Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED, Marine Exchange of Southern California. (Total vessels of all types within 25 miles of port, plus those waiting outside specially designated Safety and Air Quality Areas.) Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios
Panama announced on Monday an agreement with China to renew a maritime shipping treaty that grants advantages to Panamanian ships in Chinese ports. The agreement comes as Panama complains its boats are suffering tighter controls in China, following the cancellation of a Hong Kong company’s concession to operate two ports in the Panama Canal. Following… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Moore today toured the progress being made on the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild with members of the Maryland congressional delegation and other congressional leaders to highlight the critical importance of the bridge both to the State and to the entire nation. The governor was joined by Chair of the Senate Environment… Read More
By Alan Bosworth The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo District has begun dredging Buffalo Harbor to maintain safe navigation for commercial vessels, cruise ships and recreational boaters on Lake Erie under a $2.3 million contract awarded to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction in April. The project will remove about 190,000 cubic yards (145,265 cubic metres)… Read More
By: Julianne Grohowski ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Every year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges the mouth of the St. Joseph River in St. Joseph, but this year, a new dredging technique has created a new peninsula just south of Silver Beach. Doug Krafft, the U.S. Engineering Research and Development Center Research Civil Engineer explains… Read More
By: Nick Broadway NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) — The Herculean effort of beach nourishment continues along a several mile stretch of Nags Head, including the area around Jennette’s Pier, where crews are storing the rest of the large pipes and construction equipment. “It’s been pretty crazy, I’ve seen all the pipes,” said one visitor. “Sand… Read More
