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More than $300 million in federal funding going to Southeast Texas projects

TX, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue expansion work near Houston. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Port Houston have been addressing the need to evolve the area’s busy shipping complex over the past several years with a massive, ongoing project to expand the Houston Ship Channel. That project just got another financial boost from the Army… Read More

Carolina Beach Town Council votes to support park shoreline restoration, PFAS bill

NC, United States

CAROLINA BEACH, NC — Carolina Beach Town Council met for a budget workshop meeting Tuesday before the town’s final budget proposal is presented next month.  During the meeting, council voted unanimously to support a state bill that would hold PFAS polluters financially responsible for filtering the forever chemical out of public water supplies.  That bill passed the… Read More

Dredging Lake Bloomington could cost the city millions

IL, United States

A study done for the City of Bloomington estimated dredging Lake Bloomington could cost $35 million. Updated survey results from a late 1990s study of the bottom of the lake led experts to recommend that it should be dredged to remove sedimentation and silt. The lake was constructed in 1929 and has never been dredged…. Read More

AEU Announces 2024 Safety Award Winners

AL, United States

Annual awards program recognizes the top safety programs in the maritime industry MOBILE, Ala. — The American Equity Underwriters, Inc., the leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers, announces the winners of the 2024 AEU Safety Awards. AEU, the program administrator for American Longshore Mutual Association (ALMA), a group self-insurance fund providing USL&H coverage… Read More

Audubon California Project Receives $5.2m for Salton Sea Restoration

CA, United States

Wildlife Conservation Board Grant will help fund work at Bombay Beach Wetlands (Sacramento, Calif.) – The California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) has approved a grant of $5,231,066 towards Audubon California’s Bombay Beach Wetland Enhancement projects, a critical step in restoring and expanding 564 acres of wetland habitat at the Salton Sea. ​ This project, located near… Read More

Delayed Pleasure Island beach nourishment gets green light, but only after hurricane season

NC, United States

A project to pump sand onto Carolina and Kure beaches was supposed to happen this winter, but rising costs mean it will now only start in the fall after the upcoming hurricane season A year later than expected, the sandman is finally coming to Pleasure Island. After the project was buffeted by financial headwinds last… Read More

Rocket Lab and Va Port Authority submit application to dredge Sloop Gut area

VA, United States

According to Accomack County Administrator Mike Mason, the Virginia Port Authority and Rocket Lab USA are moving forward with plans to improve rocket delivery access to Wallops Island. The two have submitted a joint permit application to dredge a channel known as Sloop Gut, connecting to the Old North Dock on the island’s backshore. The… Read More

A $35 million price tag to dredge Lake Bloomington

IL, United States

A study done for the City of Bloomington estimates the cost to dredge Lake Bloomington at more than $35 million. “And that doesn’t include the drying beds. We would need to acquire land to lay out that silt and whatnot to dry so we can dispose of it,” said Deputy City Manager Sue McLaughlin. McLaughlin said it is… Read More

Permit Suspended for Mid-Barataria Diversion

LA, United States

Following criticism from the Louisiana governor’s office, the New Orleans Engineer District has suspended its permit for the proposed $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD), a project that was the central and most expensive part of the state’s coastal restoration plan. Col. Cullen A. Jones, commander of the New Orleans District, informed the Louisiana Coastal… Read More

ASBPA Announces 2025 Best Restored Beaches

United States

The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association is proud to release our annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches.  The award-winning projects this year are the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project, Cape Canaveral, FL; Encinitas and Solana Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project, Encinitas, CA; McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge Beach and Dune Ridge Restoration Project,… Read More

Lake Houston Dredging District Bill Gets One Last Chance

TX, United States

Urgent Help Needed: Lake Houston Dredging District Bill Gets One Last Chance The Texas Senate Local Government Committee will hear testimony on HB1532, the Lake Houston Dredging District bill, on Monday, May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day beginning at 9 AM. Most people had given up on the bill and considered it effectively dead for this session. But… Read More

Jersey Shore beach replenishment not all done in time for summer. See the full list.

NJ, United States

If you’re heading to the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day weekend, get ready to check out some wider beaches. A $73.5 million dredging and beachfill project began in January for beachfront communities in Ocean and Monmouth counties. Like other projects at the shore in past years, it aims to help fortify and widen the beaches…. Read More

Gator Dredging is Piling Up Sand in Volusia County, Fl Beach Restoration Project

FL, United States

Sand piles up as Volusia County prepares for beach restoration Source

NAWE Returns to USTR to Testify on Proposed Maritime Tariff Action

VA, United States

Carl Bentzel, President of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE), testified before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) during the public hearing on proposed tariff actions under the ongoing Section 301 investigation into China’s efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries. The hearing examined the economic and national security… Read More

Cullen Bay dredging fast-tracked to keep ferries moving

Australia

The Northern Territory Government is taking action to maintain safe and reliable ferry services at Cullen Bay. Urgent maintenance dredging works are set to begin later this month. Minister for Infrastructure and Logistics Bill Yan said the expedited dredging project would safeguard the continued movement of more than 150,000 ferry passengers each year, particularly those travelling… Read More

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