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• USA: Senator Carper Votes for Alternative Energy Tax Credit

  15 March 2012

  Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) voted for an amendment to preserve key tax credits which encourage the development and deployment of alternative energy measures. These tax credits, which have expired or are set to expire, benefit a number of energy industries in Delaware such as offshore wind, solar, and advanced biofuels. The amendment, offered by […]

• USA: Committee Approves Levin Bill to Improve Harbor Funding

  22 March 2013

  Business & Finance

  Language authored by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., to improve funding for maintenance of the nation’s harbors was included this week in a water resources bill approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The text of the Harbor Maintenance Act, which Levin introduced earlier this year, was included in the Water Resources Development Act […]

• USA: Levin, Stabenow Welcome Harbor Maintenance Funding Increase

  2 July 2013

  Business & Finance

  Michigan stands to gain relief from a significant backlog of harbor maintenance at Great Lakes harbors under a spending bill that passed a key committee hurdle last week, Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow said today. The energy and water appropriations bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee and sent to the full Senate […]

• USA: Great Lakes Dredging Crisis to Remain Atop LCA’s Priorities

  24 January 2013

  Business & Finance

  The dredging crisis on the Great Lakes will again dominate Lake Carriers’ Association’s efforts in 2013. LCA’s 2012 Annual Report released yesterday stressed that inadequate dredging took a real toll on Great Lakes shipping in 2012. “The drought has pushed water levels on Lake Michigan and Huron to record lows,” the Association noted. “The water […]

• Port Everglades Dredging Gets Boost in WRRDA (USA)

  22 November 2013

  Business & Finance

  U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) recently praised the House passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). This bill, which still must be reconciled with a Senate version before becoming law, authorizes actions which will speed the Port Everglades dredging project that, when complete, would allow for larger cargo and cruise ships […]

• Inyanga Marine Energy steps into Canada with new subsidiary

  

  3 December 2024

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

  UK-based Inyanga Marine Energy Group has expanded its international presence with the launch of a Canadian subsidiary, Inyanga Maritime Services Nova Scotia, headquartered in Halifax. According to Inyanga Marine Energy, this move positions the company to advance Nova Scotia’s tidal energy and offshore wind sectors. The Canadian division, led by Vice President Kiley Sampson, will […]

• Ocean Power Technologies finishes testing of next-gen buoy, prepares for deployment

  

  6 September 2024

  Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

  U.S.-based marine energy firm Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has completed more than four months of offshore testing of its next-generation PowerBuoy (PB) in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore New Jersey, and is preparing the system for deployment at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey to enhance maritime domain awareness and connectivity.  According to OPT, the […]

• USA: Dredging Completed at New Buffalo Harbor

  8 July 2013

    Dredging operations from both the Federal Navigation Channel and the Launch Access Channel (between the Whittaker Street Bridge and the City Boat Launch) are complete, and the New Buffalo Harbor is open. The U.S. Army of Engineers’ contractor for the Federal Navigation Channel addressed the ‘trouble spot’ at the harbormouth and they will soon […]

• USA: Senators Support Small Ports Dredging

  26 March 2012

  U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined a group of Senators in urging key appropriators to include funding for dredging small and low-use ports in the fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget. Small and low-use ports are ports that don’t have enough tonnage to meet the Army Corps of Engineers’ threshold to qualify for annual dredging support […]

• Corps: Dredging and Beach Programs Experience Active Year (USA)

  17 January 2013

  Business & Finance

  Florida’s shorelines saw a flurry of activity during 2012. The state experienced several storm systems that caused erosion impacts to a host of federal beach projects. In addition, a few beaches saw new sand placed on their shores as a result of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging projects. Storm season is always an active […]

• Carbon storage project spreads its wings onshore positioning itself as ‘one of the largest’ in U.S.

  

  7 March 2023

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

  A carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project located along the Texas Gulf Coast, has expanded its carbon dioxide (CO2) storage footprint.

• USA: DEC Creates Dredge Team for Port of New York and New Jersey

  25 July 2012

  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has created a team to work with local, state and federal partners in developing environmentally responsible and economically feasible dredging strategies for the Port of New York & New Jersey to promote commerce and protect the harbor estuary, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. Shipping channels of […]

• USA: Orion Marine Group Updates Investors

  12 July 2012

  Business & Finance

  Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today is providing its investors an update on the Company’s outlook and end markets. Market Outlook While the Company is pleased with the recovery of backlog from the lows reached in 2011 and with recent legislative activity in Washington, dredge utilization […]

• Senator Levin Leads Harbor Maintenance Effort (USA)

  9 May 2012

  Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., led a bipartisan group of 27 senators seeking legislation to ensure that all funding available in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is dedicated to harbor maintenance projects. The letter asks Senate members of a House-Senate conference committee to strengthen harbor maintenance language included in both the Senate and House versions of […]

• US: New shipping reform seeks greater control of ocean carriers

  

  7 February 2022

  Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

  U.S. senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, have introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, bipartisan legislation that would update federal regulations for the global shipping industry.

• Biden-Harris administration to back US hydrogen industry with $750 million

  

  14 March 2024

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Technology

  As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $750 million for 52 projects across 24 states to support the hydrogen industry. According to DOE, these projects, funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help advance electrolysis technologies and improve manufacturing and recycling capabilities for clean […]

• Inland Salvage Refloats Stranded Drill Barge in Gulf of Mexico

  26 July 2012

  Business & Finance

  Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) continues to respond to meet the salvage demands of the maritime industry. ISI demonstrated its diversified capabilities with the offshore deployment ISI salvage and emergency response equipment and personnel in the successful fuel removal, partial dismantlement and refloat of a stranded 2,500 ton posted drill barge. The drill barge suffered side […]

• Eco Wave Power advances infrastructure work for Portugal wave energy project

  

  28 February 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

  Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has started infrastructure upgrades at its 1 MW wave energy project in Porto, Portugal. According to Exo Wave Power, the work focuses on preparing “The Gallery,” a breakwater tunnel, to install wave energy conversion equipment. The company is clearing sand and debris, reinforcing structural elements, and sealing water ingress […]

• USA: Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts

  13 May 2013

  Business & Finance

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners, announced that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is adding 11 new locations. In addition, […]

• NOAA in Debris Removal Off Hawaii

  29 October 2014

  Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

  A team of 17 NOAA divers sailing aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette has returned from a 33-day mission to remove marine debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, a World Heritage Site and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. In total, they removed approximately 57 tons of derelict fishing […]

• Derby Flood Scheme OKd

  19 October 2015

  Business & Finance

  A major £95 million flood defense and regeneration scheme for Derby has been approved by Derby City Council’s planning control committee. The innovative ‘Our City Our River‘ Council-led scheme plans to reduce Derby’s flood risk and maximize regeneration opportunities along the River Derwent. The flood defenses would be designed to protect the city against a […]

• Volunteers clear ‘Napoli’ debris

  17 April 2007

  Dozens of volunteers have cleared debris believed to come from the container ship Napoli from a beach at an East Sussex beauty spot. Shampoo bottles, packing materials and masses of green plastic string were cleared from Cuckmere Haven on Sunday.

• MAIB: Debris in Ferry’s Engine Led to Fire

  

  19 July 2018

  Debris in the engine’s oil channels caused engine failure and fire on board the ferry Wight Sky in September 2017.

• Milk River Clogged with Debris (USA)

  12 August 2011

  A giant debris jam caused by flooding is clogging the main Milk River diversion dam on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.   (greatfallstribune) [mappress] Source: greatfallstribune, August 12, 2011

• Fresh Napoli debris washed ashore

  23 February 2007

  Debris from the stricken ship MSC Napoli has been washed up on beaches in Dorset and the Isle of Wight.