Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, Texas, was awarded a $10,433,550 firm-fixed-price contract for channel pipeline dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Brownsville, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 19, 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $10,433,550 were obligated… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $21,534,600 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 9, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $21,534,600 were obligated at… Read More
A series of fascinating new high-resolution images mapping out Cork’s coastline in stunning detail is in the process of being released to the general public. Each Friday, commencing from September 15 last the images, produced by the INFOMAR (Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s Marine Resource) will upload new maps to their website…. Read More
Coastlines – the interface between land and sea – lie at the frontline in the battle against climate change impacts. Globally, almost 1 billion people now live within 10km of a coastline and the same number live in areas less than 10 metres above sea level. These populations face some of the world’s biggest climate… Read More
Last month, when Hurricane Idalia clobbered the sparsely settled coast of Taylor County in Florida’s Big Bend region, it sent my memory spinning back nearly 20 years to the first time I visited that area. I was there to report on what was happening to hundreds of acres of swamp and salt marsh in an… Read More