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Indian and Singapore Corporations and Company Official Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States and Causing the Death of Six Construction Workers Two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent face criminal charges in connection with the vessel crash that knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. A federal court unsealed an indictment… Read More
By Brontë Sorotsky TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) -The city of Tybee Island has reopened the 2nd Street and 19th Street crossovers ahead of beach season. The crossovers had been closed most of last year due to severe erosion creating dangerously steep drop-offs from the top of the dune system onto the beach. At 2nd Street, the… Read More
DELACROIX, La. — Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) joined federal and state partners to celebrate progress and deliver updates on ongoing coastal restoration projects in the Breton Sound. CPRA Chairman Gordon “Gordy” Dove and Executive Director Michael Hare were joined by St. Bernard Parish President Louis Pomes, Plaquemines Parish President Keith… Read More
By Charles Swenson Dennis Allen toured the 16 miles of creeks and channels in Murrells Inlet that are proposed for a dredging project. It reminded him of the time in the 1990s when he was director of the Baruch Marine Lab and there was a plan to dredge three miles of canals at DeBordieu to improve… Read More
By Bun Choum and Derek Sibley DELACROIX, La. — State, federal and local officials gathered Friday in Breton Sound to showcase momentum on a series of coastal restoration projects designed to rebuild marshland and strengthen storm protection in southeast Louisiana. The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority said the work will help protect communities in Plaquemines… Read More
By Parker Brown MITCHELL, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – In Mitchell, a drawdown and dredging project of Lake Mitchell will go forward. This comes after the state Water Management Board finally approved a variance request. Cleaning up Lake Mitchell has been a contentious subject in the city. With many ideas floating around about the best… Read More
By Justin Breckenridge INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — County officials are moving forward with an updated beach preservation plan aimed at guiding long-term shoreline management and erosion control efforts along the county’s coast. The draft update was presented to county commissioners during their May 5 meeting. Public comments on the proposal will be accepted through May… Read More
It is time to permanently retire the political narrative that Jones Act waivers reduce gasoline prices. As we near the expiration of the 60 day Jones Act waiver announced on March 17th—and the start of an unprecedented 90 day extension—one fact is clear: voyages completed under the waivers granted to date have done nothing to… Read More
The American Waterways Operators is the advocate, resource, and united voice of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry — citizen mariners who deliver the cargo that U.S. communities depend on every day. These American mariners provide reliability, stability, and security on our nation’s waterways. The overly broad, historically lengthy Jones Act waiver now in… Read More
Dredging operations continue this spring in the heart of the Wahpeton canal system on the west side of West Lake Okoboji. Tim Ireland, President of the Lakewood Parks Association, says Turtle Lake in that area is now six to seven feet deep, a far cry from what it was before the dredging took place… “Before… Read More
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the Administration had a real problem on its hands. I understand why a White House would want to move fast, but moving fast and moving smart are not the same thing. This week the Administration extended the current Jones Act waiver for another 90 days. Washington needs to… Read More
By Joy Crist Several items on the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ May 4 agenda have direct implications for Hatteras Island, with beach nourishment funding and the county’s proposed budget topping the list. The board will hold a public hearing on a financing plan that would support a range of capital projects, including beach nourishment… Read More
By Will Thomas BUXTON, N.C. — For decades, three jetties have sat on the Buxton oceanfront, deteriorating year after year. The most intact one to the south is being repaired, but a new bill in Raleigh could open up the future of a jetty system in the area. “Mixed feelings. Excitement and trepidation,” said Jeff Dawson,… Read More
By Carla Teles The city hall of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has launched since July 2025 one of the largest beach revitalization projects in the eastern United States, involving the suction and discharge of 2.2 million cubic yards of sand extracted from offshore deposits on the ocean floor to rebuild 46,500 feet of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and Port Royal… Read More