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The Town of North Beach reached two milestones last month in its long-term effort to address the community’s recurring coastal and stormwater flooding. On July 13, Town officials hosted principals from BayLand Consultants and Designers in an initial tour of the community to examine the flood-prone areas—along the waterfront and inland—and survey the current infrastructure… Read More
Chula Vista Calif., headquartered Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW) recently completed a contract valued at more than $4.6 million for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. The work involved the service and repair of four San Francisco Bay area high speed, aluminum passenger ferries, the M/V Del Norte, M/V Mendocino, M/V Golden Gate and M/V Napa. MGBW competed with an… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration today announced $172.2 million in Fiscal Year 2022 formula funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 35 states and three territories to improve ferry service and provide more travel options. Under the Biden administration, funding for ferry service has been at historic levels to support multimodal transportation… Read More
China’s live-fire drills surrounding Taiwan over the weekend simulated an economic blockade, with Chinese forces positioned to halt access to the island nation’s main ports. Dozens of ships heading to or from North Asia were forced to shift their routes or slow down to keep clear of the danger zones in both the Taiwan Strait… Read More
With hikers and bicyclists pushing themselves for miles on the East Coast Greenway, officials in the Wilmington area are working to make the Topsail region a part of their journeys. The Cape Fear Council of Governments is leading a feasibility study for a proposed 16-mile corridor along N.C. 210, which will connect the communities of Hampstead, Surf City, and… Read More
Proponents of a new plan to rehabilitate San Francisco Bay say they hope to make significant gains in the coming years because of millions of dollars in new federal funds. The estuary, the largest on the west coast of North America, covers 60,000 square miles from the foot of the Sierra Nevada to the Golden… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the road which crosses Gavins Point Dam, also known as Crest Road, will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for maintenance. The public is asked to take an alternate route during this closure. To stay informed about upcoming road closures,… Read More
Town officials are hoping mitigation proposals submitted in “the 11th hour” will convince the US Army Corps of Engineers to grant a permit for an October dredging project. The Select Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to provide possible mitigation alternatives to the Corps for dredging the South Anchorage area. The town has been working for years to get… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the company has made significant progress since the dredge Ellis Island joined the dredge Liberty Island in Buxton on Tuesday, August 2. These two dredges used two separate landing points, and together they have delivered approximately 200,000 cubic yards of sand along the shoreline of Buxton… Read More
Despite a quiet hurricane season so far, leaders in Atlantic Beach want to make sure some of the most flood-prone neighborhoods are protected. “The part of town that became Aquatic Gardens is lower than the other parts of town,” said Atlantic Beach City Commissioner Candace Kelly. Being low comes with one big hazard – flooding…. Read More
Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 50th Fast Response Cutter (“FRC”) delivered under the current program. “It’s incredibly meaningful that we could deliver the 50th FRC,… Read More
Louisiana has completed one of its biggest coastal restoration projects yet, and is at work on even bigger ones. The dredge used to suck up sediment from the Gulf of Mexico to add 1,000 acres of habitat to sites in the Terrebonne Basin is now at work in the Mississippi River, doing the same for a 1,600-acre project… Read More
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has reorganised its investigative and prosecution functions by creating a new Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC). The change was announced on 29 July, effective immediately. The new BEIC will be headed by an attorney in the Senior Executive Service with regulatory, prosecutorial, and investigatory experience. According to… Read More
The Town of Morehead City is working with two aquatic restoration groups to protect Sugarloaf Island from continued shoreline erosion. One of the methods being considered would use offshore wave attenuation devices – hollow concrete structures meant to flatten larger waves before they hit the shore – in combination with seagrass plantings to stabilize the… Read More
With Baltimore facing increased risks of coastal flooding from storms as sea level rises, federal officials have put forward a $138 million plan aimed at protecting the interstate highway tunnels under the city’s harbor while reducing flood damage to homes and businesses in low-lying waterfront neighborhoods. The draft plan released earlier this month by the Baltimore District… Read More