The Port fascinates me because it runs so (comparatively) smoothly that it’s easy for most Seattlites to forget it even exists — when in fact it’s like an entire additional city operating right here on top of us, touching every one of our lives whether we’re aware of it or not. It’s like we all… Read More
LOCH ARBOUR – Over the objections of some environmentalists, a $24 million beach fill project has started here and is expected to be completed by March 1, pending major weather delays. Three Jersey Shore towns — Loch Arbour, Allenhurst and Deal — will get sand in the beach replenishment project, which is being carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers. It will restore… Read More
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Shoreline and Waterway Management Section expects to begin beach nourishment work in the Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Slaughter Beach communities in early January 2022. Beach nourishment projects introduce sand into the shoreline system to offset the effects of erosion. The beach and… Read More
Regularly changing the oil and fluids in your vehicle probably doesn’t rank high as one of the most fun and glamorous things on your to-do list. However, it’s one of the most important things you have got to do to keep the motor running properly so you can check off those other, much more enjoyable… Read More
The Port fascinates me because it runs so (comparatively) smoothly that it’s easy for most Seattlites to forget it even exists — when in fact it’s like an entire additional city operating right here on top of us, touching every one of our lives whether we’re aware of it or not. It’s like we all… Read More
San Diego (KUSI) – The city announced on Monday that it will begin emergency repairs on parts of Ocean Beach Wharf this week to repair the damage caused by the storm in January 2021. According to a city statement, repairs will take about four months, depending on the weather and tides. Once the repairs are… Read More
A massive undertaking to restore wetlands along Mountain View’s coastline will finally begin construction in 2022, with plans to shore up levees and build out new trails to accommodate the return of the coastal marshlands. City officials are working with state and regional agencies to support a decadeslong effort to convert more than 15,000 acres… Read More
The Port of Oakland, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District, has reached a key milestone in the planning process to widen the Oakland Harbor turning basins to accommodate larger container ships calling North America. The comment period starts today, Monday, December 20, 2021, for the USACE draft Integrated… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 20, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”) a leading specialty construction company, today announced two contract awards for its Marine segment totaling approximately $33 million. The Company was recently awarded a $28.3 million design-bid-build contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (“NAVFAC”) Southeast for the repair and update of an… Read More
Boskalis has taken delivery of its largest-ever consignment of drop-in biofuel which will be used to power two hopper dredgers on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe. The use of bio-fuel will result in a CO2 reduction of approximately 90% for the 12,000 m3 hopper dredger Willem van Oranje and approximately 45% for the 4,500 m3… Read More