It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
The City of Long Beach announced updates on multiple Zeta repairs including traffic signals, the Long Beach Harbor, and beached boats along Highway 90. On the mayor office’s Facebook page, the city stated that the damages for several traffic signals along Klondyke Road have been identified and the repairs are in the process of being… Read More
Companies in the Dredging Market are facing issues in keeping their production facilities fully functional due to shortage of staff and resources amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Get a hands-on over key drivers and threats to the Dredging Market to make your company future-ready post the pandemic. Avails out reports for exciting prices to learn new… Read More
Passenger ferry service between Ocracoke and Hatteras might be delayed while an appropriation bill to pay for it goes through the legislative process in Raleigh. Service by the walk-on ferry is set to begin Tuesday (May 25) and continue until Sept. 9, according to previous information from officials. Because the legislative process has yet to be finalized, officials… Read More
In decades past, the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle in the Lower Ninth Ward was a natural jewel amongst an urban environment. A 12.1-mile-long sliver of brackish water, lilting cypress trees and native wildlife, residents need only have walked a short distance to access the water where they could cast fishing lines, relax and appreciate the… Read More
PROVIDENCE — The developers of the South Fork Wind Farm are set to reduce the number of turbines from 15 to 12 in response to a request from Rhode Island coastal regulators who want to minimize disruption to the marine environment and the state’s fishing industry. At a meeting of the state Coastal Resources Management Council on Tuesday, Ørsted, the Denmark-based offshore wind company, and its partner… Read More
Dredging at Sturgeon Point Marina will start Tuesday to move tons of sand that poured into the mouth of the marina during winter storms. West Herr Automotive Group on Monday presented to the Town of Evans a check for $162,000 to cover the cost of the dredging, which will ensure the marina will open in… Read More
BAYONNE, N.J. — With the sun gleaming off the Manhattan skyline in the distance, the massive ship passed slowly underneath the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday morning, tooting its horn to the delight of about two dozen onlookers on the bridge deck hundreds of feet up. Even by the standards of ocean carriers, the CMA CGM… Read More
Today, the Maritime Administration (Marad) announced the availability of $10.8 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The AMHP’s purpose is to encourage the use of America’s 25,000 miles of navigable waterways. It provides an efficient, sustainable and cost-effective transportation system – alleviating road congestion, reducing carbon dioxide, and supporting job… Read More
President Biden highlighted parts of his energy-efficient infrastructure plan in his joint address to Congress on April 28. Much of his agenda focused on creating jobs while addressing the issue of climate change. “For too long, we’ve failed to use the most important word when it comes to meeting the climate crisis: jobs,” Biden said… Read More
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — On Tuesday, two North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation with hopes to gain needed federal financial assistance to protect the shoreline on North Topsail Beach. Congressmen Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and David Rouzer (NC-07) are pushing to revise the boundaries of Unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Florida-based contractor EarthBalance made great progress in the first week of hand-planting vegetation on new dunes created in the recent Emerald Isle beach nourishment project. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said in an email Friday the company’s crews had completed the labor-intensive work in far western Emerald… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — The Carteret County Beach Commission, during its meeting Monday, explored the idea of bringing in a second person to work in the County Shore Protection Office. The concept is to at some point hire a water resources and resilience manager under Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. In concept, that person could… Read More
Last week’s federal approval of Vineyard Wind’s first-in-the-nation project was hailed as the start of the offshore wind era — and the project that moves up in the state’s queue is introducing itself to more residents as it prepares for its own turn under the microscope. Mayflower Wind, the Shell and Ocean Winds North America… Read More
By Basil M. Karatzas, Founder, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Company Basil Karatzas Until recently, the offshore drilling market had the distinction of employing the most expensive assets in the maritime industry. A decade ago, eighth generation drillships cost almost a billion dollars each to build. The winds of change, however, have been taking—metaphorically—the wind off… Read More
Projects paid for with $256.6 million in BP oil disaster money Three major restoration projects to build more than 2,900 acres of marsh, coastal ridges and barrier island beaches and dunes have started construction in southeast Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday. They are designed to: Restore key features of West Grand Terre Island… Read More