The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), in cooperation with the Coastal Zone Foundation, recently announced the Call for Abstracts for its 2018 National Coastal Conference. The event will take place from October 30 – November 2 at the Galveston Island Convention Center, Galvesto
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito of Massachusetts announced $3.6 million earlier this week to support ten projects for the upcoming dredging season. These grants, awarded through the 2018 Navigational Dredging Pilot Program will benefit eleven communities, tapping into another $3.9 million in local
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos yesterday announced the deployment of materials to create a new marine habitat at Fire Island Reef, as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to develop a stronger marine ecosystem off New York’s shores. Fire Island
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. yesterday marked the start of the IJburg beach island land reclamation project in Amsterdam, together with representatives of the municipality of Amsterdam, their partners and residents of the existing IJburg islands. According to the company, the project involves the
At the yesterday’s Coastal Wetland Communities Adaptation Leadership Forum at Nicholls State University a recurring theme emerged – Louisiana’s coastal communities will survive the rising tide as local governments have taken extraordinary measures to save the state’s disappearing coastline. During t
The preparation activities for emergency dredging and debris removal along the West Fork of the San Jacinto River are moving forward. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractors launched a 27 ton dredger last Thursday into the river. Two dredgers, measuring 90 feet long, 25 feet wide, were transpo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Recovery held a change of command on August 29, 2018, where Maj. Scotty Autin assumed command of the Task Force Commander from Lt. Col. John D. Cunningham. Maj. Autin currently serves as the USACE Los Angles District Deputy Commander. “It has been an honor
Damen recently delivered their DOP dredge pump as a complete turnkey package to Israel, for a unique coastal protection project. The DOP doing the job is a DOP200 fitted out with a jet water assisted leveler head. It will mine sand at a max depth of -7m. “The discharge distance to the geotubes varie
Col. Aaron Barta, USACE Los Angeles District commander, and David Van Dorpe, deputy project manager, met with U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, 42nd Congressional District, California, earlier this week to discuss the Murrieta Creek Flood Protection and Environmental Restoration Project. Representatives with t
The San Mateo County Sea Level Rise Solutions Workshops, supported by representatives from local, state, and federal government, nonprofits, and businesses, are set to take place on September 19 in Redwood City, and September 20 in Burlingame, CA. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss and envisi
R.E. Staite Engineering Inc., from San Diego, California, has won a $9.3 million contract for maintenance dredging of Naval Weapons Station Harbor at Seal Beach, California. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). “Work will be performed
Maritime system integrators of electrical and automation systems Bakker Sliedrecht and RH Marine have joined forces. By teaming up, both companies can benefit from scaling-up and knowledge exchange and give a boost to innovation, such as ship automation, hybrid sailing and cybersecurity, Bakker said
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Steel Corp. yesterday announced an agreement to undertake a $75 million cleanup and restoration project at the former Duluth Works site on the St. Louis River at Spirit Lake in Duluth, Minn. This is part of a larger effort to restore the St. Lo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, will host an open house public meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mobile Convention Center, located at 1 South Water Street in downtown Mobile, Alabama. This event is an opportunity to provide members of the publi
