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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
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