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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
Outer Banks mariners will see not only a new Coast Guard aid to navigation chief, but there will also be a new 49-foot buoy tender boat patrolling the waterways instead of the 55-foot vessel that had been used to maintain channel markers. Introducing himself at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting on Monday evening in… Read More
A years-long fight between leaders in North Wildwood and state environmental regulators over the town’s unpermitted beach repairs continues to simmer. The two sides have been in dispute over the work. Mayor Patrick Rosenello says the town has been forced to carry out the work to protect public safety while waiting for a more extensive… Read More
Some 26 years ago, we (Bob and Jane Austin) built our home on Lazo Road, alongside Lazo Marsh. Sadly, we have seen the marsh deteriorate as it has been overrun by invasive plant life which has almost eliminated waterfowl and other species, despite the efforts of Ducks Unlimited, Nature Trust and others. I made it… Read More