2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Ireland: Mainstream Closes EUR 100 Million Equity Investment with Marubeni

    4 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power today announced the closing of the €100 million equity investment by global Japanese Trading Company Marubeni Corporation. The deal, which was announced in August, has been approved by Mainstream’s shareholders and makes Marubeni the largest institutional investor in Mainstream with a significant minority stake of approximately 25%. Commenting on the closing of […]

  • Ireland: Mainstream Closes EUR 100 Million Equity Investment with Marubeni

    4 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power today announced the closing of the €100 million equity investment by global Japanese Trading Company Marubeni Corporation. The deal, which was announced in August, has been approved by Mainstream’s shareholders and makes Marubeni the largest institutional investor in Mainstream with a significant minority stake of approximately 25%. Commenting on the closing of […]

  • Top news, February 8 – 14, 2016

    14 February 2016

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from February 8 – 14, 2016. UK to review feasibility of tidal lagoon energy The UK government has announced an independent review into the feasibility and practicality of tidal lagoon energy in the UK. It has commissioned a review of the […]

  • USA: Dredging Creates Strong Economy and Cleaner Environment

    12 October 2010

    The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas A & M University will host its Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference (WEDA 31 and TAMU 42) June 5-8, 2011 at the “Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme of this conference “Enhancing the Economy Through Dredging” will focus on dredging and environmental issues associated with dredging […]

  • APL Bolsters America Links

    21 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Container carrier APL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, is introducing a new weekly service to link Central America and US East Coast, dubbed the America Caribbean Express (ACX). Operated through a vessel sharing agreement with SeaLand, the ACX will be serviced by three vessels of 1,700 TEU nominal capacity each, providing direct service with fixed […]

  • USACE Balances Economic Revitalization and Sustainable Environment (USA)

    18 April 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District and its regional partners are committed to achieve the vision of a World Class Harbor Estuary. This vision balances economic revitalization of the Port of New York and New Jersey while creating a sustainable environment through comprehensive restoration and protection of public safety. Over the past […]

  • CorPower deploys half-scale C3 wave energy converter off Orkney (Photo)

    17 January 2018
    Research & Development, Technology

    CorPower Ocean has installed the half-scale C3 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, and connected the device to a floating Microgrid unit provided by EMEC.

  • EPA Issues Woonasquatucket River Cleanup Decision (USA)

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    EPA has selected its cleanup plan for addressing contaminated sediment, soil, surface water and groundwater at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence, R.I. Residents living along the Woonasquatucket River, recreational visitors, including anglers, and construction workers as well as wildlife are potentially exposed to site contamination and these exposures may present […]

  • NFWF, NOAA: $43M in Coastal Resilience Grants

    30 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management has announced more than $43 million in grants to improve the resilience of local communities and wildlife habitat in the face of increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters. The grants will support natural and nature-based infrastructure that will help people and wildlife recover […]

  • UK: AGR Declares Option Wells for WilPhoenix Semi-submersible Rig

    5 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      AGR Petroleum Services Limited has declared option wells numbered one, two and three of its contract with Awilco Drilling Limited for the Wilphoenix. These options represent the second, third and fourth wells of AGR’s multi well multi client 2011 drilling programme. The combined contract value for the declared option wells is approximately USD 22 […]

  • Queen’s Speech Confirms Conservatives’ Energy Plans

    27 May 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Her Majesty The Queen today delivered the speech to the UK Parliament as part of the State Opening of Parliament 2015. The speech sets out the government’s policies and proposed legislative programme for the new parliamentary session. Regarding the new Energy Bill, it was revealed today that the UK government, led by David Cameron and the Conservative party, would […]

  • Following EU nod of approval, ‘innovative’ €19.6M wave energy project proceeds to next stage

    9 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Union has approved WEDUSEA, a €19.6 million partnership project aimed at advancing large-scale wave energy commercialization. Coordinated by Irish company OceanEnergy, WEDUSEA, which stands for “Wave Energy Demonstration at Utility Scale to Enable Arrays,” is a collaboration involving 14 partners from the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and Spain. The project is co-funded by […]

  • ‘Dredge Design’ from ASLA

    24 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    To dredge simply means to scoop up sediment, often underwater, and move it to another location. While this process is often associated with moving contaminated soils to a place where they can be safely capped, today, dredging is also increasingly about harnessing natural processes to create new landforms and ecological systems. New “dredge landscapes,” man-made […]

  • Kishorn Port Launches 2nd Phase of Offshore Renewables Masterplan (UK)

    20 February 2013

    One of Scotland’s leading sites looking to service the offshore renewables market is launching the second phase of its masterplanning process with a public consultation event. Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL), a joint venture between Leiths (Scotland) Ltd and Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) Ltd, is holding a public open day on Wednesday 20 February at Lochcarron […]

  • Prosafe: Flotel Safe Bristolia resumes tow

    11 January 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Prosafe, an owner and operator of semi-sub accommodation vessels, has re-established the main tow for its flotel Safe Bristolia in the North Sea.  The tow line was re-established on Friday, January 8, 2016, and the Safe Bristolia has reassumed the tow at midnight. The Safe Bristolia was being relocated from England to Poland when the towing […]

  • Ahtna Marine Acquires Cavache

    19 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ahtna Marine & Construction Company, LLC (AMCC), an Ahtna, Inc. company, has finalized acquisition of Cavache, Inc. a Florida-based dredging and civil construction firm. Cavache has been in operation for over 15 years and it’s 20 employees and vessel and marine equipment assets will be transitioned under AMCC. “Cavache has an excellent reputation with their […]

  • Top Stories of the Week (Mar 11 – Mar 16, 2013)

    24 March 2013

    Zhenjiang Shipyard Delivers the Largest ASD Tugs in Asia Two 8200hp ASD tugs named “Huan yu san hao” and “Huan yu liu hao” were successfully delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Co., Ltd. to Qingdaon port Co., Ltd. These two vessels are the largest ASD tugs in Asia… Croatia: Uljanik Pens Deal for Four Ferries […]

  • UK: Ferguson Shipbuilders, CMAL Ink Shipbuilding Contracts for Two Hybrid Ferries

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Following last week’s announcement that Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland had been named as the preferred bidder for the contract to build the world’s first two sea going Roll On Roll Off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferries, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and the shipyard have signed the shipbuilding contracts. Ferguson will be […]

  • UK: Ferguson Shipbuilders, CMAL Sign Shipbuilding Contracts for Two Hybrid Ferries

    11 November 2011

    Following last week’s announcement that Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland had been named as the preferred bidder for the contract to build the world’s first two sea going Roll On Roll Off vehicle and passenger diesel electric hybrid ferries, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and the shipyard have signed the shipbuilding contracts. Ferguson will be […]

  • USA: Corps to Host Discussion on North and Sturgeon Lakes Improvement

    21 February 2014

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house in Red Wing, Minn., March 6, to discuss ways of improving habitat in and around North and Sturgeon lakes. The open house will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Red Wing Public Library Community Room., located at […]

  • Canada: Comments Invited on Beaver Lake Dredging

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Beaver Lake, one of the last remaining wetlands in the City of Vancouver, is rapidly declining and could disappear as soon as 2020 if no measures are taken. The Vancouver Park Board and Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) have been working in partnership, under guidance from the Stanley Park Ecological Action Plan (2011), to come […]

  • ProtoAtlantic Selects 10 Developers for Tech Testing

    27 May 2019
    Research & Development

    The ProtoAtlantic project has selected 10 international start-ups to test their maritime technologies at a number of test facilities as part of the Fast Tracked Product Development phase of the project, which is being led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in Orkney. The successful projects have been selected due to the standard of […]

  • Port of Seattle Restores Habitat

    11 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Seattle is restoring 4.5 acres of habitat along the shoreline of Terminal 5, while getting closer to its goal of removing 90 percent of creosote pilings from its properties. The 2,300 creosote pilings removed leave the port with around 8,000 remaining out of a total of 18,000 estimated in 2000. “Restoring shoreline […]

  • Statoil’s UK business gets new MD

    14 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s oil major Statoil has appointed Hedda Felin as the new managing director of Statoil Production UK. Statoil said that she succeeds Tove Stuhr Sjøblom who left the company. As the new head of the company’s Aberdeen office, Felin will be responsible for Statoil’s upstream development and production activities in the UK and Ireland. Hedda Felin […]

  • Tri-Nation Accord Copes with Wave, Tidal Risks

    26 October 2015
    Research & Development

    A tri-nation accord between firms based in Ireland, France and the UK is to result in shared research technology designed to dramatically reduce risks faced by developers of renewable tidal and wave power schemes around north western European coast lines. Known as MOREDATAS (Methods to Obtain Refined Environmental DATA from the Seas) the project addresses […]