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Washington D.C. – The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement supporting Senator Cassidy, Senator Whitehouse, and other Senate leaders who sent a letter to the Treasury Department on the importance of safe-guarding America’s offshore wind energy future. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges facing offshore wind development, threatening to sink… Read More
In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk with David Lee, senior account manager, new sales, at ABB Marine & Ports. He oversees all sales initiatives for towboats, tugs, dredging and marine construction throughout North and South America. In this podcast, we discuss the current state of the U.S. tug market, how it compares on… Read More
Dominion Energy announced Friday the successful instillation of the first offshore wind farm to be approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, and installed in federal waters. Once the two-turbine, 12-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project built 27 miles off Virginia Beach is energized later this summer, the offshore wind farm… Read More
Reprinted from Carteret County News-Times EMERALD ISLE — It’s been about two months since the last Bogue Banks beach renourishment project ended April 29, but Carteret County officials are moving to go out for bids for the third phase of what’s known as the post-Hurricane Florence project. Greg Rudolph, manager of the County Shore Protection… Read More
Investments Focused on Safety and Capacity to Strengthen Rail Network, Help Reduce Emissions, and Support Economic Growth VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that, as part of its strategic investments to support growing demand and enable supply chains, it plans to invest approximately $445 million… Read More
Question: Why are there large machines and digging along the Neenah Slough and into Bridgewood Golf Course? Answer: The activity you witnessed is the government-ordered removal of contaminated soil and sediment from the Neenah Slough. The contamination was discovered in late 2008 and subsequently was traced to stormwater runoff from Neenah Foundry, 2121 Brooks Ave…. Read More
This study’s purpose is to address critical-infrastructure and evacuation-route protection, along with structural-damage reduction, in response to coastal storm risks and effects and associated impacts such as sea-level rise, storm surge, and extreme wind and tidal effects. The study’s three-year timeline started in October 2018 and will terminate with a Chief’s Report in September 2021…. Read More
A Historic Preservation Commission plaque highlights the beginning of the Portage Canal near its pedestrian bridge that connects West Mullett Street and West Edgewater Street. Portage City Administrator Shawn Murphy said Tuesday that dredging of the canal along with other improvements will get underway in 2021. Work to improve the Portage Canal will come at… Read More
Dominion Energy and offshore wind developer Ørsted have installed the first two wind turbines on a federal lease, a milestone in what backers hope is a first step toward arrays off Virginia producing up to 2.6 gigawatts of power. The 459-foot wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent raised the first turbine to its tower… Read More
Col. Timothy Vail, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District commander and Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director and CEO, Port Freeport, sign the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) effective June 23, 2020, for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP) to deepen and widen the Freeport Channel. GALVESTON, Texas –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
In North Wildwood, a bad storm often spells beach destruction — large chunks of sand claimed by the ocean, reshaping the tourist town’s shoreline. In recent years, local officials have repeatedly taken emergency actions to fix the damage, which threatens public safety and the city’s economic livelihood. But those quick fixes were done without proper… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the Maine Department of Transportation to place temporary and permanent fill in the Pleasant River and adjacent wetlands while replacing the deteriorated Pleasant Street bridge in Milo, Maine. The project will result in permanent and temporary impacts… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the Maine Department of Transportation to place temporary and permanent fill in the Mattawamkeag River while replacing the deteriorated Route 2 bridge. The project will result in permanent and temporary impacts to stream bed, wetlands, and a… Read More
Dredging the Vermilion River would do little to reduce flooding in Lafayette Parish and would do little harm to buildings downstream, a study by the Louisiana Watershed Flood Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette suggests. Findings of the study, authorized by the Corps of Engineers and previously released in February, were briefly presented… Read More
Beginning July 1, the Rock Island Engineer District is temporarily closing the Dresden Island, Marseilles, Starved Rock, Peoria and LaGrange locks on the Illinois Waterway to facilitate needed repairs and maintenance. The closures, which will be conducted simultaneously to limit impacts to navigation, are scheduled to last through late October. During the closures, no vessels… Read More