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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding will help address supply chain disruptions, enhance the movement of goods along navigable waterways, and expand existing waterborne freight services in Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. “These investments through the America’s Marine Highway Program will… Read More
As frustration with port delays and supply chain disruption grows, so does dissatisfaction with the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R.4996) by a bipartisan vote of 364-60. It now heads to the Senate for consideration…. Read More
Projects Located in Capital Region, Central, Finger Lakes, Long Island, Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier and Western New York Regions Over $33 Million Allocated to Drinking Water Projects that Address Emerging Contaminants Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $115 million for critical clean and drinking water infrastructure projects across the state that protect or improve water quality…. Read More
EMERALD ISLE — The Carteret County Beach Commission agreed by consensus Wednesday to ask the county to help it get sand from a planned dredging project in the waters near the U.S. Coast Guard station in Emerald Isle. The beach panel’s action came during a special meeting in the Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners’ meeting… Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — Environmental regulators are threatening to sue the owner of a hydroelectric dam responsible for polluting the Kalamazoo River with an estimated 369,000 tons of sediment after cleanup negotiations stalled. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) indicated it’s moving toward litigation against the owner of Morrow Dam, which released… Read More
Delay could require Army Corps of Engineers to re-bid contract to build access roads, levee district says The Pontchartrain Levee District has asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling by a St. John the Baptist Parish judge that has halted construction of the long-awaited West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Levee for at least 30 days… Read More
An aerial photograph of the Chicago Area Limited Disposal Facility, a 45-acre site on the southeastern side of Chicago that has been in operation since 1984. Insertion: The outline of the CDF is shown in red. (Credit: Army Corps of Engineers) Community activists and environmentalists were disappointed and responded to Friday’s approval by the Illinois… Read More
When asked what he’s done to address global warming and rising sea levels, the Governor attacked liberal ideologies. Despite criticizing people who use global warming rhetoric, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a quarter billion dollars in what he called a proactive approach to combat rising sea levels. Ahead of his formal budget announcement expected later this… Read More
Anna Maria Island’s coastline is covered in sand courtesy of 2020 and 2021 renourishment projects. So Manatee County is focusing on improving the tools that help keep the sand in place — as much as possible. The beaches are constantly challenged by erosive forces of the Gulf of Mexico, county parks and natural resources director… Read More
FENWICK ISLAND – A new partnership could allow a dredging project in Fenwick Island to move forward. Last Thursday, the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee convened to discuss the next steps in pursuing a partnership with Seatowne, a private community north of Fenwick Island. Officials say the idea is to use dredged materials from a town-led… Read More
Two years after erosion at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area was considered “gravely concerning,” the coastal wetland in Ontario is now undergoing restoration work to better protect it. In 2019, the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) told CBC News that erosion along the coastline — specifically along Wheatley Provincial Park, Hillman Marsh and Point Pelee National… Read More
Growing impatient with what they view as a lack of progress over dredging at the Crescent City Harbor, commissioners on Tuesday said they wanted to take their case directly to the State Water Resources Control Board at its first meeting next month. One commissioner, Harry Adams, who was elected to the Harbor District board last… Read More
WASHINGTON (Dec. 7, 2021) — The National Transportation Safety Board issued 10 safety recommendations Tuesday during a public board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the fatal Aug. 21, 2020, hazardous liquid pipeline strike and subsequent explosion and fire aboard the dredging vessel Waymon Boyd. The Waymon Boyd struck a submerged 16-inch hazardous… Read More
When Auckland Council put extra sand on city beaches, it didn’t realise that would enable wealthy beachfront homeowners to claim ownership of part of the beach Oh we do like to be beside the seaside, we Aucklanders. A summer evening swim, a weekend picnic, a lazy sunbathe. But lying on a wet towel or a… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive This week the National Transportation Safety Board issued its findings and recommendations related to a tragic fatal dredging accident in Texas last year. (See DredgeWire story today) Devon Carlock, the President of the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety, (CDMCS) gave DredgeWire this statement about the report: The Council for Dredging and… Read More