By Carla Teles At the Port of Santos, Ibama authorized rock removal without explosives and preparatory dredging in the navigation channel, with the removal of 12,000 m³ of sediments, reuse of rocks, and specific pauses for vessels between July and October, in a stage that prepares Brazil’s largest port to receive larger ships in the… Read More
By Romário Pereira de Carvalho Next, the infrastructure began to be built. Concrete structures, runways, ports, and hangars were constructed, transforming the reefs into operational bases. The result was the creation of artificial islands that not only changed the local geography, but also the strategic dynamics of the region. Impact on the region The construction… Read More
By Ana Alice The fourth intervention at Central Beach of Balneário Piçarras reignited the debate on beach widening works in Santa Catarina, after new records of erosion and scarps in the newly widened area. The advance of the sea over the Central Beach of Balneário Piçarras, on the North Coast of Santa Catarina, has once again… Read More
By Ana Alice Project in Lagos transforms a stretch of the Atlantic into a new urban area, combining land reclamation, planned infrastructure, and coastal defense in one of the regions most pressured by erosion in Nigeria. Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria and one of Africa’s main economic centers, has been advancing for years with… Read More
WASHINGTON—Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Republican lawmakers today urged the Trump Administration to allow the current Jones Act waiver to expire as scheduled, and to take additional policy steps to safeguard American shipbuilding and the long-term competitiveness of the U.S. maritime industry. The Jones Act plays a critical… Read More
