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  • U.S. Coast Guard takes control of MC20 oil spill containment

    17 December 2018

    The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has partially assumed federal control of response operations to contain an oil discharge from the site of the collapsed Mississippi Canyon Block 20 (MC20) offshore platform 11 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

  • USACE HQ Announces FY12 Work Plan Budget Allocations (USA)

    12 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Vessels

      The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters has released its work plan for the Army Civil Works program through the end of fiscal year 2012 and it includes approximately $163 million dollars for projects and studies being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. “Now that Fiscal Year 2012 federal […]

  • OSRL Strengthens Singapore’s Position as International Oil & Gas Hub

    14 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response cooperative funded by more than 130 environmentally responsible oil and energy companies, announces the opening of a new base with enhanced response capabilities at Loyang in Singapore. Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response cooperative funded by more than 130 environmentally responsible […]

  • IBM Joins Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project

    16 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Mayflower, a fully-autonomous ship, is planned to cross the Atlantic in September 2020.

  • Lost Whaling Shipwreck with Link to Melville’s Moby-Dick Discovered in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

    15 February 2011

      Maritime heritage archaeologists working with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have found the nationally-significant wreckage of a famous 1800’s Nantucket whale ship, Two Brothers, on a reef off French Frigate Shoals, nearly six hundred miles northwest of Honolulu, in the remote Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This rare archaeological discovery is the first discovery […]

  • Bilfinger Salamis fined for fatal offshore incident

    3 February 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) UK has informed that an offshore services company, Bilfinger Salamis UK, has been fined for serious safety failings following an incident in which a worker died after plunging 23 metres from a platform into the sea. Lee Bertram, then 37, from Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, was working for Bilfinger […]

  • UK: Wirral Council Awards RGF Grant to Osiris Projects

    18 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wirral Council’s successful Regional Growth Fund (RGF) bid is being used to help a local business create a raft of new jobs in the thriving offshore renewable energy sector. The Cabinet agreed at their last meeting to support the expansion of the seabed mapping company Osiris Projects by granting them access to RGF funds with […]

  • USA: Scripps Supports James Cameron’s Expedition

    9 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    For nearly a decade, Scripps has been involved with James Cameron in developing new ways to explore and study the deepest parts of the oceans. With its decades-long history of deep-sea exploration, Scripps is recognized as a world leader in investigating the science of the deep ocean, from exploring the deep’s geological features, researching its […]

  • Scottish supply chain ‘set to benefit’ from new decom fund

    8 February 2017

    Scottish government has launched a new £5 million ($6.2M) fund that will provide opportunities for the supply chain in the country to benefit from the decommissioning of the North Sea infrastructure. The Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF) will support infrastructure upgrades and innovation in salvage and transport methods at Scotland’s ports and harbors. It will also encourage […]

  • USA: Army Corps Uses GIS to Improve Efficiency

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Combining visual communication with access to information and analysis is helping transform the way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is managing its assets, serving the public and communicating with partner agencies – thanks to Geographic Information Systems technology, better known as GIS. GIS capabilities are saving the district time and money by […]

  • USA: Allegheny River Dredging Reduces Fish Numbers, Shows Research

    11 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Comparing dredged and undredged sections of the Allegheny River, reduced populations of fish and less variety of aquatic life occurred in areas where gravel extraction took place, according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The researchers investigated navigation pools 7 and 8 near Kittanning and Templeton and published their results in the […]

  • Saab Seaeye Fits Pipeline Survey Spread to Its ROV

    16 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    For the first time, a full pipeline survey spread has been fitted to a Saab Seaeye ROV in the shape of the Panther XT Plus. The technological breakthrough will bring considerable savings in survey operating costs to operators when compared to deploying a 150hp hydraulic work-class vehicle for the task. Being acoustically quieter than an […]

  • Durban Update: MSC Boxship, Others Refloated. One Killed by Shipping Container.

    11 October 2017

    The giant boxship MSC Ines which got grounded on Tuesday due to heavy weather in the entrance of the Port of Durban has been refloated, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) informed. The heavy weather has seen winds reach the strength of up to 50 knots South Westerly at peak in places, and heavy rain causing flash floods. Five […]

  • USA: EPA Investigation of Gowanus Canal Identifies Widespread Contamination, Health and Ecological Problems

    3 February 2011

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed its investigation of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, N.Y. The investigation confirmed the widespread presence of numerous contaminants in the canal and identified the sources of contamination. The investigation also identified characteristics of the canal that will influence future plans for a cleanup. A companion human […]

  • SMS Scharnhorst Wreck Found Off Falkland Islands

    6 December 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has informed that the wreck of SMS Scharnhorst has been located off the Falkland Islands.  The Scharnhorst, an armoured battlecruiser and the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk on December 08, 1914, during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, a crucial naval battle in […]

  • Norway: TDW Offers SmartTrack Monitoring System for Use in Global Market

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    TDW Offshore Services (TDW) announced that, for the first time, it is offering its SmartTrack™ remote tracking and pressure-monitoring system for use in the global marketplace. Until now, this proprietary technology has been used exclusively by TDW to carry out pipeline pressure isolation operations in conjunction with the company’s SmartPlug® isolation system. TDW has executed […]

  • Saab Seaeye ROV Now with Full Pipeline Survey Spread (UK)

    16 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    For the first time, a full pipeline survey spread has been fitted to a Saab Seaeye ROV in the shape of the Panther XT Plus. The technological breakthrough will bring considerable savings in survey operating costs to operators when compared to deploying a 150hp hydraulic work-class vehicle for the task. Being acoustically quieter than an […]

  • Inland Salvage Completes Wreck Removal of F/V “Sandy Point” from Gulfport Ship Channel (USA)

    6 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Inland Salvage Inc.  recently completed the wreck removal of the F/V “Sandy Point” clearing the Gulfport Ship Channel. Immediately upon being notified by the vessel’s owner that Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) had been appointed as the salvor, ISI responded to the sinking of the 168′ fishing vessel “Sandy Point” which collided with the container […]

  • IMO Announced Winners of 2013 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea

    22 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be awarded to two rescue swimmers from the United States of America, for saving the lives of 14 crew members from the tall ship HMS Bounty, and, posthumously, to a seafarer from China who died trying to save the life of a ferry passenger. The […]

  • More gas wells in the offing, as Beach Energy seeks green light for seabed surveys off Australia

    13 November 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Beach Energy has submitted an environment plan for geophysical and geotechnical seabed surveys off the coast of Australia.

  • GALLERY: Towing of broken up Wakashio gets underway

    18 August 2020
    Vessels

    Towing operation of the bow section of the ill-fated bulk carrier Wakashio that split in two after running aground off Mauritius causing a major environmental disaster has been launched earlier today. Images released by the Ministry of the Environment of Mauritius show that two tugs have managed to set up the tow lines and are […]

  • USA: Fort Norfolk’s Pier Resumes Full Operations

    28 June 2012

    For years, Mother Nature’s fury has steadily eroded the structural integrity of the Fort Norfolk pier and wharf area, seriously degrading its operational effectiveness and jeopardizing its safe operation. Broken, crumbling and missing pilings; deteriorating pier foundation; wharf top cap rotten away; mooring fasteners and piling bolts – gone! That was then. Today, new state-of-the-art […]

  • Greenpeace activists board Shell’s North Sea platforms

    14 October 2019

    Greenpeace activists from the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark boarded two oil platforms in Shell’s Brent field on Monday.

  • American Rescuers and Chinese Seafarer Receive IMO Award for Bravery at Sea 2013

    27 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    American rescuers and a Chinese seafarer have been presented with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2013, during a special ceremony held on 25 November 2013 at IMO Headquarters in London. Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Randy J. Haba and Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Daniel J. Todd of the […]

  • US National Park Touts Success of IMS Versi-Dredge in Restoring Canoe Trail

    13 October 2011

    The Jean Lafitte National Park in Louisiana, USA faced typical waterway maintenance issues in their canoe trail canal system. Over time, silt build-up and displaced vegetation slowly filled in the canals making them un-navigable for recreationists. In order to prevent the canals from filling in completely, park management had to ensure that they not only […]