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The flow of history in many ways is tied to the rivers that flow through our wonderful communities. Ever take a look at a map and notice how many towns and cities are located on rivers? Or even more interesting, how many communities are located at the intersection where two rivers meet? Or even three… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The PIDP investment will modernize our nation’s ports and help strengthen our supply chains for generations to come,… Read More
NEWBURYPORT — Last weekend’s arctic blast has delayed the dredging of Plum Island once again and a two-week extension may be needed to complete the project. The $9 million federal project has the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working with New York-based H&L Contracting on removing 226,000 cubic yards of sand from the Newburyport and… Read More
The LNG shipping market is about to experience a great year earnings-wise, at least according to existing fundamentals projections. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “in a market where LNG spot prices follow a downward trajectory since late December, period charter rates for LNG vessels are also marginally retreating from their firm… Read More
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) unanimously passed a resolution at their February 6 meeting to take the first steps towards a dredging project in Avon Harbor, which will also result in beach nourishment for the Canadian Hole and Kite Point soundside shorelines. The US Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $1.6 million in… Read More
We are thrilled to announce we’ve helped secure close to $6 million out of nearly $19 million — about 30% — in National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants to protect about 855 acres of coastal wetland habitat in Jefferson, Island, Pacific, Skagit, Snohomish, and Thurston counties. Since 1992, we’ve been successful in receiving over $82 million in federal… Read More
Following a summer during which shoals developed at an alarming pace in Manasquan Inlet, a dredge boat from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has arrived to clear the inlet’s channel. The dredge boat Murden, home-ported in Wilmington, N.C., was working in the inlet Monday through high winds and rolling seas. The boat was generally working on the… Read More
The Houston Ship Channel expansion project, also known as Project 11, continues to make significant progress. Port officials announced that dredging of the first segment extending from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, known as Segment 1A, is complete. The work was completed on schedule and on budget. Project 11’s Segment 1A constitutes eleven and a half… Read More
A bipartisan Congressional task force has asked President Joe Biden to dedicate more money to the Great Lakes in his 2024 fiscal year budget. In a letter to the President, the four-member task force from Ohio and Michigan asks for $425 million dollars for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. That’s up significantly from last fiscal year’s $368… Read More
David Cottrell stood on what used to be a 14-foot-high cliff at the crumbled end of Blue Pacific Drive. Just a few years ago, this was the fastest-eroding shoreline on the US Pacific Coast; locals here in North Cove, Washington, dubbed it “washaway beach.” But as Cottrell walked toward the water on a sunny November morning,… Read More
As more federal funding becomes available to help communities deal with growing climate change-related flood risk, much of it has been steered to wealthier, coastal communities better able to manage the sometimes complex and time-consuming application processes When deputy clerk Kelly Smith saw how changing flood risk maps could saddle many of her Montana city’s… Read More
The Legislature’s budget writing committee voted unanimously Thursday to restore $10 million in funding for a long-awaited dredging project to protect waterfront access in Portland Harbor. Gov. Janet Mills had proposed reallocating the federal funding in her supplemental budget to a program that helps small businesses afford health care for their workers. Her proposal to… Read More
In the first week of the Flagler County’s dune restoration project, 12.3 tons of sand have been added to 1,500 linear feet of area beaches, according to the county. The $3.67 million project seeks to add sand from south MalaCompra Park to south Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Flagler Public Information Officer Julie Murphy said. The more-than… Read More
Consider Cove Island Park channel halfway dredged. A firm hired by the city has completed the first phase of a two-prong project to remove sediments and debris from the island park’s marina and channels, according to a city press release. The park and its marinas suffered serious damage during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Repairing them… Read More
Now twice postponed, the plan to replenish sand on Wrightsville Beach after nearly five years is making traction, but an environmental assessment from last month reveals the site comes with negative consequences. It will cost more, take longer, require more dredging and be riskier to wildlife. The dredge already comes with a lot of baggage…. Read More