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Local activists are fighting to reclaim access to a $260 million ranch on the island of Molokai after the Hong Kong investment firm that owns it locked up the beaches and left the buildings to rot for more than a decade. Activists and non-profit organizations, such as Molokai Heritage Trust, have made repeated attempts to buy back… Read More
The Surfrider Foundation is pleased to release the 2022 Beach Cleanup Report. The fourth annual report highlights the impacts of our national Beach Cleanup program during 2022 and presents beach cleanup data, regional case studies, current science and how our network was able to grow together and increase our power in the fight against plastic… Read More
Inner City Diesel LTD successfully dredged 30,000 cubic meters of materials in extreme cold conditions, pushing people and equipment to higher levels of performance. Their customer was under a short timeline and government restriction to clean up two closed coal mine lagoons. Working against freezing temperatures and a short clock created a project with no… Read More
Coastal infrastructure along the Pinellas County shoreline is under increasing threat from damage caused by waves, erosion, and inundation brought on by coastal storms. A study is now underway to address these vulnerabilities and seek possible alternatives that not only bolster coastal defenses but also provide opportunities for habitat restoration and enhanced recreational facilities for… Read More
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) successfully included an amendment to strengthen Buy America requirements for Navy shipbuilding in the must-pass 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment, in line with her American Made Navy Act, ensures that by 2033, any new Navy ship purchased uses 100% domestically produced materials, like propulsion systems, shipboard components, couplings, shafts, support… Read More
Iran’s offer to host a maritime event in October has been rejected after a proposal led by the US to rescind the bid was approved in a vote at the UN shipping agency’s Council, an agency spokesperson said on Thursday. The move is likely to further raise tensions between Washington and Iran after Tehran tried… Read More
Saying, “It’s go time,” Key Biscayne Councilman Oscar Sardiñas opened the gates to a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, handing the keys to Black & Veatch’s consulting firm to organize, sequence and prioritize the Village’s Resilient Infrastructure Integration and Implementation Plan. “At the end of the day, it’s time to move forward,” he said, saying the positive 2020… Read More
More than $67 million will be coming to Alabama for 27 projects funded by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, known as GOMESA. Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement on Friday during an event at the GulfQuest Maritime Museum in Mobile. The projects focus on sewer infrastructure, water quality improvements, research, land acquisitions… Read More
State funding to reimburse Indian River County for planned beach replenishment on the island will be more than double the previously expected amount in the coming fiscal year, but the funds must be used by 2025, so work must get underway as soon as possible. The county is now set to receive $7.7 million instead… Read More
MarketQuest.biz has announced the addition of a new report titled Global Hydraulic Dredger Market that depicts a precise snapshot of the market, analyzing various regions operational in the market and predicts their performance potential during the forecast period. The purpose of the market research study is to conduct a thorough analysis of the global Hydraulic Dredger market… Read More
The town of Atlantic Beach has announced the spring dredging project has been completed. The town contracted Brooks Dredging & Marine Construction for the project. They removed 2,500 cubic yards of material along Royal Channel, New Causeway Channel, Causeway Channel Buoy 5A and Buoy 7A, and Money Island Channel. Material dredged will be reused to… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded an $8,932,500 modification (P00001) to contract W912P8-23-C-0026 for dredging services. Work will be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 22, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,932,500 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S…. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $15,875,000 for the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out Maine dredging projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Energy and Water Development appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today,… Read More
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A massive infrastructure project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is underway to deepen the Arkansas River. The project, conceived of 20 years ago by commercial navigators and lawmakers to allow more commercial traffic on the river, is finally beginning its design phase. The Army Corps of Engineers estimates that over… Read More
In a speech before hundreds of unionized Philly Shipyard workers on July 20, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his longstanding support for the Jones Act by declaring “Not on my watch!” to the idea that foreign-flag vessels would take jobs from American ships and mariners. Biden was in Philadelphia for the steel cutting on the first… Read More