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A groundbreaking ceremony held by the Memphis Engineer District in Caruthersville, Mo., April 3, 2022, marked the start of a federally funded project to replace the Caruthersville Mississippi River floodwall. Those in attendance at the ceremony included Missouri Rep. Jason Smith (8th District), Caruthersville Mayor Sue Grantham, Maj. Gen. Diana M. Holland (President, Mississippi River… Read More
A proposal from Governor Edwards is seeking to send $150 million in state surplus funding to coastal restoration and protection projects Edwards was joined by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Tuesday to announce his proposal which would allocate $150 million in surplus funding… Read More
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — The seven-month-long renourishment project on Panama City Beach is just days away from completion. Back in September, dredging barges began making their way across Panama City Beach. They’re now finishing the $28.5 million federally-funded beach renourishment project and 18.5 miles of brand new shoreline. “The beaches in Panama City… Read More
State transportation officials say that shoaling in the channel navigated by the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route is critical and limiting travel just as the busier spring schedule begins. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division said Monday that the number of scheduled runs increases Tuesday from 18 to 26 daily departures from each side. The schedule… Read More
Removal of cargo containers from the grounded containership Ever Forward got underway this past Saturday. The 1,095 feet long,12,118 TEU Evergreen Marine vessel has been bogged down in mud in Chesapeake Bay since March 13 and the boxes are being taken off in an attempt to lighten the vessel before a further attempt to… Read More
Issues related to hot work are the focus of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on a February 2021 fire aboard a fish processing vessel docked for repair at a shipyard in Tacoma, Wash. The fire aboard the vessel, the Aleutian Falcon, was reported February 17, 2021.The Tacoma Fire Department responded and extinguished the… Read More
It’s always great to see local and state government officials join forces to solve a serious problem. We saw this kind of a combined effort in the quest to successfully secure state funding for a project in Lake County that will benefit the area’s economy. Lake County recently was awarded an $11.3 million grant to… Read More
A new wetland is coming to Wood County, just on the outskirts of Bowling Green, and it is one of many that will be part of the H2Ohio program that was instituted by Gov. Mike DeWine to cut harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. “I’m putting the swamp back in the Black Swamp,” Staten Middleton… Read More
(Dare County) Earlier this week, Dare County released this update on recent dredging operations in Oregon Inlet and Hatteras Inlet conducted by the Merritt, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. And in a move that county officials hope will be a game changer, the newly built shallow-draft hopper dredge, known as… Read More
WELLFLEET — A joint public hearing before the Truro and Wellfleet Conservation Commissions will be the last step of the permitting process for phase 1 of the massive Herring River Restoration project. The April 14 hearing will allow commission members to ask questions about the 193-page Notice of Intent filed by the town of Wellfleet and Cape… Read More
Latest funding: $67 million for Pajaro River flood risk management project announced this week April 2, 2022 – Washington – Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) have helped secure more than $870 million in funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water projects in California over the last five months. This will help fund… Read More
April 7 (Renewables Now) – The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Wednesday released its draft environmental assessment (EA) of the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area offshore central California, starting a 30-day public review and comment period. The Morro Bay Wind Energy Area of about 240,898 acres (97,488 ha) could deliver up to… Read More
Dredge Wire Exclusive: Gator Dredging is finishing up the dredging and beach restoration of Doctors Passes. The dredged sand, approx. 25,700 cu. yds., from Doctors Pass is being pumped to the beach in the Lowdermilk Park area via a buried pipe. The dredging & beach restoration of Wiggins Pass and Barefoot Beach of approx 65,000… Read More
Historical industrial activities along the Grasse River in upstate New York released polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that accumulated in more than 7 miles of the river’s sediments. These compounds can bioaccumulate up the food chain, which led to a fish advisory put in place for the Lower Grasse River due to elevated levels of PCBs in… Read More
Unions call for expanding the Jones Act fleet to counter supply chain issues and an ocean shipping industry that is dominated by foreign players. Fuel economy standards for cars will approach 50 miles per gallon by 2026 after a new DOT rule was announced. House Transportation Committee Republicans to hold a GOP-only hearing bashing President… Read More