New Jersey

Arrests of truckers in New Jersey, Canada net $38M in illegal drugs

New Jersey State Police arrest truckers with $36M in drugs

Two truck drivers were arrested last week in New Jersey after law enforcement found $36 million worth of marijuana, THC/cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms concealed within a tractor-trailer.

New Jersey State Police stopped the tractor-trailer traveling on Interstate 78 on Feb. 18 in Warren County, authorities announced Wednesday.

During an inspection of the vehicle, officers discovered more than 8,000 pounds of raw hydroponic marijuana,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/arrests-of-truckers-in-new-jersey-canada-net-38m-in-illegal-drugs

Bettaway Supply Chain Services promotes inclusion for employees with autism

A New Jersey supply chain company is making its workforce more inclusive by partnering with a local nonprofit to train people who have autism, providing them skills to become competitive job candidates.

Bettaway Supply Chain Services, based in South Plainfield, is entering its third year of partnering with We Make – Autism at Work, a nonprofit that helps people with autism or an intellectual or developmental disability develop vocational skills. The program’s success is an example of what can be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bettaway-supply-chain-services-promotes-inclusion-for-employees-with-autism

BOEM approves Atlantic Shores South offshore wind project

The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project, the ninth commercial-scale, U.S. offshore wind energy project approved during the Biden administration. With this latest approval, Interior has approved more than 13 gigawatts of offshore wind energy projects – enough to power nearly five million homes.

In addition to the milestone achieved today, since the start of the Biden administration, BOEM has held four offshore wind...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/boem-approves-atlantic-shores-south-offshore-wind-project/

BOEM releases final environmental impact statement for two wind projects offshore New Jersey

Offshore wind turbines at an undisclosed location

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced the availability of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for two wind energy projects offshore New Jersey. If approved, the two projects could generate about 2.8 GW of electricity, which the BOEM said is enough to power...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/renewables/offshore-wind/boem-releases-final-environmental-impact-statement-for-two-wind-projects-offshore-new-jersey/

New York City government to take over management of Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Brooklyn Marine Terminal

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has confirmed that an agreement in principle has been reached between the City of New York, New York State, the Port Authority, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to enable the city to transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/new-york-city-government-to-take-over-management-of-brooklyn-marine-terminal/

Oil tanker crew plead guilty to pollution charges in New Jersey

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Kriti Ruby in 2022

Two ship engineers on a foreign-registered commercial oil tanker have pleaded guilty to charges related to the concealment of pollution by falsifying records, with the chief engineer also pleading guilty to charges related to the discharge of oily waste into the sea from a commercial vessel near a...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/oil-tanker-crew-plead-guilty-to-pollution-charges-in-new-jersey/

New Jersey utilities board opens new offshore wind solicitation round

Offshore wind turbines at an undisclosed location

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has confirmed the approval of the fourth offshore wind solicitation guidance document (SGD) and the opening of the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation. The application window for the fourth solicitation opened on April 30 and will run until...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/renewables/offshore-wind/new-jersey-utilities-board-opens-new-offshore-wind-solicitation-round/

Florida’s Flagler County to benefit from US$27 million coastal protection works

Weeks Marine's trailing suction hopper dredger R.B. Weeks

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Jacksonville District has awarded a US$27 million contract to Weeks Marine (WMI) of Cranford, New Jersey, for initial construction of the Flagler County, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. The USACE will provide 65 per cent of the total...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/marine-projects-world/dredging-and-land-reclamation/floridas-flagler-county-to-benefit-from-us27-million-coastal-protection-works/

East Coast fishermen file lawsuit against US National Marine Fisheries Service

In January, three New Jersey commercial fishermen who own and operate vessels in the herring fishery had a hearing before the US Supreme Court. Their lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service challenges a 2020 federal rule requiring commercial fishing boat captains to pay for monitors...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/east-coast-fishermen-file-lawsuit-against-us-national-marine-fisheries-service/

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