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The project is now in design phase with construction to begin in 2023 with an $18 million budget. If a tourist or local wants to catch a fishing charter, dinner cruise or other waterborne excursion on Clearwater Beach, they ultimately will find themselves strolling the slips at the city’s beach marina. The marina has helped… Read More
The Rosedale Beach boat ramp and parking lot on Indian River Bay will temporarily close for ramp repairs beginning Thursday, Oct. 21, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today. The project will include a concrete patch to repair a large crack that runs along the center of the boat ramp. Project… Read More
2021 State of High Tide Flooding and Annual Outlook Final Source
In this report, we examine the impact of COVID-19 as a universal disruptor and catalyst for digital transformation in the maritime sector. Drawing upon an extensive analysis of evidence, we will chart how the pandemic has influenced the trajectory of digitalisation at sea and ashore and tackle some fundamental questions about digital investment and adoption… Read More
SPANISH FORT – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday, during a press conference, announced over $41 million for 17 projects, which are supported by funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). These projects focus on sewer infrastructure, water quality, land acquisitions, research and recreational access improvements, which are included in the… Read More
RGGI money earmarked for flood preparedness begins to flow to local governments Carbon auctions have given Virginia officials millions of dollars to play with. But as the state begins pushing large amounts of that money toward local flood preparedness, the focus is largely on a staid and sober goal: resiliency planning. “It’s such a big,… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has invested a combined amount of $171 million in 72 projects that aim to address the effects of climate change. NOAA said Tuesday that it issued grants to fund these projects that universities, research institutions and government-partnered entities will work on over the next five years. The investment’s… Read More
Marine Log’s FERRIES 2021 conference is set to go live and in person in just over three weeks, with a full agenda and a nearly sold out venue. The event will take place November 9-10 on the New York Harbor waterfront in Jersey City, N.J., in partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association. As its theme… Read More
Dredging work has begun on Nantuxent Creek in Cumberland County, the state Department of Transportation said Wednesday. The $1.6 million project will restore channels to a safe and navigable depth and restore endangered species habitat, the DOT said in a news release. The project will dredge the State Channel in Nantuxent Creek to allow for… Read More
To help understand the role dredging can play in mitigating the effects of upstream discharges and the lost trapping capacity of Conowingo Dam, the Maryland Environmental Service (MES), in coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), is beginning the dredging portion of the Conowingo Dredging and Innovative and Beneficial Reuse Pilot Project. Conowingo… Read More
PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana, Oct 14 (Reuters) – On Louisiana’s south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge shipyard sits idle and in tatters. Where parts of the nine-bay terminal’s roof once hung, only a tangle of twisted metal beams is now visible while a side of the building is… Read More
HONOLULU, HI (STL.News) The options available to land managers and owners of coastal properties facing serious beach erosion are limited, expensive, and unlikely to provide permanent fixes. That’s one of the conclusions of a presentation to the Board of Land and Natural Resources last Friday. Shellie Habel, a coastal geologist with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant… Read More
“The options available to land managers and owners of coastal properties facing serious beach erosion are limited, expensive, and unlikely to provide permanent fixes,” according to conclusions of a presentation made to the Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday. Shellie Habel, a coastal geologist with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant Program, is… Read More
A proposed Lake Okeechobee management plan is still drawing concerns from state water managers and the public as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to finalize what’s called the Lake Okeechobee System Operation Manual, or LOSOM. The plan will be in place until at least 2030 and will guide lake releases to the Caloosahatchee… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $13.5 million in funding to provide critical environmental and wildlife data to support offshore wind development. In support of a joint interagency goal to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, DOE is funding four projects that will inform offshore wind siting, permitting and help protect… Read More