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  • USACE Institute for Water Research Contract for Louis Berger

    13 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Louis Berger, an engineering, planning, environmental and construction management firm, has been selected for the third consecutive 5-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the USACE Institute for Water Research (IWR) – the USACE “think tank.” The $47 million IDIQ contract will be active through March 2021. “IWR leads USACE’s response in finding and applying innovative solutions […]

  • NOAA Names New Director of Coast Survey (USA)

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following his promotion yesterday from captain to rear admiral, Gerd Glang was named as director of the NOAA Office of Coast Survey and the nation’s chief hydrographer, responsible for mapping and charting of all United States coastal waters. The U.S. Senate has confirmed his nomination by President Obama to the rank of rear admiral (lower […]

  • Southold Town Joins New York State’s Lawsuit Against EPA

    7 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Southold Town has joined the New York State’s lawsuit to block the dumping of dredge spoils in the Long Island Sound. Last month, New York State sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a plan to allow dumping up to 53 million cubic yards of dredge material in eastern LI Sound. “In the mid-1970s, famous […]

  • KR, DSME target large-scale LCO2 carrier development, green fuels

    9 September 2022
    Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Korean Register (KR) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have joined forces on the development of a 40,000 cbm liquefied carbon dioxide carrier (LCO2) featuring a next-generation cargo handling system. The demand for vessels capable of transporting carbon dioxide at scale from emissions sources to storage sites is expected to surge as carbon capture’s […]

  • Methanol Institute calls for the adoption of methanol as Arctic fuel

    3 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    The Methanol Institute is urging the maritime community to mitigate pollution and emissions risk in Polar regions by adopting methanol as marine fuel, and applying bunkering guidelines developed by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The call is being issued on the back of IMO’s meeting in November which resulted in the adoption of amendments […]

  • Natural gas hailed as backbone of energy mix with security of supply and decarbonisation vying for attention

    5 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Natural gas is still forecasted to play a crucial role and act as a trump card while the world embraces the race to net-zero.

  • Suiso Frontier conducts berthing trial at Kobe LH2 Terminal

    26 March 2021
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    Kawasaki Heavy Industries is taking its Kobe LH2 Terminal (Hy touch Kobe), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal, through its paces. The terminal was completed in January this year. Kawasaki just released footage of hydrogen carrier Suiso Frontier’s docking test at the terminal conducted in January as well. The vessel is owned by CO2-free […]

  • 80% of UK public backs wave and tidal energy

    8 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Transition

    New figures released by the UK government show wave and tidal energy has the backing of 80 per cent of the public. The figures say that a consistently high percentage of people are backing the UK’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The latest Public Attitudes Tracker, published quarterly by the Department for Business, […]

  • U.S. House of Representatives Clears Water Resources Development Act

    7 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 (H.R. 8), bipartisan legislation that provides for improvements to the Nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, etc. According to the official U.S. House of Representatives’ statement, the bill passed by a vote of 408 to 2. […]

  • WoodMac: Deepwater oil & gas production on the rise steered by small number of players

    2 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    The deepwater oil and gas production is set to increase by 60 per cent by the end of the decade, says Wood Mackenzie.

  • Neoline finds work for wind-powered sailing RoRo ships

    13 October 2020
    Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Transition, Vessels

    Manitou Group, a French company specializing in handling, aerial work platforms, and earthmoving, has formalized its partnership with Neoline, a provider of eco-friendly maritime transport services via RoRo cargo ships using sails for main propulsion.

  • SIMEC Atlantis’ novel pitch system advance leads to greater tidal turbine capacity

    28 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    SIMEC Atlantis Energy, together with its partner Asturfeito, has developed a new pitch system that enables the rotor diameter and rated capacity of tidal energy turbines to increase.

  • Boskalis Trading Update in Line with Market Conditions

    9 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just released their latest Trading Update, saying that the company’s developments in 2018 have so far proceeded in line with the market conditions. During the presentation of the 2017 annual results, Boskalis said that the current market picture in the oil and gas-related segments in particular is characterized by lower […]

  • Eight more Equinor wells lined up for Odfjell rig

    20 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Equinor decided to add more wells to the backlog of an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig, which now has eight more wells to drill offshore Norway.

  • Engie cuts stake in LNG tech specialist GTT

    26 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    French energy major Engie has sold a 10 per cent share in its compatriot LNG containment specialist GTT at a price of €290 million ($354.9 million).

  • QRC: GBRMPA to Make Abbott Decision Based on Facts (Australia)

    22 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Queensland’s peak resources sector body said it is confident the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) will make its decision on a dredging permit for the proposed Abbot Point port expansion based on facts and science, rather than ‘slacktivist’ campaigns using social media. Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council Michael Roche says the […]

  • FSRU Exquisite completes 400th ship-to-ship LNG transfer in Pakistan

    18 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    FSRU Exquisite, jointly owned by Nakilat and Excelerate Energy, has completed the 400th ship-to-ship transfer of LNG at the Engro Elengy Terminal in Pakistan.

  • AAPA’s 2018 Capital Projects Seminar in Norfolk

    3 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Officials representing U.S. Department of Transportation grant programs, industrial land development specialists, economists, planning experts and port authority executives from throughout the Western Hemisphere will assemble in Norfolk, Va., May 8-9, to participate in the 2018 Capital Projects Seminar. Among the conference highlights will be a presentation focusing on how ports can tap into billions of […]

  • Canada: UNB Expert Appointed to Federal Climate Change Panel

    21 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dr. Louise Comeau, director of the Environment and Sustainable Development Research Center at the University of New Brunswick, has been appointed to a federal panel examining how Canada is coping in the face of a warming planet. With nearly three decades of experience working to mitigate and adapt to climate change, Dr. Comeau will share […]

  • Alfa Laval approved for testing with ammonia

    6 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has received approval for testing with ammonia at its Test & Training Centre.

  • IOG boasts successful flow test at Blythe development well

    29 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    IOG has flow tested the Blythe development well in the North Sea with gas in place and recoverable volumes in line with prognosis.

  • Masirah ramps up Yumna field capacity with upgrades

    17 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance

    Oil and gas company Masirah Oil has completed the upgrade of the Yumna field process facilities located in Block 50 offshore Oman.

  • Teledyne Gavia AUVs get AI boost

    21 September 2020
    Equipment, Technology

    Teledyne Gavia has introduced Charles River Analytics’ AutoTRap Onboard, an AI-based object detection software as a new capability onboard their Gavia marine vehicles. As underwater operations become more complex and dangerous, AI tech has emerged as the clear solution for delivering the consistent and accurate results that have proven elusive until now due to the […]

  • Clipper Bulk downsizing to mitigate pandemic’s impact

    23 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Danish bulker operator Clipper Bulk A/S has launched cost-cutting efforts to combat historically low freight markets caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which will include job cuts. The company said it would axe 24 out of 91 jobs ashore by the end of April, with the majority impacting the head office in Copenhagen. “The dry cargo […]

  • UK oil industry welcomes gov’t measures to save jobs

    10 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry’s representative body Oil and Gas UK has welcomed the introduction of the Job Retention Bonus and other moves by the country’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to support trainees and jobs for young people.