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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Work has begun on a $365 million project to improve the ship channel for Alabama’s seaport, work which officials said would keep the docks competitive in the global economy. The two-phase project includes both deepening and widening the channel, which large ships use to enter and exit the state docks at… Read More
The US Army Corps has politely asked a state environmental agency to stand down—for now—on its questions about the quality of sand that would be scooped from Scusset Beach and deposited on Town Neck Beach. Michael S. Riccio, the Army Corps’ project manager for the New England District, said in a recent email to Town… Read More
So far, 99 maritime companies, organisations and flag states, including BIMCO, have signed the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy, according to BIMCO’s release. In 2020, 135 crew were kidnapped from their ships globally, with the Gulf of Guinea accounting for over 95% of the crew numbers kidnapped. This has happened in international… Read More
The Dare County Board of Commissioners is set to hold a public hearing on establishing county service districts to help pay for a proposed more than $12 million beach nourishment project in Avon. The hearing on the proposed county service districts for beach erosion control and flood and hurricane protection works is at 9 a.m…. Read More
A project to protect James City County’s Chickahominy Riverfront Park from further erosion and to preserve recreational spaces is almost complete, according to parks and recreation staff. Park Administrator Alister Perkinson said a contractor is putting the finishing touches on the Chickahominy Riverfront Park Shoreline Restoration project. “The project is mostly finished, with a few… Read More
After closing for all of 2020, Lloyd Beach now has a new breakwater system, board walk and boat storage structure. WINNETKA, IL — After a year of closure Lloyd Beach and boat is set to reopen to the public later this month with a new breakwater system, a new boardwalk, restored bluffs and a replenished… Read More
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH – Several property owners here at a public hearing Saturday morning spoke out against a proposal that would divvy a portion of the town into districts for special assessments to help pay for a multi-million-dollar, 50-year joint beach project on Topsail Island. A majority of the nearly 20 property owners who spoke… Read More
The first seaweed farm in US tropical waters has been installed in Puerto Rico, in a bid to support large-scale production of algal biomass for biofuels and other valuable bioproducts. The pilot farm was established by Loretta Roberson of the University of Chicago’s Marine Biological Laboratory. Additional farms are being tested in Florida and Belize… Read More
The Town Council of Southern Shores voted Monday, May 3 to establish municipal service districts (MSD), though the discussion whether to use MSDs to fund beach nourishment is ongoing. The council voted to establish two municipal service districts: District 1, which includes all properties that abut the ocean beach of the Atlantic Ocean having an… Read More
The U.S. is getting its first major offshore wind farm. And it’s a big deal. The Biden administration recently gave the green light for the company, Vineyard Wind, to build 62 colossal wind turbines (over 800 feet tall) off the coast of Massachusetts, creating enough energy to power some 400,000 homes. The project is a… Read More
LAHAINA, Maui — Perched on Maui’s westernmost edge, nine condominium towers at Kahana Bay offer owners and guests a sweeping oceanfront panorama with distant views of Molokai and Lanai and an up-close seat to the seasonal parade of breaching humpback whales. But the tradeoff of this water’s edge location is the anticipatory dread of watching… Read More
The valley’s history — and the sand it contains — could help Texas with sea-level rise. Two weeks into her first-ever research cruise, doctoral student Solveig Schilling still could not stop smiling. The trip, which was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would provide her with data that will form the basis… Read More
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Newport Beach’s harbor commission has passed a resolution headed to city council recommending a small amount of dredging waste be buried in the harbor in a contained facility. The waste, which is unsuitable for dumping in the ocean, is currently being excavated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The proposed confined aquatic dredged… Read More
More than 1000 barges and 66 tugs were backed up along the river waiting for it to open after a crack was found in the I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge in Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Traffic is once again moving on the Mississippi River at Memphis. Friday morning, restrictions were lifted, allowing boats move underneath… Read More
VENTURA— Two harbor projects have been completed in Ventura, the harbor dredging and remodeling of the Ventura Harbor Village restroom. The Ventura Port District Board of Port Commissioners received an update at its May 5 meeting notifying them that dredging work in the inner harbor and work to remodel the Ventura Harbor Village restroom at… Read More