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  • FMC OKs East Coast Gateway Terminal Deal

    11 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Georgia and Virginia port authorities have received an approval from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to start discussions on their East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement. GPA and VPA will now begin discussing ways the two ports can share information in certain operational areas to position themselves as the US East Coast’s leading gateways for containerized cargo. A joint […]

  • Ocean Carriers Urged to Accept Path to VGM Compliance

    17 June 2016

    With the upcoming implementation date for new container weighing requirements, the time has come for ocean carriers to embrace the obvious solution to achieving compliance that Marine Terminal Operators can offer, according to the Chairman of the US Federal Maritime Commission, Mario Cordero. Specifically, Cordero asserted the weight of export containers, as determined by terminal operators, […]

  • Leighton Offshore Completes Tanzania Single Point Mooring Project

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Leighton Offshore has successfully completed the Single Point Mooring System (SPM) installed for the Tanzanian Ports Authority (TPA) and the first tanker of imported white product (diesel) has been offloaded. The project is located South East of the Port of Dar Es Salaam and comprised the Design, Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Installation and Pre-Commissioning of a […]

  • AWI to Coordinate Scientific Preparations for Protection of Weddell Sea

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research takes a leading role in preparing the formation of marine protected areas in the Weddell Sea. Yesterday the German Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection published a press release, stating that the Bremerhavener institute is going to coordinate the scientific work, which will form […]

  • DTOcean to accelerate development of wave and tidal arrays

    7 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    DTOcean is creating a decision-making and planning tool for the development of large-scale wave and tidal power farms of the future, according to European Commission. With the help of this tool, the array’s operator will be able to calculate the best layout and balance of options for both cost and reliability, as well as how to […]

  • Senators call for Trump administration to stay out of FERC’s Jordan Cove LNG deicision

    4 May 2017

    U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeffrey Merkley sent a letter to the president Donald Trump, demanding the administration allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the Jordan Cove LNG review “without political interference.”

  • Inpex: subsea installation for Ichthys LNG project complete

    13 January 2017

    The Inpex-led US$34 billion Ichthys LNG project completed the installation of the complex network of subsea infrastructure and equipment at the Ichthys field.

  • EMSA Conducts Audit of Philippines’ Compliance with STCW

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Representatives of the European Maritime Safety Agency recently arrived in the country to verify improvements in the Philippines’ compliance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The visit of the EMSA team, led by Dr. Jaime Veiga and Capt. Antonio Hevia Rodriguez, will verify if the country’s maritime training have […]

  • Littoral Combat Ship – USS Fort Worth Enters Navy Fleet

    24 September 2012

    The U.S. Navy commissioned the nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship – USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) – in Galveston, Texas, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led team into active service. Fort Worth, the second of the Freedom-variant in the LCS class, successfully passed Acceptance Trials in May and was delivered […]

  • New Class of 144-Car Washington State Ferries to Be Named After the Olympics (USA)

    20 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The new class of 144-car Washington state ferries currently under construction will be named after a beloved Washington landmark, the Olympics. The winning name, Olympic, was selected by Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond after a contest among Washington State Department of Transportation employees resulted in more than 130 submissions. “I loved the mountain range theme,” said […]

  • UK: Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Generates Power

    7 September 2012

    All of the 140 turbines at  Greater Gabbard, the 500MW (megawatt) offshore wind farm developed in the Thames Estuary by Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (GGOWL) have been commissioned and exported electricity. GGOWL is now responsible for the day-to-day operation of the complete wind farm. GGOWL is a 50-50 joint venture partnership between a subsidiary […]

  • Developers Seek Interest in UK-Norway Interconnector Cabling Work

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Storage

    National Grid NSN Link Ltd and Statnett SF have issued a call for Expressions of Interest for their subsea electricity interconnector project that will run between Norway and the UK. The scope of the work for a submarine and underground cable system covers, but is not limited to: design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation, assembly, testing, […]

  • Tidal Lagoon Power Appoints New Construction Director

    1 July 2014

    Former CEO of Laing O’Rourke Australia, Steve Hollingshead has joined Tidal Lagoon Power as Construction Director with Electro-Mechanical and Power-Systems Engineer Peter Wright joining as Senior Electrical Engineer. With over 35 years of experience of delivering major global infrastructure projects, Steve began his career with Taylor Woodrow Construction. He joined R.O’Rourke & Son Ltd in […]

  • SMC Wrapping Up Veja Mate Work

    8 September 2017

    SMC’s technicians will finish work on the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea this month and the company’s marine coordinators are expected to finish later in the year.

  • ABB and NKT Complete High Voltage Cable Business Deal

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Storage, Technology

    ABB completed the divestment of its high-voltage cables and cable accessories businesses to NKT Cables, on Wednesday, 1 March.

  • German Offshore Wind Production Increases by 26.5% in 2019

    13 January 2020
    Storage

    Wind farms operating offshore Germany generated 24.16 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, an increase of 26.5% compared to 19.1TWh of electricity generated offshore in 2018. Wind farms in the North Sea generated 20.21TWh of electricity in 2019, a 20.7% increase compared to 2018 when 16.75TWh of power was generated by North Sea wind farms, […]

  • Bluefort Drops Anchor at Wikinger

    4 June 2018

    The M/V Bluefort floatel has arrived at the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea to provide a home for up to 200 workers as they commission the project’s 70 Adwen 5MW turbines.

  • GPC: No Creative Writing – Just the Facts

    15 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Over the past two weeks, several creative articles have claimed that Gladstone Ports Corporation has withheld information from Government departments, or has breached law by not including research reports in the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project. GPC has collated this fact sheet to provide the Gladstone community with […]

  • Cavotec Wins EUR 28 Mln Worth of Orders

    26 February 2014

    Cavotec has won three orders worth a total of more than EUR 28 million for MoorMaster™ automated mooring systems at applications in Australia, Canada and Denmark, one of which – for the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada – is the largest to date for MoorMaster™, and one of the biggest projects in the history of […]

  • India: Cochin Port Trust Invites EoI for Dredging

    13 September 2012

    The Cochin Port Trust has unveiled plan to entrust the dredging work for a long term, up to 12 years. Regarding this plan, the port management has invited Expression of Interest (EoI). After the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal was commissioned, the dredging cost rose in the 2011-12 period. According to the IBN Live, the […]

  • Australia: Mackay Marina Breakwater Project Progresses Well

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Works are continuing on the southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina since the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Dylan in late January, announced North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. NQBP has commissioned extensive radar imaging of the breakwater that allows engineers to gain a more comprehensive understanding of rock movement along the wall as the result […]

  • Canada: Report Recommends Thunder Bay Harbor Dredging

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Months of planning and public meetings are complete and now there is a proposal to clean up the mercury contamination in Lake Superior on the north side of the Thunder Bay harbor. The non profit environmental group, Eco Superior, commissioned the report and spokesperson Jamie Saunders said it all comes down to one recommendation, which […]

  • Horizon Announces Delivery of Geotechnical Drillship ‘Quest Horizon’

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Horizon Survey and Geotechnical Companies (Horizon) announce the delivery of their new build DP2 Geotechnical Drillship, ‘Quest Horizon’. The 65m vessel was commissioned and designed specifically to support Horizon’s geotechnical drilling projects. The ‘Quest Horizon’ can also be utilised for survey, ROV and light construction activities. The vessel is currently located in the United Arab […]

  • Horizon Takes Delivery of ‘Quest Horizon’ Drillship

    16 January 2014

    Horizon Survey and Geotechnical Companies (Horizon) has taken delivery of their new build DP2 Geotechnical Drillship, ‘Quest Horizon’. The 65m vessel was commissioned and designed specifically to support Horizon’s geotechnical drilling projects. The ‘Quest Horizon’ can also be utilised for survey, ROV and light construction activities. The vessel is currently located in the United Arab […]

  • GOL Offshore Wins $113 Million Job on ONGC’s Platforms

    8 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    GOL Offshore Ltd has signed a contract with ONGC for the reconstruction of two gas processing platforms, located offshore western India. Under the agreement, GOL Offshore will conduct the works on the BPA and BPB platforms. The role of the Company involves engineering survey, detailed design & engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation of materials (from shore to […]