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Panama has rejected president-elect’s threats, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies have much at stake President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to retake the Panama Canal to safeguard US national security has raised questions about the possible impact on Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies operating there. CK Hutchison Holdings, founded by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing,… Read More
Washington’s federal lawmakers are celebrating a significant list of new Columbia River projects made possible by the 2024 Water Resource Development Act, which became law earlier this month. The national legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve a wide variety of U.S. waterways through research and construction. The Corps operates most of the… Read More
involves the dredging and bypassing approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — The Canaveral Port Authority and Brevard County have partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the sixth iteration of a federally-mandated initiative to preserve Space Coast beaches and ensure continued safe navigation of Canaveral Harbor. This… Read More
Driving along the Longboat Pass Bridge, the dredge equipment in the Longboat Pass channel is hard to miss. The equipment indicates the town’s Gulfside Road beach nourishment project is underway. Interim Public Works Director Charlie Mopps said he hopes the Gulfside Road beach nourishment project will wrap up by the end of January and, if… Read More
Brevard County plans millions in spending in 2025 from a local sales tax voters approved in 2016 to clean up the Indian River Lagoon. A man casts under the A. Max Brewer Bridge that spans the Indian River Lagoon in Titusville, with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background. More than 40 volunteers… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port operations were on the radar as maritime stakeholders held an encompassing conversation ranging from harbor dredging and anchorage development to sustainability and alternative fuels infrastructure. The free-flowing discussion on Tuesday came at the 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, where thousands of academics, researchers, government officials, and private sector… Read More
Oak Island made a last ditch attempt to secure sand for one of the town’s three beach renourishment projects at a special meeting held Jan. 3. Town council unanimously approved a contract proposal with Weeks Marine Inc. (WMI) for an estimated $33.5 million to have 1.1 million cubic yards of sand dredged from an offshore… Read More
Residents on Sullivans Island will notice some changes to Breach Inlet as the Army Corps of Engineers
Sand is among the most used natural resources on Earth, second only to water. It’s an essential component of cell phones, concrete, glass, cosmetics, roads, and many other modern conveniences. For one billion people living in coastal areas around the world, these sand grains also defend against intense storms and sea level rise fueled by climate change…. Read More
Tensions between the US and China are likely to persist, say shipping analysts, following the recent blacklisting of Chinese shipping giant Cosco by the US Department of Defense (DoD) The US has added Cosco, along with other prominent Chinese shipping and shipbuilding entities, to its list of “Chinese military companies” operating within the United States…. Read More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $3 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency in California Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $3 million to support three projects in California under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. Coastal wetlands are vitally important in protecting us from floods,… Read More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards More Than $25 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency Projects in eleven coastal states will improve wetlands for wildlife, coastal communities and recreation Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $25.7 million to support 28 projects in 11 coastal states to protect,… Read More
Plans are nearly complete for a wetlands reserve restoration that will replace trash and weeds with native plants and a public trail in a highly visible spot at the Carlsbad-Oceanside border. The vacant land along South Coast Highway is opposite the Buena Vista Audubon Society’s Nature Center. The nonprofit purchased 3.5 acres of the roughly… Read More
A multi-million dollar beach renourishment project is underway in Collier County. It comes as a way to restore Park Shore Beach from natural erosion and hurricanes Helene and Milton. WINK News reporter Annalise Iraola went to the beach to speak with beachgoers about the project. People she spoke with said the little bit of noise and trucks in… Read More
A ship that has been stuck in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal since Christmas Eve was freed on Tuesday after refloating operations. Authorities finished unloading the ship’s cargo of corn on Monday, and a second attempt to refloat the vessel began on Tuesday morning. By early Tuesday afternoon., the ship was being escorted… Read More