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  • Island Offshore reduces headcount as it lays up vessel

    2 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore will lay off some of its workers, as it will lay up the ROV and survey vessel Island Spirit for the winter season. The typical duties performed by Island Spirit are IMR work, survey work and ROV operations, but, according to Island Offshore, the activity in this segment is expected to decrease in […]

  • Island Offshore secures deals for LNG-fueled PSVs

    11 March 2020

    Offshore industry services provider, Island Offshore, has secured a number of long-term contracts for its platform supply vessels. 

  • Picture of the Day: Elba Island LNG Terminal, USA

    23 December 2013

    BG Group posted a picture of the company’s Elba Island LNG import facility. BG Group’s LNG and gas marketing activities in the USA include Elba Island and Lake Charles LNG import facilities. The Elba Island LNG terminal is built on an 840-acre private island near Savannah, Georgia, US. Built in 1978, the terminal is spread over 140 […]

  • Marshall Islands Court Denies Frontline’s DHT Injunction

    8 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    The High Court of the Marshall Islands has denied Frontline’s request for a preliminary injunction relating to the vessel acquisition agreement between DHT Holdings and BW Group Limited. On June 7, 2017, the court rejected Frontline’s arguments and issued an order denying the company’s motion for a preliminary injunction, according to the information provided by […]

  • Rhode Island Bankrolls Ready 4 Offshore Wind

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Ready 4 Offshore Wind, a project led by the U.S. Business Network for Offshore Wind, has been selected to receive a part of a USD 1.6 million funding from the Rhode Island government. The project is among 12 partnerships announced by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) and Governor Gina M. Raimondo to receive implementation grants […]

  • Staten Island Levee Project Secures Critical Funding

    21 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Max Rose have successfully brokered a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with USACE and New York State to lock in funding for the construction of the Staten Island Levee project. This PPA also ensures that the $400 million federal contribution […]

  • VIDEO: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Forward Island Delivery

    14 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The most iconic section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Forward Island containing the bridge, begun her delivery journey from the dock hall on HM Naval Base Portsmouth where the first steel was cut just 70 weeks ago. After leaving the dock hall’s basin and passing through a lock, the Forward Island paused overnight on the […]

  • Peterson Supply Extends Contract for PSV Island Earl

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore announced that Peterson Supply link B.V, Den Helder has extended the contract for the MV Island Earl for one year. The Island Earl commenced her contract as a new build in 2008, and has been supporting the SNS pool in the southern sector of the North Sea ever since. Island Offshore, October 25, […]

  • Norway: Talisman Energy Charters MV Island Challenger

    21 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Island Challenger will complete her present charter with Statoil Petroleum AS in September 2013, where she has been a part of Statoil’s PSV pool since she delivered from the yard in 2007. “Island Offshore (IO) is therefore pleased that the MV Island Challenger has been entrusted with a 5 years firm charter by Talisman Energy […]

  • Seawind’s Two-Bladed Turbines to Power Greek Islands

    29 November 2017
    Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Seawind has signed an agreement with wind farm and solar park operator WRE Hellas to develop small scale offshore wind farms in the Greek Aegan Sea.

  • Corps Presents Tangier Island Dredging Plan (USA)

    5 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, has announced a plan to invite bids for the Tangier Island dredging project. The main goals of this maintenance dredging program are to remove critical shoals from the Tangier Island channels, restore previously authorized navigable depth and provide safe access for shallow draft vessels transiting there. During […]

  • Minesto Participates at UNOPS’ Workshop on Island Nation Challenges

    19 February 2019
    Research & Development

    Minesto has discussed ocean energy solutions for off-grid environments in a workshop arranged by The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, held during a hackathon focusing on how to build sustainable and resilient infrastructure for island communities. ”We engaged in this initiative to help solve the challenges for islands […]

  • EIA: Hawaii and U.S. island states to turn to LNG

    20 August 2014

    Unlike the rest of the United States, energy consumption in island states and territories is almost entirely petroleum-based. These islands may soon be able to diversify their energy sources to include natural gas, because relatively low natural gas prices and new shipping technology may allow these islands to import liquefied natural gas (LNG). America’s islands—the […]

  • UAE: Nakheel denies reports that The World Islands are sinking

    3 February 2010

    Nakheel has issued a statement denying reports that The World Islands are sinking. [mappress] Source: Construction Week Online, February 3, 2010;

  • USA: Estero Island Beach Replenishment Under Way

    20 May 2011

    Crews are replenishing the beaches on Estero Island as part of a federal shore protection project to counteract erosion… (winknews) [mappress] Source: winknews, May 20, 2011;

  • China: Land Reclamation at Dadeng Island Moves Forward

    8 December 2011

    Enormous land reclamation has commenced in the sea off the Dadeng Island coast to make preparation for the construction of Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport. Yang Hui, street party secretary of the Work Committee, said that the shoaly land off the Dadeng Island coast will be transformed into land in the upcoming few years. He added […]

  • USA: Construction of Island in Illinois River Makes Progress

    3 October 2011

    Construction of an island in the middle of the Illinois River and Lake Peoria has started as part of a project the U.S. Army Corps of … (chron) [mappress] Source: chron, October 3, 2011;

  • USA: Long Island Beaches to Get New Sand

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that a $32.2 million project to restore Ocean Parkway on Long Island is reaching a milestone this week with the start of pavement reconstruction only four months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the oceanfront roadway and miles of beaches along it. “Ocean Parkway and its connections to Robert Moses State Park […]

  • Five Island Lake Dredging Hits Pause (USA)

    10 October 2012

    The Five Island Lake dredging project has hit the winter pause. The dredger has been brought to shore, the discharge pipe has been disconnected, everything is “winterized.” According to the City Administrator John Bird, 2012 was not a very productive season for the Five Island Lake dredging program. “Without Tim Sidles out there to repair […]

  • Picture of the Day: Dredger Dodge Island at Work (USA)

    28 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Dodge Island, a Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company hopper dredger, motors up the Delaware River during the dredging operations on July 23, 2014. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company began dredging on July 18 as part of the next contract of the Delaware River […]

  • Governor Announces Grant for Coastal Resiliency in Staten Island

    4 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday a $300,000 state grant award to evaluate a shore protection system and maximize the marine habitat at Great Kills Harbor, which was heavily hit by Superstorm Sandy. The storm caused significant erosion to Staten Island’s bluffs and beaches as well as Great Kills Harbor, where it lifted and moved […]

  • EU to Support Inland Waterway Improvements in Northern Italy

    18 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The European Union is set to support with €4 million from the TEN-T Programme adjustment works on the Ferrarese waterway, in order to improve the economic efficiency and competitiveness of inland navigation in the region. The project, selected for funding under the 2012 TEN-T Annual Programme, aims, within the framework of the Mediterranean corridor, to […]

  • VIDEO: Fire Island Inlet Dredging Underway (USA)

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project and the opening of the window for the public to submit written comments regarding it. The proposed Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet project calls for […]

  • Maldives: Deal Inked for Naalaafushi Island Harbour Construction

    19 March 2014

    Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure has signed a contract with Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) for the construction of Harbour in Meemu atoll Naalaafushi Island. The ceremony held at the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure was attended by Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, Minister of State for Housing and Infrastructure Mr. […]

  • India: Government Takes Steps to Develop Inland Waterways

    7 May 2012

    The Government is taking steps to develop inland water transport (IWT) mode by declaring potential waterways as National Waterways (NWs) and developing IWT infrastructure thereon. In this process five waterways totaling about 4382 km. have been declared as NWs. Commercially viable stretches such as Kakinada-Puducherry canals, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry, Rajahmundry-Eluru on National Waterway 4 have been considered […]