currently holds a more than 40% share of… Read More
The $9 million effort to restore the beach on Plum Island is now underway. Source
Flagler Beach has patched up about 20 dune walkovers damaged by Tropical Storm Ian, but repairing or replacing the rest could cost more than $1 million. The dune walkovers were among the topics discussed at a forum the city held last week about Ian’s impacts. City Manager William Whitson praised the effort by workers and volunteers in helping the city… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $7 million grant to help fund the construction of a $18.5 million industrial marine complex along the banks of the Thames River. The money will benefit Mohawk Northeast, a heavy construction and engineering company with a marine services division based in Groton, which intends to build a marine… Read More
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