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After months of coordination between the town and state, local efforts to remedy a damaged Salisbury Beach dune and secure beach properties are nearly complete. “As of now, we expect the total project to be completed by March 8,” Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change President Tom Saab said in an email he sent to SBCFC… Read More
The winter, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) planned to dredge the Nokomis ponds. These ponds are called constructed wetlands and sequester sand and debris. The vegetation growth also takes up phosphorus before the water travels into Lake Nokomis. These constructed wetlands need periodic maintenance which includes removing invasive species, removing and replacing vegetation that… Read More
A portion of wetlands along the Adelaide Pointe development in Muskegon was accidentally dredged by a contractor. The development’s owner posted on social media admitting to the mistake. On Monday the developer posted that dredging work was started on the wrong side of the peninsula and impacted a portion of wetlands undergoing restoration. “Management stopped… Read More
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration is signaling it wants to shift some priorities in the state’s effort to restore and protect shoreline. “My priority is segmented, breakwater rocks on our barrier islands — our coastline from Texas to Mississippi,” said Gordon Dove, chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. Dove cites as an… Read More
America’s inland waterways system is vital to our nation’s competitiveness and economic growth. The inland waterways efficiently, sustainably, cost-effectively and safely transport critical commodities like agricultural goods, energy products, building materials and industrial chemicals to destinations within the U.S. and to deep water ports for export. In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic at 6 p.m. on March 22, marking the start of the 2024 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry requested an early season opening due the urging of major steel producers. “The St. Lawrence… Read More
Tons of contaminated silt have built up in Greenwich Harbor over decades, but the town may be able to dispose of it by simply burying it deeper underground. The town, in coordination with state and federal officials, is preparing to dredge the harbor, and burying the silt and other materials in a confined aquatic disposal… Read More
Col. Cullen Jones, commander, New Orleans District, is joined Michael Stack, Operations Division chief and Mac Wade, executive director, Port of Morgan City, to discuss dredging progress to maintain deep draft access to the port. Source
Approximately 80 residents gathered Thursday night at the Community Center in Ponce Inlet for a town hall meeting where the mayor and town officials shared the latest town news. Besides the mayor and the Town Council, Volusia County Councilman Matt Reinhart and several town department heads also attended the meeting. Mayor Lois Partisky delivered her… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is issuing a “call to action” to its members to send in detailed accounts of how dredging contributes to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—and how it might do more. WEDA recently released a 39-page white paper sketching out how dredging activities align with, and contribute to, the goals. The WEDA… Read More
Camden County embarked on an ambitious project to rejuvenate Newton Lake by removing decades of sediment, but now faces challenges in managing stormwater runoff. Last year, the county spent $20 million on dredging, yet the battle against re-sedimentation continues due to substantial runoff from urban areas. The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA) is developing… Read More
Risk is the “new normal” for the global ocean shipping industry that handles 80% of global trade as pressure from geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and climate change mounts. “There are going to be global tensions … and I think global dangers, at a level we haven’t seen since the end of World War II,” former… Read More
Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo is reportedly impassible for many larger boats. Captains say that years of bay front weather and strong, powerful surf has brought in a large amount of sediment that has made the channel much more narrow. For many commercial fisherman and tour operators, it’s a vital resource and not being… Read More
America’s inland waterways system is vital to our nation’s competitiveness and economic growth. The inland waterways efficiently, sustainably, cost-effectively and safely transport critical commodities like agricultural goods, energy products, building materials and industrial chemicals to destinations within the U.S. and to deep water ports for export. In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued… Read More
America’s inland waterways system is vital to our nation’s competitiveness and economic growth. The inland waterways efficiently, sustainably, cost-effectively and safely transport critical commodities like agricultural goods, energy products, building materials and industrial chemicals to destinations within the U.S. and to deep water ports for export. In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued… Read More