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A captain who assumed a watch immediately after waking was likely experiencing sleep inertia, leading to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, says the National Transportation Safety Board. On March 22, 2021, the towing vessel Ava Claire was transiting westbound pushing two fully loaded tank barges in the Gulf Intracoastal… Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday a proposal to commit $150 million in surplus funds for more than a dozen coastal restoration and protection projects, including three for Southwest Louisiana. The funding includes $8 million for Cameron Parish Gulf shoreline protection; $10 million for the Southwest Coastal Project in Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermilion parishes;… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A plan to raise high voltage transmission lines across the St. Johns River got the tacit support of JEA Board members, even as they declined to foot the bill. At its Tuesday meeting, the JEA Board responded to increasing pressure from JaxPort officials to get the project underway. In a letter first… Read More
We have big news regarding federal funding for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and New Jersey Intracoastal Waterways this month! The FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill was signed into law and the FY23 President’s budget has been released. Both of these appropriations bills include substantial funding for the waterway and build on the allocations provided from the first year… Read More
Despite two failed attempts to free it this week, a sister container ship to the Ever Given that got stuck in the Suez Canal last year has been lodged in the Chesapeake Bay for 21 days — and now cargo holders have to pay to help free it. Why it matters: The Ever Forward (yes,… Read More
The pandemic has enabled us all to better understand the complexity of the global supply chain, its fragility due to years of federal underinvestment in critical maritime infrastructure (such as our ports or the hardworking men and women who ensure ships safely reach our shores), the shipbuilding industry that builds and repairs the equipment we… Read More
In action March 31, the U.S. Senate passed by a voice vote its version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, following approval the week prior by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The bipartisan bill looks to help fix supply chains and ease shipping backlogs. Differences exist between the House and… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, April 4 – 8. Four public meetings are scheduled aboard the M/V Mississippi in selected towns along the river. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues. The meeting dates, times… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Invests $2.7 Billion from President’s Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Strengthen Port and Waterway Supply Chains and Climate Resilience Department of the Interior Invests $1.7 billion in Rural Infrastructure for FY 2023 Recognizing the vital role of modern, resilient infrastructure in reducing costs for American families and businesses, President Biden… Read More
The Biden Administration appears not to plan to hold any lease sales for offshore oil and gas areas in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a draft budget proposal analyzed by Bloomberg. In the budget plan for the fiscal year 2023, the U.S. Administration expects oil and gas rents and bonuses of just $25 million… Read More
Beaches and sand dunes are critical to protecting coastal communities from storm surge, but the specifics of how different dune shapes, dimensions, and qualities influence their protective capabilities during storms are not fully understood. A recent NOAA-supported study suggests that greater protection from erosion and flooding is provided by a wide beach rather than the… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The American Waterways Operators applauds the Tennessee General Assembly for passing SJR0954, a resolution that reinforces support for the Jones Act, the foundational law of American maritime requiring that any vessel moving cargo between U.S. ports must be American-owned, crewed, and built. Last month State Senator Janice Bowling… Read More
The Lake Erie shoreline in Buffalo has been battered in recent years by more frequently occurring seiches – the wind-driven waves that cause drastic differences in water levels. Damages in the millions of dollars have occurred at Times Beach Nature Preserve, Buffalo Harbor State Park, Erie Basin Marina and Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park. What’s… Read More
Spring is high season for beach replenishment projects along the Carolinas coast. They’re popular with waterfront property owners and communities that rely on beach tourism. But they’re also increasingly expensive. And then there are the coastal scientists, who say they make no sense environmentally, especially as sea levels rise. A slurry of water and sand… Read More
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program’s (CBBEP) Causeway Rookery Island Restoration Project is complete just in time for the 2022 colonial waterbird nesting season. The island, located just to the west of the Highway 181 Nueces Bay Causeway in Nueces Bay between Portland and Corpus Christi, has suffered from erosion for many years due to… Read More