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Just about a foot and a half of water remains at the Leyden Glen Reservoir as the city moves forward with the reservoir’s first full dredging since 1988. “Periodic dredging is required to eliminate organics that accumulate over time and reduce the capacity of the reservoir,” explained Department of Public Works Director Marlo Warner II…. Read More
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is stifling the trade and logistics of Ukraine and the Black Sea region, increasing global vessel demand and the cost of shipping around the world. In a report entitled “Maritime trade disrupted: The war in Ukraine and its effects on maritime trade logistics” published June 28, the UN’s trade and development agency,… Read More
Advanced Geophysics Jacksonville Harbor Deepening A Comparison of Core Borings Versus an Arc/Aquares Geophysical Survey St Johns River, Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida HARBOR DEEPENING FACTS JAXPORT currently supports more than 138,000 jobs throughout the region and creates $31 billion in economic impact every year. JAXPORT has grown Asian container volumes nearly 100 percent since 2012…. Read More
Just a few days ahead of the 2nd UN Ocean Conference taking place in Lisbon from June 27th to July 1st, the European Commission issued a communiqué that, among other things, strengthens the block’s position against deep-sea mining. The idea of banning mineral extraction in the exclusive economic zones of EU countries was one of the many… Read More
As the world races to head off worst-case climate change scenarios, there has been increasing focus on developing and advancing technologies to suck planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Among the logistical hurdles with the technology, called carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is where to store the massive amounts of carbon gas underground once… Read More
Dear Editor, According to the West Indian Company Limited, 21 Oasis-class ships were turned away in the current fiscal year causing harm to the economic health of the territory, which is sustained, in part, by cruise passenger spending, gross receipts taxes collected on tourism spending and passenger head tax collected by the Virgin Islands Port… Read More
Contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that, due to the significant amount of progress that has been made since the project began in Avon on Sunday, June 19, 2022, beach nourishment operations have not been paused in order to begin work in Buxton. After evaluating the project schedule, the company has decided to allow the… Read More
Ortley Beach is expected to be fully open for the July 4 weekend after a $250,000 beach repair project that is winding down, Mayor Maurice Hill said Tuesday. The work to bring in sand to repair damage and extend the beach in Ortley, after a late-spring nor’easter caused significant erosion that shut down about 25… Read More
The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) began dredging the Rogue River at Gold Beach, typically an annual project, for the first time in a few years. The contractor — American Construction — began work on June 1 and will continue into late September. Excessive sediment buildup at the river entrance and severe… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that, due to the significant amount of progress that has been made since the project began in Avon on Sunday, June 19, 2022, beach nourishment operations have not been paused in order to begin work in Buxton. After evaluating the project schedule, the company has decided to allow the dredge Ellis… Read More
UPDATE from our crew in Redwood Falls, MN: 200,000 CY of sediment has been removed from Lake Redwood and pumped to the confined disposal facility (CDF) — we’re projected to complete dredging in September. Great work to our Environmental team! Source
To power the energy revolution, nations have stripped their lands for the metals crucial to build everything from Teslas to wind turbines. The hunt for cobalt has left a trail of pollution and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo while Zambia’s copper mining industry has poisoned nearby rivers. In nickel-rich Indonesia,… Read More
A restoration project at a popular Hawai‘i beach has garnered national accolades. The Waikīkī Beach Maintenance Project won an award for best restored beach from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. The project was one of four beach restoration projects recently honored by the association. Projects were judged on their economic and ecological benefits,… Read More
The United States will send 18 patrol boats to Ukraine as part of continued aid to the country as the Russian invasion stretches into the 119th day. The Department of Defense, using supplies already available, will send 18 coastal and riverine patrol boats, it announced Thursday. The DoD will also send high mobility artillery rocket… Read More
VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC (“VLS” or the “Company”), the North American leader in delivering innovative environmental solutions that support clients in achieving their sustainability goals, today announced that it has acquired Plaquemine Point Shipyard (“PPSY”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Plaquemine, Louisiana, PPSY is located just outside of Baton Rouge and provides full-service barge cleaning… Read More