The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is holding a public information session Tuesday evening, September 24, 2024, about an upcoming beach dredging and dune replenishment project on the north side of the Indian River Inlet. The dune that runs alongside Route 1 has been breached twice this year, most recently on… Read More
SINGAPORE – The US authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have cleared for operation a Singapore-flagged container ship that they boarded on Sept 21 in the US port of Baltimore. “We can confirm the authorities have left the vessel and cleared it to resume cargo operations yesterday,” a spokesman for the Singapore-based firm… Read More
Fairport Harbor, Ohio — Biennial dredging of Fairport Harbor’s federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is complete. Dredging of Fairport Harbor ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways. “Maintaining safe navigation across Great Lakes’ harbors… Read More
Louisiana’s desperate efforts to restore and protect its diminishing coastline from further erosion over the past decade has been largely funded by the more than $8 billion in settlement money awarded to the state after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. But that money is drying up as the state continues to lose approximately a… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Wrightsville Beach faced some significant erosion in the wake of Monday’s tropical cyclone, but the United States Army Corps of Engineers said the recent renourished areas were not greatly affected. After a preliminary inspection following this week’sstorm, USACE Wilmington District spokesperson Jed Cayton told Port City Daily “the project itself appears to… Read More