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An estimated 355,000 Bay Area residents live within a 100-year flood plain that includes 800 miles of roads and highways Five years ago Bay Area voters wisely approved Measure AA, a nine-county, 20-year, $12 per parcel annual tax to restore San Francisco Bay and guard against the threat of rising sea levels due to global… Read More
After low river levels made getting boats into the Alabama River during Memorial Day weekend difficult, residents took to social media to fight for the city of Selma to make dredging at Selma Marina a higher priority. Posts on Facebook this week urged the city to spend the $7,500 allocated last summer for silt removal… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton is calling on key committee leaders in Congress to support President Joe Biden’s proposed budget request to fund the dredging of Holland Harbor and others in Michigan. Upton, R-St. Joseph, sent a letter June 4 to the leaders on the House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies… Read More
A presentation titled, ‘The Dangers of Lost Shipping Containers to small vessels and recreational sailors’, was given in a workshop on Lost Containers by World Sailing at European Maritime Day on May 20, 2021. The presentation was delivered on behalf of World Sailing by Sir Alan Massey, a Vice Admiral Royal Navy and former CEO… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One year after Virginia adopted its Clean Economy Act, workforce development and new jobs in clean energy are booming in the state, as its economy expands into renewable-energy industries. Shawn Avery, president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Workforce Council, said wind power, especially, has taken off in the Virginia Beach… Read More
As people gathered across the country to celebrate Memorial Day, local river enthusiast Jerry Hatfield read a social media post from a friend bemoaning the fact that the Selma Marina was unfit for boaters on one of the biggest boating and recreational days of the year. “There is just no excuse for it,” Hatfield said…. Read More
A trio of panel discussions at the 2021 Inland Marine Expo offered an in-depth look at the future of towing vessel propulsion, design and construction. Leaders from throughout the maritime industry came together to discuss forward-leaning propulsion designs, like LNG, hydrogen fuel cells and electrification; the implementation of EPA Tier 4 engine regulations on the… Read More
If there’s one thing most Louisianans agree on, it is this: the value and necessity of restoring and protecting our coast. For decades, we’ve taught our schoolchildren about the dire land loss crisis we face as a state. And for the first time, our coastal program is making major, tangible progress in our fight to… Read More
EUREKA, Calif. — The California Assembly voted on Thursday to pass AB 525, legislation that would direct state agencies to plan for the development of utility-scale offshore wind energy. Last week’s vote came on the heels of an agreement between California and the federal government to open up state coastal waters to offshore wind development… Read More
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The city of Long Beach regained control of the Queen Mary for the first time in four decades, with the previous operator surrendering leases for oversight of the vessel, which is in need of millions of dollars in urgent repair work. Recent reports on the state of the vessel concluded that… Read More
Overview The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport including for crew change as well as from the United Nation bodies like the International Maritime Organization, World Health Organization and International Labour Organization (ILO). BIMCO provides the… Read More
On May 27, the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board invited Kristin Uiterwyk of UMass Boston’s Urban Harbors Institute to present an outline of the process and the benefits of having a harbor management plan. First championed by Mattapoisett Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh to map out immediate and long-range planning for the harbor and its various compounds, McIntosh… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today it has selected the University of Hawaiʻi to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR). The selection comes with an award of up to $210 million throughout the course of five years, with the potential for renewal for another five years based on successful… Read More
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy toured two major St. Mary Parish projects Thursday and said both offer opportunities for the future. “Morgan City and St. Mary Parish are positioning themselves for the next decade,” Cassidy, R-La., said on the Port of Morgan City dock. Cassidy got an up-close look at the dredge Arulaq, which is reported… Read More
Notice to Mariners Erie Canal – Rochester June 2, 2021 Mariners are advised of shoaling that has reduced the depth of the Erie Canal at the Genesee River Crossing in Rochester. Sailboats that require a deeper draft may not be able to pass this area. A map showing the affected area can be found at http://www.canals.ny.gov/navinfo/charts/nyscce16.jpg… Read More