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COLUMBUS — State Reps. Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, and Craig Riedel, R-Defiance, announced the release of funds Monday for new dredge equipment for Grand Lake St. Marys. The Department of Natural Resources will receive $83,395 to replace dredge equipment that has been in operation on the lake — located in Auglaize and Mercer counties — for… Read More
As part of the Fiscal Year 2022 federal budget and among a list of New Jersey community projects supported by U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, Stockton University will receive $500,000 from the federal government to support its coastal resiliency and management programs. The Coastal Resiliency Equipment, Education and Outreach funds will also provide… Read More
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A new advisory group in Maine will work with state officials about the development of offshore wind ports. The Maine Department of Transportation said the panel will be called the Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group. The agency said the group will advise it and other officials about the “potential development of… Read More
Time was running out to save the last vestige of a rollicking African American getaway on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The pair of neighboring Jim Crow era resorts once buzzed along the waterfront of the Annapolis Neck peninsula. At their height during the 1950s and ‘60s, Carr’s and Sparrow’s beaches attracted crowds by… Read More
A captain who assumed a watch immediately after waking was likely experiencing sleep inertia, leading to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, says the National Transportation Safety Board. On March 22, 2021, the towing vessel Ava Claire was transiting westbound pushing two fully loaded tank barges in the Gulf Intracoastal… Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday a proposal to commit $150 million in surplus funds for more than a dozen coastal restoration and protection projects, including three for Southwest Louisiana. The funding includes $8 million for Cameron Parish Gulf shoreline protection; $10 million for the Southwest Coastal Project in Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermilion parishes;… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A plan to raise high voltage transmission lines across the St. Johns River got the tacit support of JEA Board members, even as they declined to foot the bill. At its Tuesday meeting, the JEA Board responded to increasing pressure from JaxPort officials to get the project underway. In a letter first… Read More
We have big news regarding federal funding for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and New Jersey Intracoastal Waterways this month! The FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill was signed into law and the FY23 President’s budget has been released. Both of these appropriations bills include substantial funding for the waterway and build on the allocations provided from the first year… Read More
Despite two failed attempts to free it this week, a sister container ship to the Ever Given that got stuck in the Suez Canal last year has been lodged in the Chesapeake Bay for 21 days — and now cargo holders have to pay to help free it. Why it matters: The Ever Forward (yes,… Read More
The pandemic has enabled us all to better understand the complexity of the global supply chain, its fragility due to years of federal underinvestment in critical maritime infrastructure (such as our ports or the hardworking men and women who ensure ships safely reach our shores), the shipbuilding industry that builds and repairs the equipment we… Read More
In action March 31, the U.S. Senate passed by a voice vote its version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, following approval the week prior by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The bipartisan bill looks to help fix supply chains and ease shipping backlogs. Differences exist between the House and… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, April 4 – 8. Four public meetings are scheduled aboard the M/V Mississippi in selected towns along the river. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues. The meeting dates, times… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Invests $2.7 Billion from President’s Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Strengthen Port and Waterway Supply Chains and Climate Resilience Department of the Interior Invests $1.7 billion in Rural Infrastructure for FY 2023 Recognizing the vital role of modern, resilient infrastructure in reducing costs for American families and businesses, President Biden… Read More
The Biden Administration appears not to plan to hold any lease sales for offshore oil and gas areas in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a draft budget proposal analyzed by Bloomberg. In the budget plan for the fiscal year 2023, the U.S. Administration expects oil and gas rents and bonuses of just $25 million… Read More
Beaches and sand dunes are critical to protecting coastal communities from storm surge, but the specifics of how different dune shapes, dimensions, and qualities influence their protective capabilities during storms are not fully understood. A recent NOAA-supported study suggests that greater protection from erosion and flooding is provided by a wide beach rather than the… Read More