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  • Huawei Marine and PCCW to Link Mauritius and Rodrigues Island

    6 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Huawei Marine has said it will partner with PCCW Global to construct the first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island. Located north-east of Mauritius, Rodrigues is a small volcanic island, with its local telecommunications services currently provided by satellite connectivity. PCCW Global has agreed with Mauritius Telecom to construct and maintain a submarine cable […]

  • Poplar Island Update Meeting Set for September 19

    12 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and the Maryland Port Administration will host a Poplar Island update meeting at Tilghman Island Elementary School in Tilghman Island, Maryland, on September 19, 2016. The meeting will inform the public on current and future activities at the Poplar Island ecosystem restoration project, including planned activities associated […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beach Renourishment Plan Revised

    14 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    As a result of weather related delays encountered since August 15, including the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine, the Town of Hilton Head Island has revised the schedule for the completion of the remaining segments of the Beach Renourishment Project. Work on the southern half of the central oceanfront beach will continue to advance northward […]

  • JF Brennan Ready for the Crats Island Unloading Project

    22 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is scheduled to begin a dredged material unloading project at Crats Island, in Wabasha, Minnesota, the first week of August.  JF Brennan Marine from La Crosse, Wisconsin, mobilized to the site in June and has been preparing for the $8.7 million worth island unload project. If […]

  • PIANGO Calls for Pacific Island Seabed Mining Ban

    19 February 2019
    Research & Development

    Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisation (PIANGO) has called Pacific Islands government to ban seabed mining due to the risk it presents to marine environment. According to PIANGO’s executive director Emele Duituturaga, it is becoming increasingly clear that the blue growth narrative by international organisations includes seabed mining despite threats to fisheries and ocean livelihoods in the region. She […]

  • The Crown Estate Responds to News on Empowering Scottish Islands

    17 June 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Scottish First Minister yesterday made a speech in Kirkwall outlining his proposals to empower the Islands – Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles – if Scotland becomes independent.  The section on harnessing islands resources includes proposals relating to The Crown Estate such as devolving foreshore to the Islands and a proportion of leasing revenue going to the local […]

  • Belgium to Decide on Wind Energy Storing Island in 2015

    17 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    Belgium will have their say in early 2015 about a project that would see excess energy stored and used later when needed. The project aims to store energy produced by offshore wind farms when there is low demand, or storing it for when there is no wind,  writes Reuters. It comprises a donut-shaped island, located […]

  • Oldendorff Performs Trial Transshipment off Andaman Islands

    6 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Oldendorff Carriers has conducted a transshipment operation in the water of the Andaman Islands.

  • Offshore Supply Ship Reloated off Virgin Islands

    25 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    OSV Ocean Spirit I, which grounded off St. Thomas, was refloated in the afternoon of January 23.

  • EU Funds Canary Islands LNG Storage Study

    3 December 2014

    The European Union will through its TEN-T Programme back with almost EUR 500,000 (USD 617,000) a study on the storage and use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Spanish Canary Islands, saying that  the economically attractive LNG could help reduce road and short sea transport emissions in the archipelago. The project will study the possibilities […]

  • Barge Accident Scars Foundation Off Rhode Island

    31 July 2015

    Following the commencement of Block Island offshore wind farm construction, the developer was struck by a hazard. Namely, one of the barges being used during the construction hit the installed jacket foundation making a dent in one of four legs, writes The Providence Journal. “This is the kind of thing that can happen in construction […]

  • Opponents Challenge Block Island Power Purchase Agreement

    20 August 2015

    Opponents of the US first offshore wind farm are trying to overturn the power purchase agreement between the developer Deepwater Wind and utility National Grid. Benjamin Riggs, Laurence Ehrhardt and the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association filed a case in federal court naming the costs as the main issue. According to the agreement, National Grid would […]

  • JASCO Measuring Block Island OWF Subsea Noise

    19 October 2015
    Research & Development

    JASCO Applied Sciences, under subcontract to Tetra Tech Inc., is providing underwater acoustic measurement and monitoring services to Deepwater Wind during the installation of the Block Island Wind Farm. JASCO is conducting field data acquisition and subsequent analysis and interpretation for short- and long-term studies of noise from pile driving and related construction activities. The […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm Getting Taller (Gallery)

    16 November 2015

    Deepwater Wind has been installing top decks on foundations at its Block Island offshore wind farm since the beginning of this month.  According to the company’s social media pages, the first top deck was installed on 3 November and the third of the total five foundations got its top deck a week later. The work is being carried […]

  • Photo of the Day: Block Island Foundations Taking Shape

    27 May 2015

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Block Island offshore wind farm foundations at the Gulf Island Fabrications construction site in Louisiana. The construction phase of what is to be the first US offshore wind farm commenced last month. Specialty Diving Services is one of the contractors which will manufacture components of the foundation substructures. The […]

  • Deepwater Wind OKs Block Island Turbines Order

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Alstom has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) from Deepwater Wind, after the US company completed the financing of its 30MW offshore wind project. Deepwater Wind Block Island, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepwater Wind, plans to install five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW turbines offshore Block Island. “This is a major milestone and the confirmation that […]

  • Perth Project: Earthworks Commenced on Garden Island (Australia)

    25 September 2013

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that the construction earthworks for the Onshore Power and Desalination Plants has commenced on Garden Island, Western Australia. The earthworks for the Perth Wave Energy Project commenced this week providing visible confirmation of the significant level of planning and permissions that have been established for the project. […]

  • 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Installed on Jeju Island

    5 March 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    Hyosung Corporation installed the aeroMaster 5.0 offshore wind turbine, developed by aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH in Germany, on Jeju Island, South Korea, on February 24. The wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 139 m and 5 MW power has a high-speed drive train with a medium voltage generator. The turbine was developed incorporating the well-proven […]

  • Rhode Island offshore wind energy and fishing (USA)

    23 May 2010
    Environment, Research & Development

    The Deepwater Wind Project in Rhode Island makes me proud to be a Rhode Islander. This project further stakes our claim as the Ocean State,…   [mappress] Source: warwickonline, May 21, 2010;

  • Safe Harbor Energy island worries New Yorkers

    27 March 2009

    New Yorkers are worried about a proposal to create a man-made island off the Rockaway shore to store and process liquified natural gas. The island would be at least 60 acres at the surface and more than 110 acres at the ocean floor, according to the Atlantic Sea Island Group. It would use fill from […]

  • Multifuel LNG station planed for Dordrecht Inland Seaport

    17 October 2017

    PitPointLNG and Port of Rotterdam signed a letter of intent to jointly investigate the realization of a multifuel LNG bunkering station at the Dordrecht Inland Seaport.

  • Global Maritime Bags Block Island OWF Contract

    11 July 2016

    Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has signed a contract with Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm. Services that will be provided include a technical review of all installation procedures and calculations, the survey and inspection of installation vessels, the witnessing of the installation […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm Tracking Birds and Bats

    19 September 2017
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Deepwater Wind has installed a wildlife tracking station on the easternmost foundation platform at the Block Island wind farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, to assist researchers in their studies of bird and bat activity off the Atlantic Coast.

  • Block Island Wind Farm Tracking Birds and Bats

    19 September 2017
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Deepwater Wind has installed a wildlife tracking station on the easternmost foundation platform at the Block Island wind farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, to assist researchers in their studies of bird and bat activity off the Atlantic Coast.

  • Laying of Block Island Mainland Link to Start This Week

    1 June 2016
    Storage

    The Big Max cable laying barge will start installing the 20-mile submarine cable which will export the electricity produced by the the first US offshore wind farm, the 30MW Block Island, to the mainland later this week. The National Grid (Sea2Shore) subsea cable will connect Block Island, to Naragansett, Rhode Island. The installation works will begin […]