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The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has launched a dedicated COVID-19 webpage containing information and resources to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus and guide the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry in operating safely while continuing to serve the American people during the pandemic. The COVID-19 webpage includes links to official government public… Read More
Nowadays it’s noteworthy to learn of any bipartisan measures in Washington, especially when it appears to benefit a handful of states. But on Wednesday, Nueces County Commissioners Court gladly endorsed S.2418, the Conservation of America’s Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act (COASTAL Act) being considered in the Senate Energy Bill. The COASTAL Act increases revenue… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Carteret County earlier this month did not receive the three bids necessary under state law to review and award a contract for the Atlantic Harbor dredging project. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said Wednesday the deadline for bids was March 13. Because there were fewer bids than… Read More
The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has been allocated a $10.5 million MARAD Port Infrastructure Development grant, “The Port of Duluth is integral to transporting the food, materials, and other vital goods from northern Minnesota to other parts of the world,” said Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08). “By investing in this port, we are ensuring reliable operations… Read More
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday approved a $1.08 billion spending plan for next fiscal year in a “virtual” meeting held online. As part of the state’s COVID-19 response, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order this week that allows government entities to hold public meetings by teleconference and video conference if… Read More
March 22, 2020 – Washington – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Friday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper requesting that the USNS Dianne FeinsteinMercy hospital ship be deployed to the Port of Los Angeles. “I write to respectfully request that you consider immediately deploying the USNS Mercy to the port of Los… Read More
Due to recent rainfall and the increased chance of future storms, Santa Barbara County Public Works (Public Works) will begin sediment deposit operations at Goleta Beach. The sediment deposit will start as soon as Friday, March 20, 2020, and will continue as needed until facilities have been cleared. Operations will occur Monday through Friday. Public… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has assembled field assessment teams tasked with evaluating existing facilities for the possible conversion into alternate-care-sites in Virginia. The District teams, at the request of FEMA and the commonwealth of Virginia, is evaluating facilities within its military construction boundary area, which encompasses most of… Read More
Hurricane response fund offers help for marine debris removal after Hurricanes Michael, Florence and Typhoon Yutu The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWFoffsite link) and NOAA’s Marine Debris Program today announced $8.2 million in six new grants for the assessment, removal and proper disposal of marine debris that was caused by hurricanes Michael and Florence… Read More
Prior to last week’s closure of the U.S. Capitol, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) and Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) joined a broad coalition of groups including coastal shipping operators, dredging contractors, local governments and recreational boating groups to advocate on behalf of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway. The coalition went to… Read More
BUFFALO, NY – The Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will be placing various warning signs on Corps’ owned breakwaters and piers in Ashtabula, Conneaut, Fairport, Huron and Lorain Harbor in order to alert the communities about the dangers of traversing on these structures. “The structures are designed to provide safe navigation in the harbor,… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is working with 13 states to surge hospital bed capacity and has already identified 12 buildings in New York that may be adapted for patient care. “We need something super simple,” said Corps Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, explaining the plans at the Pentagon Friday. “This is an unbelievably complicated problem,… Read More
PINE KNOLL SHORES — The Ellis Island, the largest hopper dredge in the United States, is scheduled to join the Bogue Banks beach nourishment project Thursday, and the smaller dredge, the Liberty Island, might stay on the job in an effort to hasten completion. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection office in… Read More
The Outer Banks Voice is co-publishing this story with the Coastal Review Online The flashy Elizabethan-style sailing vessel Elizabeth II will be sitting pretty at its dock in Manteo for at least another season without maintenance. But a long-delayed dredging project that will free up the state-owned wooden ship finally looks likely to start in… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Paul District Real Estate Division recently received some welcome news from the Corps’ Headquarters Directorate of Real Estate. Kevin Sommerland, real estate chief, was granted approval to pursue the acquisition of a non-standard estate, or NSE, at one of the district’s longterm dredged material placement sites for Pool 2… Read More