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  • The Netherlands: IADC Presents Facts About Subsea Rock Installation

    4 September 2012

    Rock has been used for ports and coastal protection purposes for centuries – for dikes and breakwaters, groins and scour protection. Yet in the past several decades the uses of rock have taken on new dimensions in the execution of maritime infrastructure construction. Previously referred to as rock dumping, today the term Subsea Rock Installation […]

  • Royal HaskoningDHV Expands Presence in Myanmar

    27 May 2013

    International consultancy, engineering and project management service provider Royal HaskoningDHV has launched a new representative office in Myanmar, one of the world’s youngest democracies. Royal HaskoningDHV was one of the first Dutch firms to head back to Myanmar in December 2011 and recently won its 6th assignment to design new river terminals in Mandalay and […]

  • Denmark: BIMCO Releases WINDTIME for Industry Consultation

    6 February 2013

    The newly developed WINDTIME Offshore Wind Farm Personnel Transfer and Support Vessel Time Charter Party has been posted in the public area of BIMCO’s website. This consultation draft is being made freely available to interested parties involved in the offshore wind farm sector so that they can review and, if appropriate, comment on the draft […]

  • LNG Yenisei River Rescues Four Sailors in Mediterranean

    4 November 2013
    Vessels

    One of Gazprom Marketing & Trading’s (GM&T) newest time-chartered LNG vessels, ‘Yenisei River’, rescued four sailors after their yacht began flooding off the French coast on 30 October. ​The Dynagas-owned 155,000-cbm newbuild, which was delivered to GM&T in July, braved moderate to rough seas to go to the aid of the yacht ‘Caprea’, which was […]

  • Baltic Pipe lands in Poland

    14 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The offshore pipeline of the Baltic Pipe project has reached landfall in Poland, according to the latest update.

  • Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships

    23 January 2018
    Rules & Regulation

    Dutch House of Representatives is debating a bill on the introduction of private security guards on board merchant ships.

  • Third hybrid RoRo newbuild joins Finnlines’ eco fleet

    6 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Finnish shipping company Finnlines has taken delivery of the third and the last of three roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels in the company’s new Eco class. The vessel, named Finneco III, was delivered at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) on 6 June 2022. Finneco III will enter the company’s Biscay line, where it will join the […]

  • Grimaldi takes delivery of fifth energy-efficient multipurpose RoRo

    30 August 2024
    Vessels

    Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the fifth energy-efficient multipurpose roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship from South Korean yard HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD).

  • USA: Port of Everett Commission Adopts USD 40 Million Operating and Capital Budget

    8 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    On November 29, 2011, the Port of Everett Commission adopted a $40 million 2012 operating and capital budget. The budget invests in business operations and construction projects that will help sustain family-wage jobs. The budget also plans for the port’s future obligations in crucial transportation infrastructure projects like the refurbishment of cargo handling equipment, dredging […]

  • EA Works On New Plan to Reduce Flood Risk in Leicester (UK)

    9 January 2014

    The Environment Agency is beginning work with Leicester City Council on a new plan to reduce flood risk in Leicester. This follows additional funding released by the Government after last winter’s floods. As part of the project, the Environment Agency will begin a four week programme of exploratory ground investigations early in January. A significant […]

  • DONG Energy Buys Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc has reached an agreement to sell its Race Bank offshore wind farm project to DONG Energy Power (UK) Limited for £50 million.  The Race Bank project has received all major consents from UK authorities for the construction and operation of the wind farm. Extensive geotechnical and geophysical investigations of the site have already […]

  • One Missing after Pilot Transfer Helicopter Crashes off Port Hedland

    16 March 2018

    A helicopter on its way to the bulk carrier MV Squireship to collect a marine pilot crashed off the Port Hedland.

  • Ireland: Avalon partners eye offshore exploration well location

    18 February 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Partners in the Total-operated Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/19, which contains the Avalon prospect offshore Ireland, have licensed multi-client 3D seismic data in an effort to identify possible exploration well locations.  FEL 2/19 is located in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland and contains the undrilled Paleocene Avalon exploration prospect. The license is operated by Total (50%) on […]

  • Marine Renewables Cost Reduction to Be Discussed at Oceanology International 2016

    9 February 2016

    The opening day of Oceanology International 2016 will see a conference session exploring some of the steps being taken to achieve cost reduction in marine renewable energy. Co-chairs of the day-long session, Nick Murphy, SeaRoc’s Head of Operations, and Tony Hodgson, Fugro’s Global Business Development Manager – Renewable Energy, said: “We will start by exploring some of the […]

  • Quonochontaug Restoration Plan Gets $1 Million Boost

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has been awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for salt marsh restoration and enhancement at Quonochontaug Pond in Charlestown and Westerly. The $982,103 the CRMC received comes from NOAA’s Coastal Resilience Grant program, which supports projects designed to help coastal […]

  • ILO Paves Way for Greater Seafarer Protection

    16 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    At the 103rd International Labour Conference, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has, with a staggering majority, adopted new provisions on the protection of abandoned seafarers and seafarers who have been injured in occupational accidents, the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) said in a release. The new regulations are, inter alia, intended to ensure financial security when […]

  • Indofin Group Acquires Majority Stake in IHC Merwede (The Netherlands)

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Indofin Group, the investment company, owned by the De Bruin family, has acquired a majority shareholding of 62% In IHC Merwede. Rabo Capital (10%) and IHC Merwede management and staff (28%) are the other principal shareholders. Indofin has obtained this significant stake in IHC Merwede by partially taking out each of its coshareholders. Indofin’s Chairman, […]

  • Marine Scotland Commissions ABPmer to Assess Socio-Economic Effects of Proposed MPAs

    16 May 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), in association with eftec, has been contracted to develop the socio-economic evidence base that will be used by Marine Scotland to complete Business and Regulatory Impact Assessments for each proposed Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (MPA), and an accompanying Sustainability Appraisal. The Marine (Scotland) Act and the UK Marine […]

  • Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation Project Continues

    24 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded a contract to replace a water control structure within Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) as part of the ongoing rehabilitation project for the earthen structure surrounding Lake Okeechobee. USACE awarded the contract on Friday (August 19) for $16.8 million to Harry Pepper & Associates of Jacksonville, Fla. […]

  • The Switch to Participate in Husum WindEnergy 2012, Germany

    10 September 2012

    The Switch will be at the Husum WindEnergy from 18 – 22 September, at booth 2F06, where it will display one of its solutions, the 3 MW FusionDrive®, in real-life size. The Switch has taken a closer look at how to decrease the cost of energy. The formula for lowering the cost of energy is […]

  • API: BLM’s Proposed Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing Would Raise Costs (USA)

    26 August 2013

    API analysis finds the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule on hydraulic fracturing would impose an added regulatory layer that would be costly and provide little or no environmental or safety benefit, the association said in comments filed with the agency. “A new layer of duplicative regulations would raise costs and create needless delays […]

  • POLB, TTI to Clear Backlog of Hanjin Empties

    4 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    US Port of Long Beach and terminal operator Total Terminals International (TTI) plan to bring in a container ship to remove up to 4,300 empties in an effort to clear a backlog of empty Hanjin Shipping cargo containers from Southern California. The parties would secure an empty vessel to reposition the containers, a solution that will […]

  • Coast Guard Links GoM Oil Sheen to Deepwater Horizon Spill (USA)

    11 October 2012

    The Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in New Orleans issued a Notice of Federal Interest to BP and Transocean Tuesday. Coast Guard Capt. Duke Walker issued the NOFI following sample results from an oil sheen located in the vicinity of where the Deepwater Horizon drill rig exploded and sank more than […]

  • ACTU: More Workers Will Die Unless OHS Laws Are Extended to Offshore Industry

    28 August 2012

    The deaths of two workers on a drilling rig off the Victorian coast yesterday is a tragic reminder of the dangers of the industry, leading unions to renew calls for offshore petroleum workers to be given the same workplace health and safety rights and protections those on dry land. While investigations are continuing into the […]

  • Amarcon, Observator to launch helideck monitoring and forecasting system at SMM

    28 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Amarcon, a part of the ABB group and Observator Instruments, a developer of sensors and services for meteorological and hydrological monitoring, have announced that the companies will jointly develop a helideck monitoring and forecasting system. Amarcon stated that the helideck monitoring and forecasting system will improve the flight and passenger safety during helicopter landings and […]