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By Jonathan Barnes, Marine Log Contributor Around the Great Lakes region, shipyards are busy. The need for vessels, maintenance and retrofits, and necessary infrastructure improvements, have led to a hike in activity for some shipbuilders. But disparities in activity between shipbuilders in the region are not the difference between very little business in the sector… Read More
NEWBURYPORT — With sand from the Merrimack River dredging project on hold, the city is moving forward with an estimated $450,000 backup plan to install wood pilings and coir bags as short-term protection along Reservation Terrace. Earlier this month, Mayor Donna Holaday secured $350,000 from the state for the project. On Monday, the City Council… Read More
With New York City committed to 100% clean electricity by 2040 and carbon neutrality by 2050, it sees offshore wind as vital to the required shift to renewable energy from many sources. It also wants to make sure that it gets its share off the new jobs and economic activity that the offshore wind industry… Read More
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the availability of $600 million to communities statewide through the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA), Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program, and Intermunicipal Grant (IMG) programs to fund projects to upgrade infrastructure and make communities more resilient to flooding and other impacts of climate-driven severe storms and… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) will review two proposals for wind-energy projects off the coast of New Jersey, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC submitted the proposals, both of which would be located about 9 miles offshore. The first is projected to have a capacity of 1,510 megawatts. A 30-day… Read More
ATLANTIC CITY — A request for dredging Gardner’s Basin two years ago has grown into a proposal for an innovative coastal research and resiliency center that would position Stockton University and the city as leaders in the study of climate change. It would also serve as an incubator for jobs and education in the growing… Read More
A group of 10 advocacy groups has formed the Offshore Wind for North Carolina coalition, or OSW4NC, to lobby for funding, legislation and anything else that will get wind turbines turning off the North Carolina coast. The move comes as North Carolina, the U.S. and the rest of the world race to get global warming… Read More
ORLEANS — During its warrant review for the Oct, 25 Special Town Meeting, the Orleans Select Board took steps to move forward with the town’s Nauset Beach retreat plan, along with several other big-ticket projects. The town has obtained a $1 million grant from the state to help finance the Nauset Beach retreat plan, which is estimated… Read More
Waves of disaster have earned Louisiana a reputation as the place to watch for how climate change will impact coastal areas. Hurricane Ida was merely a punctuation mark in a series of devastating tropical cyclones, tragic inland floods, epic oil spills and deadly epidemics. Despite these all-too-frequent catastrophes, many residents of Louisiana’s vulnerable coastal areas… Read More
The projects cost the town $36 million to move about 1 million cubic yards of sand. by: Mark Bergin Staff Writer As the town nears completion of its six-segment beach renourishment project early next year, things are looking different along the beaches of Longboat Key. On the north end, bright white new sand gleams where… Read More
FENWICK ISLAND – Delays in permitting and uncertainty regarding a public-private partnership between the town and a local developer have cast a shadow over a dredging project in Fenwick Island. Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to spend $51,000 for soil and archeological studies of the Little Assawoman Bay. While the town… Read More
Do you enjoy a walk on the sand? Throwing down your beach towel and an umbrella to lose yourself for a few hours? Or a family barbecue with the kids building sandcastles? Enjoy it while you can. Southern California’s sandy beaches are under duress and need our help. That became impossible to ignore this month… Read More
FOLEY, Ala. — Neighbors have had to move and sell their homes in one Foley neighborhood due to years of flooding. Those who have agreed to stay and love their waterfront homes are hoping for action from city-state and county officials. It may be a long shot for everyone involved. “See those two lines, that… Read More
DEAL, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore town with a long history of trying to discourage outsiders from using its beaches is about to get millions of dollars worth of new sand, paid for by federal and New Jersey taxpayers. U.S. Rep Frank Pallone Jr., a Democrat, said Monday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
Many living in the Duwamish Valley gathered at the South Park Plaza Friday evening to peacefully rally against proposed changes to the river’s cleanup plan. SEATTLE — Many living in the Duwamish Valley gathered at the South Park Plaza Friday evening to peacefully rally against proposed changes to the river’s cleanup plan from the Environmental… Read More