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  • Report: Turkey seizes over a ton of heroin from offshore vessel

    7 June 2017

    Turkish authorities have reportedly recovered what is believed to be one of the largest ever drug seizures in the country’s history. According to Anadolu News Agency, some 1070 kilograms of heroin were found aboard an offshore supply vessel Commander Tide during a raid that happened on June 2 off the Suez Canal. After boarding the […]

  • USA: TETRA Acquires Newly Built Derrick Barge TETRA Hedron

    1 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      TETRA Technologies, Inc. recently announced that it has acquired a newly built derrick barge with a 1,600 metric ton capacity, fully-revolving crane and accommodations for 300 personnel for an expected total investment of approximately $71 million, including the purchase price and inspection, transportation and outfitting costs. The barge, which is named the TETRA Hedron, […]

  • Canada: Kvaerner Bags EPC Contract for Hebron Project GBS

    12 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    ExxonMobil Canada Properties has released the option for Kvaerner’s joint venture company Kiewit-Kvaerner Contractors to provide the full scope of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the Hebron Project gravity based structure (GBS). The contract value for Kvaerner’s share of the full EPC contract is approximately USD 1.5 billion and includes work conducted to […]

  • New Hero Class Vessel Joins Canadian Coast Guard’s Fleet

    4 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, yesterday announced the acceptance of the fifth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS G. Peddle S.C. The CCGS G. Peddle S.C. is a Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel that will be based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It was constructed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, […]

  • Engineering starts on Air to Fuels facility in Canada

    15 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Canadian clean energy company Huron said that preliminary engineering and design has begun on a large-scale, commercial facility in British Columbia that would produce transportation fuel out of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

  • USA: TETRA Acquires Newly Built Derrick Barge TETRA Hedron

    1 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    TETRA Technologies, Inc. (TETRA or the Company) announced that it has acquired a newly built derrick barge with a 1,600 metric ton capacity, fully-revolving crane and accommodations for 300 personnel for an expected total investment of approximately $71 million, including the purchase price and inspection, transportation and outfitting costs. The barge, which is named the […]

  • USA: TETRA Acquires Newly Built Derrick Barge TETRA Hedron

    1 August 2011

    TETRA Technologies, Inc. (TETRA or the Company) announced that it has acquired a newly built derrick barge with a 1,600 metric ton capacity, fully-revolving crane and accommodations for 300 personnel for an expected total investment of approximately $71 million, including the purchase price and inspection, transportation and outfitting costs. The barge, which is named the […]

  • Government of Ontario Reveals New 20m Research Boat Huron Explorer I

    17 August 2011

      A new 20-metre research boat – called the Huron Explorer I – will help support commercial and recreational fishing on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. This new boat was designed and built in Ontario, creating 15 jobs during the 18-month project. It will now be used to research and assess the health of the […]

  • Day of the Seafarer 2020 – Unsung heroes on COVID-19 frontline

    25 June 2020
    Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    The 2020 Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic: the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded on board.

  • Canada: Coast Guard Accepts Sixth Hero Class Vessel

    1 November 2013

    The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, yesterday announced the acceptance of the sixth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. “Our Government is proud to accept the CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. into the Canadian Coast Guard fleet,” said Minister Shea. “This vessel will help sustain […]

  • NREL to make 2.0 version of wave-powered desalination device after first faced hiccups (Video)

    15 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Following months of data-driven insights from deployments off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is moving forward with a next-generation iteration of its hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis (HERO) wave energy converter (WEC), a wave-powered desalination system.  During the deployment of NREL’s HERO WEC off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, severe […]

  • Representative Works with Corps to Address Flooding

    16 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) has announced that the United States Coast Guard is working actively to assist in flood relief efforts in Vermillion River, the Port of Huron, and the Rocky River. This intervention is the result of collaboration between Representative Kaptur and local officials in Vermilion, Huron, and Rocky River with Coast Guard and […]

  • Bulk Carrier Runs Aground in St. Lawrence Channel

    29 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Bulk carrier Pacific Huron ran aground on December 27 outside the St. Lawrence Seaway channel.

  • Canada: Fifth Hero Class Vessel Joins Coast Guard Fleet

    4 October 2013

    The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, yesterday announced the acceptance of the fifth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS G. Peddle S.C. The CCGS G. Peddle S.C. is a Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel that will be based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It was constructed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, […]

  • HMAS Darwin Seizes $132 Mln of Drugs off Somalia

    15 May 2014

    HMAS Darwin operating in the Indian Ocean in international waters, 40 nautical miles off the east coast of Somalia, intercepted a suspected drug smuggling dhow on 13 May 2014, seizing 449 kilograms of heroin with an estimated street value of $132 million dollars. Darwin’s Commanding Officer, Commander Terry Morrison, said the seizure removed a major […]

  • Siemens’ Offshore Wind Hub to Impact Neighbouring Places

    4 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Mayor of Hedon, Councillor John Dennis, has warned that the manufacturing facilities in Hull, planned by Siemens, could have a negative impact on the countryside. Mr. Dennis has pointed out that he is not against the project itself, but that its impact in terms of emissions, noise and industrialization of the area has to […]

  • Siem Offshore scoops new extension off Canada

    14 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Siem Offshore has secured a contract extension for one of its AHTS vessels, enabling it to continue carrying out operations offshore Canada.

  • Corps Presents St. Clair River Dredging Scheme

    17 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has announced a plan for maintenance dredging of the St. Clair River near the outlet of the Black River at Port Huron, Michigan.  The project will involve removal of approximately 40,000 cubic yards of silt, sediment and associated material from the river bottom, and disposal of dredged […]

  • Government of Ontario Reveals New 20m Research Boat Huron Explorer I

    17 August 2011

    A new 20-metre research boat – called the Huron Explorer I – will help support commercial and recreational fishing on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. This new boat was designed and built in Ontario, creating 15 jobs during the 18-month project. It will now be used to research and assess the health of the fish […]

  • Halifax Shipyard Presents First Canadian Coast Guard ‘Hero’ Class Vessel

    10 November 2011

    In a solemn event at the Halifax Shipyard, Minister Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia and Minister Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans unveiled the first of nine ‘Hero’ Class Mid-shore patrol vessels currently being built for the Canadian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard ‘Hero’ class vessels are […]

  • More time in Canada for Siem vessel

    22 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    An anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel from Siem Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for operations offshore Canada.

  • Canada: Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Fourth Hero Class Vessel

    6 May 2013

    The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway, announced, May 3rd, the acceptance of the fourth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero class vessels, the CCGS Constable Carrière. It was built in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by Irving Shipyards Inc. for the joint Coast Guard-Royal Canadian Mounted […]

  • Ships run aground as Great Lakes’ waters drop

    2 July 2006

    Several large vessels have run aground on Michigan’s Saginaw River this shipping season, caught in shallow waters a few miles from Lake Huron. The river port is as shallow as 13 feet in a passage that is supposed to be 22 feet deep, a sign of low water levels in North America’s five Great Lakes […]

  • USA: IJC Invites Public Comment on Upper Great Lakes Report

    17 July 2012

    The IJC is inviting public comment on a report that examines whether the regulation of outflows from Lake Superior might be improved to take into consideration the evolving needs of users on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and Erie. The report also examines the potential future impacts of climate change,dredging, a management strategy to better anticipate […]

  • Is Piracy Prosecution Model Applicable to Maritime Drug Smuggling?

    10 September 2014

    In the last four years the traffic of heroin destined to Europe and North Africa has shifted dramatically from the northern routes to the southern maritime routes. Naval forces belonging to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) – a coalition of 30 states headquartered in Bahrain – have seized more than four tons of heroin in […]