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  • VIDEO: Dredge Liberty Island Starts Duck Nourishment

    26 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) has officially begun beach nourishment operations in the Town of Duck with the arrival of the company’s dredge Liberty Island. According to Dare County, NC, the dredge started pumping sand late Tuesday night, May 23rd, at the Widgeon Dr. subline and will continue progress North for a few days. The […]

  • Archaeologists Discover Historic Shipwreck at Channel Islands (USA)

    23 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seventy years after it was scuttled off Los Angeles, Calif., government archaeologists have found the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner that was employed in the lumber trade during the early 1900s. Today, Robert Schwemmer, maritime archaeologist for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, presented a scientific paper on the George E. Billings […]

  • Restoration Project at Little Beaver Island Completed (USA)

    5 December 2011

    A nesting platform for ospreys is part of a $2.1 million wetland restoration project recently completed at Little Beaver Island on Grand… By Janice L. Habuda (buffalonews) [mappress] Source: buffalonews, December 5, 2011; Image: nypa.gov

  • Island Drilling’s rig secures additional work in Africa

    17 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Island Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for its semi-submersible rig, which will prolong the rig’s assignment off Mauritania.

  • Nexans to link Orkney Islands to UK mainland in 2027

    16 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French subsea power cables manufacturer Nexans has officially been awarded a contract by SSEN Transmission to connect the Orkney Islands and the UK mainland. The Orkney Transmission Link will exchange up to 220 MW of renewable energy between the islands through one high voltage alternating current (HVAC) […]

  • USA: Plan for Pelican Island Container Terminal Unveiled

    1 March 2011

    Pelican Island is a “viable, excellent” spot for a container terminal, a consultant hired to complete a conceptual planning study told…   By Amanda Casanova (galvestondailynews)   [mappress] Source: galvestondailynews, March 1, 2011  

  • Plum Island Beach to Get More Sand (USA)

    25 October 2010

    Final figures haven’t been compiled, but it appears that Salisbury and Newbury both received their full quota of sand in a recently … By Victor Tine (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, October 25, 2010;

  • Deer Island Restoration Project Under Way (USA)

    18 September 2010

    Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, toured the project Friday afternoon along with William Walker, executive director of the state Department… By Harlan Kirgan (gulflive) [mappress] Source: gulflive, September 19, 2010;

  • State Plan for Burlington Island Causes Concern (USA)

    18 March 2011

    A state plan to excavate on Burlington Island has revived the city’s fight against the use of the site for dredge spoil dumping. By Jeannie O’Sullivan (phillyburbs) [mappress] Source: phillyburbs, March 18, 2011  

  • Beach Replenishment Project at Fenwick Island Postponed (USA)

    20 June 2011

    To avoid putting heavy equipment on the sand during a busy July, beach replenishment in Fenwick Island has been postponed until the latter… By Charlene Sharpe (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, June 20, 2011

  • Picture of the Day: Coney Island Beach Replenishment (USA)

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is placing roughly 600,000 cubic yards of sand at Coney Island to replace sand lost during Hurricane Sandy and also to restore the Coney Island project to its original design profile. The Coney Island Reach project, which extends from West 37th Street to Brighton Beach, consists of approximately 3 […]

  • Cable setup delay for Minesto’s Faroe Islands demo

    3 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Minesto’s tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands has hit a snag due to a technical issue occurring during cable laying. Therefore, the subsea cable installation that connects to the electric grid failed to complete as planned. The technical issue with the subsea cable is not related to Minesto’s DG100 tidal kite powerplant, the company […]

  • Dubai’s World Islands development to start next month

    2 November 2009
    Project & Tenders

    Construction of the first of The World islands, situated off Dubai’s coast, is expected to start as early as next month, while its other site developments await final clearances and permissions from the regulatory body, Trakhees… Source: New Civil Engineer, November 2, 2009;

  • Lebanon artificial island development unfazed by Nakheel troubles

    3 December 2009
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    A Beirut developer planning an $8-billion artificial island off Lebanon says it is not worried by the debt debacle of Nakheel, the real estate developer behind Dubai’s similar man-made Palm Islands that revealed last week it needs more time to pay it debt… Source: Maktoob, December 3, 2009

  • USACE rejects bid on Plum Island beach project

    5 January 2010
    Project & Tenders

    PLUM ISLAND — A plan to replenish the badly eroded beach at Plum Island Center and save homes has been put off until at least next fall. [mappress] Source: Newbury Port News, January 5, 2010;

  • USA: Plum Island’s Beaches Replenishment-Bids Delayed

    14 April 2010

    PLUM ISLAND — The Army Corps of Engineers has again postponed the date for contractors to bid on a project to replenish beaches in Newbury and Salisbury… [mappress] Source:newburyportnews,April 14,2010;

  • Canary Islands: CAPSA Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

    28 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    This past April CAPSA (Compañía Auxiliar del Puerto, SA), the leading container logistics company at the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company, part of Grup Maritim TCB since 1999, has gradually improved its operational capacity thanks to experience and innovation. In 2012 it handled 268,000 TEUs, up by more […]

  • Corps Awards Contract for Construction at Jameson Island (USA)

    10 July 2013

       Waikato Regional Council’s catchment services committee has agreed to a contribution of up to almost $200,000 to help remediate one of two slips on the Waikato River bank near Claudelands Bridge. It follows a request from Hamilton City Council for the regional council to pay a third of the costs. The slip HCC has […]

  • USA: Hilton Head Island Replenishment Moves Forward

    23 December 2011

    A dredger 3 miles off the coast pumps a mixture of water and sand onto the beach Thursday as construction crews continue work on a $9.8 million beach renourishment project at Hilton Head Island’s Islander’s Beach Park. Construction will take place 24 hours a day for two months to pump about 1 million cubic yards […]

  • USA: Corps of Engineers Improving Nation’s Inland Waterways

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working now to transform its civil works program, improve performance and responsiveness, increase customer satisfaction, and improve the reliability of the nation’s water infrastructure. Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, provided that update before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, during a Feb. […]

  • Louisville to Host 2013 Inland Waterways Conference (USA)

    4 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The 2013 Inland Waterways Conference, scheduled March 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville, is the one maritime industry conference squarely at the Inland Rivers of the United States. Transportation commerce is a vital component of the Nation’s economic health, and river borne transportation and infrastructure underpin that health from the carriage of products and materials […]

  • USA: Liberty Island to Arrive Soon at Imperial Beach

    24 August 2012

    Shelby Tucker, project manager for the San Diego Association of Governments, said that the dredger Liberty Island will probably arrive on September 2 at the Imperial Beach. The dredger has finally finished its East Coast project and is coming west to give many North County beaches a massive influx of fresh sand. After Oceanside, the […]

  • USA: Dredging to Bring Benefits to Town of Oak Island

    20 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Town of Oak Island will receive at least $1.1 million in state funding for the Town’s Lower Lockwood Folly Habitat Restoration Plan. The project will also put much-needed sand on the island’s west end. The Town received notice of the tentative award from the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tuesday. It’s possible […]

  • Bair Island Restoration Project Wins Merit Award

    14 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Moffatt & Nichol in less than three weeks won its second Engineering News-Record Merit Award, the award winner was the company’s Bair Island Restoration project in San Mateo County. Bair Island is one of the largest wetland restoration projects in California, restoring approximately 1400 acres of tidal wetlands. The project won a Merit Award in […]

  • Nova Innovation seeks environmental crew for ‘The Island in the Currents’

    18 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has launched a tender for a contractor to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work for its Enlli tidal project in North Wales.