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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractors have started a dredging project that will remove about 2.36 million cubic yards of material from the Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel. According to an Army Corps news release, work for the $14.8 million contract began recently in the channel, which is… Read More
Two Biden administration cabinet members, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, have written leading ocean carriers. They urge them to help mitigate disruptions to agricultural shippers of U.S. exports and relieve supply chain disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic by restoring reciprocal treatment of imports and exports and improving service…. Read More
Just look around. Rising sea level, increased tidal flooding, more frequent, beach-eroding storms – those who live and work on Topsail Island see it. The UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Alliance for the Blue Economy establishes southeastern North Carolina as a national leader in the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, while… Read More
Bill Franks squinted his eyes on a sunny and unusually warm mid-December day and looked out into the Atlantic from the sandy shore of Caswell Beach. “I support clean energy, so they would be good to have,” said the Michigan resident, visiting family in Brunswick County for the holidays, when asked if having wind turbines in the near-shore waters off the North Carolina coast would… Read More
Thousands of acres of salt marshes that buffer the South Atlantic coast from hurricanes, sustain the seafood industry and bolster the tourism economy are in danger of washing away, victims of booming development and limited government oversight that have made the threat of sea level rise more menacing. State regulators in the Carolinas and Georgia… Read More
Maryland’s offshore wind portfolio is poised to grow substantially with a December 17 decision by the Maryland Public Service Commission to award offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) to two developers that have proposed more than 1600 megawatts of energy to be built off the coast of Maryland. The decision in the state’s second round… Read More
(Dec. 16, 2021) The Sconset Beach Preservation Fund has agreed to pour an estimated 20,000 cubic yards of sand onto the geotube project at the foot of the Sconset Bluff this winter, in a move they hope will be a step towards finding a way forward in the ongoing battle over that project. They will… Read More
ORLEANS — With its consultant Leslie Fields phoning in from the road, the Orleans Select Board was unable to delve as deeply into dredging as it would have liked. The result was a delay until Jan. 5 on furthering last week’s discussion about Eastham’s withdrawal two days earlier from the agreement to dredge the Nauset Estuary. The… Read More
Mayflower Wind, a 50/50 joint venture (50:50) between Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds, reports that it has been awarded a 400 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its three biggest utilities as part of Massachusetts’ 83C III offshore wind energy procurement. Combined with an earlier 804 MW PPA. Mayflower… Read More
The cause of fire that broke out aboard the vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen at the Blount Island Horizon Terminal, Jacksonville, Fla., has been determined, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle was the probable cause of June 2020 fire. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue… Read More
GREENWICH — A major construction project could be coming to the Greenwich/Port Chester border in an effort to mitigate the possibility of flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented a $35 million plan to replace the two bridges along Route 1 into Port Chester, N.Y., to improve water flow in the Byram River. “Our… Read More
Fire Island Light House — Earlier today, leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, gathered with elected officials and project partners at Fire Island Lighthouse, Bay Shore, NY, where an official ceremony kicked off commencement of construction for a major coastal-storm risk-management project. The Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project… Read More
BALTIMORE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and San Rafael, California-based contractor, The Dutra Group, recently began work to dredge approximately 2.36 million cubic yards of material from the Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel. The District awarded the $14.8 million contract on Sept. 24, 2021. This work is part of the… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) are planning to resume the Sea Year program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. The program was paused last month following the harrowing allegations of rape and sexual harassment by the female Kings Point cadet now widely referred to as “Midshipman… Read More
Dredger Market ( 2021 Updated ) The Global Dredger Market report provides information about the Global industry, including valuable facts and figures. This research study explores the Global Market in detail such as industry chain structures, raw material suppliers, with manufacturing The Dredger Sales market examines the primary segments of the scale of the market…. Read More