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  • Deer Island Restoration Project Kicks Off (USA)

    23 September 2010

    The beauty of Deer Island is returning as crews work to replace more than 2 million cubic yards of sand to fill in the gap in land caused by… By Leigh Coleman (sunherald) [mappress] Source: sunherald, September 23, 2010;

  • USA: Dredging on Bald Head Island Channel Begins

    5 April 2012

    The Army Corps of Engineers commenced an urgent dredging project off the coast of Bald Head Island in the near-by channel, according to WWAY3. River pilots discovered a speed bump in the area of Reach Two, which caused the channel to be shallow, thus being dangerous for commercial shipping traffic. This problem was expected, according […]

  • Prime Minister: Breakthrough in Inland Waterways Sector (India)

    23 May 2012

    A major breakthrough was made in Inland Waterways sector during 2011-12, when a Tripartite Agreement was signed between NTPC, Inland Waterways Authority of India and Jindal ITF Limited for transportation of imported coal for the Farakka Power Plant with an investment of about Rs.650 crore in the private sector. This has been stated in the […]

  • USA: NYC Plans to Develop Staten Island Waterfront

    8 November 2011

    New York City plans to turn part of the Staten Island waterfront into a port or other maritime business under a proposal launched on Friday… By Joan Gralla (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 8, 2011; Image: usace

  • Pental Island Flood Protection Gets Boost (Australia)

    13 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Upgrades to a section of the Pental Island flood levee will help reduce the impact of floods on the Murray River community, Minister for Water Peter Walsh announced today. Visiting the site today, Mr Walsh said the $460,000 project was significant for the community which was still recovering from the 2011 floods. “The Pental Island […]

  • China: Agreement Signed on Equity Restructuring of Phoenix Island

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    On April 10, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) concluded a cooperative agreement on equity restructuring of Phoenix Island project with Sanya Phoenix Island Investment Group Co. Ltd. and Sanya Yusheng Investment Co. Ltd. Li Maohui, president assistant of CCCC, Zeng Xianyun, chairman of Sanya Phoenix Island Investment Group Co. Ltd. and Wang Yumei, chairman of […]

  • Seven Islands Deal for Maldives Transport and Contracting Company

    10 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has won a contract to construct and upgrade harbors on seven islands in the Republic of Maldives. According to the agreement, the scope of work will include: design and build of ADh. Mandhoo harbor – $2.4 million; Dh. Hulhudheli harbor upgrade works – $2.5 million; F. Dharanboodhoo […]

  • Officials Sign Tybee Island Beach Replenishment Agreement

    30 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Officials from the City of Tybee Island (GA) and the Army Corps yesterday, August 29, signed a $13 million beach replenishment deal that will lead to more sand on the island community’s beach for additional protection from future storm damage. The deal for the third renourishment project in the last five years was signed by […]

  • Bahrain Bans Sand Dredging in Muharraq and Jarada Island

    2 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Bahrain’s HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has ordered the relevant authorities in the country to stop extracting sand and to prevent operations in the marine areas north of Muharraq and around the Jarada Island. According to his orders, the freezing of operations will be applicable until a study on the impact […]

  • Centara Three Island Reclamation Project in Full Swing

    9 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has just released an update on their Centara Three Island Reclamation Project. Last year, MTCC signed a contract with a Thailand hospitality management and holding company, Centara Hotels and Resorts, for the land reclamation works on three islands in Kaafu Atoll area. According to the update, MTCC […]

  • Denmark: Port of Roenne hails energy island plan

    25 May 2020
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Port of Roenne has welcomed Danish government’s plan to make the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea an energy island, facilitating the connection of 2 GW of offshore wind capacity. “We are pleased that Bornholm has been appointed by the Government to become an energy island, that a 2 GW offshore wind farm is […]

  • Royal Navy Divers Clear Garvie Island UXO

    3 November 2016

    Fifteen Royal Navy clearance divers from the Clyde-based Northern Diving Group (NDG) recently traveled to Cape Wrath in Scotland to tackle unexploded ordnance left over from military exercises. The military training range at Cape Wrath is an important defence asset, a remote 107-square miles of moorland used to help armed forces practice vital skills used […]

  • Island Offshore Aims for Riserless Heavy Well Intervention

    14 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Following a successful deployment of its riserless coil tubing (CT) technology in the offshore petroleum industry, Island Offshore is said to be taking it to the next level by performing heavy well intervention with coil tubing in producing subsea wells. In 2015 Island Offshore made history when drilling a pilot hole for Centrica by means of riserless coil […]

  • More Money for South Padre Island Beach Renourishment

    18 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    The city of South Padre Island is about to receive $$1.25 million from the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Grant for the city’s beach renourishment project. This was announced by Reuben Treviño, Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator, following last week’s Shoreline Task Force meeting. According to the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the purpose of the CEPRA Program is […]

  • India to Develop Its First Modern Inland Waterway

    13 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The World Bank will support India with a $375 million loan in their plans to develop its first modern inland water transport fairway on a 1,360 km-stretch of the Ganga River between Varanasi and the seaport of Haldia. The World Bank’s Board yesterday approved this loan loan to help the Inland Waterways Authority of India […]

  • Hilton Head Island: CSD Savannah Ready for Action

    21 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Town of Hilton Head Island has just released the latest update on their beach fill scheme, saying that the Marinex Construction’s cutterhead suction dredger Savannah, along with attendant tug boats, barges and support vessels are expected to arrive in the area during the following days. The dredger will be taken off tow and made ready to start the […]

  • Portugal Cove and Bell Island Schemes in Full Swing

    20 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Construction is well underway on wharf upgrades in Portugal Cove and on Bell Island to accommodate the new ferry MV Legionnaire, according to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Transportation and Works. The timeline for this project has been extended due in part to the addition of a new mooring system for the vessel and […]

  • BFC Gets OK for Turukhtanniye Islands Land Reclamation

    31 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has been granted a permit by the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) for the reclamation works at its Marine Oil Terminal “Turukhtannye Islands” facility in St. Petersburg. The latest development follows BFC’s announcement from last month that it had signed an agreement with Rosmorrechflot for the 1.43 hectare Turukhtanniye Islands reclamation project. […]

  • Coney Island T-groin Scheme Nears Completion

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Coney Island T-groin Project, located in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, NY is nearing its completion. Andrew Masella, civil engineer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in this video discusses the importance of the projects features and benefits the community of Sea Gate will receive after the construction of the T-groins. The Coney […]

  • GLDD Wraps Up Whiskey Island Coastal Restoration

    23 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) completed the 10.7 million cubic yard coastal restoration of Whiskey Island in Louisiana earlier this month. This $100 million project involved dredging and pumping sand from a BOEM offshore borrow area over 15 miles to restore the eroded barrier island. The restoration of Whiskey Island is located along […]

  • Sampson’s Island: Cotuit Bay Dredging About to Begin

    5 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Department of Public Works, in collaboration with Three Bays Preservation, Massachusetts Audubon and Barnstable County, will begin the dredging operations of the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel and the western tip of Sampson’s Island this week. The Town of Barnstable, MA, said in its latest announcement that this phase of the project will widen the […]

  • Wintershall to Use Island Offshore Vessels on Vega Field

    7 April 2016

    Wintershall Norge AS has received consent to use the mobile drilling facilities Island Frontier and Island Wellserver for intervention work on the Vega field. The two vessels provide light well intervention services and associated work, construction work, subsea installation work, securing of wells, IMR work, supply duties. Vega lies due north of the Fram field in […]

  • Island Offshore Sending Two Ships on Draugen Job

    6 April 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore has secured work for two of its vessels, Island Valiant and Island Constructor, at the Draugen field for Norske Shell. Island Valiant will start with IMR work (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) on three wells in April, preparing the wells for the work which Island Constructor will perform later this summer. The time frame […]

  • Island Frontier to Conduct Well-Plugging Work for Statoil

    4 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil has received consent to use Island Frontier for preparatory well-plugging work at Statfjord Øst and Sleipner Øst. Statfjord Øst is an oilfield located around seven kilometers north-east of the Statfjord field in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using three subsea templates tied back to the Statfjord C facility. […]

  • VIDEO: Ulstein’s Island Performer Prepares for Action in GoM

    30 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Named in the Geiranger fjord, the subsea vessel ‘Island Performer’ is getting ready for her work for FTO in the Gulf of Mexico. Next week, she’ll be out and about for ship owner Island Offshore. The vessel is equipped with a large intervention tower over the main moon pool, a 250-tonne AHC Offshore Crane and […]