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The Trump administration moved its shipbuilding mission from the National Security Council to the White House Office of Management and Budget about three months after President Trump in April unveiled his “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” executive order. With the measure, Mr. Trump vowed to reinvigorate the country’s lagging shipbuilding industry and counter aggressive industrial moves… Read More
The marsh, which sits along Jamaica Bay, is now home to thriving native grasses and a growing population of sparrows, the birds for which the area is named. City officials from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Design and Construction have completed a $7 million joint project that restored three acres of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is dredging the federal navigation channel at Great Sodus Bay, a recreational harbor that supports over $28 million in economic activity, Great Sodus, New York, June 24, 2025. With six marinas and over 1,000 slips, the bay provides over $10 million in labor income and 169 jobs…. Read More
Officials hope to eventually develop location for industrial or recreational use Port of Woodland officials are asking the Army Corps of Engineers to continue sending them sediment dredged from the Columbia River to sell — but not to lock them into a 20-year commitment at the port’s Austin Point site. While the port has no… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, LA– Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $1,500,000 for the Lincoln Beach redevelopment project from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program. The City of New Orleans will use this funding for shoreline protection and beach nourishment measures, which will protect the natural habitats and ecosystems that have taken… Read More
The City of Two Rivers is considering funding for a project that would typically be undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The city council discussed obtaining funding from the Wisconsin Harbor Assistance program to conduct partial dredging of the entrance to the Two Rivers harbor, which Parks and Recreation Director Mike Mathis says… Read More
Earlier this month, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry scrapped a $3 billion coastal restoration plan that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was going to help pay for. That $3 billion cancellation could be good news to Vermilion and Cameron parishes. The plan was called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. Originally planned as a large-scale restoration project,… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The City of Virginia Beach announced dredging has starting on the Rudee Inlet. According to the city, the dredging, which is expected to last from July 28-30, will remove the bottom of bodies of water to make it easier and safer for vessels to navigate waters. Source
Callan Marine is done with its City of Houston West Fork dredging contract. The contract used the last of the FEMA money that U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw helped obtain for dredging the West Fork Mouth Bar and the surrounding area after Harvey. The City hired Callan to dredge 800,000 cubic yards from the San Jacinto… Read More
Hubbs Sea World Research Institute receives funding to repair marina MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – Nearly $1 million in state funding is set to transform an old marina along A1A in Melbourne Beach into a vital hub for Indian River Lagoon restoration projects. On a sweltering day with heat indexes soaring near 100 degrees, workers from Sea… Read More
The Captiva Erosion Prevention District’s (CEPD) commission received an update on the beach renourishment at its recent meeting, as well as approved two contracts related to the project. On July 24, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s East Coast Region Senior Vice President Lynn Neitfeld provided the board with an update on the project schedule… Read More
President Donald Trump previously warned about Chinese influence over the strategic waterway that the US completed in 1914 China may soon gain greater influence over the Panama Canal following the collapse of a proposed deal between U.S.-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, which had initially sparked tensions with Beijing. The original agreement would have… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start a maintenance dredging project at Manistique Harbor as early as August 7. The $1.865 million project will remove 92,500 cubic yards of sediment and place it along the west breakwater beach area below the ordinary high-water mark and west of the… Read More
The nearly $25 million effort is the result of a push to return deep water to wharves, docks, and piers. Source
ABC Action News has been following the health of our beaches since last year’s storms, and soon our coastline could be getting a facelift! Pinellas County leaders are asking the state to step in to help fund re-nourishment projects along our beaches. “I think they are kind of disappointed because they came here thinking it… Read More