The city of Anna Maria’s tentative budget for capital projects in the upcoming fiscal year is historically large. Mayor Mark Short presented a $18,689,100 spending plan for capital projects in fiscal 2025-26, which begins Oct. 1, during an Aug. 28 city commission meeting. That figure would be almost 90% of the $21,240,929 total budget for… Read More
Los Angeles County has announced it would spend $5.1 million to restore and protect a number of beaches that have been disappearing at an alarming rate in part due to rising sea levels, according to a Department of Beaches and Harbors (DBH) press release. The county department said it would be planning and designing various… Read More
Plans to dredge 6,000 cubic yards of sand from Mattituck Inlet this fall have been postponed to October 2026 by the Army Corps of Engineers, Army Corps spokesperson James D’Ambrosio said. The inlet, located on Long Island Sound, serves as a harbor of refuge during severe storms and supports recreational boating, including commercial marinas like Strong’s Marina. The navigation channel… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After months of relentless advocacy, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten announced that dredging will move forward in the Grand Haven Harbor imminently. As of August 22, 2025, a U.S. Army Corps contract has been awarded, and dredging is set to begin this fall. For months, the project’s future was uncertain due to the Michigan… Read More
PETERSBURG, Va. — After flooding ripped through the City of Petersburg in July, local leaders and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will meet this month to address the high flooding risk. Petersburg Mayor Samuel Parham said the Appomattox River has been “neglected.” The site visit is to evaluate the next steps on dredging the river…. Read More
Maverick Constructors LLC,* Opelousas, Louisiana, was awarded a $9,800,875 firm-fixed-price contract (W912P8-25-C-A003) for the execution of the Calcasieu River and Pass Dredged Material Management Plan. Bids were solicited via the internet with nine received. Work will be performed in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2023 construction, Corps… Read More
A recent incident involving the multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa has raised concerns about maritime safety after a steering control system failure led to a collision with the bulk carrier Common Faith in the Houston Ship Channel. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the collision occurred on August 25, 2023, as the BBC Africa was departing the channel. Fortunately, there… Read More
At the beginning of the summer, crews began dredging work to restore access to the Pohoiki Boat Ramp in Puna, which was surrounded by lava during the 2018 Kilauea eruption. On Thursday, the County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation announced that Isaac Hale Beach Park, which includes the boat ramp, would be closed… Read More
The San Mateo County Harbor District began pumping sediment from the east breakwater of Pillar Point Harbor onto the shoreline of Surfer’s Beach on Thursday, after weeks of mobilization for the harbor dredging and Surfer’s Beach restoration project. Slurry gushed out of a pipe placed along the rocks of the breakwater, adjacent to the new… Read More
After more than a year of work and months of delays, the beach renourishment project on Fort Myers Beach has been completed with approximately 1 million cubic acres of sand planted. Town officials announced this week that the sand dredging and pumping for the project is now over. The $23 million contract for the work… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) highlighted the inclusion of his $810,000 Community Project Funding (CPF) request to acquire disposal sites for dredging on the Middle Peninsula in the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The funding has been approved by the House Appropriations Committee and awaits… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49899 Report Number: ERDC/EL SR-25-5 Title: Monitoring of Understudied Wetlands: State of Knowledge By Glenn M. Suir, Karen Glennemeier, Robbie Sliwinski, and Christina Saltus Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited August 2025 34 pages / 749.98 KB Source
Crowley Stena Marine Solutions, the joint venture between Crowley and Stena Bulk, has received approval from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to operate the CS Anthem tanker under the Tanker Security Program. The CS Anthem, a U.S.-flagged, 49,990-metric-ton, medium-range tanker, is crewed and managed by Crowley under a bareboat charter through the joint venture. The… Read More
With its sun-kissed shoreline stretching along the Pacific, Los Angeles is famous worldwide for its iconic beaches. However, beneath the allure of ocean waves and sandy shores lies a stark reality—many of Los Angeles’ beloved beaches are disappearing due to erosion, rising sea levels, and human impacts. In response to this growing crisis, a new… Read More
Workers started fixing storm-battered shores this week, launching a massive repair effort from Sand Key down to Upham Beach. The fixes will add width to thin strips of sand and… Workers started fixing storm-battered shores this week, launching a massive repair effort from Sand Key down to Upham Beach. The fixes will add width to… Read More