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POPLAR ISLAND, Md. — Poplar Island is a massive project that has taken not only decades of resources, but manpower, too. Ultimately, it will become an open habitat for wildlife to thrive. The container ship Ever Forward that was stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a month will not soon be forgotten. One… Read More
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Mayor Mark Sheldon sees the project to develop an offshore stormwater outfall as a huge “step forward” in the fortunes of Panama City Beach. In a City Council meeting Thursday, he and other officials approved a more than $21 million grant agreement with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to fund construction of… Read More
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a federal program that started in 2010. It aims to further protect and restore the Great Lakes and its associated waterways in both the U.S. and Canada. Congress funds the GLRI each year, usually to the tune of around $300 million. However an additional… Read More
Announcements at today’s plenary session underscore need for public-private sector collaboration to address industry challenges amid rapid expansion ATLANTIC CITY — Top government and industry leaders came together today at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF) to build on the tremendous growth of the American offshore wind industry. In its ninth year, the IPF… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. BOEM Director Amanda Lefton made the announcement at the International… Read More
The Senate passed its version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act unanimously in a voice vote April 4. In December, the House passed its version by a bipartisan vote of 364-40. The bill will how head back to the House to have differences ironed out between the two versions before heading to President Joe Biden’s… Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Legislation that would establish an offshore wind revenue-sharing model between the federal government and states adjacent to offshore wind farms was introduced in Congress on Friday by Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn). Dubbed the Offshore Wind for Northeastern Energy Revenue (OWNER) Act, Malliotakis introduced the legislation to coincide with Earth Day…. Read More
After being accepted for processing in January this year, a 158 meter chemical tanker, the MT Wolverine has become the first EU-flagged ship to be recycled in the U.S. in accordance with the EU Ship Recycling Regulation. The project follows a $30 million investment in new equipment and processes at the Brownsville, Texas, yard of… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Chris Freeman of Geodynamics, the county’s beach surveying firm, said Monday the search for offshore sand to use for future beach nourishment projects so far is going well. Speaking during the Carteret County Beach Commission meeting in Emerald Isle and online via Zoom, Mr. Freeman said initial survey work in the ocean,… Read More
Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, work will begin on a Coastal Restoration project located near the intersection of Lakeshore Boulevard and Pine Street. This project includes removal of portions of the abandoned Lakeshore Boulevard roadway, dune restoration, coastal wetland construction, enhanced public beach access and a variety of native coastal plantings…. Read More
In just six years, cost estimates of the damage storm surge might do to Louisiana’s coastal communities have doubled, thanks to climate change and other factors, according to a new Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority study. The worst-case numbers, which measure what would happen if no additional mitigation efforts are pursued, estimate $5.5 billion in annual damage… Read More
PISMO BEACH, Calif. — A major construction project to help repair a damaged bluff area at a popular beach in Shell Beach began on Tuesday. The Ocean Boulevard Improvement project will bring a number of significant improvements to the coastal area along Ocean Boulevard between Morro Avenue and Cuyama Avenue. When completed, work will provide… Read More
Chesapeake Shipbuilding is planning to expand its operations on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with the potential for more than 100 new jobs in the state. The company is set to design and build a fleet of ships for American Cruise Lines, which offers river cruises and small ship coastal cruises throughout the country. The 12 ships… Read More
The rapidly melting Arctic is being targeted for world energy dominance and the issue drove the dialogue at the Arctic Encounter Symposium, a two-day conference last week in downtown Anchorage, attracting a global roster of diplomats, politicians, energy executives, and Indigenous stakeholders. Following the Arctic’s seventh warmest year on record, interest in the circumpolar north… Read More