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  • Navy ship to be sunk during target practice exercise

    17 November 2006

    A Canadian warship that has been tied up at the dock at CFB Esquimalt since 2001 will be towed out to sea off the west coast of Vancouver Island next year and used for target practice. HMCS Huron was commissioned in 1972 and saw service in the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War.

  • North Korean freighter to be used as target practice

    21 March 2006

    A North Korean freighter used to import 150 kilograms of heroin into Australia was towed out of Sydney Harbour last night ahead of its scuttling later this week.

  • Canadian Coast Guard’s New Hero-Class Vessel (Canada)

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Honourable Gail Shea, acting Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, today presented the second of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero class vessels, the CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. The CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. is the second of the […]

  • Low Water Levels to Cause Negative Economic Impact, Study Says

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A new Mowat Centre study conducted for the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) finds that if water levels remain low on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River they will have a negative economic impact on the region that could reach $18 billion by 2050. Following nearly three decades of higher than […]

  • Siem Offshore completes takeover of Secunda Canada. Takes AHTS delivery

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    International offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has acquired 50 percent, or the other half of ownership interest, in the Canadian offshore vessel provider Secunda Canada.  With this transaction Norway’s Siem Offshore becomes the 100 percent owner of Secunda Canada, as it had bought the first 50 percent of the company in September 2013, for 16.25 million […]

  • Mouchel Shortlisted for BCI Award

    11 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Mouchel’s Herne Hill & Dulwich Flood Alleviation Scheme, delivered in partnership with Southwark Council, has been shortlisted for the British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards in the Project of the Year – under £10m category. The £4.28m project involved teams from across Mouchel and was jointly developed as a partnership between Southwark Council, the Environment Agency […]

  • Students Visit Statfjord A Platform (Norway)

    19 September 2013

      Students from Danielsen upper secondary school in Bergen were the winners of this year’s prestigious Natural Science Award. This week they got to visit the Statfjord A platform in the North Sea. The competition tasks are prepared in accordance with target student competency levels in physics and chemistry. The prize, a grant of NOK […]

  • Dredging Planned for Bay Port Harbor (USA)

    4 November 2010

    The Detroit District has awarded a contract for dredging Bay Port Harbor, Mich., on Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. Malcolm Marine, Inc., of St. Clair, Mich., a small business, was awarded a $1,036,100 contract to dredge the shallow-draft harbor. The contractor is slated to dredge 40,000 cubic yards of silt/sand/organic shoal material and deposit it in […]

  • 235 Yachts Set Sail in the 84th Bayview Mackinac Race

    14 July 2008

    PORT HURON, Mich., July 12 /PRNewswire/ — An array of 235 sailboats in 19 classes with nearly 3,000 sailors jockeyed for position as they crossed the starting line to the sound of race committee canons and windswept waves as the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores Bayview Mackinac Race got underway at the noon hour on Saturday.

  • Hercules Offshore, Inc. Completes Acquisition of TODCO

    11 July 2007

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. (‘Hercules Offshore’, ‘the Company’ Nasdaq: HERO) today announced the completion of its acquisition of TODCO as the transaction was finalized today following approvals by the stockholders of both companies.

  • Helix Energy Solutions appointed for full-field decommissioning in Gulf of Mexico

    31 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Helix Alliance, the Louisiana-based subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions, has secured a full-field decommissioning contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shelf. As part of the project set to begin in mid-2023, Helix’s scope of work includes the plug and abandonment of 39 wells, 15 pipelines and seven structures. Helix Alliance plans to use the […]

  • USA: Bad Weather Delays Arthur J Salvage

    25 July 2012

    On-scene weather conditions Tuesday continue to delay the on-going salvage operations of the Arthur J, the 110-foot dredge barge that is grounded and partially sunk two miles off the shore of Lakeport, Mich., in Lake Huron. This is the second day that weather and sea state have caused a delay in the salvage of the […]

  • Crew rescued as cargo ship sinks

    16 March 2006

    Local Maritime Safety Agency teams were heroes early Monday as they rescued a 24-man crew from a sinking cargo ship near Kume Island.

  • ‘Leadership Sails’ put women in ship-shape

    3 August 2006

    Of all the sailing vessels at the Tall Ships Festival, the Tallship Unicorn has the most “girl power.” An all-woman crew sailed her in yesterday from Green Bay, Wis., with a half-dozen women executives on board for leadership training. It leaves here next Saturday for Port Huron, Mich., with a group of teenage girls on […]

  • Hercules Offshore, Inc. Announces Cash and Stock Merger Consideration in Acquisition of TODCO

    15 July 2007

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. (“Hercules Offshore”) (Nasdaq: HERO) today announced the merger consideration expected to be paid to TODCO stockholders in the merger of Hercules Offshore and TODCO, which was completed on July 11, 2007.

  • UK: ICIS Announces First Cleared LNG Swap Trade

    17 July 2012

    The world’s first cleared LNG swap traded on 16 July. The contract settles on the ICIS East Asia Index (EAX) for physical LNG. The deal was brokered by Tradition over the CME Direct trading platform and has been cleared by CME Europe. The deal was done for September at $13.90/MMBtu. From 16 July the NYMEX […]

  • Senators Back Up Black Creek Marsh Project

    10 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, vice chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, and Carl Levin, chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, yesterday announced support for the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority to help ensure the Black Creek Marsh Coastal Wetlands’ ecosystem remains healthy. The $648,000 grant, which will reconnect the Marsh to the Clinton River and re-create […]

  • Sand Renourishment Works at Challenger Beach About to Begin

    16 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The City of Rockingham in Western Australia plans to carry out sand renourishment works at Challenger Beach in late April to combat ongoing erosion issues that are occurring on site. Otherwise known as the Kwinana Headland Beach, Challenger Beach is located in East Rockingham, just north of the grain terminal on Rockingham Beach Road. The area has […]

  • Lake Erie Metropark Shoreline Project on the Way

    24 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Huron-Clinton Metroparks will soon start work on a new collaborative restoration project at Lake Erie Metropark to improve shoreline and coastal wetland in the park. The project is possible thanks to a $1.5 million grant from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. “With that, the Metroparks’ Natural […]

  • U.S. – Canadian Panel: Great Lakes not losing extra water because of navigational dredging

    16 December 2009

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Lakes Huron and Michigan are not losing extra billions of gallons of water daily because of navigational dredging as a Canadian group contends, a scientific panel said Tuesday… Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2009

  • Over 1 tonne of drugs found in container onboard Maersk Sembawang

    22 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    More than a tonne of drugs – 1,196 kilogrammes of heroin and morphine derivatives – were recovered from containership Maersk Sembawang after it docked at the UK’s Port of Felixstowe earlier this month.

  • Vattenfall Warns That Offshore Wind Industry Needs to Reduce Costs or Risk Dying Out (UK)

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    KENTISH Flats operator Vattenfall has warned that the offshore wind farm industry must reduce its costs or risk “dying out.” Speaking at a wind energy event in London on Tuesday, Ole Bigum Nielsen, who heads the UK offshore operations, told the audience: “I think we all agree we have to lower the costs of what […]

  • Super-fast vessel to combat poaching

    9 June 2006

    A new super-fast patrol vessel was launched in Cape Town harbour on Thursday to reinforce marine protection and help combat poaching. The vessel, named after South African struggle heroine Florence Mkhize, boasts speeds of more than 60 knots and a range of 650km. It is 14 metres long and can accommodate 12 people. This makes […]

  • Grounded Bulker Refloated from St. Lawrence Seaway

    1 January 2018

    Pacific Huron was refloated on Saturday evening from its grounded position in the St. Lawrence Seaway.

  • Arthur J Salvage Operations Stalled Again (USA)

    27 July 2012

    Weather conditions at the worksite of the Arthur J salvage operations have deteriorated Thursday, requiring workers to cease until weather conditions improve. Response crews that were working on the Arthur J plan to restart salvage operations at the earliest and safest time today. The Arthur J is the 110-foot dredge barge that completely sunk approximately […]