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If you grew up in the Greater York area, you know where Kiwanis Lake is located near Farquhar Park. You probably have fond memories of visiting the water feature. However, over the years, nature – in the form Canada geese and the waste they create – and time have taken their toll on the lake…. Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $20 Million in Funding to Small Shipyards WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funding will help modernize America’s small shipyards, making them more efficient… Read More
We’re working hard at Interstate Island — an island in the Duluth-Superior Harbor. Over the past 5 years, rising water has drowned out half of the island, threatening a critical nesting site of the already #endangered common tern. The project’s objective is to make more space for the gulls on the island, hoping that the… Read More
A New York District Court has ruled against the Global Container Terminals’ (GCT) request for a restraining order against Maersk’s plans to transfer three services from GCT’s New York container terminal over to APM Terminals Elizabeth, New Jersey. The decision comes after GCT tried to stop the premature termination of the contract with the shipping… Read More
Wolcott, N.Y. – Dredging efforts are scheduled to begin Thursday on Blind Sodus Bay in Wayne County. The work is part of a multi-million-dollar state effort incorporated in New York’s REDI initiative to help the Lake Ontario shoreline after severe flooding in 2017 and 2019. Dredging work was completed on the Port Bay area in… Read More
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, will begin a small low-level release at Zorinsky Lake in Omaha on Friday to improve the water quality of the lake. This release will help reduce algae growth by removing a portion of the nutrients that are released from lake sediment under summer conditions…. Read More
emerald isle — The $28.2 million Bogue Banks beach nourishment project is now expected to be complete Wednesday, except for planting vegetation on newly created dunes. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said late last week that before the weekend, the Ellis Island, the dredge boat working on the project for… Read More
Over the course of four webinars, 165 people listened to a presentation and then asked questions about the National Park Service’s project to adopt a framework for managing sand projects on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches. Dave Hallac, superintendent for the National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, said: “The public has a longstanding and deep… Read More
ATLANTIC — The Atlantic Harbor dredging project is going “great” one week after it started, according to Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office in Emerald Isle. “As of today, we have about 3,000 cubic yards of (material) dredged out of the 8,000-cubic-yard target,” Mr. Rudolph said Tuesday. The material so far… Read More
OLD SAYBROOK — The former home of Katharine Hepburn sits seaside behind a tidal salt pond at 10 Mohegan Ave., an area that provides essential coastal habitat and a classic Old Saybrook view while strolling around Fenwick or playing the second hole of Fenwick Golf Course. In order to protect the coastline in this area,… Read More
Our industry will face some of its toughest challenges over the next decade. As a responsible industry, we must look to sustainable practices to realise the best outcomes, writes CEDA president Polite Laboyrie Dredging is changing. This is the theme of the forthcoming World Dredging Congress (WODCON) taking place in Copenhagen in 2022, organised by… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers received funding from Congress to investigate coastal storm risks on the peninsula and develop a plan to mitigate the risks. On April 20, after more than 18 months of analysis and collaboration and just halfway through the study’s three-year timeline, our team published its initial findings in a draft feasibility… Read More
In case you missed it: Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, provides an update about ongoing support to the COVID-19 response during this evening’s Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Source: linkedin
This short, 3-minute video, “Champions of America’s Energy Coast,” describes the immense responsibility placed on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District (SWG), as it lays the foundations that will enable America’s economic growth during the rest of this century. Responsible for the entire Texas Coast and part of Louisiana, Galveston District is focused… Read More
The New Jersey Wind Council has released a report detailing plans for creating the Wind Innovation and New Development (WIND) Institute. The WIND Institute will serve as a center for education, research, innovation, and workforce training related to the development of offshore wind in New Jersey and the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. To inform its… Read More