Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced a bill to protect Tybee Island from the effects of growing storm surge. Ossoff, alongside Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, last week introduced the Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act to ensure Tybee Island has the resources it needs to protect from sea
Hegemann Dredging’s new trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Hegemann V’ is ready for the finishing touches, reports Kooiman Marine Group. As disclosed by Kooiman yesterday, the arrival of ‘Hegemann V’ at the shipbuilders yard in Zwijndrecht is planned for next week. Various parts are already ready and
ADYR Constructions has just announced the successful completion of Ashdod Port’s Quay 21 transformation project. According to the company, this milestone is the result of cooperation and collaboration between the client (Israel Port Company), the port operator (Ashdod Port Ltd), the contractor (Chin
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Bill Cassidy, along with U.S. Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester and Garret Graves, have introduced the Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act (SHORRE) Act. The SHORRE Act would restore nation’s riverbanks and coastlines, while also ma
The K. Girifushi Harbour development project is moving forward according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said. Second shipment of rock boulders required for the Girifushi breakwater construction was delivered to the project site yesterday. Breakwater bed preparation wo
The construction works at the Woods Hole Ferry Terminal project site will soon be finished, according to Jay Cashman, Inc. The contractor has just released the latest photo update for the Woods Hole Ferry project saying that they are near completion of this 3-half-year scheme. Overall, the project e
The USACE Walla Walla District is seeking public comments regarding the Lower Snake River Navigation Channel Maintenance Project. USACE is proposing to dredge near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers to reestablish the congressionally authorized dimensions of the federal navigation cha
Puerto Rico Ports Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are gearing up for a major marine infrastructure project in the San Juan Harbor. According to the Authority’s Executive Director Joel Pizá, earlier this week port officials hosted a delegation from the Army Corps in preparation for the
The USACE Baltimore District, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), is holding a public meeting February 24 to provide information on the Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening Feasibility Study draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environ
More and more historical items are being discovered in the Savannah River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District has just released this amazing video named ‘Savannah River Cannon Recovery 2022’. Rare relics from an important period in early Georgia history rose from the Savannah River
The USACE Galveston District and its Non Federal Partner (NFP), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will co-host two virtual public meetings on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Coastal Resilience Study (GIWW-CRS). The main goal of these meetings, set for February 14 and 17, is to provide in
Among the many projects in the multi-billion-dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), one in particular will play key role in securing efficient and safe navigation and marine commerce in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut. The Corps plan under IIJA includes $63 million for the New Haven Har
One of Victoria’s most iconic coastal locations will soon offer a better recreational boating experience with funding secured for an $800,000 upgrade of boating facilities at Apollo Bay. The project is part of the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented $47.2 million investment into Victorian boati
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has wrapped up the Feevah Harbour Development Project. According to the company, the project was completed on January 29, 2022. Under the scope of the project, MTCC carried out dredging operations in amount of 40,420 cubic meters and channel dredging
