The Port of Long Beach has reached a tentative agreement on a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the Middle Harbor property, in what would be the largest deal of its kind for any U.S. seaport, Port of Long Beach Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle announced Thursday. The lease has [...]
Contractors are expected to start the township’s portion of Long Beach Island’s beach replenishment in early February, federal officials … By Nicholas Huba (app) Source: app, January 5, 2012;
Even though some advancement has been made on the clogged channel, the long-term prospect for Oregon does not seem to be good. A number of conditions, including the lack of money, are contributing to shoaling under the main span of the Bonner Bridge. The side caster dredge Merritt had managed to scour the channel to [...]
The Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday to move about 760,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from a Marina del Rey dredge … By Kristopher Hanson (contracostatimes) Source: contracostatimes, November 16, 2011;
Officials are moving forward with a plan to build a sand trap in Fort Pierce Inlet that could help renourish the beach just south of the inl… By Laurie K. Blandford (tcpalm) Source: tcpalm, November 9, 2011
“The beach is in trouble once again,” said north end resident Gene Jaleski. The sand at the newly renourished North Shore Road beach access… (lbknews) Source: lbknews, November 1, 2011;
Gone is how some residents on Longboat Key describe one of the city’s popular beaches, and they say mother nature is the one to blame… By Jennifer Schwan (mysuncoast) Source: mysuncoast, October 26, 2011
Work on the township’s portion of the Long Beach Island beach replenishment project could be delayed until the new year, federal officials c… By Nicholas Huba (app) Source: app, October 17, 2011;
A legal battle is brewing over dredging in the Long Creek area in Virginia Beach… By David Ham (wvec) Source: wvec, October 14, 2011;
After years of planning and waiting for funding, the Duvall Creek dredging project is slated to begin Monday… By Lea Hurt (greaterannapolis) Source: greaterannapolis, October 13, 2011;
