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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District opens public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding potential sand sources for the renourishment of the Bal Harbour Beach segment of the Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. Public comments will be accepted through… Read More
Nine projects in coastal North Carolina have been awarded millions in funding to go toward improving community resilience and wildlife habitat. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, or NFWF, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management announced March 17 more than $43 million in grants have been awarded to 27 natural and… Read More
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that a total of $51,913,975.74 has been awarded to Mississippi through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). The federal passage in 2006 of GOMESA created revenue sharing provisions for the four Gulf oil and gas producing States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions. “We… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced that the Department disbursed almost $353 million in FY 2019 energy revenues to the four Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS) – an increase of 64.2 percent ($138 million) over the… Read More
Map of Port Arthur Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Project- Contract 1 for Port Arthur includes a section of the existing Coastal Storm Risk Management system of approximately 1.1 miles of levee along the Chevron Tank Farm. The contract begins at STA. 876+35, which is adjacent to the west side of the HWY 87 crossing,… Read More
Innovative Island Renewal Sets State Milestone for Size and Scope WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2020) – The team of Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., of Baton Rouge, La., and GeoEngineers, Inc., of Redmond, Wash., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 53rd annual Engineering Excellence… Read More
Abundant rainfall and flooding could impact freight flows in large portions of the United States this spring, including some areas devastated by major flooding in 2019. Forecasters at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have predicted widespread flooding, but they do not expect it to be as severe or as prolonged as the historic… Read More
Five Crowley tugboats recently worked together to load the LP Odyssey, a self-propelled, semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform, onto a heavy-lift ship for Barber Moss Ship Management on behalf of Sea Launch/S7 Space. In less than 48 hours, Crowley tugs Master, Leader, Admiral, Veteran and Scout were successfully mobilized for this unique job, complied with… Read More
A project to pump sand onto the north end beaches of Ocean City to fill in what was lost to coastal storms has been delayed, but officials say something extra is coming — hundreds of thousands of additional cubic yards of sand. “We received supplemental funding to place an additional 650,000 cubic yards to bring… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Illinois is set to finish beach nourishment in Pine Knoll Shores Thursday evening and begin work in a small part of Salter Path Friday. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection office, said early Thursday afternoon that about 1,000 feet of work remained in western Pine… Read More
Crucial work has started to reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion along Kent’s shoreline. The project involves the recycling and regrading of shingle between Fisherman’s Beach in Hythe all the way to Folkestone Harbour. The maintenance is being carried out by a contractor on behalf of Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC), which… Read More
European shipyards and maritime equipment manufacturers are urging the European Union to protect the sector from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic amid looming demand drop for specific ship types, including passenger ships, dredgers, and offshore supply vessels. The shipbuilding sector has sustained a major blow from production halts, temporary layoffs as well as arising… Read More
The D’Arc Regional Water Treatment Plant forms part of the larger US$1.6b Bois D’Arc Reservoir and Regional Water Supply Project by the North Texas Municipal Water District. The project will supply 70 million gallons daily (MGD) initially to customers in North Texas – one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions. The project consists of 1.1 million… Read More
Shipping activity along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System remained sluggish as dredging crews continued to clear the inland navigation channels above Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16 during post-flooding recovery. Shippers at the Port of Muskogee turned to the railroad and trucking industry in January to pick up the slack and get cargo to… Read More
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment in the approval process of a placer gold mine on the Arkansas River north of The Numbers rapids. The Leadville Ranger District of San Isabel National Forest is considering a request for a dredge mining operation at mining claims approximately 12 miles north of Buena Vista. The… Read More