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JaxPort says the loan and grant will help complete the project two years early. by: Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee will vote June 22 to authorize borrowing $75 million to fund a bridge loan and grant to the Jacksonville Port Authority for dredging the St. Johns River, according to the meeting… Read More
London (CNN Business)Global trade is facing another coronavirus crisis just as economies begin to reopen: 200,000 seafarers stranded for months by port closures and the collapse in long-haul aviation could refuse to keep working. Many seafarers extended their contracts by several months to keep supplies of food, fuel and medicine flowing around the world during… Read More
BROWARD COUNTY, FL — Port Everglades received unanimous approval on its 20-Year Master/Vision Plan Update from the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. The Port Everglades Master/Vision Plan, updated from 2014, is a comprehensive blueprint for 5, 10 and 20 years of development and capital improvements. “This 20-Year Master/Vision Plan update is comprehensive and strategically… Read More
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will build the country’s first port dedicated to assembling the turbines that will go up not just in New Jersey but across the Eastern Seaboard. New Jersey wants to be known for more than just its shores and casinos. It aims to be the hub of the nation’s… Read More
Three more dredgers to be deployed by tomorrow A meeting chaired by Water Resources Minister K. Krishnankutty at the district collectorate here on Tuesday decided to expedite the deepening and dredging of the leading channel of the Thottappally spillway. He said that three more dredgers would be deployed by June 18. “At present, three dredgers… Read More
SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City’s Business Administrator George Savastano informed Sea Isle City Council, at its June 9 meeting, that dredging would be ongoing throughout the summer on beaches for sand replenishment. The original schedule was for dredging to begin in May, but various factors, most notably coronavirus safety precautions, postponed operations. “The… Read More
A dredging barge situated along the confluence of the Bass and Danvers rivers in Beverly waits in December to begin dredging the Bass River. The project was later called off, and the contractor hired for the work, Burnham Associates, is suing the city. BEVERLY — A Salem company hired to dredge the Bass River last… Read More
Westrec Marinas’ Sunrise Harbor has announced the completion of upgrades that will enable it to better serve its megayacht customers. In August 2019, the marina began 10-week dredging operations. “This was done for maintenance and also to enable us to accommodate the larger draft boats in today’s market,” said Brad St. Coeur, manager. The marina… Read More
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been granted permission to use oversized sandbags to expedite construction of its temporary erosion control structure alongside a portion of N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island. The Coastal Resources Commission on Thursday unanimously approved NCDOT’s request for a variance to its Coastal Area Management Act, or CAMA, major permit… Read More
With dredging completed in Edgewater Bay, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is already preparing for the next phase of the Fountain Lake restoration project. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD), in the coming weeks, the contractor will begin dredging the Main Bay and Dane’s Bay by rerouting the discharge pipeline through Bancroft Bay…. Read More
“I’ve told people that money is earmarked for the beach, our most important resource,” Mr. Johnson said. “We need to maintain this for beach uses. We’ve told citizens we need to build up our (beach fund) reserves, and now we’re taking the majority for regular operating expenses (in the draft budget). It’s literally robbing Peter… Read More
A $4.6-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to protect Miami from future storm surge, largely by building massive sea walls and elevating infrastructure systems, is the latest of such plans the agency has developed for East Coast communities. On June 5, the Corps unveiled a draft of the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk… Read More
Memphis Revetment Season in full swing By Public Affairs Specialist Jessica Haas The Memphis District Revetment season officially began this year on June 11, with District Commander Col. Zachary Miller hosting a kickoff meeting at the Ensley Engineer Yard to get things started. Revetment operations are primarily the preparation for, and placement of articulated concrete… Read More
Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection systems have been installed on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW), the UK-based company said. Tekmar Energy supplied Seaway 7 with TekLink cable protection systems and TekDuct cable crossing protection for the construction phase of the 12 MW demonstration wind farm. ”CVOW is the second offshore wind farm to… Read More
U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, yesterday announced that the committee had advanced the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 25-2. During the subcommittee and full committee markups of the legislation, the committee considered… Read More