10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Italy: Port of Salerno Modernization to Include Dredging

    28 March 2014

    The European Commission has concluded that funding for an investment project in the amount of €71.1 million from the European Regional Development Fund to the Port of Salerno in Italy (Campania Region) is in line with EU state aid rules. The project will further EU transport objectives, such as preserving a wide range of integrated […]

  • Spanish Ship Finance Scheme Is Legal, Court Says

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The General Court of the European Union has overturned the EU Commission’s decision that the Spanish tax lease system was illegal state aid. From May 2006 onwards the commission received several complaints against the Spanish Tax Lease System (the STLS), which alleged that the system allowed maritime shipping companies to benefit from a 20-30% price reduction when buying ships […]

  • British Navy Welcomes New Destroyer to Its Fleet

    22 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    HMS Defender took a step closer to deploying on operations with the Royal Navy on March 21 as the warship has formally joined the UK’s fleet. The 8,000-tonne destroyer has been commissioned at a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base, which will be home to all six of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 class ships. The […]

  • Council concerns over fish merger

    2 August 2006

    Highland Council has expressed strong reservations to the Competition Commission about the proposed merger of three fish farming companies. The council said the merger of Pan Fish, Marine Harvest and Fjord Seafood, would reduce competition. It also said independents could be forced to work for the new company. Pan Fish has offered to divest itself […]

  • USA: Port Fourchon Dredging Moves Ahead

    26 November 2012

    The Greater Lafourche Port Commission’s Slip C Dredging project in the Northern Expansion area is currently in progress. The dredge “Mike Hooks” will be working in Slip C for approximately two months. The dredge is using a submerged line across Flotation Canal and floating line along the embankment. The Port Commission expects minimal delays, with […]

  • Lundin Petroleum: Alvheim FPSO successfully hooked-up on Alvheim Field

    31 March 2008

    The Alvheim FPSO left the port in Haugesund on the 16 February for final commissioning and testing in the Amoyfjord. Due to adverse weather conditions the sailaway to the final location on the Alvheim field was delayed. The Alvheim FPSO was moved from the Amoyfjord on the 25 March to the Alvheim Field and was […]

  • Wood named brownfield EPC provider of choice for Shell in Brunei

    17 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    TendrillWood, a joint venture (JV) between UK engineering and consulting company Wood and Tendrill International, has won a five-year contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a subsidiary of UK-headquartered energy major Shell, for brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services.

  • EU approves €3 billion German-Dutch RFNBO scheme, hydrogen in focus

    19 December 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Technology

    The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3 billion German-Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), including renewable hydrogen, throughout the world.

  • Verdant Power getting close to 300MWh of tidal power fed to U.S. grid

    24 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Verdant Power’s grid-connected tidal power demonstration project in New York City has exceeded performance projections by every measure as it reaches the record for the most marine renewable energy produced in the United States.

  • Exmar: Caribbean FLNG 95 percent complete

    26 March 2015
    Vessels

    The construction of the Caribbean FLNG barge is about 95 percent completed, project partner Exmar of Belgium said on Wednesday. The commissioning of the unit will start in the course of this summer in China. Necessary permits and authorization to conduct the commissioning are currently on-going, according to Exmar. Pacific Rubiales will start chartering the barge […]

  • Acta Orion Accommodates Siemens Team at Race Bank

    20 July 2017

    Acta Marine informed today, 20 July, that its walk-to-work construction support vessel Acta Orion is providing accommodation and walk-to-work for Siemens on DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm.

  • EU to set 2050 offshore wind target at 300 GW, ocean energies at 60 GW?

    16 November 2020
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Rumour has it that the European Commission is considering a massive increase in installed offshore renewable energy capacity by 2050, with as much as 300 GW of offshore wind, and 60 GW of ocean energies to be in place by that time. According to media reports from Reuters and Euractiv, a draft of the EU […]

  • EU Approves HSH Nordbank Sale

    5 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The European Commission has adopted a resolution on state aid proceedings for Germany’s HSH Nordbank, provided by the two German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein that own the bank, adding that the bank’s privatisation has to be completed by the end of February 2018. HSH Nordbank, which is one of the world’s biggest providers of shipping finance, plunged into financial woes in […]

  • Australia: Technip Secures Important Contract for Ichthys LNG Project

    18 September 2012

    Technip has been awarded by INPEX CORPORATION an important offshore commissioning contract, worth approximately €210 million, for the Ichthys LNG Project located in the Browse Basin, Western Australia. An integrated team will work on all activities related to the preparation and execution of the offshore commissioning for the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit […]

  • Australia: Ichthys LNG Contract Goes to Technip

    18 September 2012
    Project & Tenders

    Technip said it has been awarded by INPEX an important offshore commissioning contract, worth approximately €210 million, for the Ichthys LNG Project located in the Browse Basin, Western Australia. An integrated team will work on all activities related to the preparation and execution of the offshore commissioning for the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) […]

  • MHI Vestas Sets Up Borkum Riffgrund 2 Base in Emden

    16 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) will from March 2018 onward provide MHI Vestas Offshore Wind with port facilities and logistics services in Emden for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Wärtsilä’s gas power plant order to California received permissions

    1 April 2008

    In April 2006 Wärtsilä Corporation was selected to deliver a 163 MWe gas-fired power plant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in California. The project was subject to the approval of the California Public Utility Commission and environmental permits issued by the California Energy Commission. All approvals have now been received and the order […]

  • Indian Navy reveals ambitious expansion, indigenisation programme

    5 September 2006

    The Indian Navy is looking to indigenise its future requirements. Having around 135 commissioned ships in its inventory, the Navy is planning to build around 35 more ships indigenously. The Indian Navy is keen to retain its Blue Water – ocean going – character. The ratio of Blue Water to Brown Water ships being 40 […]

  • France looking at options to increase interconnection capacity with UK

    18 March 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The French Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating the opportunity for a new electricity interconnection between France and the UK, in addition to three that are currently operating. France’s Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) launched a public consultation on March 5 concerning the opportunity to increase interconnection capacity between the two countries, as well as […]

  • Rockland Scheme Includes Dredging

    8 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced last week that Winslow and Rockland will receive $650,000 in federal infrastructure investments from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), a program she has advocated for in Congress.  “The investments being made today will directly support and create jobs for our state by making economic growth possible. In Rockland, an […]

  • FMC “Stops the Clock” on Ocean Alliance Agreement

    25 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Shipping companies from the Ocean Alliance have encountered another hurdle as the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) asked for more information before giving its approval for the process. Namely, FMC’s Request for Additional Information (RFAI) “stops the clock” on the Ocean Alliance agreement, which was filed on July 15, until such time as the filing parties answer the questions […]

  • DECC Proposes Amendment to CfD Regulations

    5 July 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has proposed amending the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Regulations set in 2014 to extend the delivery years for projects to 31 March 2026. Under the current regulations, allocation rounds and their associated budgets can only be made available for projects commissioning by 31 March 2020. By amending the […]

  • Six years without pause sets milestone for world’s largest tidal stream array

    3 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

    The Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company SKF has joined forces with UK-based tidal energy company Proteus Marine Renewables to deliver what is said to be “cutting-edge” technology for MeyGen, the world’s largest tidal stream facility located in Scotland’s Pentland Firth. SKF has reported a new operational milestone, with its technology delivering uninterrupted performance at […]

  • Cruise ship boosters seek state funding

    22 September 2006

    A state commission is scheduled to decide Monday whether to bolster funding for a task force trying to draw cruise ships to visit southeastern Connecticut. The Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force is requesting about $70,000 from the state’s Commission on Culture and Tourism. The task force has been running on a $25,000 startup grant it […]

  • India: Report of Working Group on Port Sector Still Under Consideration

    24 November 2011

      The Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Vasan announced today that the Ministry has prepared the Report of the Working Group on Port Sector for 12th Five Year Plan and submitted the same to Planning Commission for consideration and approval. The total outlay excluding Private Sector proposed for the port sector in the Ministry is […]