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ABS Group of Companies, Inc. has launched a new set of safety and risk-based services to support compliance to the 2021 Cyber Risk Management (CRM) guidelines recommended by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO CRM guidelines encourage maritime organizations to address cyber risk management in a safety management system (SMS) no later than the… Read More
When it comes to the Manasota Key beach renourishment project, Sarasota County commissioners have some thorny decisions to make Tuesday regarding their portion of the project. Chief among those decisions is how to reduce the share of the project costs paid by individual property owners within the project boundaries. When 23 property owners in the… Read More
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI In simple terms, it is described as a “bathtub.” But this isn’t anything like the bathtub in your home. Instead of filling up with water, it will capture large amounts of muddy sediment in Snug Harbor, one of Ocean City’s most troublesome spots for muck and silt accumulating on the bottom of… Read More
Complex technical requirements have delayed by some three years the completion of a new €98 million state-of-the-art oceanographic and fisheries research ship in Germany, reports Tom Todd. The newbuild, a replacement for the nearly 30-year- old, 63m x 15m Walther Herwig III, was awarded to the Dutch shipyard group Damen in March 2017 and is… Read More
SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. Massey’s Ditch was last dredged in 2002. Mariners say the waterway had become unsafe and that boats often ran aground, especially at low tide. The 100 foot wide channel is on schedule to be dredged by the end of this week. “It had a lot of very shallow areas,” says J.F. Brennan… Read More
The turbines might be in the Outer Banks, but a planned wind farm in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, could have a huge economic impact in Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads, according to project leaders. The Kitty Hawk wind farm project, which would provide enough power for 700,000 homes, has cleared several obstacles on the way… Read More
Ontonagon — The Army Corps of Engineers amended its 2020 budget to include dredging for the Ontonagon Harbor this summer, according to a Monday report to the Ontonagon Village Council. Joe Erickson, Ontonagon Village manager told the council that he has received an amended work plan from the Corps, which shows an additional $1.1 million… Read More
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), at a news conference in Manhattan Sunday, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was planning to pull crews and dredges from the South Shore of Long Island to work on a nonemergency project near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Sen. Chuck Schumer blasted the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MAN. – The Manitoba government is putting $61 million towards upgrades of Portage la Prairie’s Water Pollution Control Facility. The city of Portage la Prairie owns and operates the facility which provides treatment for municipal and industrial waste water before it is discharged into the Assiniboine River as well as serving the… Read More
Climate change is a global challenge which can best be addressed through partnerships, bringing together expertise from around the world. The combination of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Dominion Energy to advance offshore wind power in the United States is an example of how private industry can drive innovation and, with public policy support, help… Read More
U.S. Geological Survey Hawaii County planner Bethany Morrison walks along the Ka’u coast during a University of Hawaii at Hilo research project that looked at coastal erosion on the Big Island, the results of which are helping shape county planning policies. Research on the Big Island’s coastal erosion, led by a University of Hawaii at… Read More
The first phase of the dredging of the Annisquam River is set to end Friday at midnight after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a second two-week extension to mitigate the invasive nature of the project on the local environment and the river’s habitat. Gloucester Harbormaster T.J. Ciarametaro on Monday said the new deadline… Read More
Why Do You Need to Fortify Your Dunes? It is a well-established fact that sand dunes are the coastline’s first line of defense against the destructive forces of wind and waves. They are absolutely vital in not only protecting your property but also in the construction/conservation of an ecosystem that supports native plants and wildlife…. Read More
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Monday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $274,300,000 for the Port of Mobile in its Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan, officially providing the final resources needed to dredge Alabama’s seaport. The funding – which accounts for the full federal share of the project cost –… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH — The Liberty Island dredge boat went into port Friday but had already nourished roughly 8,000 linear feet of the strand in Atlantic Beach, depositing 280,000 cubic yards of sand. “The project is going very well, and the completed section of the beach looks fantastic,” Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore… Read More