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Federal channel should take a month; town officials are seeking an early start this year on the harbor basin as well WELLFLEET — The long-awaited dredging project of Wellfleet Harbor will begin Thursday, Oct. 1, on the federal channel. It will be the first major dredge of the harbor in 57 years, Select Board Vice-Chairwoman… Read More
The city of Paducah is working on a request for quotation, or RFQ, for professional agencies that will help it acquire a permit for dredging work on a large sediment deposit near the transient boat dock. It applied earlier this year for a permit, but was denied by the Kentucky Division of Water. A large… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Work should begin next year on the projects, Edwards said in a news release Tuesday…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has, since August, been dredging sand to ease navigation at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Because of that effort, an estimated 45,000 cubic yards of sand is being deposited on the beach at Portage Lakefront Park and Riverwalk, said Bruce Rowe, public information officer for Indiana Dunes National Park…. Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Gwen Lake in Columbia County has become a mess, but after years of neglect, it is set to get a makeover. Homeowners near the lake say the eyesore needs to be restored and soon. Four years ago if you had been sitting at the edge of Gwen Lake your legs would… Read More
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted, and Eversource have signed a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV). The SOV will be engineered, constructed, and operated by ECO as an integral part of the operation and maintenance of the Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind, and Sunrise Wind… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas – Today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District is releasing an Interim Report for the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study (BBTRS). The purpose of BBTRS is to identify, evaluate and recommend actions to address conditions that have changed flood risks around the Addicks and Barker reservoirs since their construction… Read More
By Costas Paris with James Rundle contributing International Maritime Organization is the second shipping entity attacked by hackers in the past week The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations arm that regulates global shipping, said its London headquarters has been hit by a cyberattack that brought down its website and internal web-based services. The regulator… Read More
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded a swift and lawful end to a stand-off between the Federal Government and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) over a long-running pay dispute, accusing the union of “extortion”. There are fears container ships stuck off the Sydney coast could result in major delays to crucial medical supplies, while… Read More
BUFFALO, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District began operations and maintenance (O&M) dredging of the Buffalo Harbor, a commercial deep draft harbor, September 8. The work, being completed by Ryba Marine Construction from Cheboygan, Michigan, includes standard operation and maintenance dredging of 114,000 cubic yards, as well as 120,000 cubic yards… Read More
Children play in a hole they dug Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, on a section of beach in Long Branch, N.J., where a replenishment project is due to begin this week. The $20 million project will widen beaches in Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright. LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Three New Jersey shore beaches… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Hurricane Isaias might be just a memory for many in the Cape Fear region, but the town of Oak Island has been dealing with the impacts of the storm for weeks. The storm took a heavy toll on the town’s beaches and an emergency beach push to rebuild the sand dunes… Read More
Reprinted from Ocracoke Observer Dredging in Big Foot Slough in the Pamlico Sound is expected to clear the way for the larger sound-class ferries in the next several days. Kris Noble, Hyde County manager, said in an interview that the side caster dredge Merritt began dredging at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cost of the project is… Read More
BARNSTABLE – The Barnstable County Dredge season has begun its 25th season. The program experienced impediments over the past three years to its schedule due to several breakdowns of one of its dredges. This year, the coronavirus pandemic also impacted the end of the winter schedule. “With a fully staffed crew, and both dredges operational,… Read More
Don Robin stands on a concrete block as the water rises in eastern St. Bernard Parish, La., as Hurricane Sally heads toward the Gulf Coast on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Robin was making sure one of his oyster boats was safely secured. On September 25, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced that the National Fish… Read More