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DOD Launches Industry-Government Maritime Security (MARSEC) Consortium to Advance Maritime Security Across Southeast Asia

World ,

Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Pete Nguyen provided the following statement: Today the Department of Defense’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs (IPSA) announced the Maritime Security (MARSEC) Consortium, a new public-private initiative focused on transforming maritime security in Southeast Asia. The MARSEC Consortium brings together defense industry investors, companies, U.S. government… Read More

Pennsylvania American Water dredges silt released from dam rehab into Roaring Brook in Dunmore, Scranton

PA, United States

Pennsylvania American Water has completed dredging Roaring Brook of silt and sediment inadvertently released into the waterway in February from a dam rehabilitation in Dunmore, the company announced Monday. The sediment removal was part of a corrective action plan required by the state Department of Environmental Protection after a mishap at the No. 7 Reservoir… Read More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Resumes Maintenance Dredging of Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet, NY

NY, United States

FIRE ISLAND, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, has announced the commencement of essential 2024-2025 maintenance dredging operations for the Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet,  New York Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project (Project). This critical work, awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company for $36,978,060, will begin… Read More

Gilgo State Park CLOSURE – Sand Replenishment

NY, United States

The park will remain closed while the US Army Corps of Engineers places 1.25 million cubic yards of sand. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation would like to advise that effective Monday, November 18, 2024, Gilgo State Park, a 4-wheel drive access-only park, will close for sand replenishment. The park… Read More

Marsh Dredge Design in Fire Island National Seashore

NY, United States

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Recreation | FY24-25 $383,985 The National Park Service (NPS) will develop designs to restore declining marshes, an important habitat for saltmarsh sparrow. These designs will also facilitate increased resilience to extreme weather events and other impacts associated with climate change. This will ensure continued recreational opportunities in the heavily visited Fire Island… Read More

Traders Cove Dredging Cost Rises by More than $300K Following Study

NJ, United States

The cost to dredge Traders Cove Marina in Brick Township has risen by more than $300,000 following an engineer’s assessment of the work that must be done to complete the project. Last month, the township council awarded a contract to Mobile Dredging and Video Pipe, of Chester, Pa., for $2,456,395. The dredging project consists of… Read More

Nooksack City Council seeks to dredge slough, considers property tax increase

WA, United States

NOOKSACK — The Nooksack City County met on Monday evening, Nov. 4 to discuss the Nooksack Slough and a likely increase in property taxes. The City of Nooksack has wanted to dredge the Nooksack Slough for several years and seems to be closer to taking on the task, according to Mayor Kevin Hester. Nick Palewicz,… Read More

Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition Shows Dredging Muck Helps the Lagoon

FL, United States

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – MUCK is the accumulation of decades of soil erosion, animal waste, and organic debris, covering 6,000 acres of Lagoon bottom and rotting away. As it rots, it releases nitrogen and phosphorous pollution that feeds algae and helps produce harmful blooms. Muck is the single largest source of nitrogen pollution in the… Read More

Record-breaking WorkBoat Show sets stage for expansion in 2025: 14,000 attendees

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If anyone wonders if this year’s International WorkBoat Show was a success, all you need to know is that the 2025 show is expanding. So, yes, this year’s show was an extremely successful one. There was some concern that having the show in November this year might affect the number of attendees. That concern was misplaced as… Read More

The U.S. Marines’ biggest fight right now is internal

United States

A project to transform the Marine Corps and redefine its mission has run into choppy seas. “Marines,” proclaim their recruiting ads, are “The Few. The Proud.” Nowadays, they also are: The Fractious. Their hymn (“From the halls of Montezuma …”) says Marines are “First to fight.” Today, for a number of senior Marines — including 22 retired four-star generals… Read More

Weathered Imperial Beach Pier undergoing $2.6M in maintenance

CA, United States

Repair work includes the replacement of two piles that were swept out to sea in years past. Battered by storms but still in good condition, the Imperial Beach Pier will next week receive two missing piles as a construction crew begins $2.6 million in repairs to ensure that California’s southernmost pier can remain standing for… Read More

Waikiki Beach projects expected to top $50M

HI, United States

Millions in state funding for Waikiki Beach improvements lapsed under the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, and while the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is moving four projects forward again in a final environmental impact statement, the estimated cost has ballooned to more than $50 million. Source

Volunteers Needed For Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project

CA, United States

The Bay Foundation is offering Manhattan Beach residents the chance to aid in restoration efforts of the dunes along the city’s shoreline. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Manhattan Beach residents were invited to join The Bay Foundation to help remove non-native plants and restore the habitat at The Strand. The goals of the Manhattan Beach Dune… Read More

Ahtna Marine Construction with Ellicott 18” booster pump doing beach restoration at Ft Myers Beach FL post Hurricane Milton

United States

The project will dredge approximately 950,000 cubic yards of sand from a nearshore borrow area in the Gulf of Mexico onto Fort Myers Beach. The $22 Million beach renourishment project, which includes both trucked-in sand and dredge sand, is being funded through multiple sources: Lee County, The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, FEMA and Fort… Read More

Why does Thurston County want to help pay for dredging in Olympia’s West Bay?

WA, United States

Thurston County has agreed to help pay for increased dredging in West Bay if the Deschutes Estuary is restored. The county commission voted 3-1 to approve an interlocal agreement for that purpose, citing wider community benefits. The vote occurred after a two-week delay and despite opposition from a few vocal opponents who questioned why the… Read More

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