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The Town of Washington, along with local residents, are asking the public for help in reaching out to state legislators so that state funding may be secured for a dredging project on Deerskin River. The removal of a dam almost 20 years ago has led to a steadily increasing build-up of silt along the river’s… Read More
Orange Beach, Ala. – Following up on a plan hatched in 2017, the City of Orange Beach and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have begun restoration work on natural areas on two islands just north of Perdido Pass. “During holidays, the islands host well over 500 boats at a single point in time and upwards of… Read More
DUNEDIN, Fla. — A popular Florida state park is on its way to recovery after taking a serious hit from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Sky Drones Pilot John Yanchoris captured the ongoing dredging efforts at Honeymoon Island, located off the coast of Pinellas County, on Sunday, Jan. 12. According to Yanchoris, the island, which welcomes… Read More
Funds will restore four waterways in New Jersey, Texas, and Washington Good news for a new year! NOS’s Office of Response and Restoration and partners recovered $40 million from polluters in 2024 that will fund restoration of waterways and their habitats following oil spill and industrial pollution incidents. These restoration efforts will benefit fish, wildlife,… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the members of the Lower Duwamish Waterway Group, which includes King County, the City of Seattle, and Boeing, have begun sediment cleanup of the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund site. Construction activities for the cleanup will start in the waterway’s upper reach, which extends from the South 102nd Street bridge… Read More
On January 12, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that suspends the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the California Coastal Act (“Coastal Act”) for projects to repair, restore, demolish or replace properties and facilities substantially damaged or destroyed as a result of the wildfires in Southern California. The suspensions mean that… Read More
Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §480-D, sub-§9, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is required to provide the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with an assessment of the impacts on the fishing industry of proposed dredging operations. The Arundel Yacht Club, the Kennebunkport Marina, and the Kennebunk River Club are proposing maintenance dredging of their… Read More
White House Mandates Cyber Incident Response Plans Amid Growing Chinese Threat Federal regulations unveiled Tuesday will require the U.S. maritime industry to implement baseline cybersecurity measures amid concerns over exposure to attacks from adversaries such as China. The Coast Guard released a final rule for cybersecurity in the marine transportation system expected to be published Friday in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District has contracted the Cashman’s dredge “the Mighty Quinn” who is currently performing maintenance work of the Kennebec River. This work is performed every 2-3 years and is funded by the U.S. Navy. The work consists of hydraulically dredging sand waves from the Kennebec River to 31… Read More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The Bay County Tourist Development Council announced at their meeting Tuesday that the Mexico Beach renourishment project that will renourish three miles of beach has begun. The $27 million project has been funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. “This is a great project because as you know, Mexico Beach was… Read More
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Hilton Head Island’s beaches will undergo a major restoration project this year. The Beach Renourishment Project will begin in June and take about a year to complete. This project will be the most expensive one yet, estimated to cost more than $40 million. The goal is to protect the ecosystem and property along… Read More
A long-delayed dredging project is now finally underway at Southport Harbor in Fairfield. The project will clear out a hazardous sandbar impeding access to the harbor by boat. Land crews with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) arrived at the harbor this month with their equipment. Thursday, another crew is expected to arrive with… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Since 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Mobile Harbor Project, and its partners have sought to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Channel by five feet from the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile Bay and into Mobile Harbor. The entrance channel through the Gulf is being deepened from 45 feet… Read More
NORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee and schedule a ratification… Read More
The Board of Public Works approved a $75 million contract Wednesday to hire three firms that will oversee construction management services on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, as the replacement project gets under way in earnest this spring. The companies, a consortium calling itself Bridging Maryland Partnership, will be responsible for planning, engineering, surveying, construction… Read More