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Doomsday, we’re told, will go something like this: A 20-foot storm surge propelled by 150 mph winds from a cyclonic beast spawned in the balmy Gulf of Mexico is on a collision course with the Houston Ship Channel. The wave tosses debris, vehicles, shipping containers into refineries and chemical plants, unleashing pyrotechnic clouds of toxicity… Read More
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Horry County leaders didn’t make a decision Tuesday on revising the county’s flood ordinance to further protect life and property. The ordinance says new homes would require an elevation three feet above the Federal Emergency Management Agency or supplemental flood zones, whichever is higher. The supplemental flood zone is based… Read More
Pine Knoll Shores, a small barrier island town on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, is known for its sandy beaches, a popular aquarium—and for flooding when major storms blow in along the coast. “People here are used to being in the path of hurricanes, tropical storms, major rain events, floods and everything else,” says Mayor John Brodman…. Read More
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Dredging barges started pumping sand along Panama City Beach’s shoreline last week, starting at Pinnacle Port, heading east to Sunnyside. According to Bay County Commissioner Philip “Griff” Griffitts, this $28.5 million beach rebuild will be one of the largest in Bay County’s history. “It’ll be all winter long and… Read More
Projects focusing on coastal habitat resilience and regulations eying species restoration offer hope for fisheries despite climate change. Waves, inland runoff and a record tidal surge from Hurricane Florence in September 2018 battered the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, whose northern perimeter borders the Neuse River southeast of New Bern. To reinforce the… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Emerald Isle commissioners Tuesday night voted 5-0 to authorize town manager Matt Zapp to send the federal government a letter of intent to apply for grant funds to cover a multi-million-dollar flood prevention project. The vote came during the board’s monthly session in the meeting room on Highway 58 and virtually via GoToWebinar…. Read More
After four years of dredging at Fountain Lake, our work is nearing completion! Our dredge Vic Buhr, pictured below operating near Bancroft Creek, has a couple days worth of dredging remaining. This dredged material will head to one of the confined disposal facilities where the dredge slurry is managed and the water is discharged back… Read More
DredgeWire note: The increasing degree of connection between US and Europe for natural gas, all based on specialty ports, as noted in this article for sure will have a meaningful impact on US dredging markets….. Key Points Natural gas becomes more expensive as investors worry about whether enough of the commodity has been stored for… Read More
Collier County commissioners agreed to continue working with USACE after failed attempt to sever ties with coastal resiliency study. A Collier commissioner’s effort Tuesday to sever ties with a federal study meant to protect the county’s shores from storm risks fell through. Board of Collier County Commissioner Chairwoman Penny Taylor asked her fellow board members… Read More
Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of the Majuro-flagged vehicle carrier Golden Ray, an incident that resulted in US$200 million worth of damages, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday, September 14. The Marine Accident Report details the NTSB’s investigation of the September 8, 2019, capsizing of the roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier Golden Ray… Read More
A ghost crab skitters into the cordgrass. Sea oats bow to a southerly breeze. A kestrel swoops hard on a hunt for beach mice. Alan Robertson takes stock of a scene that is in some ways more movie set than nature’s handiwork. Clad in the coastal fashion – red fisherman’s shirt, khaki shorts, and flip-flops… Read More
The Town Council is Oak Island’s governing body, consisting of 5 Council Members and the Mayor. The Town Council sets Town policy, enacts ordinances, and adopts the annual budget. Regular Meetings for the Council are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM, in the Council Chambers, located on the second floor… Read More
Oak Island Town Council accepted – but took no action on – a 25-page report on shoreline management from the ad hoc Beach Renourishment Committee. The committee, in the majority, echoed most of the town’s existing plans for a long-term engineered beach that would initially cost roughly $40-million. Two of the seven committee members offered… Read More
OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) announced the dates for two virtual public hearings for proposed second phases of two offshore wind energy projects. In 2017, the PSC approved two offshore wind energy farm projects off the coast of Ocean City including Ørsted’s Skipjack I project and US Wind’s Marwin project. Technically,… Read More
Construction of the Vineyard Wind project, America’s first full-scale offshore wind farm, is set to begin now that its backers have secured $2.3 billion in financing from nine international and U.S. banks. Vineyard Wind said with the new funding, the company will start its major commercial-scale offshore wind farm, despite the recent permitting lawsuit filed at… Read More