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Offshore wind developer completes $13.2M in upgrades at Tradepoint Atlantic, prepares for next phase

MD, United States

Offshore wind developer Ørsted is now one step closer to opening Maryland’s first offshore wind staging center — and potentially closer to sharing plans for a new steel manufacturing facility in the state. The company announced Wednesday the completion of $13.2 million in port infrastructure upgrades at Tradepoint Atlantic, Baltimore County’s 3,300-acre former steel mill-turned-logistics… Read More

Norway presses ahead with the world’s first ship tunnel

Norway

Construction of the world’s first shipping tunnel has been given the go ahead with state funding coming in for the much debated giant engineering work. The Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) will compete a tender process this year with construction to start on the Stad Ship Tunnel in 2022 ahead of a planned opening in 2025… Read More

Judge rules in favor of California Coastal Commission in Los Cerritos Wetlands land swap

CA, United States

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Thursday, March 11, eased the path for a land-swap deal between the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority and an oil company moving forward, ruling against an environmental group that sought to invalidate the trade by arguing the California Coastal Commission did not follow its own rules when approving the… Read More

Crews were dredging the river. Instead of muck, they pulled up three cannons and a mystery

SC, United States

Dredging the Savannah River is like a box of chocolates, say those who head up the task. You never know what you’re gonna find. How about three cannons that may date to the American Revolution, an anchor and a likely piece of ship’s timber? The Army Corps of Engineers halted work in the vicinity after… Read More

Toms River Officials Prepared To Address Ortley Beach Damage

NJ, United States

A nor’easter over three days in February did an estimated $600,000 damage at Ortley Beach, which was the hardest hit in Toms River. TOMS RIVER, NJ — Just more than a month after a nor’easter did an estimated $600,000 damage to Ortley Beach, Toms River Township officials are preparing to address the repairs that need… Read More

Mississippi Mud Might Stop Louisiana from Disappearing

LA, United States

A massive coastal restoration project in Louisiana could test whether new wetlands can be created faster than they’re disappearing under waves and rising seas. The $1.5 billion project would redirect more than 12% of the Mississippi River’s flow into Barataria Bay, a nearly 600,000-acre expanse of degraded marsh that’s drowning in salt water. The proposed… Read More

Infrastructure Hearing Turns Into Dredged-Material Debate

DC, United States

Washington, D.C.—A House subcommittee hearing on innovation and investment in water resources infrastructure turned into a course on the importance of annual dredging at the nation’s ports and what to do with the mountains of material produced by that activity. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water… Read More

Bluff repairs could restrict beach access

CA, United States

Contractor will grade area of recent bluff collapse DEL MAR — All coastal rail service will be suspended Sunday and again March 20 and 21 for work on the recent Del Mar bluff collapse and for other previously planned projects. Beach access will be limited between Del Mar and Torrey Pines State Beach and, depending… Read More

Sandwich Enlists Words To Fight Erosion, Sway Army Corps

MA, United States

In the midst a detailed, fact-filled draft letter to the US Army Corps from the Sandwich board of selectmen, one sentence dramatically underscored the town’s urgent need for federal help. “Over the last month, four private homes on Spring Hill Beach have toppled onto the beach and been destroyed as drastic erosion continues to place… Read More

More details on NY State Canal Dredger Award to Watermaster/Aquamec of Finland

United States

DredgeWire exclusive “Further to our Featured Americas story from last week (Watermaster), DredgeWire has learned that Watermaster won this order in a tender issued by the New York State Canal Corporation in 2020. That tender specifically provided that joint ventures or subcontracts or coproduction agreements would be allowed, facilitating the participation of foreign technology companies… Read More

Coalition calls on legislature to protect maritime commerce

United States

A newly formed coalition made up of businesses and trade associations are pledging their support for two bills that would “responsibly regulate” commerce and seaports. The Keep Florida’s Economy Sailing coalition launched on Wednesday, throwing its weight behind two bills in the Florida legislature that would protect maritime commerce. Members of the group say they seek… Read More

Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea?

United States

People gave Outten their own ideas about who should pay to protect their town: the federal government. The state government. The rest of the county. Tourists. People who rent to tourists. The view for many seemed to be, anyone but them. Written by Christopher Flavelle Bobby Outten, a county manager in the Outer Banks, delivered… Read More

Green Hydrogen Growing In Scotland

Scotland , United Kingdom

A green hydrogen hub is being planned in the Scottish Highlands that will produce, store and distribute hydrogen to the region, Scotland, other parts of the UK and Europe. The Port of Cromarty Firth is one of the partners involved in the North of Scotland Hydrogen Programme that aims to develop a hub in the… Read More

Backpassing – N. Wildwood’s Only Beach Replenishment Hope for Now; Dredging on Hold

NJ, United States

NORTH WILDWOOD – For the eighth consecutive year, sand is being harvested from the wide beaches of Wildwood and transported by large haulers to North Wildwood, in a desperate attempt to save the city’s north end beaches.  Without an approved hydraulic dredge project and no federal or state funding for beach replenishment, Mayor Patrick Rosenello has long expressed frustration with the financial burden the city has been faced with due to large shore… Read More

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