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  • Headway made in Bonn but all hopes rest on COP28’s shoulders to tackle emission reduction challenges

    19 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The Bonn Climate Change Conference helped lay the groundwork for the political decisions required at COP28 in Dubai at the end of the year.

  • Watch: Construction of Tallink MyStar squeezed into 4 minutes

    13 December 2022

    Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has released the timelapse of its two-year-long construction of the new fast passenger ferry MyStar. The time-lapse video shows various stages of the construction process throughout different seasons as we get a behind-the-scenes peek into the creation of the final product. The construction was launched in April 2020 and […]

  • UK: Landowner River Dredging Pilots Introduced

    16 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    A new scheme to remove red tape and help landowners manage the risk of flooding has been announced by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson yesterday. In recent years wet weather has caused significant flooding in areas such as the River Brue in Somerset. But while river maintenance can make floods less likely in some areas, current […]

  • MMT to perform US surveys for Equinor

    30 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor Wind US has awarded a contract for geophysical survey services to MMT US, a subsidiary of MMT Group. The contract covers high resolution geophysical, benthic surveys and shallow subsurface surveys for the planning and engineering of Equinor’s lease area offshore New England. The project will be performed utilising the Stril Explorer vessel, which is […]

  • Berry’s Creek Plan on the Table

    1 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step towards addressing serious contamination in the Berry’s Creek Study Area, which is part of the Ventron/Velsicol Superfund site in Bergen County, N.J., by proposing a plan to take actions to address known sources of the contamination. “The proposed plan will address the worst contamination first […]

  • Costa Cruises’ 2nd LNG-fueled ship completes sea trials, coin ceremony

    26 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Work continues on the construction of Costa Toscana, Costa Cruises’ second cruise vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).

  • Supporting the energy transition with sustainable ships

    10 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Damen, with its ambition to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder has invested considerable time over the last years investigating the potential to reduce the emissions of its products. To this end, the shipbuilder has been working together with industry partners to achieve the most significant and effective results. Damen’s offshore vessel portfolio has featured […]

  • Nexans to take care of Parkwind’s cables offshore Belgium

    5 October 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Nexans has won a contract with Parkwind to provide turnkey business continuity services to four of its offshore wind farms in Belgium. The Northwind, Belwind, Nobelwind and Northwester 2 farms are among the biggest in Belgium, with a combined installed capacity of 771 MW. Together, these four wind farms can power over 800,000 homes. The […]

  • After leaving Jadestone, CFO to take the same role at Cooper Energy

    24 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital

    Cooper Energy has revealed it will be getting a new CFO in the spring of next year by hiring the current CFO of Jadestone for the role.

  • VBA’s Morecambe Scheme Open for Visitors

    12 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    VolkerWessels UK is inviting the public to visit eight of their high-profile construction sites, between 19 – 24 March, as part of Open Doors 2018. According to the company, the annual event – delivered by Build UK in partnership with The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) -sees contractors open live construction sites to the public, […]

  • Call for Emergency Dredging of Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

    22 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Representatives Cheri Bustos and Darin LaHood recently wrote a letter with lawmakers from the Illinois and Iowa Congressional Delegations to the Army Corps’ Mississippi Valley Division in support of emergency dredging funding requests from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District. In the letter, they wrote that the requested funding would be used […]

  • Dutch Trade Delegation at Damen’s South African Shipyard

    10 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms Lilianne Ploumen, and a Dutch Trade Delegation visited Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) on Tuesday, July 8th 2014. The goal was to get an impression of the way South African and Dutch companies and entrepreneurs are working together. In addition, the newly qualified pupils from […]

  • Durres Port Development: Dredging is Major Factor for Success (Albania)

    15 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Today EMS Albanian Port Operator Shpk officially started operations at the East Terminal in the Port of Durres. EMS APO, full daughter of the German logistics company EMS Shipping & Trading GmbH, Leer, had won the tender this year. The contract was signed in May and has a maturity of 35 years. “An important day […]

  • Second Round of Funding for Coastal Projects

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett announced the second round of funding for two grant programs to address risks of coastal storms and sea level rise, reduce erosion and protect coastal areas from storm damage and flooding through the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). The grants, available to coastal cities and […]

  • Deal Dredging Set to Begin (UK)

    19 September 2013

    The Environment Agency is hosting a public drop-in session in Deal to update the community on the town’s new Sea Defence Scheme, with new work due to begin in the next few weeks. Earlier in the year the Environment Agency announced that further work would be required to ensure the beach at Deal reached the […]

  • Timblo Drydocks to Provide Dredging Equipment for Mongla Port

    27 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Timblo Drydocks based in Goa, India, has signed agreement with Mongla Port Authority for building a complete set of dredging equipment for use of Mongla Port Authority. Western Marine Shipyard will provide full technical support to Timblo in this newbuilding project. This project is worth of USD 8.5 million. The contract was signed at the […]

  • AAPA Seeks Technical Experts to Help Develop Port Investment Plan Toolkit

    16 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    As part of a first-of-its-kind cooperative agreement, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) have teamed up to develop a port investment plan toolkit that will help port authorities create investment-quality infrastructure development plans in order to attract public and/or private capital to fund their infrastructure […]

  • ITF: Two stranded bulkers with 25 seafarers on board just a drop in the sea

    23 April 2020
    Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    Two bulk carriers with at least 25 seafarers on board have been left to their own devices at anchor in the Port of Djibouti at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the two ships have been arrested over unpaid debts and the ships have been at anchor for […]

  • UAE: Abu Dhabi Hosts Port Management Strategy Summit

    5 February 2013

    Port authorities worldwide have to adapt the strategies according to changing industry dynamics. In order to increase productivity, stakeholders must enhance their infrastructure and use of advanced technologies. Port Management Strategy Summit organized by Fleming Gulf commenced today in Abu Dhabi – UAE, where Global Maritime professionals gathered to discuss latest trends in the port […]

  • Brazil’s Petrobras commits to net-zero

    20 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Transition

    Petrobras has revealed an ambition to achieve net-zero emissions from operations under its control in a timeframe set by the Paris Agreement.

  • USA: Orion Marine Group Posts Second Quarter 2012 Results

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor, today reported a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2012, of $5.4 million ($0.20 diluted loss per share). These results compare to net loss of $3.2 million ($0.12 diluted loss per share) for the same period a year ago. “During the second […]

  • Offshore Wind Growth Partnership grants € 1.5 million to 12 UK companies

    15 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP), established as part of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal and funded by members of the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), has awarded twelve UK companies a total of GBP 1.3 million (around € 1.5 million) in funding and business improvement support. “These twelve companies represent a growing community of […]

  • G7 countries to end public funding for international fossil fuels projects

    31 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The G7 countries have pledged to end direct international public financing of the fossil fuels sector starting from the end of this year.

  • UK: Deputy Prime Minister Visits Flooded Areas

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg yesterday visited areas of Somerset affected by recent flooding. The Deputy Prime Minister met with the flood action group at their headquarters in Stoke St Gregory to thank volunteers for all the important work they are doing, and saw the effects of the floods on homes in the Burrowbridge […]

  • iXblue Surveys EOLFI’s Future Floating Wind Farm Site

    14 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    iXblue’s Sea Operations division has been selected by EOLFI, the “Ferme Eolienne Flottante de Groix & Belle-Île” delegated project contactor, to conduct the geophysical survey of the future Groix & Belle-Île pilot wind farm located in the South of Brittany, off the West coast of France. The survey, that began earlier this week, will last […]