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Oslo-listed American Shipping Company ASA (AMSC), reports that it has entered into bareboat charter agreements with Philadelphia headquartered Keystone Shipping for two of its Jones Act tanker vessels, commencing in December 2022. The bareboat charters have minimum terms of three years that may be extended at the charterer’s options. The charters are secured by back-to-back… Read More
The U.S. Navy has released plans to completely overhaul the aging Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington, which lacks the capacity to accommodate new classes of vessels like the Ford-class aircraft carrier or the Columbia-class submarine. Four years after it unveiled its two-decade Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan (SIOP), the U.S Navy has embarked on the modernization of… Read More
It’s unfortunate that the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority has felt it necessary to abandon its plans to dredge Ogdensburg Harbor. The OBPA reached an agreement with the federal government five years ago. This project would have modified a 300-by-500-foot section of the federal channel to an authorized depth from 19 feet to 27 feet, according… Read More
The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would authorize federal agencies to begin planning for an estimated $31 billion coastal barrier project that would affect hundreds of miles of Texas coast. The biggest chunk of the project is known as the “Ike Dike,” named after the destructive hurricane that rocked Galveston Island… Read More
Hurricane season starts next week, and the New Orleans area is now more protected from flooding than ever before. The $14.5 billion New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System is officially complete. State and local leaders, as well as agencies, gathered at the surge barrier earlier Friday morning to talk about why this… Read More
Restoration of the nearly 150-year-old North Pond in Lincoln Park, which has been drying up for years, will begin this month as workers prepare to dredge it and reduce its reliance on pumped-in city water. The Lincoln Park Conservancy, which supports the Park District by raising money for ecological projects outside its budget, announced Thursday… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials anticipate Muskegon Harbor dredging could begin as early as Friday or Saturday depending on weather. The President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget included operations and maintenance funding for Muskegon Harbor with the Corps of Engineers expecting to award a contract later in the year. However, the commercial bulk carrier… Read More
One could call Merk the original Big Boat Disrespecter. He is the Paris-based administrator for ports and shipping at the International Transport Forum of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Merk has led several research inquiries exposing the issues of megaships over the past decade. He was kind enough to take an hour… Read More
The marine industry is experiencing rapid change, putting pressure on design bureaus, manufacturers, and shippers alike. Managing the growing complexity and evolving to overcome challenges will involve speeding up digital transformation. Low-code development platforms are the key to helping the marine industry adapt. Download this e-book to learn about the benefits of low-code development: Address… Read More
There’s a reason why so many shipbuilders have Washington, D.C. offices. The House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces today released its proposals for the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Among other things, this year’s proposal “directs the Maritime Administrator to carry out a program to complete the design… Read More
SURF CITY — Surf City town leadership is hopeful its revamped beach nourishment project will be approved, following neighboring North Topsail Beach’s withdrawal last summer. The United States Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing the review of a validation report, which would allow a 50-year beach nourishment plan to move forward with Surf City as… Read More
New beach access measures proposed for the railroad right-of-way on the Del Mar bluffs are deepening the rift between the North County Transit District, the city and the California Coastal Commission. The San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, is proposing a mile-long, bluff-top trail, a grade-level pedestrian crossing and a stairway to the beach… Read More
Washington, D.C., June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with NOAA, today announced $25.2 million in grants to help coastal communities affected by hurricanes and wildfires in 2020 or 2021 increase their resilience to future natural disasters. The new grants will leverage $4.9 million in additional funding… Read More
The U.S. government cannot issue any drilling permits that authorize the use of hydraulic fracturing and acidization off the coast of California until it issues a full Environmental Impact Statement, a federal appeals court held Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Obama administration violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in May 2016,… Read More
North Texas officials on Tuesday formally broke ground on a $223 million project to improve the Trinity River floodway in Dallas. The Army Corp of Engineers is overseeing work to raise certain sections of the levees along the river by 2 to 6 feet and reduce the slope on some portions along the 23-mile network… Read More