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This season, good fortune shone on our Environmental group as we procured another winter river restoration project in New England. We welcomed the more mild winter climate, but it was not without its challenges. Debris, mostly single-use plastic products, were commingled with the target material at staggering proportions. This debris significantly hindered the effective operating… Read More
Provision would make it easier for Congress to spend money to maintain nation’s harbors Tucked in the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill is a long-sought provision that has little directly to do with the virus but would make it easier for Congress to spend money to maintain harbors. Since 1986, the federal government has been… Read More
Law firm Montgomery McCracken reports that the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision March 29, 2020, on a major issue of importance to ship owners and charterers – the meaning of the “safe berth” clause found in most charter party forms. The Court ruled that the traditional language in which the charterer… Read More
NOTE: The Cape May County Herald is offering full coverage of the COVID-19 / coronavirus emergency to all, with no payment required. We are committed to ensuring our readers can make critical decisions for themselves and their families during this ongoing situation. To continue supporting this vital reporting, please consider a digital subscription. For more… Read More
Numbers will tell the story of the Great Lakes this year, experts say, with water-level forecasts and damage estimates already combining to raise concern across Michigan. Watch for the lakes to set monthly records and possible all-time records, say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Detroit office, where staff monitors, records and warns… Read More
“I want to thank from our administration everyone who worked to get the dredging done. This ship is here ahead of schedule because of the amazing military. The dredging was done faster than anyone knew it could be done to allow this ship to dock. Everyone pulled together. This was supposed to take two weeks…. Read More
Work has kicked off on the West Grand Terre Structure Demolition Project in Jefferson Parish. Currently the contractors have completed the excavation of the access channel and will mobilize to demolish the abandoned structures. After the Structure Demolition Contract is complete, the restoration work is scheduled to begin that will restore 235 acres along 12,700… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers project to deepen the Mississippi River Channel to 50 feet will lower transportation costs along the channel and enable increased exports and imports, including of coal. The project’s purpose is “to maximize the efficiencies to match the draft of the Panama Canal,” said Sean Duffy, executive director of the… Read More
Lt. General Todd Semonite of the Army Corps of Engineers recently signed off on the plan that would place dredged material from the Delaware River and Bay at Bowers Beach, Slaughter Beach, Prime Hook Beach and Lewes Beach. “That moves the project forward. It advances it forward towards Congress for eventual authorization, and once the… Read More
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) will partner with Aalto University to develop technologies aimed at reducing carbon footprints and increasing utilisation of new fuels The joint long-term programme between industry and academia will begin later this year. Commenting on this partnership, RMC president and chief executive Jyrki Heinimaa said “We wish to remain at… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 09-20) explaining the measures it is adopting during the COVID-19 outbreak with regard to vessel inspections, exams and documentation. The bulletin notes that “the uninterrupted flow of commerce on our Marine Transportation System (MTS) is critical to both National Security and National economic… Read More
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J., is expediting dredging operations at Manhattan Cruise Terminal to make way for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort. The USNS Comfort has received orders from President Trump to dock in Manhattan as a relief hospital facility for individuals needing hospital care but who are not necessarily infected with… Read More
PINE KNOLL SHORES — The Liberty Island, the smaller of two dredges working on the $28.2 million Bogue Banks beach nourishment project, left Tuesday morning, leaving the larger Ellis Island to complete the project alone. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said Monday the Liberty Island and Ellis Island – the… Read More
The Mississippi River has risen to 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to reactivate Phase II flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin daily patrolling of levees along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to… Read More
Lt. General Todd Semonite of the Army Corps of Engineers recently signed off on the plan that would place dredged material from the Delaware River and Bay at Bowers Beach, Slaughter Beach, Prime Hook Beach and Lewes Beach. “That moves the project forward. It advances it forward towards Congress for eventual authorization, and once the… Read More