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The University of South Alabama will begin a new era of coastal education and research with a newly created School of Marine and Environmental Sciences. Plans call for new undergraduate and graduate programs to complement the existing degrees that have been offered by the department of marine sciences. “We can make a much larger impact by… Read More
The Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 3, 2021 will codify the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes into law. The bipartisan bill, championed by Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mike Gallagher, recognizes the importance of moving winter commerce throughout… Read More
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday Commandant Karl Schultz, in the annual State of the Coast Guard Address, outlined the US Coast Guard’s perseverance through a difficult year and highlighted recent developments to advance USCG mission-ready capabilities. He also thanked all US Merchant Mariners for their service during the pandemic. “Make no doubt about it, we… Read More
80 years old and 35 years since its last rehab, LaGrange Lock and Dam in Versailles, IL was in major need of rehabilitation. Brennan partnered with prime contractor Shimmick Construction (Shimmick) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District, along with hundreds of crew members, to execute quality repairs through the existing… Read More
LNG logistics provider NorthStar reports progress on the expansion of JAX LNG and the construction of the Clean Canaveral, the 5,400 cubic metres LNG articulated tug-barge unit (ATB). The expansion of JAX LNG facility and the construction of ATB Clean Canaveral continue as expected towards being in service by the last quarter of 2021. NorthStar and Pivotal LNG,… Read More
In this Marine Log Listen Up! Podcast podcast, we talk to Aimee Andres, executive director of the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) trade association. Representing professionals in each river basin, Andres encourages continued cooperation with local, state and federal authorities, as well as other waterway associations to promote the value of the inland waterway… Read More
When the giant Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, for Virginia’s Dominion Energy, goes to work, on offshore wind projects, a comprehensive technology package from Kongsberg Maritime will play a key role in its operation. To be named Charybdis, the vessel has been… Read More
State officials filed the lawsuit in 2019 after the EPA said GE had finished the job it was required to undertake. HUDSON VALLEY, NY — U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd has dismissed New York State’s lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency over the GE project to dredge PCBs from the bottom of the… Read More
Results ‘likely means that no river, lake or stream is safe from this increasingly common contaminant’ Researchers found microplastics in each of the 53 waterways they sampled throughout 2020, a survey that reveals the impact of these long-lasting pollutants on the entire Delaware Estuary. “The staggering amount of microplastics we found likely means that no… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Buoyed by a string of good weather days, all three dredging and beach nourishment projects in Carteret County are reportedly making great progress. That was the word Thursday from Greg Rudolph, manager of the County Shore Protection Office, as two of the projects – Deer Creek dredging in Cape Carteret and port… Read More
(CNN)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
After back-to-back hurricanes depleted the sand at Phipps Ocean Park, the town has begun a months-long project to replace it. As part of a $9 million beach renourishment project that mirrors one completed at Midtown Beach last May, approximately 400,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged offshore and then placed along 1.6 miles of beach from the northern… Read More
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An interdisciplinary group of University professors is working to develop, test, and deploy newly engineered artificial reefs that could decrease wave energy and help save coastlines from destruction during storms. Miami’s beautiful beaches and tropical climate are its biggest asset, attracting thousands of tourists and potential residents each year. But with climate change pushing sea… Read More
JAX LNG and TOTE Services recently completed their first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of a foreign-flagged vessel at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). Crews loaded 1,800 m3 (~450,000 gallons) of LNG from North America’s first LNG bunker barge, the Clean Jacksonville, to the LNG-powered vehicle carrier, Siem Confucius, at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine… Read More