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The Waterfront Alliance on Tuesday announced the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project is the first freshwater restoration to achieve WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification under WEDG’s Version 3.0. WEDG is a national rating system and set of guidelines that pushes the bar for creating resilient, ecological, and accessible waterfront design. The Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline… Read More
The US Department of Interior has announced a $157-million spending package on ecosystem restoration projects in a bid to support nationwide efforts to drive funding towards degraded lands and waters and advance climate resilience. The allocation from US President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda will support 206 landscape-scale restoration projects spanning 48 states, with… Read More
Over the past six months, crews have laid nearly eight miles of pipe from West Pointe à la Hache to an area of open water on the west bank of Plaquemines Parish. The crew’s work doesn’t immediately look unusual: pipeline construction is a familiar process in this part of oil-rich Louisiana. For decades now, crews… Read More
Tune in to the latest American Maritime Podcast to learn more about how dredging in America powers the U.S. economy with President and CEO of the Dredging Contractors of America: William “Bill” Doyle. In this episode, learn more about: – How dredging is important to the U.S. Economy – How the Foreign Dredge Act and… Read More
WASHINGTON — The first shipment of U.S. liquefied natural gas left Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana almost eight years ago, ushering in a new age of American energy exports to allies around the globe and generating tens of billions of dollars a year for the U.S. economy. But with climate change now gaining bandwidth in global… Read More
Major shipping companies are warning that the security situation in the Red Sea is continuing to deteriorate, despite efforts by the west to limit attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The bosses of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and D/S Norden A/S said on February 8 that they felt the threat level was continuing to escalate in the… Read More
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County officials will be asking residents and business owners to take a survey about a possible beach nourishment project. On Monday, county officials will be sending a text message to residents asking how they feel about a beach renourishment program to maintain the beaches in Flagler County. Over the years, storms have pummeled… Read More
Lake Mattamuskeet, the largest lake in North Carolina, is a vital part of Hyde County’s amazing natural and cultural heritage. Coastal residents and visitors alike value this national treasure. However, declining water quality and elevated water levels are threatening the future of this natural wonder. In 2017, Hyde County, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the… Read More
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – As they’ve meandered back and forth along the lower Alabama coastline, you’ve looked on in amazement while sitting outdoors at places like CoastAL Orange Beach and The Gulf. You’ve driven through Gulf State Park and seen them offshore hard at work managing environmental concerns related to sedimentation. Since last Fall, they’ve been a sight to… Read More
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is about halfway complete. The project, which reduces coastal storm damage and erosion along a 7,200-foot-long stretch of shoreline, includes construction of a 150-foot-wide beach fill using 700,000 cubic yards of compatible sediment…. Read More
By Christopher Walsh The downtown Montauk ocean beach is rapidly changing this week, this time not due to the coastal storms that have ravaged the shoreline this winter but to implementation of the federal Army Corps of Engineers’ Fire Island to Montauk Point reformulation project. The Ellis Island, a nearly 500-foot-long suction hopper dredge, arrived… Read More
WEDA recently issued a white paper, “How the Dredging Industry Contributes to Our Communities’ Resilience, Sustainability, and Adaptation in Response to Climate Change,” based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), developed in 2015. This white paper (click on link) demonstrates the dredging industry’s contributions to worldwide sustainability challenges. https://www.westerndredging.org/images/proceedings/2023/WEDAs_Role_in_Sustainable_Development.pdf
Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts is getting 20,000 to 30,000 tons of sand delivered on Tuesday, as crews fix up the beach at the popular summer destination. Source
EMERALD ISLE — The project to dredge Bogue Inlet and deposit sand on Emerald Isle beaches got underway Jan. 1 and is proceeding as planned, with completion possible by the middle of this month. “We’re pleased with the project’s progress and excited to see the positive impact on our beaches,” Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager… Read More
Look closely at this interactive map of the world and squiggly pink lines are visible in almost every major saltwater body, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Bay of Bengal. The lines represent the movement of boats captured via a network of satellites and ground monitoring stations. But these are not just any boats. Researchers suspect… Read More