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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was among the speakers at a March 25 ceremony held by the Georgia Ports Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia Department of Transportation to mark completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening project. “This is a great day for the state of Georgia and for the nation,” said Gov. Kemp…. Read More
An engineering study looking at ways to protect the piece of land connecting New Brunswick and Nova Scotia suggests the top three options will cost between $189 million and $301 million. The Chignecto Isthmus is a 21-kilometre wide stretch of land linking the two provinces and is the only land bridge connecting them. An estimated… Read More
A decade after the last effort, most restored areas are now just rocks A regional planning group is laying the groundwork for another large-scale sand project like the one that widened San Diego County beaches a decade ago. The previous effort, completed in 2012 at a cost of $28.5 million, required nearly a decade of… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) is commending the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on the recent passage of a joint resolution expressing “resolute support” for the Jones Act, the federal law that requires vessels transporting cargo between two U.S. ports be American-built, American-owned and American-crewed. The Virginia resolution highlights the importance of the Jones… Read More
Offshore windfarms could interfere with radar used by ships and smaller vessels, posing challenges for safe navigation, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine claims In the report, ‘Wind Turbine Generator Impacts to Marine Vessel Radar,’ which is available from the National Academies Press (doi.org/10.17226/26430), the Academy said the maritime community… Read More
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Lowcountry lawmakers working to allocate millions of dollars for renourishment of beaches along South Carolina’s coast. The effort is something coastal leaders say is needed to keep tourism and the state’s beaches strong. If State Senator Chip Campsen’s bill is approved, it would provide more than 9 million dollars annually… Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Senate may soon take up a bill that would provide money on a regular basis to help pump sand onto eroding South Carolina beaches. The bill sponsored by Sen. Chip Campsen would take 25% of all entertainment admission taxes and put them into the beach renourishment fund. That would… Read More
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Dan McKee is moving ahead with a plan to ramp up Rhode Island’s supply of power from offshore wind farms that would be developed off the coast of Southern New England. Legislation introduced in the General Assembly at the request of the McKee administration would require that a request for proposals be issued this summer… Read More
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport, Rhode Island, is in a bind: Should the city continue propping up its landmark Cliff Walk, even though chunks of the path keep crumbling into the sea? Last week, coastal erosion knocked out 30 feet (9 meters) of the paved trail, which winds its way beside Gilded Age mansions high… Read More
GRAY, La. (press release) – In late 2021, Danos completed four coastal restoration projects in south Louisiana on behalf of Shell Pipeline Company. The work will provide shoreline protection through a combination of customized 3D printed modules, nicknamed “Cajun Coral,” and advanced satellite image monitoring with partner Natrx, Inc. The project designs and installation procedures… Read More
The study by the Environmental Integrity Project analyzed biennial pollution reports sent by states to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Florida has climbed to the top of another ignominious list, thanks to its hundreds of thousands of acres of dirty lakes. The state’s waters have long been fouled by dirty stormwater and algae blooms fed… Read More
Members are advised that the US Coast Guard has recently reported another fire in a misdeclared container of scrapped lithium-ion batteries. On 4 March 2022, LA / Long Beach Coast Guard received a report of a shipping container on fire at the San Pedro Bay port complex at LA/Long Beach. The box was due to… Read More
A half-century later, not many would guess that plans for The Sea Ranch supplied the impetus for California’s coastal protection law. There’s seldom a news story about this oceanfront community that fails to feature its architectural and environmental legacy. The stories use words such as “iconic”” and “visionary” and “paradise.” A “modernist utopia,” declared the… Read More
The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and Western Towboat have established a unified command in response to a tug grounding in Alaska’s Neva Strait, with a subsequent spill of diesel fuel. Watchstanders in the Sector Juneau command center received a radio call at 2:55 a.m. Monday from the tug Western Mariner stating… Read More
A project that will replace a 40-year-old diesel powered vessel with a new all-electric ferry has marked another milestone. Washington State’s Skagit County reports that the state legislature has finalized its 2022 transportation appropriations package. Among other appropriations, the legislation provides $14 million for the all-electric Guemes Ferry Replacement project. This funding completes the financing… Read More