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  • Buffalo River Cleanup Enters Next Phase (USA)

    24 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Community leaders, private industry, state and federal representatives joined forces yesterday to kick off the next phase of major investment into the restoration of 6.2 miles of the Buffalo River. This internationally recognized project is one of the largest river clean-ups in the country. The Buffalo River Restoration Partnership includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s […]

  • DNV to lead ammonia bunkering safety study in Singapore

    26 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Safety, Transition, Vision

    Classification society DNV has been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore.

  • Ukraine: ILO Announces List of Licenses and Permits Needed for Dredging Works

    20 April 2011

      Within the last years the interest of the leading global services providers operating in dredging sector to the Ukrainian market has been significantly increasing. Before entering the Ukrainian market a foreign provider should be aware of certain requirements for carrying out dredging activity in Ukraine. One of them – licenses and permits required for carrying […]

  • GALLERY: Wakashio’s bow finally scuttled

    25 August 2020
    Vessels

    Dramatic scenes of the Wakashio’s bow being sent out to its final resting place were captured on Sunday, August 24th, as the front section of the broken up Capesize bulker was sunk in a planned operation in Mauritian waters. The sinking of the stem section of the wreck was completed at around 3.30 pm on […]

  • Stolt Tankers, Stolthaven Terminals join forces on onshore washwater treatment

    18 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Stolt Tankers and Stolthaven Terminals have joined forces on the removal and sustainable treatment of wastewater from ships docked in Houston. Stolthaven Houston and New Orleans have been operating onsite biological wastewater treatment plants for more than 20 years, specialising in the handling of hazardous and non-hazardous wastewater from ships, barges, railcars, trucks and ISO […]

  • Up to 800,000 seafarers due for carbon upskilling by mid-2030

    9 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Green Marine, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Vessels

    As many as 800,000 seafarers will require additional training by the mid-2030s to enable the shipping industry to transition towards alternative low- and zero-carbon fuels and technologies with the aim of keeping global warming to 1.5C or less by 2050, a DNV study shows. Findings also suggest that a lack of certainty on alternative fuel […]

  • Nigerian Dredging Summit & Exhibition Report

    30 September 2010

    The fourth edition of this event was held at Calabar, located in Nigeria’s south-eastern Cross River State, between 22nd and 24th September. The event, organised and hosted by the Lagos-based Dredge Skills and Marine Training Centre Ltd, was attended by Nigerian dredging companies and dredgemasters, dredging regulating bodies, dredging equipment manufacturers and importers and local […]

  • Rebuilding Poplar Island with Clean Dredged Material

    29 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    For the past 25 years, the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island has built island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay.  Since 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and its partners have been working to restore remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay by beneficially using dredged material at Poplar […]

  • BIMCO: Shipbuilding orders spiral down

    9 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    The shipbuilding sector has been severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing the contracting activity to shrink and newbuild deliveries to get postponed. What is more, the demolition activity, which has been pretty dynamic over the recent period, has also ground to a halt amid lockdowns across South Asia aimed at curbing the spread […]

  • Chevron Marine Lubricants: Issues arising from VLSFO use have very little to do with fuel quality

    17 August 2020
    Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    The main fears around the use of the low sulphur fuel as mandated by the IMO 2020 sulphur cap that entered into force in January 2020, such as lack of availability and poor quality of new fuels did not materialize paving the way for a much smoother transition than expected. Availability concerns were quashed with […]

  • On the verge of ending oil price war, OPEC+ awaits Mexico to join the pact

    10 April 2020
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    OPEC, Russia, and allies are on the verge of ending the oil price war in an effort to save the oil industry which, in addition to the oil price war consequences, suffered even more as the coronavirus pandemic further curbed the oil demand, creating a whirlwind of adverse effects. However, the allies are still waiting on Mexico to join the production cuts pact.

  • Interview: DEME Group – Receptive to Change

    5 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    At the start of 2019, Luc Vandenbulcke took the reins of DEME Group. A civil engineer employed for 21 years within the group, he has noteworthy qualifications: he cofounded and led DEME’s fastest growing subsidiary company which specialized in hydraulic engineering projects and offshore wind farms. His track record is directly applicable to his new […]

  • Russia Steps Up Dredging Operations

    5 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Russia continues intense development of its port infrastructure that implies a considerable scope of dredging works. Some of the largest dredging projects in the country include dry cargo area of Taman port, Utrenny terminal, port in Pionersky, port Lavna. The country is also stepping up construction of its own dredging fleet, replacing old and obsolete […]

  • IMI champions $1.2 billion Global Maritime Fund, builds partnerships and know-how for full operations

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Green Marine

    International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest shipyard in the MENA region, has launched Global Maritime Fund (GMF), which aims to provide up to 100% financing for ships and rigs built at IMI’s yard in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. The independent fund, managed by Pelagic Partners, wants to become the world’s largest maritime fund, providing […]

  • The Netherlands: DEME and Congo

    22 January 2011
    Vessels

    Congo is getting a very special meaning for the DEME-Group (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering), since the new flag ship of the DEME-fleet is being named ‘Congo River’ and since only recently DEME signed a contract with the Régie des Voies Maritimes (RVM) of Congo for dredging works to be executed on the Congo river. […]

  • Germany: Industry Calls for Kiel Canal Upgrade

    12 November 2013

    In the course of a press panel discussion in Hamburg hosted by Port of Hamburg Marketing, port and business representatives from centres along the Kiel Canal and the Hamburg Port Authority jointly called for the reconstruction without delay of the fifth lock chamber and the renovation of the two existing large lock chambers at Brunsbüttel. […]

  • Xylem: Remote-Control Boat Speeds Reservoir Surveys (UK)

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    As the regulatory requirement to assess reservoirs and lakes expands to include smaller bodies of water, HR Wallingford has developed a remote control boat which is able to collect hydrometric data quickly, simply, safely and accurately. The ARC-Boat employs a sophisticated SonTek (a Xylem company) M9 Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP®) which is a 5-beam depth […]

  • NQBP Announces Abbot Point Dredging QAs Publication (Australia)

    10 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP), a leading port authority responsible for world-class facilities at the working ports of Hay Point, Mackay, Abbot Point and Weipa, has announced its QAs Abbot Point Dredging publication for November 2013. What impact do the approval conditions have for NQBP and the proponents? The conditions set out in Abbot […]

  • WPTO boosts small business marine energy innovation projects

    22 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has awarded new research and development project funding for marine energy technologies. The selected small businesses are receiving Phase I Release 2 grants for innovations that demonstrate technical feasibility during the first phase of their research. Most Phase I awards are for $200,000, covering a period of less […]

  • Mott Program Director: Great Lakes Funding Cuts Would Affect Everyone

    4 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    The proposed federal budget for 2018 includes drastic cuts in funding for Great Lakes programs. It calls on the eight states bordering the lakes to fund a wide array of programs designed to safeguard the lakes and protect public health and ecosystems. U.S. President Donald Trump also proposed deep funding cuts in Great Lakes programs […]

  • ITF: Svitzer’s termination bid could deepen Australia’s supply chain woes

    31 January 2022
    Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    A decision by Mærsk’s towage subsidiary, Svitzer, to terminate a collective agreement with its entire Australian workforce could further deepen the country’s supply chain woes, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

  • GE Identifies Second Property to Support Dredging in Land-Locked Area

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    As GE works with EPA to evaluate options for dredging and backfilling in the land-locked area (the stretch of river south of Thompson Island Dam and north of Fort Miller Dam) a modified approach has been identified that revises the original plan described in a December 2013 project fact sheet. Last year, GE announced preliminary […]

  • U.S. and State of Ohio Reach USD 5.5 Million Settlement over Ashtabula River

    4 May 2012

    The Department of Justice and Ohio Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement of claims for injuries to natural resources caused by past releases and discharges of hazardous substances into the lower Ashtabula River and Harbor in northeast Ohio. The consent decree, valued at approximately $5.5 million, was filed today in the United States District […]

  • Beach Energy still on track for first gas from one of its major growth projects

    31 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Beach Energy is one approval shy of completing all connection activities for four wells, which are part of the Otway Basin development off Australia.

  • Strong incentives needed to drive shipowners to cut vessels’ overall methane emissions

    10 October 2022
    Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Owners of vessels burning methane-based fuels such as LNG are not likely to pursue investments in methane emission reduction technologies without strong incentives or regulatory requirements, a study from Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) says. The study provides an overview of methane emission sources and levels onboard vessels and the technologies, […]