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Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help address plastic pollution found globally in marine environments. However, a new study suggests that while they do remove plastics and other items of marine litter, the quantities of litter removed can be comparatively low and they can also trap marine organisms. The study… Read More
Dredging is a central part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) largest mission – to maintain clear, safe and navigable waterways. Without periodic dredging, many harbors and ports would be impassable, and so more than 400 ports and 25,000 miles of navigation channels are dredged throughout the U.S. each year. One byproduct of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or USACE, Kansas City District, has prepared a draft Master Plan for Rathbun Lake with an Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact – known as a FONSI – that are available for public review. USACE is soliciting public comments on the draft Master Plan, Environmental Assessment… Read More
Construction started of two OPV 2600 vessels for Pakistan Navy Celebrating the start of the construction of a second batch of two Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Pakistan Navy, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi performed the initial welding work on the keel of the first vessel at Damen Shipyards Galatí on October 12th 2022…. Read More
The governor of Lagos state has revealed that the deep sea port project commissioned in his state would generate around $53 billion during its concession period. The project is going to create around 250,000 jobs. The concession period is 45 years. The governor of Lagos State, Babjide Sanwo-Olu is on a campaign to develop every… Read More
This story was updated on Oct. 11 to clarify the costs of upgrading the PJM transmission system to accommodate offshore wind as identified in a 2021 report by the grid operator. The cost estimates included other renewable energy goals by states, not just offshore wind. President Joe Biden’s administration laid out ambitious additional goals last month to… Read More
Mr. John Bock has been selected as the new Deputy District Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District. Bock, who has served as Chief of Engineering Division since 2015, assumed the new role this week following the retirement of Ms. Linda Murphy, who served as DDE since 2015. As the Deputy District… Read More
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis recognized the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael by announcing over $126 million in new awards for communities impacted by Hurricane Michael through the Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Program. While in Port Charlotte, Governor DeSantis pointed out that just as the state has supported Northwest Florida for more than 4… Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate subcommittee overseeing transportation and infrastructure appropriations, announced a federal grant of over $4.1 million from the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) going to Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc for the purchase of an electric dock crane at the Port of Vancouver. The funding… Read More
Kiewit Corp. intends to acquire Weeks Marine Inc., a marine construction leader in North America, as a wholly-owned subsidiary with its brand and management intact, in a deal agreed to in a September letter of intent, top executives of the two contractors confirmed on Oct. 11. The deal is set to close by early 2023,… Read More