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  • The Greens Want Barrow Island Dredging Project Stopped (Australia)

    11 June 2010

    The Sunday Times revealed on the weekend that weeks after Chevron began dredging near Barrow Island to deepen the port for its $43 billion… [mappress] Source: perthnow, June 11, 2010;

  • Fenwick Island Beach Renourishment Project Moves Ahead (USA)

    12 July 2013

    The Fenwick Island beach nourishment project will start late next week or the week after, reports Town of Fenwick Island. The specific dates and the starting location are unknown so far. The project is expected to take 3-4 weeks, depending on the weather. As the mdcoastdispatch.com reports, during the project, roughly 389,000 cubic yards of […]

  • Ocean Rig’s ‘Eirik Raude’ to Drill Off Falkland Islands

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, has announced that it has signed a drilling contract for one of its semi-submersible drilling rigs, the Eirik Raude. The drilling contract is for a minimum six-well program, with an estimated duration of about 260 days, for drilling offshore the Falkland Islands, with an estimated backlog of approximately […]

  • Government, CHEC Agree on Terms for Goat Island Project (Jamaica)

    27 February 2014

    The Port Authority of Jamaica and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) have arrived at an Initial Framework Agreement that provides the general terms and conditions under which discussions will continue regarding the proposed development of Portland Bight/Goat Island. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, in a statement in the […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm to Connect Anholt Island to Danish Grid

    13 November 2012
    Storage

    For the approximately 160 residents on Anholt, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm means that from 2014, the island will be connected to the Danish grid via the offshore wind farm. Energinet.dk will lay a 28km long submarine cable from the substation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to the island in the Kattegat. Now, the residents and […]

  • Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Announcement Raises Concerns (Canada)

    27 January 2012

    Recent news reports about the Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals offshore wind project in Lake Ontario have spurred concerns from the province’s…   By Kelly Lapointe (dcnonl) [mappress] Source: dcnonl, January 27, 2012; Image: 4coffshore

  • Offshore Wind Energy Success Story on Samso Island (Denmark)

    12 September 2011

    The success story of the small island of Samso began in 1997, when the Danish government initiated a renewable- energy contest.   By Martin Zhuwakinyu (engineeringnews) [mappress] Source: engineeringnews, September 12, 2011

  • Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission to decide on Wednesday (USA)

    6 August 2010
    Authorities & Government

    The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission hearings on the proposed Block Island wind farm ended Thursday with PUC Chairman Elia Germani… by Jane Vercelli (blockislandtimes) [mappress] Source: blockislandtimes, August 06, 2010;

  • Rhode Island leaders approve Deepwater Wind project (USA)

    4 August 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Rhode Island continues its green trend with the leaders of the state government approving the Deepwater Wind project. Yesterday, the Public… By Ryan Drugan (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, August 04, 2010;

  • Block Island residents for and against offshore wind turbines (USA)

    23 July 2010
    Human Capital

    One thing was clear at a public hearing Thursday on a proposal to put up eight offshore wind turbines within view of Block Island: opinion… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 23, 2010;

  • DIAP Nabs Jurong Island Westward Extension Deal (Singapore)

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (DIAP, DEME’s subsidiary for the South East Asia region) in a joint venture with Starhigh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd has been awarded a Design and Build contract for 148ha of land reclamation as an extension to Jurong Island for the account of Singapore Government’s largest industrial landlord JTC (Jurong […]

  • Singapore: Phase 4 of Jurong Island Reclamation About to Begin

    12 September 2012

    Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Phase 4 of Jurong Island reclamation is scheduled for September 15. The reclamation works will involve cutter suction dredgers, trailer suction hopper dredgers and hopper barges. Shore protection works will be carried out […]

  • USA: Funding Approved for Anna Maria Island Beach Renourishment

    17 April 2013

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced this week that more than $9 million is budgeted for beach renourishment project on Anna Maria Island. This new funding is just an addition to more than $6 million already set aside, reports bradenton.com. Regarding this information, Charlie Hunsicker, the Manatee County natural resources director, stated: “I cannot […]

  • Ship Island Phase 2 Work Completed Under Budget

    27 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District has successfully wrapped up the Ship Island Restoration Project – Phase 2.  Completed on November 21, 2019, the approximately $130 million Ship Island Phase 2 is part of an ongoing five-phase effort to not only restore and protect the valuable habitats of the island but enhance the […]

  • PHOTO: CSD Robert M. White Working at Cat Island

    10 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Royal IHC has just released this beautiful photo of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Robert M. White, taken during its first assignment. The CSD is currently working on a beach nourishment project on Cat Island, off the coast of Gulfport, Mississippi. Constructed at Halimar Shipyard LLC in Morgan City, Louisiana, for Manson Construction Co., with design […]

  • NEC to Build Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands Subsea Cable

    12 July 2018
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    NEC Corporation’s subsidiary, NEC Technologies India (NECTI), has secured a contract to design, engineer, supply, install, test and implement an optical submarine cable system connecting Chennai and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands).  The contract was awarded by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), an Indian state-owned telecommunications company headquartered in New Delhi. Under the contract NEC will […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 3 – 9, 2015

    9 August 2015

    Barge Accident Scars Foundation Off Rhode Island Following the commencement of Block Island offshore wind farm construction, the developer was struck by a hazard. Leeghwater Offshore Wind Project Cancelled Leeghwater, a Dutch pilot project proposing to install fifty to seventy offshore wind turbines off the coast of Zeeland, has been cancelled, Dutch media reports. Germany: […]

  • Fiji: SOPAC Reinforces Importance of Deep Seabed Minerals with New Appointment

    21 October 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      The importance of deep seabed minerals as a new major economic resource to island states in the Pacific has been reinforced with the appointment of Ms. Hannah Lily – Legal Advisor Deep Sea Minerals Project. Ms. Lily is the first lawyer to be employed by the SOPAC Division of SPC (Secretariat of the Pacific […]

  • Top news, November 9 – 15, 2015

    15 November 2015

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 9 – 15, 2015. Tidal turbine powers up French island Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine has produced first kilowatt hours of power for the Ushant island’s electricity grid. The turbine started delivering power to Ushant island on November 5, 2015. […]

  • BTZ Opts for Vlissingen for Its Bulk Operations

    21 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following talks with Zeeland Seaports Port Company, Bulk Terminal Zeeland B.V. (BTZ) signed a contract on 10 July to lease a site in the port of Vlissingen. BTZ plans to use the site on the Quarleshaven to store and process bulk goods. Access to the site is via a quay that can accommodate ships with […]

  • Top news, August 10 – 16, 2015

    16 August 2015

    Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 10 – 16, 2015. Basque Country financing marine energy technology testing The Basque Energy Agency (EVE) will financially support demonstration and validation of emerging marine energy technologies with €2.5 million. subsidies will be made available for pilot projects […]

  • Ministry of Shipping: Ambitious Plans for 2014 (India)

    23 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    In 2014, the Ministry of Shipping will be focused on new capacity augmentation projects and mechanization projects apart from capital dredging projects which are critical to improve the competitiveness of the Major Ports. To achieve the Twelfth Plan targets for capacity augmentation, the work on two new Major Ports, one at Sagar Island in West […]

  • Kosmos withdraws from Porcupine Basin

    22 September 2015

    Kosmos Energy Ireland (Kosmos) intends to withdraw from three licences located in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland’s west coast.  Namely, Antrim Energy’s subsidiary, Antrim Exploration (Ireland) Limited, has received notice from Kosmos revealing its intent to withdraw from the Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 1/13 in which Kosmos has 75% interest, and Antrim 25%. Kosmos had previously acquired […]

  • Image of the day: OpenHydro tidal turbine

    4 November 2015
    Research & Development

    OpenHydro is currently preparing for the realization of two tidal energy projects in Canada and France before the end of 2015. Irish-based company is working with Emera, through its joint venture Cape Sharp Tidal, to deploy and grid connect two 2 MW tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. Furthermore, OpenHydro, toghether […]

  • Dutch province backs tidal energy expansion to add to Wadden Islands’ energy independence

    15 April 2025

    The Friesland Province has allocated €625,000 to the PROSIT project, which aims to help the Wadden Islands become partly self-sufficient in energy by harnessing tidal currents. According to the Friesland Province, PROSIT builds on SeaQurrent’s TidalKite demonstration near Ameland. The system uses tidal currents to generate electricity and has been under testing in the Borndiep […]