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  • China: World’s Largest Inland Single Lock Opens to Navigation

    8 November 2011

    On October 31, the Guiping second-line lock of Xijiang shipping artery, the world’s largest inland single river lock partly constructed by CCCC Fourth Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CCCC 4th Harbour), was opened to navigation. Located in Guiping, Guangxi, the lock is a major inland river project of the Ministry of Transport in the “eleventh five-year” […]

  • Costa Concordia: Platform No 2 Installed on Giglio Island (Italy)

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Platform No 2 of the Parbuckling Project, i.e. rotating the wreck of Costa Concordia into a vertical position, has been installed on the Giglio island, the official site of the Project revealed. It is the fifth of six subsea platforms that will provide a safe supporting structure for the wreck. The platform, which was built […]

  • Australia: Two-Thirds of GLNG Modules Shipped to Curtis Island

    7 February 2014

    Shipments of modules, or prefabricated steel structures, for Santos GLNG’s liquefied natural gas plant are powering through the sea towards Curtis Island, Gladstone with two-thirds of these now sent. Among one of the recent shipments to leave the module yard was the fourth and final propane condenser rack module. Each of these spans 17 cars […]

  • Borders & Southern Prepares for Darwin Discovery Appraisal (Falkland Islands)

    23 August 2012

    Borders & Southern has announced the results of the Darwin fluid sample analysis. As previously reported, well 61/17-1 encountered a good quality sandstone reservoir comprising 67.8m of net pay with an average porosity of 22%. The gas condensate reservoir was sampled at four separate levels with 3 fluid samples taken at each level. The initial […]

  • FOGL Shares Soar on Scotia Discovery Speculation (Falkland Islands)

    21 November 2012

    Shares of Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL) today jumped as much as 21 per cent driven by speculation that the company’s exploration efforts at Scotia well, offshore Falkland Islands will lead to an oil discovery. The company restarted drilling operations at the well two weeks ago, after having to resolve blowout preventer issues.  On November […]

  • Nigeria: FEC Approves Funds for Inland Water Ports and Dredging

    3 May 2012

    According to the Vanguard, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved contracts worth N8.3 billion for the construction of Inland River Ports and also dredging of rivers as part of efforts to resuscitate the Inland waterways transport system. The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, stated this while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome […]

  • Norway: Island Offshore, Veripos Renew Positioning Services Contract

    1 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore, leading suppliers of ship-borne marine services to the world offshore industry, has awarded Veripos a further three-year contract for continuing provision of precision GNSS positioning services for 16 DP vessels. This is in addition to another 6 due to begin service in the near future. The new agreement extends the working arrangement between […]

  • NASA Selects Contractor for Wallops Island Protection Project (USA)

    10 August 2010

    NASA has selected the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) in Norfolk, Va., for the Launch Facilities Protection Project at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. The total contract value is not to exceed $49.5 million. The period of performance is five years. The USACE provides an array of services that will […]

  • UAE: Van Oord Completes Nurai Island Dredging Project

    17 May 2012

    At the end of a three year development process of dredging and construction, the luxury villas of Nurai island, off Saadiyat island in Abu Dhabi, have been put up for sale. According to constructionweekonline.com, the Nurai island project was launched in Q4 2008 with the dredging work awarded to the Dutch Van Oord Gulf, and […]

  • HLG Lands Job on ADMA-OPCO’s SARB Artificial Islands

    6 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) has secured an AED250 million contract for the design and construction of an accommodation camp and associated utilities on two artificial islands, S1 & S2, as part of the Satah Al Razboot (SARB) oilfield development, located 120 km north-west of Abu Dhabi, for Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO). HLG CEO and Managing Director […]

  • APM Terminals: Port and Inland Integration to Boost Africa Trade

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    APM Terminals’ Director of Business Development and Infrastructure Investments for the Africa-Middle East Region, Reik Mueller described a new model for transportation planning and development in West Africa in which port and terminal operations shift focus from “container lifts” toward “integrated container transport solutions” at the 3rd Annual Africa Ports, Logistics & Supply Chain Conference […]

  • Fire Island National Seashore to Proceed with Dredging Projects (USA)

    22 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    On September 9, 2013, the National Park Service (NPS) released an environmental assessment (EA) for public review that proposed to dredge existing navigational channels and their associated marinas and docking facilities at three sites on Fire Island. The purpose of the dredging project was to reestablish safe, public access to NPS facilities in the aftermath […]

  • Norway: STX OSV to Build 4 PSVs for Island Offshore

    31 October 2011
    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 four Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore.  The combined value of all four contracts exceeds NOK 1 billion. The first two contracts are expected […]

  • Marshall Islands Registry Tops 125 Million Ton Mark

    6 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has exceeded the 125 million gross ton mark, a 25% increase in tonnage since the Registry reached 100 million gross tons in January of 2014. As of September 30, the Registry stood at 125.5 million gross tons and over 3,640 vessels. International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI), […]

  • Cayman Islands: Dredging – Major Factor for Red Bay Docks

    20 December 2011

    Dredging on a massive scale would be required to bring about a cruise ship docking facility in Red Bay, architect Burns Conolly said…   By Patrick Brendel (compasscayman) [mappress] Source: compasscayman, December 20, 2011;

  • DONG Energy, Schneider Electrics to Boost Renewables on Remote Islands

    6 December 2013

    Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, and DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, have entered an agreement to cooperate on a technological and commercial partnership. The ambition is to enable electric network operators of remote or isolated island grids to increase the share of renewable used while maintaining […]

  • Norway: Greenland Group to Supply PetroFlame for Island Innovator Rig

    4 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Grenland Group, a full-service engineering, procurement and construction company based in Norway, has been awarded a contract for two PetroFlame® burner booms for the semisubmersible drilling and intervention rig, Island Innovator. Island Innovator is owned by Marine Accurate Well ASA (Maracc), and the rig is currently under completion at COSCO Shipyard in Qidong, China. Main shareholder […]

  • Global Wind Service Ready for Block Island OWF Work

    14 July 2016

    Global Wind Service (GWS) is starting up the Block Island Wind Farm project after making the preparations to deliver manpower, tools and safety equipment. “We are very proud to be a part of bringing offshore wind to the U.S. and we see great future opportunities for their growing offshore wind industry,” said Chief Commercial Officer […]

  • Tidal ‘old lady’ still powers third of Guernsey island

    12 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Operating for over 50 years, the Rance tidal power plant – located in the estuary of the Rance River in France – has in 2017 supplied close to third of total energy consumed by the island of Guernsey’s residents.

  • Blue Water Taking Care of Block Island Turbine Parts

    23 May 2016

    Blue Water USA has been providing hub logistics services to General Electric (GE) in the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, for the 30 MW Block Island wind farm project since December 2015.  The scope of the services includes heavy lift and storage of turbine components for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, as […]

  • Corps to Host Public Hearing on Jameson Island Project (USA)

    30 May 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has announced plans to hold a joint public hearing with the Missouri Clean Water Commission on the Jameson Island Shallow Water Habitat Project. The hearing will be held on June 11 at the Department of Natural Resources at 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, Mo., in the […]

  • Anna Maria Island Beach Renourishment to Start Soon (USA)

    9 March 2011

    Anna Maria Island residents and visitors may begin to notice beach renourishment efforts from Coquina Beach to Longboat Pass in upcoming… (thebradentontimes) [mappress] Source: thebradentontimes, March 9, 2011  

  • Bardsey Island up for study in support of tidal energy plans

    7 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from Swansea University are teaming up with local fishermen and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) to assess possible effects on marine environment from proposed tidal energy development off North Wales.

  • BOEM Authorizes Transmission Link for Block Island Wind Farm

    18 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank today announced that BOEM has offered a right-of-way (ROW) grant to Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System, LLC (Deepwater Wind) for the Block Island Transmission System (BITS). “This is a major milestone for offshore renewable energy in […]

  • Germany: Marshall Islands-Flagged Bulker Violated Environmental Regulation

    20 September 2019

    Germany: A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier violated MARPOL Convention.