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The State Ports Authority wants to deepen a stretch of the Cooper River leading to its North Charleston Terminal as part of a wide-ranging effort that’s picking up steam to boost capacity at the agency’s smallest container yard. Authorization for a feasibility study that would weigh the costs and benefits of a potential dredging program… Read More
Pictured Above: The 480-foot Great Lakes suction hopper dredge Ellis Island is expected to be moved to Montauk in the upcoming weeks. |. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. photo As the East End deals with round after round of coastal storms this January, crews are beginning to stage equipment for a long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
DredgeWire understands that two Rohr-IDRECO electric dredges will be used at the sand mine for this project. KERMIT, Texas (KOSA) – If you are driving down a County Road out here in West Texas you’re bound to see trucks hauling sand. But by the end of this year, you’ll still see sand being transported on… Read More
In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. Firefighter Paul Kerwin remembers he and his company rescuing his fellow Borough of Union Beach, New Jersey neighbors on that day, “Sandy was quite an experience. We worked round the clock, pulling people out… Read More
A new study published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfill the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at the production costs of ammonia, which are similar to those of very… Read More
The latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform found that a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023—an 8% increase year on year. The year also saw methanol go mainstream, with a sharp increase in orders (138, 10.8% of all roders), edging it ahead of LNG (130, 10.1% of all orders). Additionally,… Read More
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources is now accepting applications for coastal storm recovery projects such as ocean beach renourishment or artificial dunes. The deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m. March 8. The coastal storm recovery fund is funded by the N.C. General Assembly through Session Law 2023-134, which allocated… Read More
Due to bids that came in $14 million over budget, the Fort Myers Beach sand renourishment project will have to be rebid and the project will be delayed up to four months. Coastal Engineering Consultants President Michael Poff told the Fort Myers Beach Town Council Monday that the bids came in so high because strict… Read More
Bay County tourism officials say they’re keeping a close eye on this weather system. They say erosion is common during the winter storm season, but it’s not as much of a concern as some might think. TDC leaders began the most recent Panama City Beach renourishment in September 2021. They spent about $30 million to… Read More
The massive project to deepen the Sabine-Neches Waterway is moving along with the recent awarding of a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. Great Lakes was awarded the $62.8 million Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project-Phase 1 contract late last year. The company was established in Chicago in the late 1800s and has corporate… Read More
With big storms, large swells and tons of sand comes a concern about the Santa Barbara harbor entrance, and work is underway to keep it open. Waterfront Director Mike Wiltshire said work should begin by the middle of the month. The breakwater entrance to the harbor and the northwest section will be the focus of… Read More
Bathtub Beach is located at 1585 SE MacArthur Boulevard in Stuart. Martin County Ocean Rescue is on duty at Bathtub Beach daily from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. To listen to daily pre-recorded information such as beach closure notices, tides, surf and weather forecasts and the number of lifeguard towers open for the day, call Martin… Read More
Sailors on the Great Lakes are hoping $17 billion of federal investment in maritime infrastructure can help revitalize their waterways. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Most of the goods we buy get to where they need to go on the back of a truck or a train. But about 5% of cargo in the United States is… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams today wrapped a two-day trip to New Hampshire to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the America the Beautiful initiative are restoring our lands and waters and cultivating core salt marsh areas. Secretary Haaland and… Read More
By Heiko Osterchrist-Associate Publisher IMS Dredges, a division of Ellicott Dredge Technologies,llc, GeoPool® division had a banner 2023 end of year sales of over 20 truck loads of GeoPool®. IMS GeoPool® is an innovative dewatering solution that is cost effective, reusable, scalable, and easy to operate, ideal for dredge dewatering. The system consists of a… Read More