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The Sunset Beach Town Council during a June 13 special meeting voted to approve the special assessment roll for its recently completed dredging project, despite the objections from many assessed property owners about the per parcel method used to charge for the project, among other concerns. The preliminary assessment roll calls for charging the owners… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District, commenced dredging operations this month at the Unalaska-Dutch Harbor Channels Project in the Aleutian Islands. The project aims to improve navigation to the port facility. The work will involve dredging approximately 172,000 cubic yards (131,503 cubic metres) of sediment to remove a shallow bar at the… Read More
Unwitting mariners may be all too familiar with the shallow waters and sand bar at the mouth of Warwick Cove. Warwick Harbormaster Jeff Baris estimates “there are 900 groundings annually in that area, but thankfully most of them have very little damage because of the sand.” The City Council on June 16 approved the award… Read More
Director of Coastal Resilience, Catherine Ricks, narrates the dredging conducted by the Barnstable County Dredge. www.chatham-ma.gov Source
Louisiana has two problems: an eroding coastline and limited glass recycling. Engineer Franziska Trautmann is solving both by turning bottles into beach sand. About Franziska Trautmann Franziska Trautmann is a chemical engineer and the cofounder of New Orleans-based glass recycling company Glass Half Full. She has turned millions of pounds of glass into sand to be… Read More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Boaters in Grand Haven will have more room to navigate after a dredging project was completed this week on the outer harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed work to remove seasonal sediment buildup. The dredging of the inner harbor is expected this fall once a permit is approved. Harrison… Read More
LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Public access and boating are going to be temporarily affected in the Hudson Lake because of a dredging project aimed to improve boating access. The project is expected to last until the fall and is funded by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Lake and River Enhancement Program, and Hudson… Read More
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources reported Thursday that the dredging at Pohoiki Boat Ramp could be finished ahead of schedule. According to the DLNR, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Engineer Finn McCall made a site visit to Pohoiki on Tuesday and was “astounded by the progress” crews from contractor Goodfellow Bros…. Read More
BALTIMORE, MD — The next step in the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will begin about July 7 when demolition of the structure’s remnants begins, the Maryland Transportation Authority said Thursday. On March 26, 2024, the cargo ship Dali lost power and struck a bridge support, bring the span down. The collapse killed… Read More
U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins, R-La., and Congressman Mike Ezell, R-Miss., have introduced the Industrial Certification for Coast Guard Veterans Act, which would expand opportunities for U.S. Coast Guard personnel to transition to the dredging sector upon completion of their service. The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to produce a report analyzing the… Read More
Cashman Dredging is proud to announce the successful completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project in Duval County, FL for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Over 1,000,000 cubic yards of material were removed from the federal channel, ensuring safe, reliable access for commercial and military vessels. The work was completed in just over… Read More
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County will undertake an emergency beach nourishment project to restore the sand and coastline lost during last year’s hurricanes. County Commissioners approved the $125.7 million project, which will be funded by hotel bed tax dollars, paid for by visitors, and state grants. The county normally works with the U.S. Army… Read More
The dying Maurepas Swamp between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is another step closer to being revitalized thanks to a $60 million grant, the last major funding needed to construct the nearly $500 million project within one of the largest forested wetlands in the country. The project, led by the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, aims to… Read More
Matt Sermon, head of the Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base Program, in this op-ed puts out the call for a larger shipbuilding workforce as a national security imperative. This Friday, the Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Office will celebrate hundreds of new maritime workers at our National Signing Day in Washington, DC. These men and women… Read More
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1622, legislation that restores local authority to recognize recreational customary use of Florida’s beaches and streamlines beach restoration efforts in small Gulf Coast counties. “Senate Bill 1622 protects public beach access and streamlines beach restoration in Gulf Coast counties,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “I was happy to… Read More