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The commission’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC), through its Offices of Investigation and Enforcement, investigated and prosecuted the matter. BEIC’s investigation alleged that MSC violated the Shipping Act over the course of several years. The first violation, which occurred during the period of 2018-2020, related to MSC’s billing of customs agents as “notify… Read More
The Hueneme Beach promenade is now open again for the community to enjoy following completion of the mid-cycle dredging project at the Port of Hueneme. This effort was made possible through collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Oxnard Harbor District, the County of Ventura and the City of Port Hueneme. Some cleanup… Read More
By Colleen Uechi PĀ‘IA — On the patch of sand where Baldwin Beach Park’s pavilion collapsed onto the eroding shoreline in 2024, Maui coastal hazards expert Tara Owens points out the native plants clinging to the windblown landscape. The ‘aki‘aki, a coastal grass, and pōhuehue, also known as beach morning glory, were planted where the pavilion once stood. The… Read More
As part of a broader effort to unleash American energy by encouraging oil and gas exploration and production on federal lands and waters, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced the Final Notice of Sale for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 1. Officially authorized under the “One Big Beautiful Bill… Read More
Municipalities on the Cape Fear coast including Southport and Bald Head Island got a small beacon of hope last week that their efforts to stop a widening project of the Wilmington Harbor are getting the attention of state officials. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) announced that the Army… Read More
Dredging continues in Sebastian Inlet. Boaters: please be aware of dredge pipes and related equipment. Our contractor, ATL Diversified, Inc., is hydraulically dredging beach-compatible sand from a designated sand trap and adjacent inlet navigation channel within Sebastian Inlet. ATL is pumping non-compatible beach material through pipes to a dredged material storage facility on the north side of the inlet. Boaters,… Read More
Callan Marine is progressing well down in the southern tip of Texas. Callan is now more than 70% complete with dredging 7 million cubic yards to deepen 8 miles of the Brazos Island Harbor Ship Channel in Brownsville, Texas. Over the past 13 months, this project has hosted several dredges including the 18″ General Marshall,… Read More
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Another beach renourishment project is set to get underway in the Grand Strand. The city of Myrtle Beach originally announced on Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start staging equipment this week for the project. The city later said the mobilization will be delayed until next week… Read More
KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Kure Beach officials announced in a meeting on Monday, Jan. 26, that efforts for its beach renourishment project will now focus on areas near the southern end of town. The update follows Carolina Beach and Kure Beach’s pause in renourishment operations back in December. According to information shared in the meeting, sand… Read More
The Federal Maritime Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether ocean carriers are unlawfully restricting truckers and shippers from choosing their own chassis providers, focusing on potential violations of federal shipping law. Announced Sunday, the probe will examine whether carriers are using association rules, service contracts, or terminal agreements to directly or indirectly control… Read More
WASHINGTON D.C. (KEYT) – A $700,000 grant to expand cold case investigations by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and an almost $6 million in grants for dredging at the Ventura Harbor were approved in the Fiscal Year 2026 government spending bill signed into law on Jan. 23, 2026. The Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water… Read More
Alabama’s state house of representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit dumping dredged sediment from the bottom of Mobile Bay in open water, a practice that has drawn criticism from south Alabama’s environmental activists and fishing industry. “We’re happy to see this bill get to the next step and are grateful for the [Alabama Port… Read More
Originally reported by Palm Beach Daily News, by reporter Diego Diaz Lasa If Palm Beach were to experience a serious flooding event, the bulk of the water most likely would stream into town from an overfilled Intracoastal Waterway and not the Atlantic coast, said Bob Hamilton, the town’s coastal consultant . While Palm Beach has in place stormwater pumps to handle… Read More
ROSWELL, Ga. — Due to the winter weather, tonight’s committees of council meeting will be followed by a rescheduled special called meeting and Roswell City Council meeting Jan. 27. The committees of council meeting acts as a work session for the mayor and council members. It will start at 5 p.m. in Room 220 at… Read More
President Donald Trump (R) has signed into law the FY 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill which includes $49 million for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps and $21.9 million for Arkabutla Lake dam repairs, among other appropriations. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy… Read More