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The dredge is back and is expected to finish what it started by the middle of next week. In late February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer led-project started its efforts to dredge out East Pass and make it safer for boaters to navigate, but at the same time use the sand to restore the… Read More
The dredge is back and is expected to finish what it started by the middle of next week. In late February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer led-project started its efforts to dredge out East Pass and make it safer for boaters to navigate, but at the same time use the sand to restore the… Read More
ATLANTIC — Work on the dredging portion of the Atlantic Harbor improvement project wrapped up this week, according to Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Despite several periods of windy, stormy weather since contractor T.D. Eure of Beaufort began work in mid-April, “everything progressed nicely,” Mr. Rudolph said this week. As a result,… Read More
ATLANTIC — Work on the dredging portion of the Atlantic Harbor improvement project wrapped up this week, according to Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Despite several periods of windy, stormy weather since contractor T.D. Eure of Beaufort began work in mid-April, “everything progressed nicely,” Mr. Rudolph said this week. As a result,… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, on May 7 signed the New Haven Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Chief’s Report. The existing New Haven Harbor deep draft ship channel, turning basin, and maneuvering area are currently authorized at a depth of -35 feet at mean lower low… Read More
AIS spoofing, painting over ships’ IMO numbers and names, and “flag hopping” are just a few of the tricks of the sanctions-busting trade. Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a global advisory to alert the maritime industry, and those active in the energy and metals sectors, to… Read More
Bulldozers work in early April to spread wet sand spewing ashore in eastern Pine Knoll Shores from the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. vessel Liberty Island, just offshore. The effort was part of the second phase of an ongoing Bogue Banks nourishment effort. EMERALD ISLE — The Carteret County Beach Commission is scheduled to… Read More
Visitors to the Grand Haven State Park may see a pipe on the beach as river dredging has started in the area. Approximately 55,000 cubic yards of sand is being removed from the mouth of the channel and deposited onto the Grand Haven State Park beach, helping replace some of the sand that has been… Read More
Lobster fishers in Malpeque Harbour will have to start the season from another port or wait until a dredge can clear a safe path for them through the harbour’s shallow channel. The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has informed the Malpeque Habour working group the channel will not be open for setting day… Read More
The Trump administration has allowed federal money to flow into projects to future-proof the waterways and ports that keep US industries moving Preparation for larger vessels and competition between US ports and waterways are driving projects and requests for funding across the country. Boston Harbor is currently dredging roughly 9?million?m³ of material at a cost… Read More
The senator says the buildup of sand has created treacherous waters in the heavily-used channel. A man died there earlier this month. LONG BEACH, NY — State Senator Todd Kaminsky is calling on the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to immediately dredge the Jones Inlet and assess what other safety measures can be implemented in… Read More
Over three decades, barges will unload the same amount of dredged material along the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay off Maryland’s Eastern Shore as it would take to fill the U.S. Capitol Rotunda 2,000 times. Their work will transform the swiftly eroding James Island into a formidable storm barrier and wildlife realm, officials say. Sound… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge CURRITUCK just completed maintenance dredging work in Ocean City Inlet in Maryland to remove built up sediment in the channel to improve navigation. The work was part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s regular operation and maintenance efforts associated with the channel to ensure safe… Read More
A group of American seaports and maritime stakeholders have decided to address cybersecurity threats by launching a new non-profit, the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC). The new organization’s objective is to promote cybersecurity information sharing throughout the maritime community. A group of leaders from seaports, shipowners and terminal operators recognized the… Read More