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ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — The Pass-a-Grille Beach renourishment project is scheduled to be complete in November and will triple the size of the current beach, according to Pinellas County Coastal Management Coordinator Dr. John Bishop. “It’s nice to see some progress,” he said. “Get some sand placed on the beach again.” About two weeks ago, a contractor… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $35,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for channel dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 2, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
California’s approach to environmental regulations must balance immediate effects with long-term consequences. Recent California Air Resources Board (CARB) amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft Rule highlight the need for this balance. These amendments, if unaltered, pose significant risks to mariners’ safety and affect California’s maritime projects. Fortunately, Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains’ AB 1122 offers a pragmatic solution. CARB’s regulations… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – The Alabama Port Authority in Mobile has now formally responded to Mobile Baykeeper’s notice of intent to file suit over the authority’s $366 million project to deepen and widen the Mobile shipping channel. In a letter sent by Port Authority Director John Driscoll to Baykeeper officials, Driscoll strongly advises Baykeeper to formally withdraw its… Read More
OPINION – California’s approach to environmental regulations must balance immediate effects with long-term consequences. Recent California Air Resources Board (CARB) amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft Rule highlight the need for this balance. These amendments, if unaltered, pose significant risks to mariners’ safety and affect California’s maritime projects. Fortunately, Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains’ AB 1122 offers a pragmatic solution…. Read More
CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WITN) – Lighthouses are a big part of our state’s history. People visit them year-round, which means lots of tourism dollars that stay here in the east. But just like many coastlines, it deals with erosion and changes in the currents. We’re taking you to Cape Lookout National Seashore on the southern… Read More
The design of a new passenger ferry’s engine and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to a 2022 fire aboard a Staten Island ferry, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday, July 30. Background of the accident A fire broke out in the engine room of the passenger ferry Sandy Ground in New York Harbor… Read More
The Ship Financing Portal, designed to improve access to financing for the shipping sector and the wider maritime industry, is now online! The platform, launched by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, provides businesses and organisations with a repository of available financial tools needed to drive fleet renewal and retrofitting, enhance efficiency, and reduce… Read More
Portions of Pass-a-Grille beach, from 9th Avenue (just south of Paradise Grille) to the jetty fishing pier are closed for beach nourishment starting today, Monday, July 29. Pass-a-Grille businesses will remain open and accessible throughout the project area. However, pier access and approximately 40 beach parking spaces on Gulf Way, between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue will be… Read More
WILLINGBORO, N.J. – Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey project will be awarded $72.5 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Resilience Regional Challenge to make New Jersey’s coastal communities more resilient to climate change and other coastal hazards. Congressman Kim helped deliver funding for the program through the passage of the Inflation… Read More
For the second consecutive year – exactly one year to the day – Vermont has been struck by catastrophic flooding, wreaking havoc across our beautiful state. Kingsbury Companies, alongside many others, has been on the frontlines of cleanup and recovery efforts these past few weeks, and we are still supporting Vermonters in the aftermath of… Read More
Today, NOAA officials were joined by regional partners to break ground on renovations at the agency’s pier facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The project is expected to be completed in 2026. In September 2023, NOAA awarded $59.8 million to Manson Construction Company for the renovations. This important infrastructure project is partially funded by the Inflation Reduction Act,… Read More
St. Johns County Coastal Management recently shared with the community how it’s managing more than 32 miles of shoreline. At the county’s “State of the Beaches” presentation, an update was given on beach restoration, construction projects, and the importance of the dunes and beaches in the local ecosystem. According to a news release, most of… Read More
An engineering report yielded positive results for the county as it continues working toward acquiring a permit to dredge Lake Contrary. Terracon, an engineering consultant based out of Lenexa, Kansas, collected soil samples around Lake Contrary in June. It was a seepage analysis to assess the risk of undermining the nearby levee, according to the… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a pair of grants to the San Francisco Estuary Partnership totaling $10.6 million for projects to protect and restore watersheds in Hayward, Richmond, San Pablo and North Richmond. In a statement Thursday, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership announced local partners donated matching funds to supplement the new grants… Read More