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After nearly 20 years of fighting to get the necessary permits, Bill Roe has succeeded in building a seawall on his oceanfront property in New Smyrna Beach. “Every time I would go to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,” Mr. Roe said, “I asked them a simple question. What was the game plan to protect… Read More
A federal beach replenishment project, now delayed for over a year, will now likely begin “sometime” in 2024, Toms River officials said this week, as residents continue to express frustration over the deterioration of the sand on the beachfront in Ortley Beach. Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill said Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Beach replenishment is nothing new to beach towns like Ocean City. The Army Corps of Engineers perform beach replenishments every four years unless a natural disaster happens and they need to do it earlier. The last time Ocean City got replenishment was 2021 and for people who like to surf, the effects of that replenishment… Read More
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Lloyd’s Register (LR)’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub have garnered support for the Silk Alliance initiative, which aims to establish a Green Corridor Cluster beginning with intra-Asia container trade. Joining the alliance are Yara Clean Ammonia ASA, the Methanol Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for Maritime Studies, and… Read More
It’s a first-time feat for Eurobodalla Council crews who created and stacked 400 sandbags to protect the shoreline at Long Beach. A geotextile sandbag structure has been installed to protect the shoreline and Bay Road against potential collapse. Project engineer George Workman said the sandbags are a medium-term fix until a more permanent solution occurs…. Read More
Dredging work near the Carolina Beach Inlet is scheduled to continue through August 31st. The dredge MERRITT arrived in Snows Cut on August 19th to begin the project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District says the goal is to dredge the bar in Carolina Beach Inlet to a project depth of eight feet…. Read More
There’s a lot more to be settled besides an inter-agency tiff over financing and depth levels before the long-proposed St. Thomas Harbor dredge project becomes a reality. Among the issues are a shipwreck that may need to be relocated from the project area, endangered and threatened coral species that should be moved, and the replanting… Read More
About Proposals must be received through Grants.gov by 11:59 PM Eastern time on November 17, 2023. $240 million in funding is available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Projects selected through this funding opportunity will have a transformative impact for coastal communities and tribes across the country. They… Read More
Panama is about halfway through its rainy season right now, and one of the wettest countries in the world is having one of its driest seasons on record. At the Panama Canal, where freshwater serves as the lifeblood for its lock-driven operations, the lack of abundant rainfall is leading to lower water levels and putting a… Read More
The Panama Canal, a vital passageway that moves 6 percent of the world’s maritime commerce, will extend transit restrictions due to drought-induced low water levels. Canal authorities first announced restrictions this year, creating a backlog of vessels waiting to cross. But on Thursday, those restrictions were extended for at least 10 additional months. “We are currently… Read More
Vilano Beach Renourishment UPDATE +++++ USACE Jacksonville has begun pumping sand on Vilano Beach as its 2023-2024 renourishment cycle gets under way. The crew has begun beach fill at the northern end of the project area and will move south; see this week’s progress map for projected dates per section. Operations will be under way… Read More
The Mississippi River is just part of life here, so much so that perhaps we do not often think much about living on one of the great rivers of the world. Its broad avenue of commerce has nurtured this region and the nation for centuries, dating back to the days of dugout canoes. So while the cost… Read More
A team of scientists recently toured Dunkirk’s Lake Erie shoreline, marking the start of planning for actions to ease wave action and sediment accumulation. The scientists from Proof Project LLC and Anchor QEA toured the lakefront from the water. They used the Dunkirk Fire Department’s new boat, piloted by Capt. Gary Katta. Mike Przybycien, deputy… Read More
There has been movement on the restoration and development of the long-closed Wildwood landfill, City Administrator Steve O’Connor said, Aug. 9, beginning the process of removing what he called an embarrassment for a shore community. “How can we have an open landfill in a waterfront community?” he said. The project, he said, would become a… Read More
On Saturday, August 19th, one of the Army Corps of Engineers dredges made it to Ocean City. By Monday, August 21st, the dredge was out in full force, scooping up material from the inlet. The Army Corps tells WBOC the dredge is expected to stay in the inlet until August 30th. For years, fisherman and… Read More