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TUCKERTON, NJ – The Tuckerton Borough is seeking a special assessment for dredging from residents that live on the eastside of Southern Green Street before September 30. The borough states on their website that they have been considering dredging the lagoons for many years. It seems that to get the project done an assessment will… Read More
By Crystal McGough Clay City Manager Ronnie Dixon gave an update during the pre-council meeting of the Clay City Council Tuesday night, Sept. 22, concerning the Cosby Lake dredging project. The project was originally proposed to be completed in October, but the employees working on the project suffered home damage from the hurricane, causing a… Read More
Harbor interests have been seeking federal money to help pay for dredging around the piers and wharves for 3 decades. The federal government has again turned down a request for money to help pay for dredging around piers and wharves in Portland Harbor. Local officials said they learned Friday that the latest request for funding… Read More
A Mississippi group has approved four projects to restore coastal areas damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday. The projects were approved by the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group, which has representatives from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of the Interior,… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application from Quonset Development Corporation for proposed work in Narragansett Bay at the seaward end of MacNaught Street in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The proposed project includes the installation of a bulkhead, a pile-supported pier, and a catwalk and dolphin… Read More
The 15mn t/yr Cameron LNG at Hackberry, Louisiana in the US has begun restart operations of one of its three production trains, following the partial restoration of power to the site on 18 September by electricity provider Entergy. Cameron LNG said on 18 September that partial restoration of power to the facility has allowed it… Read More
With an $11.65 million cost estimate, county begins next steps for the Gulf Harbors and Hudson channel projects. NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco county commissioners nudged their coastal dredging project forward on Monday, sending it to the next phase of design and funding exploration for the Gulf Harbors and Hudson channel projects. County officials hope… Read More
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation. The rule requires container, passenger and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at California’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego. The violations… Read More
The Alabama River flows some 318 miles through the richest agricultural and timber districts in the state, and has long been known as a sportsman’s paradise where boaters and anglers alike spend long lazy summer days enjoying its smooth waters and scenic bluffs. But the river’s true recreational safety and capacity is being hindered by… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a draft integrated feasibility report and environmental assessment for proposed improvements to the Lowell Creek flood diversion project in Seward. The tentatively selected plan recommends the construction of a new flood diversion system. It is available for public review and to… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled two virtual public meetings on its environmental assessment of a $2 billion plan to elevate levees and build stronger floodwalls along the Mississippi River from Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico, with most of the projects planned for areas in Louisiana around New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The… Read More
The Kansas City District is currently performing multiple tasks to address priority areas of concern and the damages to river structures that have accumulated during the nearly three years of high water. The district is using all available resources to include a combination of contractors, including one for emergency dredging, and our in-house floating plant… Read More
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Todd Young (R-IN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) are introducing the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, bipartisan legislation that will codify the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and increase the icebreaking capacity of the Great Lakes fleet. Icebreaking is critical for commerce in the Great Lakes and… Read More
For months now there have been indications that a major rethink of the Navy’s future fleet priorities has been underway – and that it could have far reaching implications for shipbuilders. Yesterday in a wide-ranging address at RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. , Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper gave some insights into what’s… Read More
A challenge to efforts by the town of Pawleys Island to condemn easements on three oceanfront lots for beach renourishment can move forward, a Circuit Court judge has ruled. But Judge Ben Culbertson told the property owners who are seeking to block the condemnation that even if they win their suits, the town can try… Read More