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If you’re heading to the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day weekend, get ready to check out some wider beaches. A $73.5 million dredging and beachfill project began in January for beachfront communities in Ocean and Monmouth counties. Like other projects at the shore in past years, it aims to help fortify and widen the beaches…. Read More
Sand piles up as Volusia County prepares for beach restoration Source
Carl Bentzel, President of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE), testified before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) during the public hearing on proposed tariff actions under the ongoing Section 301 investigation into China’s efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries. The hearing examined the economic and national security… Read More
The Northern Territory Government is taking action to maintain safe and reliable ferry services at Cullen Bay. Urgent maintenance dredging works are set to begin later this month. Minister for Infrastructure and Logistics Bill Yan said the expedited dredging project would safeguard the continued movement of more than 150,000 ferry passengers each year, particularly those travelling… Read More
METAIRIE, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Venture Global announced a donation of $37,300 to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) to support critical coastal restoration projects in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. This contribution is part of the company’s multi-year partnership with the New Orleans Saints through the Catch for the Coast initiative, sponsored by Venture Global. The Venture Global team was pleased… Read More
Presque Isle State Park will not receive its usual $1.5 million in federal funding for sand replenishment this year, raising concerns about infrastructure stability. The park typically receives $3 million annually for sand replenishment, with half coming from the federal government and half from the state. This year, the federal government has not provided its… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH — A public works plan to fill a bowl-shaped borrow pit with material dredged from navigational channels and stormwater projects has met resistance from the city’s Planning Commission, neighbors and wildlife groups who are concerned about the environmental impacts. The City Council is scheduled to vote on modifications to a conditional use permit… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $2 million contract to Michigan-based Dean Marine & Excavating on May 13 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channels in Great Sodus Bay and Oak Orchard Harbor on Lake Ontario. Dredging of these harbors ensures accessible depths for vessels traveling the Great Lakes and… Read More
Oslo and Paris, 20.05.2025 – Marlink, a leader in managed services for business-critical IT solutions, has published its Security Operations Centre (SOC) report for the second half of 2024. The report finds that cybercriminals targeting maritime have streamlined their tactics, enhanced their operational efficiency and adopted emerging technologies to expand their attack capabilities. In the six months to… Read More
As the Mobile Bay ship channel dredging continues, many local citizens and environmentalists continue to be concerned with how it’s being done and what it could be doing to the local seafood industry and the bay itself. It’s the reason Mobile Baykeeper held another in its series of town halls Thursday night, this one at… Read More
Presque Isle State Park won’t receive federal funding for sand replenishment work on peninsula beaches in 2025. “Presque Isle is not in the (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) work plan for this year,” park Operations Manager Matt Greene announced during the May 15 meeting of the Presque Isle State Park Complex Advisory Committee. Some sand work… Read More
(The Center Square) − The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority reported at its May 2025 board meeting that it currently has 106 active projects underway across the coast, with a focus on hurricane protection, marsh creation, and ecosystem restoration. The CPRA’s update detailed that out of the 106 total projects, 39 are in construction,… Read More
State Coastal Chair suggests an alternative to Louisiana’s largest wetlands project MYRTLE GROVE, LA. – Kevin Crossen runs a charter boat out of Myrtle Grove near the site of Louisiana’s largest coastal project. “You’re out here enough, you see it disappear daily,” said Crossen of the rapid loss of the state’s coastal marshes and ridges…. Read More
John Reimer oversees Dane County’s Yahara River Sediment Removal Project, a costly years-long initiative to improve water flow and reduce the risk of flooding by clearing sediment buildup in key stretches of the river. This year, the project expects to complete phase three of a five-phase plan to dredge the Yahara River, focusing on a stretch between Lower… Read More
Math question: How much beach sand is 2.2 million cubic yards? Answer: Enough to cover 344 entire football fields with three 3 feet of sand. Announced today is a more precise timeline and phases for Hilton Head’s upcoming 2025-26 beach renourishment project with the $47 million project adding 2.2 million cubic yards of sand the… Read More