State officials are soliciting public input for the next update of Louisiana’s $50 billion, 50-year coastal master plan. The plan, last updated in 2017, includes projects and programs aimed at fighting coastal erosion, rising seas, sinking land and hurricanes — all of which threaten to inundate coastal communities like Terrebonne and Lafourche. The state Coastal… Read More
If you’re planning to visit San Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake anytime soon, beware of harmful toxins in the water. City officials have posted signs around the lake near Madonna Road warning that recent blue-green algae growths pose health risks to people and pets. The warnings are: ? Don’t drink the water or use it for… Read More
Public money is needed to save two struggling ports on the West Coast, regional leaders say. The Government’s $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has bankrolled a feasibility study into upgrading Westport and Greymouth ports. Both ports are owned and managed by their respective district councils, and both are struggling financially. Westport port ended the… Read More
Officials from West Calcasieu Port, located in Sulphur, La., about 12 miles south of Interstate 10 along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, announced August 24 that work to dredge the port’s west barge basin is complete, with all tenant operations back at full force. Hammond, La.-based Coastal Dredging conducted the $1.3 million project, which dredged 140,000… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi has appointed Omar Garcia as its Chief External Affairs Officer. Garcia most recently served as the CEO of the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER), an oil and gas association tasked with facilitating further investment in the Eagle Ford region while promoting the benefits… Read More
Dredging should begin early next year at the state Port at Morehead City, the Carteret County News-Times reported. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received two bids last week for the work. One bid came in at $19.5 million from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock and $20.1 million from Mason Construction, both less than the… Read More
The 400,000 annual visitors to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens can view lush orchids and stunning roses, stroll under sprawling Engelmann Oaks and tiptoe through a wide sample of herbs and shrubs thriving in scenic gardens — an oasis of green amid a gray, suburban jungle. But not at Baldwin Lake nor… Read More
SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GreyOrange™, the global leader in AI-powered robotics systems for flexible automation across fulfillment centers in supply chain, has announced US$140 million in Series C funding, marking the largest round ever raised by an industrial robotics company. Mithril Capital, co-founded by Ajay Royan and Peter Thiel, led this round, which included Binny Bansal and other… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received two bids last week for the work. One bid came in at $19.5 million from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock and $20.1 million from Mason Construction, both less than the federal agency’s estimate of $23.1 million. The dredging is to remove 750,000 cubic yards of material from Range… Read More
The entrance of the Oceanside harbor, which missed its annual spring cleaning this year, will get a special dredging in October to keep the channel safe for navigation, federal officials announced Friday. Ocean waves and currents constantly push sand into the harbor, which requires periodic maintenance to stay open. A recent city survey showed the… Read More