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With the official start of summer Thursday, anglers, kayakers, boaters and other water enthusiasts will soon flock to the Columbia River for a little recreation and relaxation. But navigating the busy waterway, with its shifting sandbars, hidden obstacles and commercial shipping traffic can be tricky. Take for example the Wind River confluence with the Columbia… Read More
After over 20 years, Flagler County officials, alongside multiple agency and state and local representatives, broke ground on the county’s beach renourishment project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps will be restoring a 3.5-mile stretch of Flagler County’s beaches over the summer months. County Commission Chair Andy Dance said the beach… Read More
Marine transport is the backbone of international trade, moving almost 90% of all commodities globally. As such, the infrastructure assisting this industry must be strong and resilient to various issues, such as natural calamities, climate change, and expanding operational requirements. This paper looks at the key components of creating a robust infrastructure for the maritime… Read More
The dredging material from the Alabama Port Authority’s ship channel deepening and widening project will be used in Dauphin Island. With the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Mobile Harbor Modernization Project started in 2021 with the goal of deepening and widening the existing bar, bay and river channel bar by five… Read More
Fossil fuels have damaged our world and continue to do so. None represents the impact more than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, after which federal and state agencies came together to form the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. The Trustees studied the effects of the oil spill and continue to restore the… Read More
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — North Wildwood beachgoers are buzzing with excitement as they start to see the results of the city’s emergency beach nourishment dredging project. The project, which started a few weeks ago, involves blasting thousands of cubic yards of sand onto North Wildwood’s shoreline, which has suffered major erosion over the years. The project stretches… Read More
Maui County has nearly completed mapping wetlands across Maui, Molokai and Lanai in an effort to help mitigate flooding, control harmful runoff, enhance wildlife habitat, restore natural fire breaks and provide other benefits like sequestering carbon. Over the last year, the Planning Department, Hawaii Sea Grant and consultant H.T. Harvey & Associates tried to determine… Read More
Council members voice some concerns about portions of proposed $5.5 million dam project amid support for continued planning and community engagement. ROCHESTER — Design work will continue on the proposal to replace Silver Lake Dam alongside future dredging. “This is not the vote right now to take a wrecking ball to the dam,” Rochester City Council member… Read More
The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous shipping startup Orca AI showed on Tuesday. The use of the technology could reduce the need for maneuvers and route deviation from close encounters with high-risk marine… Read More
On June 17, 2024, BOEM joined the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flagler County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project. This project aims to protect and enhance a portion of Florida’s cherished but critically eroded beaches. Coastal resilience efforts, like these, strengthen the ability of individuals, communities, and infrastructure to “bounce back” after hazardous weather… Read More
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association is pleased to join with our partners at the Coastal States Organization to release the Joint Beach & Inlet Management Policy. The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is dedicated to merging science and policy to preserve, protect, and enhance the beaches, shores, and coastal systems of… Read More
Baileys Harbor Treasurer Dave Smith and Town Chair David Eliot looked for ways for the town to afford an unexpected $170,000 cost that resulted from Death’s Door Marine doing extra dredging work to eliminate a sandbar that was discovered blocking the entrance to the town marina this spring. The town eliminated three budgeted projects on… Read More
The Sussex Shores Homeowners Association operates and maintains a private beach in North Bethany. Over the past two weeks, through someone’s action and in violation of state law, a dune line there was excavated, sand was removed, and the sand was levelled to improve the view and beach area access for the property owners, according… Read More
SAUGATUCK, MI — The popular passage way from Kalamazoo River to Lake Michigan is being cleared for boaters, with sand redistribution to Saugatuck’s most popular shorelines. This month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, began dredging 68,000 cubic yards of sediment from Saugatuck Harbor to ensure safe navigation between Lake Michigan and the… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana coastal restoration officials have reached agreement with local officials in a coastal parish to renew some preparatory work for a nearly $3 billion coastal restoration project that has been halted amid legal disputes. The agreement announced Thursday between the state and Plaquemines Parish means a stop-work order is being partially lifted,… Read More