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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced grants totaling $10 million for eight harbor maintenance and improvement projects to promote waterborne freight and economic development. “Wisconsin’s ports handle billions of dollars of cargo each year and our waters—from our Great Lakes to the Mississippi River—are critical for our… Read More
The village of Montauk is renowned as New York’s surf central, the East Coast’s version of the North Shore. It’s lined with surf shops and surf spots, including the popular surf break, Ditch Plains Beach. But like many surf-stoked towns, including the North Shore, Montauk’s coastline is facing severe erosion, made worse by severe winter storms…. Read More
THE dredging of contaminated sediment was scheduled to have started last month at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal, as announced by the Washington State Department of Ecology, reports Dredging Today. With the aid of federal funding, the Port of Bellingham is undertaking improvements at the terminal, which include dredging approximately 22,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment to restore… Read More
Drought conditions that had affected the Mississippi River’s commercial operations since September 2022 are officially over, according to the USACE Mississippi Valley Division. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley Division announced that the drought affecting the Mississippi River basin since 2022 is officially over. USACE experienced drought conditions throughout the Mississippi River Basin since… Read More
OCEANSIDE — The City Council is moving forward with the jury-recommended proposal to restore the city’s once sandy beaches, which over the years have been reduced to mostly rock and pebble. Australian firm International Coastal Management has proposed a “living speed bump” concept that entails building rounded headlands with dune vegetation on top to stabilize… Read More
A group of prominent shipping associations have released revised security guidance for navigating the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in response to a series of attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis against international shipping from Yemen. The new guidance was issued by BIMCO, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Marine Contractors… Read More
Dredging of the Bogue Inlet began on January 1, 2024. The dredging and beach nourishment contract is coordinated by the Army Corp of Engineers and Carteret County. The project is anticipated to take up to six weeks to complete. The targeted completion for the project is mid-February 2024. Currently, the Army Corps of Engineers contractor… Read More
Salt marshes are essential coastal ecosystems. They lessen the violent impacts of storms, and they provide habitats for migratory birds and aquatic organisms. But in Biddeford and surrounding areas, centuries of agricultural exploitation compounded with the effects of global climate change have left these ecosystems vulnerable, stripped of their sediment and slowly slipping beneath the… Read More
The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during a ceremony, Thursday, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony honoring the 56 years of service Steadfast and its crews provided to the nation. Commissioned in 1968, Steadfast was one of 16 Reliance-class medium endurance cutters built… Read More
DNREC can no longer shoulder the $10 million to $15 million annual burden of beach replenishment in the state, according to Jesse Hayden, environmental program administrator for DNREC’s shoreline and waterway management division. The agency has just launched a study to seek new funding sources, including potential cost-shares with local beach towns, and officials announced… Read More
Bulldozers are moving mounds of sand to renourish Emerald Isle Beach. Crews with heavy machinery are building up the sand around the point of the island – and down the beach to Doe Drive. Officials say an Army Corps of Engineers contractor is dredging 200-thousand cubic yards of sand out of the nearby waterway crossing… Read More
SAN CLEMENTE— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has informed the city that it is actively assessing various possibilities to resume the supply of sand. Dredging operations commenced on Dec. 21 with the contractor delivering approximately ten loads, mainly consisting of cobble, gravel and shell fragments, accompanied by some sand. However, operations within the… Read More
RYE, NY — The winter dredging work in Rye Marina is complete. The City of Rye has completed the dredging project at the Marina. Workers are now replacing the old Marina pilings and reinstalling the docks. This is expected to be completed by mid-February. The area is now being surveyed to determine the exact amount… Read More
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Oceanside City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the Re:Beach Oceanside project at a workshop. The innovative program is aimed at restoring sand to Oceanside’s beaches. On Wednesday, North County leaders got together to rally support. “If you look behind us right now, you can see the water coming all… Read More
New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead to protect itself, ruling that no one is in imminent danger. The state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood on Wednesday it will not give permission to the city to build a steel… Read More