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EVANS, N.Y. — Western New York is filled with beautiful resources, but if sites aren’t kept up, they will deteriorate. “This is a regional asset,” said Town of Evans Supervisor Mary Hosler of Sturgeon Point Marina. “We have more out of town residents using it than town residents. We need state and federal help to support… Read More
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced plans for what will be the Biden administration’s first offshore wind sale. It will offer areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight—an area of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. The department says the proposed lease areas have… Read More
Executive Order No. 218 reaffirms North Carolina’s commitment to creating clean energy jobs, increasing economic opportunities, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the expansion of offshore wind power. On June 9, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 218 highlighting North Carolina’s commitment to offshore wind power as the state transitions to… Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — A Canadian-owned hydroelectric dam operator says it will increase the amount of Morrow Lake impoundment sludge being dredged from the Kalamazoo River by doing two removal projects in a multi-mile stretch of waterway that’s smothered by tons of sediment. Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), announced that… Read More
The lake is a major water source for the City of Frederick. Frederick, Md (KM) The dredging of Lake Linganore north of Boyers Mill Road has been completed. That announcement was made Thursday morning by Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner. She said the $21-million project began two years ago, and involved removing 150,000 cubic feet… Read More
Co-authored letter stresses urgent need for vital restoration project to sustain Louisiana’s coast NEW ORLEANS (June 1, 2021) — A group of more than 55 natural and physical scientists, engineers and social scientists with a combined 1,300 years of research and technical experience related to Louisiana’s coast have co-authored and signed a letter voicing support… Read More
In the 1940s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was authorized to dredge the Vermilion River to make it navigable for watercraft. Eighty-one years later, the funding has come through — in the middle of a heightening panic about flooding in the Acadiana region. Just before the pandemic, the idea of dredging the river’s path… Read More
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Earlier this week, Cottrell Contracting began dredging sand from New Pass for placement along southern Longboat Key, from the Sanctuary to Sands Point. Beach work began just south of the L’Ambiance property and will progress southward to the terminal structure at New Pass. Once that portion of the beach is complete,… Read More
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In early May Gator Dredging mobilized their 18″ hydraulic dredge, the “Brittyn B”, an Ellicott Series 1270 model, for a beach re-nourishment project located at Honeymoon Island State Park in Pinellas County. This project is being performed for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and behalf of the Florida Parks Service and is nearing completion…. Read More
There are already close to 400 registered for June’s final instalment in the Commercial Marine Network’s decarbonisation webinar series. The free to attend online event takes place on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 BST and will tackle the long term – 2035 onwards: The future fuel race – battery, hydrogen etc… How… Read More
Notice to Mariners Erie Canal – Herkimer June 9, 2021 Mariners are advised that a channel encroachment exists due to dredging operations just to the west of the Mohawk Street Bridge (E-36) over the Erie Canal in Herkimer. When transiting this area boaters should use the north side of the navigation channel. Use caution and… Read More
JAMES CITY COUNTY — After the first phase of the James City County Marina improvement project began in November 2020, the county anticipated it nearing completion by early summer of this year. But, after additional setbacks, JCC Parks Administrator Alister Perkinson said residents will have to wait as the county pushes back its completion date… Read More
A constellation of 5,400 offshore wind turbines meet a growing portion of Europe’s energy needs. The United States has exactly seven. With more than 90,000 miles of coastline, the country has plenty of places to plunk down turbines. But legal, environmental and economic obstacles and even vanity have stood in the way. President Joe Biden… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind today published its Offshore Wind Policy Brief: The U.S. Opportunity in Floating Offshore Wind. The brief comes on the heels of the Biden administration’s recent announcement that the Department of Interior and the Department of Defense have reached an agreement to advance areas off California’s northern and central coasts… Read More