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  • Sand Placement Activities Resume on Hilton Head Island

    7 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Following the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine, Weeks Marine yesterday resumed sand placement activities associated with the Island-wide beach renourishment project, according to the Town of Hilton Head Island’s latest announcement. Currently, the active work zone is located adjacent to North Forest Beach between Bittern Street and Heron Street. Work on this segment of the project will […]

  • New York State to Protect Long Island Sound

    5 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    New York State has formally objected to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed plan to designate one or more dredged material disposal sites in the Eastern Long Island Sound. Following an examination of the plan by the state’s Department of State, New York has found that the EPA’s plan is inconsistent with New York State coastal […]

  • Preparations Underway for South Island Emergency Beach Fill

    28 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Preliminary activities associated with the South Island Emergency Beach Fill Project are set to start in the upcoming weeks, the Town of Hilton Head Island said in its latest release. In particular, pre-project surveys of both the beach and offshore borrow sites will be conducted, the town said. Both land and water based survey crews […]

  • Donovan, Borelli Push for Staten Island Coastal Scheme

    22 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    NY Congressman Dan Donovan and Council Member Joe Borelli yesterday called for resiliency investments on Staten Island’s South Shore to fill a gap between existing flood protection projects. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing a comprehensive line of protection from Fort Wadsworth to Great Kills Park, and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery […]

  • South Hayling Island Beach Renourishment in Full Swing

    20 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    As part of the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) ongoing Beach Management Plan for South Hayling Island, Havant Borough Council is undertaking beach renourishment works during March 2018 to return the beach at Eastoke to full design profile. These works started on 12th March, and will last for a period of 2-3 weeks, reports ESCP. “The […]

  • South Island Emergency Beach Fill Project Complete

    16 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Town of Hilton Head Island announced yesterday the completion of the South Island Emergency Beach Fill project. According to the town, at about 9:30 AM on November 15, 2017, crews from Marinex Construction completed all planned sand placement activities including the extension of the project from East Beach Lagoon Drive to near Duck Hawk Road. In coming […]

  • Conference on Inland Ports Begins This Week in Buenos Aires

    15 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Second Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways and Dredging: Inland Transport as an Engine for Competitiveness will take place this week, from May 17-19, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Organized by the Under Secretariat of Ports and Waterways of Argentina (SSPYVN) the event will focus on the key aspects of inland transport, as well […]

  • 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 […]

  • Court Rules in Favor of Sea Island Groin Project

    26 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Conservation groups lost an appeal last week in Fulton County Superior Court challenging the Georgia Shore Protection Committee’s issuance of a permit to Sea Island Acquisition LLC for construction of a groin in an ecologically-sensitive area of Sea Island. The Southern Environmental Law Center representing One Hundred Miles and GreenLaw representing Altamaha Riverkeeper argued that […]

  • Hilton Head Island Renourishment Scheme Wrapped Up

    30 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island Government has just announced the completion of their 2016 Island wide Beach Renourishment Project. The Town’s contractor Weeks Marine, Inc. completed sand placement activities in the overnight hours on December 29. Since the start of the project in June, more than 2.5 million cubic yards of sand have been placed […]

  • Major Step Forward for Staten Island Seawall Project

    15 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan, NY Mayor Bill de Blasio and Staten Island elected representatives have announced that the planned line of protection for Staten Island’s east shore cleared a major hurdle on the path toward construction.  In October, the lawmakers urged the Assistant Secretary of the Army to swiftly approve the […]

  • Prysmian Bags Cyclades Islands Interconnection Deal in Greece

    4 September 2018
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately €21 million by Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), the transmission system operator of the Greek electricity system, for two interconnections between the Cyclades islands (Evia, Andros and Tinos), Greece. The project involves the design, supply and installation, as well as the related land civil work of […]

  • Study boosts tidal power value in Faroe Islands

    29 April 2020
    Exploration & Production, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    A new study shows tidal power may be a significant resource for Faroe Islands to balance other renewable energy sources. This is the preliminary result of a PhD project on the energy balance and stability of the Faroese electrical system. PhD researcher, Helma Maria Tróndheim, said:“So far the results indicate that tidal power may be […]

  • MSI Installs Wave Buoys for Indian Ocean Islands

    6 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    MSI was awarded a contract for the installation of AXYS TRIAXYS directional wave buoys in Comores, Seychelles and Madagascar. The contract is a part of the Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (MESA) programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI). These buoys will contribute to increasing the decision-making […]

  • Island Offshore Orders Multifunctional Offshore Vessel (Norway)

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    ULSTEIN has entered into a contract with Island Offshore and their American partner Edison Chouest Offshore for the delivery of a multifunctional offshore vessel based on ULSTEIN’s SX121 design, with an option for an additional vessel. The vessel is prepared and tailored for the well intervention, IMR and SURF segments, and meets the latest requirements […]

  • STX to Construct Two PSVs for Island Offshore (Norway)

    29 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured new contracts for the construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore. The total value of the contracts amounts to approximately NOK 500 million (USD 87 million). Deliveries are […]

  • Borders & Southern Plugs Stebbing Well (Falkland Islands)

    31 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Borders & Southern announces that well 61/25-1 (Stebbing) has been successfully plugged and abandoned, bringing to an end the Company’s current two well drilling programme. The Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig will now be assigned to Falkland Oil and Gas for its two well programme after which it will be demobilised. Borders & Southern Petroleum plc […]

  • Malaysia Moves Ahead with Bunker Island Development Project

    16 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The USD 477 million storage and ship refueling site would include the construction of two jetties and seven berths.

  • Gas Carrier Owners Favour Marshall Islands Registry

    7 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry remains the choice of flag for owners/operators of the world’s gas carrier fleet, according to RMI.   The RMI has registered more than 150 gas carriers over the years, with the first gas carrier registration taking place in 1997. As of the end of July 2014, there […]

  • Australia: APLNG Announces Curtis Island Water Infrastructure

    29 August 2011

    Australia Pacific LNG has today announced the execution of an agreement to provide permanent water and wastewater services to Curtis Island to support its LNG facility on Curtis Island, Gladstone. Australia Pacific LNG is the foundation customer of the Common Use Infrastructure Agreement (CUIA) which has been developed in partnership with the Gladstone Area Water […]

  • Gazprom to build LNG supply plant for Kuril Islands

    31 January 2019

    Russian giant Gazprom is set to develop a natural gas liquefaction facility in the Poronaysk district, a statement by the Sakhalin Region government says. 

  • Repsol step closer to drilling offshore Canary Islands

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Spanish Supreme Court has cleared the way for Repsol to begin drilling offshore the Canary Islands. In a statement on its website the Supreme Court of Spain said it has dismissed seven appeals against the Government’s decision to grant permission for exploration drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Coast of the islands of Fuerteventura and […]

  • Falkland Islands: Borders & Southern Spuds Exploration Well

    1 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    UK-based Borders & Southern Petroleum plc announced that their offshore exploration well 61/17-1 was spudded on yesterday (31st January 2012). The well is situated approximately 140 km south of the Falkland Islands. B&S is the operator of the well, holding a 100% interest in licence PL018. It is the first of a two well exploration […]

  • Norway: Island Offshore Charters Two Vessels to Schlumberger

    15 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore, a provider of high quality solutions for the offshore oil industry based on a fleet of advanced high quality service and subsea service vessels, recently secured a 7 year contract from Schlumberger. The contract is for two of its recently christened vessels, Island Centurion and Island Captain (UT 776 CD ) that Island […]

  • Norway: Odfjell Drilling to Manage Island Innovator Rig

    1 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Odfjell Drilling on Monday 29 August 2011 signed a management agreement for the semisubmersible drilling rig “Island Innovator” owned by Marine Accurate Well ASA – Maracc (OTC MARA). The rig will be ready for operations in Norway Q4 2012. Odfjell Drilling CEO Simen Lieungh states: “We are very pleased to announce this management agreement with […]