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  • VDFW Seeks Corps Permit for South Hero Project (USA)

    29 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife (VDFW) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with placing fill and dredging at a state fishing access area in South Hero, Vermont. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Herne Bay Sea Defense Project Nears Completion

    31 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Canterbury City Council announced yesterday that their ongoing sea defense project to help protect Herne Bay from flooding is nearing completion. The £2.8 million scheme, which started back in September 2018, has seen 11 new timber groynes successfully installed to the west of the pier at Lane End, 2,000 tonnes of granite rock delivered […]

  • Sixth Hero Class Vessel Officially Welcomed, Canada

    10 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans officially welcomed the new Canadian Coast Guard Ship CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. into service at a ceremony in Halifax, Nova Scotia yesterday. CCGS Corporal McLaren […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: 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 […]

  • CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. Delivered

    1 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    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’s wave-powered desalination device hits the water

    8 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have deployed the HERO wave-powered desalination test device offshore North Carolina and anchored it to the nearby seabed, marking the start of ocean trials. With help from the Coastal Studies Institute, NREL deployed the hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis (HERO) wave energy converter (WEC) device from Jennette’s Pier, which […]

  • 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 […]

  • Newfoundland boosts oil and gas estimates

    2 June 2006

    Newfoundland has dramatically increased its official estimate for the amount of oil and natural gas off its shores, adding another decade to the life of its industry — and adding to the appeal of the stalled Hebron project. The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board yesterday issued new estimates for both the Hibernia field, the original offshore […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]