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Over the four-month period of 2021, Marine Recruiting Agency trained 680 specialists for the stevedoring and road-building industries, 25% more than in the same period of the previous year. Under the programmes of basic professional education, MRA trained 524 people (+27%) including 105 people trained trained in the framework of MRA cooperation with the Employment… Read More
Ortley Beach, just one week after undergoing a maintenance project to return sand to the oceanfront and repair beach entrances, had its beachfront battered by a storm over the course of Memorial Day Weekend. Officials are now pledging to rebuild the beach, again, as the height of the summer season approaches. The storm brought… Read More
Merger of three units will strengthen interdisciplinary research, expand curricular offerings, and promote experiential learning opportunities for Carolina students. The departments of geological sciences and marine sciences, together with the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, will merge into a single academic unit within the College of Arts & Sciences on July 1, becoming the new… Read More
Departments of the Interior, Defense and the State of California agree to accelerate wind energy offshore the central and northern coasts of California WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl, and California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced an agreement to… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — The monumental task of hand-planting 400,000 to 500,000 pieces of vegetation on newly created dunes on Emerald Isle beaches wrapped up Friday, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. “They did a phenomenal job, finished in 20 days, planting along 6.4 miles of beach,” said Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg… Read More
Assembly approves AB 72 to speed regulatory approval for coastal adaptation projects With bipartisan support in the Legislature, AB 72 – The 2021 Coastal Adaptation Permitting Act – passed out of the Assembly. AB 72, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, will rationalize the regulatory approval process for critical coastal adaptation projects. Scientists have identified promising… Read More
AVALON – At a May 26 meeting, Avalon officials provided Borough Council with an update on the litigation overthe use of Herford Inlet sand for federal beach nourishment projects. In 2016, a hydraulic beach replenishment project, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was unable to use sand from the inlet due to controversial interpretation of the Coastal Barrier Resources… Read More
Annual dredging completed as beaches south of Oceanside Pier still in need of sand replenishment. OCEANSIDE, CA — The City Of Oceanside Harbor and Beaches Division released the final update for the 2021 Oceanside Harbor Dredge. The US Army Corps of Engineers annually dredges the mouth of the Oceanside Harbor for safe navigation of vessels…. Read More
The Biden administration has released its FY 2022 budget request. For many in the U.S. maritime industry, among the most significant programs to look at are those administered by the Department of Transportation. The DOT is requesting $88 billion, but only just under $2 billion of this is requested for the Maritime Administration (MARAD), which… Read More
LAPLACE — In her “West Shore Wednesday” update for the month of May, St. John Parish President Jaclyn Hotard shared that recent inclement weather and coastal flooding has presented some delays to the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee Project. However, while the stockpiling of clay material was halted in the Bonnet Carré Spillway, the West… Read More
WASHINGTON DC, May 25, 2021 – The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the Biden-Harris Administration, in partnership with the state of California, announced an effort to advance offshore wind off the northern and central coasts of California and open the Pacific Coast to its first commercial scale offshore clean energy projects…. Read More
KINGSTON — Residents concerned about the federal government’s proposed cleanup of the Cataraqui River are encouraged to attend an online community meeting on Wednesday night. The meeting has been organized in response to a proposal to clean up toxic chemicals at the bottom of the river, a plan that could include dredging contaminated sediment. The… Read More
Officials with the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have signed an agreement on how to proceed with requests for erosion control measures deemed necessary to protect roads, homes and businesses from rapidly eroding ocean and sound side areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The plan essentially streamlines the process for the… Read More
Mid-2022 could see the first offshore wind lease sale for a Wind Energy Area (WEA) off the coast of California, opening the way for the first floating wind farms off the U.S. coast. The Biden administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced an agreement to advance areas for offshore wind off the northern and… Read More
Contaminated water is being cleaned up and cleared out at Howards Bay in Superior, Wisconsin The EPA began dredging contaminated sediment in the St. Louis River Area of Concern at Howards Bay in Superior, Wisconsin. In the mid-1980s, St. Louis River AOC was classified by the U.S. and Canada as the most environmentally degraded area in… Read More