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  • Lake Sharpe Plan on Display

    3 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    A draft environmental assessment (EA) for a proposal to protect cultural sites from bank erosion within the Fort George Historic District at Lake Sharpe in Stanley County, South Dakota, is currently available for public review, said USACE’s Omaha District in its latest release.  The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of constructing an off-shore breakwater […]

  • USA: Geosyntec to Present at Floodplain Management Conference

    27 August 2013

    Two Geosyntec practitioners will be among the presenters at the 2013 Floodplain Management Conference, set for September 3-6 in Anaheim, California. Trevor Alsop, P.E., CFM, and Venkat Gummadi, both engineers based in California, will co-present “2-D Hydraulic Modeling of Innovative Stream Bank Protection Measures,” which describes the results of a Geosyntec project performed for the […]

  • TechnipFMC scores iEPCI contract for Shell’s Gulf of Mexico development

    26 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Energy giant Shell has awarded TechnipFMC with an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract for a deepwater project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract defined as “significant”, TechnipFMC will supply the subsea tree systems in addition to the EPCI of the umbilical, riser, and flowline systems for the Dover development. […]

  • Høglund, HB Hunte unveil tank concept for LPG, CO2 transportation

    9 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    Norway-based maritime solutions provider Høglund Marine Solutions has, in collaboration with Germany’s HB Hunte Engineering, developed a tank concept for LPG and CO2 transportation, based on existing technology.

  • North Sea well on track to come online at UK gas project

    15 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    IOG is continuing to drill the second Blythe production well, which is expected to be brought on stream by the end of 2Q 2023.

  • European ports hit the hardest by blanking of sailings

    4 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The staggering volume of blank sailings announced by ocean carriers in response to dwindling demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is having a ripple effect on global ports. The impact of the trend has been relatively limited in the first quarter of the year, however, concerns have already been raised that the situation is likely […]

  • Trans Adriatic Pipeline Secures €3.9B Project Financing

    14 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Trans Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) has completed financial close in December 2018, securing € 3.9 billion – the largest project finance agreed for a European infrastructure project in 2018. Luca Schieppati, TAP’s managing director, said: “With the financial close now achieved, TAP has reached another major milestone of the project’s progress. TAP has voluntarily committed […]

  • DHI Study: Supporting Bhutan Land Reclamation

    6 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The city of Phuentsholing, located at a geographically and commercially strategic position on the Indo-Bhutan border, is facing a serious shortage of land for development and expansion due to increasing population. High monsoon flows from the Ammochu River are eroding the land along the river banks and exposing the town to the danger of flooding, said DHI […]

  • CRCL Gets Environmental Offsets from ESA

    8 August 2018
    Business & Finance

     The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will donate over $17,500 to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) to offset the environmental costs of the Society’s 103rd Annual Meeting, held this year in New Orleans, LA. More than 3,500 attendees convene from across the globe this week to impart, discuss, and share the latest in essential ecological research and […]

  • RDA Contracting Secures Sacramento River Erosion Repairs

    1 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, recently awarded a $2.16 million construction contract to RDA Contracting, Inc. of Rio Vista for Sacramento River erosion repair near Isleton. The work involves placing close to 14 tons of quarry stone along 591 linear feet of river bank where the eroded face and toe of the levee are […]

  • AMSA imposes record ban on Aswan Shipping’s bulker amid ‘appaling conditions’ on board

    31 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Human Capital, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    Australian authorities have issued a record ban to Aswan Shipping, the owners of Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Maryam, preventing the vessel from entering any Australian port for three years. The ban comes in response to major safety and maintenance issues, along with crew welfare abuses, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The decision […]

  • The Clean Arctic Alliance says IMO’s ban leaves Arctic vulnerable to HFO spill for another decade

    20 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    The Clean Arctic Alliance slammed the decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to approve a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic (HFO), saying that it would leave the Arctic, its Indigenous communities and its wildlife facing the risk of a HFO spill for another decade. The ban […]

  • Financial Institutions Tour Panama Canal Expansion

    14 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The five international financial institutions partially financing the Panama Canal Expansion Program traveled to Panama last week to see the 96.6 percent progress made thus far. During their three-day visit to the Canal, representatives were guided through the Agua Clara and Cocoli locks, as well as the fourth phase of the Pacific Access Channel (PAC-4). […]

  • ‘Making Special Places for Nature’ Project Kicks Off

    12 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Canal and River Trust (CRT) has launched a 12-month nature project to improve vulnerable wildlife habitats across 10 key sites totaling 400 hectares – a combined area greater than the City of London. The ‘Making Special Places for Nature’ project spans reservoirs and canals in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Berkshire and […]

  • Vår Energi refinances with $6 billion loan from 12 banks

    2 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has taken out a loan of $6 billion from 12 different banks as part of its refinancing strategy.

  • Port Manatee Bond Strength Upgraded (USA)

    31 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investor Service both upgraded Port Manatee’s financial ratings in October as part of major debt restructuring by the port. Fitch assigned a AA+ rating to the new bonds and Moody’s scored the bonds at a Aa2 rating – ranking among the highest of Florida’s 15 deepwater seaports. The ratings reflect confidence […]

  • Precious Shipping: IMO 2020 was absolutely pain-free for us

    29 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The IMO 2020 sulphur cap, mandating the switch for all ships to use fuels with a maximum 0.5% sulphur content as of January 1, 2020, except for those equipped with scrubbers, has been the driving force for change in the shipping industry over the past couple of years. The implementation of the regulation dominated the discourse […]

  • SHI reveals new LNG carriers and containerships designs

    19 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vessels

    South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has announced the development of innovative LNG carriers and containerships during the “Samsung Technical Seminar in Athens” (Samsung Technology Road Show) in Athens, Greece. The company unveiled its “3 Cargo Tank LNGC” and “Eco Container Ship” products. SHI said the “3 Cargo Tank LNGC” is designed to increase […]

  • IOG sketches well plan for North Sea gas project

    27 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    UK-headquartered IOG plc is planning to drill the second Blythe production well directly after the Southwark A1 well in the first half of 2023 as part of the Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1 in the UK Southern North Sea. In an announcement from 22 December, IOG stated that all subsea work had been completed […]

  • Subsea 7 fleet sports Marlink hybrid network solution

    22 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The UK-headquartered Subsea 7 has appointed Marlink to deliver a smart hybrid network solution for its vessels. Marlink will provide a hybrid network solution combining its global Sealink VSAT solution with L-band back-up, global 4G cellular services and connection to the Tampnet network for operations in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.  The […]

  • Selkie project reaches finish line after four years of operation

    1 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Selkie project, a €5.2 million EU-backed cross-border project focused on boosting the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland, has been concluded following four years of operation. Selkie is a consortium of University College Cork (UCC) and Swansea University (SU) and GDG, DP Energy Ireland, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum CiC (PCF) and Menter Môn Cyf. […]

  • U.S. wave energy start-up seeks fresh talent

    14 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    The U.S.-based wave energy start-up CalWave Power Technologies is looking to bolster its engineering ranks with several positions open for new talent.

  • CDB Leasing snaps up 10 MR tankers for $384 million

    18 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Hong Kong-based leasing major China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing) is pursuing its fleet expansion with orders for ten MR oil/chemical tankers to be built at Jiangsu New Times Shipbuilding Co.

  • Prumo Gets BNDES Approval

    5 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Porto do Açu Operações S.A., Prumo’s subsidiary, has received an approval letter from Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) to refinance its outstanding short-term debt obligations. The agreement establishes the terms and conditions for the R$2.8 billion long-term facility, of which R$2.3 billion will be funded upon closing and used to fully amortize […]

  • Oil & gas maintenance managers facing equipment and procedure challenges

    22 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Technology

    In a recent study, the oil & gas maintenance managers have voiced concerns over growth in procedures and the lack of equipment reliability.