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  • USGS Takes Delivery of RV ARCTICUS

    23 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The oceanographic research and fisheries assessment vessel ARCTICUS, designed by JMS Naval Architects (JMS), has completed its sea trials and was delivered to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Great Lakes Science Center. The ARCTICUS replaces the R/V GRAYLING and becomes the newest member of a 5-vessel fleet owned and operated by the Great Lakes Science Center […]

  • Pscholka Introduces Bill to Improve Local Harbors (USA)

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    State Rep. Al Pscholka introduced legislation to cut red tape and help local governments fund needed harbor improvements. House Bill 4179 would add dredging to the list of acceptable infrastructure improvements for Tax Increment Finance Authorities (TIFAs). “Outdated government regulations are costing our community jobs and making life more difficult for the people of Southwest […]

  • New Investments in Bayfield Harbor

    17 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament for Huron-Bruce, announced yesterday that the Government of Canada will invest in a harbor improvement project at Bayfield Harbor, a development scheme that will provide a safer and more efficient working environment for local fishermen and harbor users. At the Bayfield Harbor this year, work will include the rehabilitation of the […]

  • Update: Alu Marine’s New Futuristic Passenger Boat Delivered

    5 June 2013

    Alu Marine shipyard recently launched a new futuristic passenger boat for the city of Calais. The 20 meters long and 6 meters wide shuttle boat arrived at the city of Calais in North of France by exceptional convoy on May 29th. This new futuristic vessel with design inspired by the most advanced tramway projects, was designed […]

  • Public Consultation on Wind Turbine Factory in Hull Starts Today (UK)

    12 January 2012

    Public consultation on the proposed Hull wind turbine factory started today, BBC reports. Future factory could provide around 700 working places. The Green Port Hull facility will be sited in the Alexandra Dock area of the city, with Siemens investing £80m and ABP £130m in the port infrastructure. German engineering conglomerate Siemens has selected the […]

  • Keel laying ceremony held for Teekay’s east Canada-bound shuttle tanker

    24 February 2017

    Teekay, a marine energy transportation, storage, and production company, held a keel laying ceremony for its first shuttle tanker newbuild bound for the East Canada Coast. Teekay said on Thursday that the ceremony was held on February 15 at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. This milestone marks the end of the block building […]

  • Apply Building LQs for Gina Krog Field (Norway)

    19 March 2013

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea has awarded the contract for delivery of the Gina Krog (previously Dagny) Living Quarters to Apply. DSME is the topside contractor to Statoil for their Gina Krog field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract includes delivery of a new 6 floor Living […]

  • Thailand Joins Container Monitoring Programme

    21 January 2015

    Thailand became the first country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to formally join the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme.  The Global Container Control Programme is a joint initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO). Launched in 2004 in response to the organised crime […]

  • Minister: Major Boost for Coastal Protection Funding (Australia)

    8 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Funding for the protection of the Western Australian coastline will triple with an additional $4million available in State Government grants. Announcing the latest round of Coastal Protection Program grants, Transport Minister Troy Buswell said total funding for the scheme had increased from $2million (in 2012-13) to $6million for the 2013-14 rounds. “$5million will be available […]

  • TGS Gets New Multi-Client Seismic Surveys

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    TGS announces three new multi-client surveys; a 3D survey in the Atwater Valley area of the central Gulf of Mexico, a 3D onshore survey in Alberta, Canada and a 2D survey offshore Newfoundland. The Francisco 3D multi-client survey in the Atwater Valley area of the central Gulf of Mexico expands upon the previously announced survey. […]

  • ATL Wins Its Largest Contract

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL) has secured a new ten (10)-year firm contract, plus a total of 15 years of options with ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) for four new state-of-the art Platform Supply Vessels operating out of St John’s, NL. The first ships for the contract will be delivered […]

  • Last Turbine Up at Kentish Flats Extension

    10 August 2015

    Vattenfall has completed the installation of the final turbine at the Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm site. Turbine installation was completed on schedule by GeoSea’s jack up vessel ‘Neptune’ which is now leaving the construction site. “Although a relatively small offshore project, we have to work within a small window and do not have […]

  • Canada: Operators checking offshore facilities for storm damage before resuming ops

    21 November 2018
    Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Following a storm in Canada last week, which was believed to be one of the worst in the region since 1982, oil and gas operators are still assessing their offshore facilities for damage before resuming operations. 

  • USACE’s Los Angeles District Celebrates End of Fiscal Year

    5 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District awarded about 750 contracts worth more than $556 million in fiscal year 2018. Employees were honored for those achievements during an End-of-the-Year celebration on October 3 at the District’s headquarters office in downtown Los Angeles, USACE said in its latest release. “The harbors, the dredging, the […]

  • USA: Army Corps Awards Contract for Saginaw River Dredging

    18 July 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a $1,628,500 contract to Luedtke Engineering Co., Frankfort, Mich., for dredging in the Saginaw River. Luedtke will dredge 142,000 cubic yards of sediment from the river, focusing on critical shoals from the Sixth Street Turning Basin near downtown Saginaw to the mouth of the river at […]

  • USACE Completes St. Clair River Conveyance Change Analysis

    3 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently completed a conveyance change analysis of the St. Clair River in an effort to understand how the river is changing and to further explain its impacts on Great Lakes water levels. The analysis was conducted as part of the Corps’ operational mission of monitoring the connecting […]

  • Spotted: Norse Spirit Joins Teekay Offshore

    10 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Teekay Offshore has taken delivery of Norse Spirit, the second of the company’s three Heritage Class shuttle tankers, from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The delivery ceremony for the 147,000 dwt DP2 tanker was held on November 7. Christened in August this year, Norse Spirit, together with its sister vessels, will provide crude […]

  • Two Bulk Carriers Collide Off Singapore Causing Oil Spill

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance

      The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a South Korean-registered bulk carrier, Oriental Pioneer, and a Bahamas-registered bulk carrier, Atlantic Hero, had collided at about 6.6km south-west of Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on 2 July 2013. One of the Oriental Pioneer’s bunker tanks was damaged and approximately 100 metric […]

  • All Turbines at Kentish Flats Extension Up & Running

    14 September 2015

    All 15 turbines at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm are now generating power to the National Grid. The final turbine was put to operation on September 12. The turbines will now go through a series of tests and then be handed over to the Operations and Maintenance team. Matthew Green, Vattenfall’s Project Manager for the Kentish […]

  • WWL, Baltimore Port to Work Together for Three More Decades

    4 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian maritime industry group Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and the Maryland Port Administration signed an agreement yesterday to continue their cooperation for another three decades. The agreement is expected to bring an increase in roll-on, roll-off cargo capacity at the US West Coast port of Baltimore, which already holds the record of 792,000 cars handled in 2014, more than any other US port, […]

  • OOS International’s new accommodation unit set for Brazil

    8 January 2018

    OOS International has named and introduced its new semi-submersible accommodation vessel (SSAV), the OOS Tiradentes.

  • US Navy Unveils Names for Next Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers

    24 May 2013

    Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG) will be named USS Paul Ignatius and USS Daniel Inouye. “As secretary of the Navy it is my privilege to name these ships to honor a respected naval leader and a true American hero.” Mabus said. “For decades to come, the […]

  • OneSubsea Orders MacArtney’s FPSO Slip Rings for Martin Linge

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    MacArtney has received an order from OneSubsea for Moog Focal oil and condensate gas FPSO slip rings. The order also includes cables and associated junction boxes. The FPSO slip rings are designated for the ‘Martin Linge’ project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due west of Bergen. Here, they will add to several innovative solutions and […]

  • Russia: Jets Make First Landing on Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya

    7 August 2012

    Momentous event for the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya took place recently as the Fighter’s wheels touched the deck for the first time. MiG-29KUB, piloted by the hero of the Russian Federation, honored test pilot of the RF, Colonel, Nikolay Diorditsa  made a few approaches over the ship at different heights and touched the deck for […]

  • The Netherlands: DEME Holds Launching Ceremony for Cutter Suction Dredger AMBIORIX

    28 October 2011

    The DEME-group (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering) launched the self-propelled cutter suction dredger, AMBIORIX, one of the most powerful and advanced cutter suction dredgers in the world. The launching ceremony took place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands. The actual launching was initiated by Mrs. Kristin Hermans – De Keunynck, spouse of […]