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In an announcement of good news, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers again delayed its timing to seek bids to dredge the Matagorda Bay shipping channel through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site. The bids would vastly expand exports from an oil export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, and allow larger oil tankers… Read More
Developers of a $250 million marina, condo and boat business on Muskegon Lake are seeking state and city approvals of dredging and filling wetlands and use of public property. Adelaide Pointe is proposed for an area just west of the city’s Hartshorn Marina. The project would be on 30 acres owned by Adelaide Pointe as… Read More
Plans to deepen channels at the Port of Long Beach took another step forward on Monday. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the final environmental impact report for a project that will see 7.4 million cubic yards of sediment relocated to help the nation’s second-busiest seaport operate more efficiently. The… Read More
Project aims to keep Gold Beach harbor open for recreational vessels, including jet boats, fishing guides and sport fishermen The Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing a massive dredging project at the entrance of the Rogue River aimed at keeping the Port of Gold Beach harbor open for recreational vessels, including jet boats, fishing guides… Read More
Ecosystem protections are colliding with public access and safety concerns at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, where an investigation into the “illegal diversion” of a river outlet has dredged up a thorny debate about balancing uses of public land. In mid-August, the National Park Service began investigating a surprise reconfiguration of the Platte River mouth;… Read More
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is cautioning coastal Maine towns to steer clear of state waters in their efforts to craft rules and standards to gain greater control over industrial-scale finfish farming on land or in the ocean. The state agency recently reiterated that it has “exclusive” authority to grant leases for fish-farming in… Read More
The last time a hurricane reached the Grand Strand, it obliterated North Myrtle Beach’s sand dunes and ripped the Sea Cabin Pier in Cherry Grove in half. That was just two years ago. Repairs after Hurricane Isaias, which was “only” a Category 1 storm, cost millions of dollars. It wasn’t a hurricane that required major… Read More
“Since I’ve been here, it’s the worst I’ve ever seen it,” said Stacy Boyles, Assistant Director of Public Works for the City of Treasure Island. She’s talking about Sunset Beach, the narrow strip of sand at the southern end of Treasure Island. Unlike the more commercial Treasure Island Beach, which hosts Sanding Ovations, the Treasure… Read More
A giant bucket – the size of a 1970s Volkswagen bus – swings through the air after it gobbles up 20 cubic yards of gravel blocking (shoaling-in) access to parts of the Port of Gold Beach, Ore. The small community on the southern coast, where the Rogue River meets the Pacific Ocean, doesn’t have much,… Read More
Carr’s Beach in Annapolis is an almost mythological name in Maryland history – one of a few Black-owned beaches along the Severn River that became a regular stop for top-flight performers on the “Chitlin Circuit” during the Jim Crow era, as well as a place of recreation for families shut out of the region’s segregated… Read More
The Matagorda Ship Channel widening and deepening has been delayed in response to a lawsuit filed by San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper againt the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approved a briefing schedule to resolve the case under the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling stated both… Read More
Freight rates on the main ocean trade routes are sinking during what is typically the industry’s peak season after cargo owners shipped holiday goods early and inflation dented consumer demand. The cost to ship a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. West Coast now stands around $5,400 a box, down 60% from January, according… Read More
Dredging underway in South Haven’s harbor aims to remove 18,000 cubic yards of material, according to the city of South Haven. The King Co., Inc. of Holland started the work this week. It is funded through the federal appropriations budget, South Haven City Manager Kate Hosier said in a Sept. 9 update about the work. The… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing a massive dredging project at the entrance of the Rogue River. The dredging is a key component of keeping the Port of Gold Beach harbor open for recreational vessels, including jet boats, fishing guides and sport fisherman. “The big picture for us is that we do this all… Read More
An emergency dredging project to restore navigability in the Murderkill River was completed ahead of schedule, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today – with momentum from the $2.3 million project expected to carry over into fall on additional dredging work by DNREC’s Shoreline and Waterway Management Section that includes another navigability restoration… Read More