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VMRC approves Robins Maritime mooring dolphins and steel pile conditions; bulkhead infill approved with conditions
Virginia Marine Resources Commission · April 21, 2026
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Summary
VMRC approved Robins Maritime’s request for 13 mooring dolphins and — after debate — approved the applicant’s proposed 10‑ft bulkhead infill with VIMS pile‑driving conditions and city requirements to remove derelict barges.
Robins Maritime sought authorization on April 21 to construct a 66‑ft steel bulkhead (channelward up to 10 ft) and to install 13 mooring dolphins on a Pearl Street property in Norfolk. VMRC staff recommended denying the 10‑ft fill because it would permanently convert roughly 660 square feet of subaqueous bottom to fill, and instead suggested an open‑pile…
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