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  • Germany: RWE Dea to Search for Oil in Waden Sea National Park

    3 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    RWE Dea submits applications for exploration wells off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony RWE Dea assumes that additional deposits exist near Germany’s biggest oil field Mittelplate and along the coast of Lower Saxony, off Cuxhaven. RWE Dea, as operator or two consortia, plans to drill a total of four exploration wells in the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Cane Garden Bay Revetment Project Underway

    13 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Government of the Virgin Islands has just announced that the Cane Garden Bay Revetment project is now officially underway. Although construction works on the project began on March 30, government representatives together with the contractor, Smith Warner International, launched the project with the symbolic splash of the first rock on Tuesday, April 11. The […]

  • Celtic Sea Alliance Targets Floating Wind Projects

    11 October 2019
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland, Wales and Cornwall have signed a collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together to progress floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea The commitment, signed by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Marine Energy Wales and Marine Renewables Industry Association Ireland, formalises a relationship that will focus on developing […]

  • W.B. Yeats Finally Delivered

    14 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Irish Continental Group has taken delivery of the cruise ferry W.B.Yeats from FSG.

  • Preparations Underway for Breeddiep Widening

    7 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Breeddiep, an important connection for inland shipping at the mouth of the Port of Rotterdam, is to be widened from 75 to 350 meters. The investment of around €16 million is in line with the policy of the commissioning parties – the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and the Port of Rotterdam Authority […]

  • Japan’s Minesweeper Clashes with Cargo Ship off Hiroshima

    27 June 2019

    There were no reports of injuries not oil spills following the collision.

  • MMT Begins Greenlink Interconnector Survey

    25 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    MMT has started survey work for the Greenlink interconnector between UK and Ireland, utilizing its survey vessel MV Franklin. The offshore and nearshore surveying along the proposed route of the electricity link is expected to take approximately 40 days, depending on weather conditions. Further survey work along the 170 km marine route will be undertaken by vessels […]

  • New tender calls show EU countries pressing ahead with plans to add more offshore wind capacity

    21 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Several EU Member States have increased their offshore wind ambitions – with some also making joint vows to install massive amounts of new capacity by 2030 and beyond – and invitations to tender released this week show Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands are actively working to prepare the stage for the buildout of new offshore wind farms.

  • Ireland facing arbitration over refusal to greenlight lease undertaking for oil & gas project due to ‘environmental dogma’

    26 February 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Lansdowne has set the wheels into motion to move forward with its Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) claim against Ireland.

  • Irish tidal research project steps closer to market

    20 April 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researcher from NUI Galway, Brian Ward, has been awarded funding to speed up the commercialization of his tidal energy research project.

  • Queensland Ports Close ahead of Cyclone Marcia

    19 February 2015

    Australia’s ports of Gladstone, Abbot Point and Mackay issued emergency alerts ahead of the Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Marcia, expected to reach Central Queensland and make landfall as a category five system on Friday, the GAC reports. Gladstone Anchorage has been evacuated. All vessels currently in the Gladstone Harbour were removed and put to sea by late Thursday afternoon, local […]

  • New Cruise Terminal Opens in Belfast

    1 August 2019

    A dredged berth will allow the terminal to accommodate larger cruise ships.

  • Highlights of the Month – December 2019

    2 January 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of December 2019. Turbines Wanted for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm EnBW He Dreiht GmbH is seeking a turbine supplier for the 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Ming Yang Rolls Out First 10MW Turbine Nacelle China’s Ming […]

  • USA: BHGI and TSGI Introduce New Naval Architects

    15 September 2011

    Bristol Harbor Group, Inc., Rhode Island, and its sister company, The Shearer Group, Inc., Texas, have added James J. Stusse and Christian Olavesen to their respective professional staffs. In July of this year, James was added as a Senior Naval Architect at Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI). He is a graduate of the Webb Institute, […]

  • Two High Speed Ferries Collide in Piraeus, Greece

    31 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Two high speed ferries collided while sailing out of Piraeus port, Greece on July 30, the Hellenic Coast Guard reports. The two ferries have been identified as Champion Jet-1, which had 297 passengers on board and Athina, which was carrying 60 passengers on board. As informed there were no injuries to the passengers or the crew on […]

  • Two High Speed Ferries Collide in Piraeus, Greece

    31 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Two high speed ferries collided while sailing out of Piraeus port, Greece on July 30, the Hellenic Coast Guard reports. The two ferries have been identified as Champion Jet-1, which had 297 passengers on board and Athina, which was carrying 60 passengers on board. As informed there were no injuries to the passengers or the crew on […]

  • NIWA’s Survey Reveals Nine Canyons in Great South Basin (New Zaeland)

    23 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa mapped the seabed off the coast of Otago in July this year, revealing the structure of nine canyons in the Great South Basin. The seabed of the Great South Basin has not been mapped in detail before, and this recent survey is providing new information about geological processes in the region […]

  • Zeeland Seaports ready for growth due to new Port Management System by HITT

    22 May 2009

    Last week the new Port Management Information System and Port Community System of Zeeland Seaport, PortXcs, became operational. The system which was supplied by HITT Traffic (and sister company Klein Systems Group), supports the full administrative process and planning of ships and cargo in the port of Zeeland Seaports. The system also facilitates the messaging […]

  • Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Delivers OPV Zeeland to Royal Netherlands Navy

    24 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      On Thursday 20 October, the second of four Holland Class Oceangoing Patrol Vessels, “Zeeland” built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was transferred to the Defence Materiel Organization of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands. Immediately after delivery, the “Zeeland” departed  the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding facilities to arrive in […]