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A.P. Møller, commonly known as Maersk, is a Danish shipping company integral to global logistics, supply chain management, and port operation. It is the world’s largest shipper and vessel operation that specializes in delivering containers. It is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in 130 countries. It has 95,000 employees. In 2018, it had annual… Read More
Coastal flooding is a legitimate threat to the safety of many Boston residents, and the likelihood of flooding in the city will only increase over the coming years, according to an extensive new report released by city officials. That report is the product of years of work studying Boston’s coastline and determining the best ways to protect… Read More
Sheboygan has spent millions of dollars to prevent a disaster as devastating as the flood of 1998. But with Lake Michigan water levels expected to rise and continue to undergo extreme fluctuations, the City of Sheboygan and a regional research group are preparing additional planning and projects to address a future with more flooding and erosion. These… Read More
In March of this year, world leaders met for the High Seas Treaty negotiations but were unable to make a decision that was supposed to create a legal framework for establishing marine protected areas, overseeing fishing activities and sharing resources. Back then, head of oceans at Greenpeace, Will McCallum, commented: “The glacial pace of negotiations at the… Read More
The former ro-ro acquired four years ago by Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin left the Port of Pensacola yesterday for her final voyage. Instead of the grand vision of converting the former Stena vessel into an autonomous Landing Platform Vessel, she however left the port on the end of a towline bound for the… Read More
With work already on track for the southern part of Flagler County, commissioners plan to ask the Army Corps of Engineers to study beaches and dunes in the rest of the county. That was one of the items discussed by county commissioners during a workshop on Monday about a beach and dune management plan. Commissioners also discussed beach… Read More
Some stars have finally aligned for the residents of Bay City. Over the past few decades, they’ve watched their vibrant waterfront — connecting to Lake Pepin, the largest lake on the Mississippi River — become nearly unusable. People had once come from all over to the village, about 90 minutes upriver from La Crosse, to swim, boat and… Read More
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — Crews in Alberta are conducting work dredging the Snye to keep the channel clear for boats and watercraft in the Wood Buffalo area. The mouth of the Snye fills with sediment deposits, also known as silt, brought by the current of the Clearwater River. Each year, this silt is removed from… Read More
The mighty Mississippi River was renamed the mightier Mississippi on Tuesday, by a gathering of federal, state and local officials heralding the deepening of the river’s navigation channel to 50 feet between its mouth and New Orleans. Sean Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition, began lobbying in 2012 to deepen the channel of the… Read More
Louisiana’s largest source of money to pay for coastal restoration will run dry in the next 10 years, according to the Public Affairs Research (PAR) Council of Louisiana. “This is not an immediate issue, but it is an important issue,” said Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana President Dr. Steven Procopio. After the devastating Deepwater Horizon… Read More
A throng of state and local leaders met Tuesday night (Aug. 16) to celebrate the completion of the first of two phases of a $250 million project to deepen the Mississippi River, allowing larger vessels to navigate to the state’s major ports. The event, hosted by the Big River Coalition, marked the Army Corps of… Read More
A couple of videos that surfaced on social media recently have raised concerns for some about heavy machinery working on our Coastal Bend beaches. In one clip, residents can see a machine scooping water from the shoreline. In another, you can see the one of the large machines scraping the sand along a beach road… Read More
As part of the City of Hamilton’s Chedoke Remediation plan, in-water targeted dredging work is scheduled to begin the week of August 22, 2022, with construction mobilization underway, and the dredge machine scheduled to arrive and be placed in the creek on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.The targeted dredging work is anticipated to take four months… Read More
Louisiana officials are touting state incentives for a $198.5 million carbon capture project at an Ascension Parish chemical plant, despite evidence and experts suggesting it’s a questionable investment. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Friday CF Industries plans to invest $198.5 million to construct a CO2 compression and dehydration unit at its Donaldsonville complex that’s expected… Read More
It’s peak season at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. By 8 a.m., the pier is already lined with anglers and sightseers, and the waves below are alive with schools of fish. Far out on the bright water, a white buoy marks the future location of a new addition to the pier: the test site for… Read More