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  • Crown Estate, University of Highlands and Islands Enter Partnership Agreement (UK)

    30 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate and the University of Highlands and Islands have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to work together to maximise the benefits to the people of the Highlands and Islands from the low carbon energy revolution in the area. The agreement reinforces initiatives already underway between the university and The Crown Estate, which manages a […]

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Prepares for Beach Renourishment at Padre Island

    24 January 2011

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has undertaken a dredging and beach nourishment project that will benefit visitors to… (dvidshub) [mappress] Source: dvidshub, January 24, 2011;

  • DEA Available for Proposed Fire Island Inlet Stabilization Project (USA)

    18 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project and the opening of the window for the public to submit written comments regarding it. With the passage of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, the […]

  • UK: Halliburton Charters Island Captain for Operations on Clipper South Field

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore announces that the Island Captain has been chartered as a well stimulation vessel by Halliburton AS for a 2 months firm contract. The vessel will be operating on the Clipper South field in the Southern North Sea. The Island Captain is with this joining Island Commander and Island Patriot as the 3rd well […]

  • Fairmount Tows Semi-Sub Rig from Canary Islands to Brazil

    6 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Sherpa has towed the rig ODN Tay IV from Las Palmas towards al location offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by Odebrecht Oil and Gas for the third time in a row. ODN Tay IV is a semi submersible drilling rig for deep water operations […]

  • Fairmount Delivers Ocean Valiant Rig from Cameroon to Canary Islands

    23 October 2013

    Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Summit has delivered rig Ocean Valiant safely in the port of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Fairmount Summit has towed the rig from offshore Cameroon over a distance of almost 3,000 miles. The Ocean Valiant is a semi-submersible drilling rig owned by Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., headquartered in Houston, USA.  The rig, built in 198, is […]

  • Nags Head Beach Nourishment: Dredger Ellis Island Remains in Norfolk

    29 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Nags Head, North Carolina, has just released the latest update on their coastal construction project, saying that the dredger Liberty Island is beginning beach nourishment work near the Curlew Street public beach access at about Mile Post 11.5. The other Great Lakes Dredge and Dock’s dredger Ellis Island remains in Norfolk due […]

  • UK, Scotland Energy Authorities Work on Connecting Scottish Islands to Mainland

    27 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Storage

    Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey have jointly chaired a meeting of the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum. Key decision makers met yesterday to agree a timetable for practical action to connect Scotland’s islands to the mainland transmission grid and unlock their huge potential to generate clean energy.   Mr Ewing […]

  • Fugro to Set Up New Power Cable Link for Kangaroo Island

    18 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded a contract to install a subsea power cable for South Australia’s distribution network management company, SA Power Networks. The new 20,000 kVA/33,000 Volt cable will replace the existing 10,000 kVA/33,000 Volt undersea cable, which is reaching the end of its life. The subsea asset is a continuous 15-kilometre-long cable, weighing 600 […]

  • USA: Army Corps Issues Emergency Permit for Plum Island Project

    21 November 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District issued an emergency permit on Oct. 26, 2012 to the Coastal Property Owner’s Association to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with placing dredged sand to support a coastal dune on Plum Island in Newbury, Mass. The emergency permit was issued in anticipation […]

  • Italy: Atlas Copco Deploys HB 4100 Breaker at Giglio Island

    22 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Since last August an Atlas Copco HB 4100 hydraulic breaker has been deployed for underwater demolition near Giglio Island, Tuscany, Italy. The work is the first phase of a major maritime engineering operation in which Atlas Copco is closely collaborating with Sales SpA, a well known Italian construction company specializing in infrastructure and maritime projects. […]

  • Five Crew Killed in Cruise Ship Emergency Drill on Canary Islands

    11 February 2013

    An emergency drill on the cruise ship Thomson Majesty became fatal for five crew members, who lost their lives on Sunday after a lifeboat fell into the sea from the ship, tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands, Reuters reports. The lifeboat fell from the height of 20 metres into […]

  • Australian Clearance Divers Clean Up Unexploded Ordinance in Solomon Islands

    12 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Solomon Islands saw some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, so it is hardly surprising that a great deal of unexploded ordnance still litters many of the islands to this day. Between 19 June and 5 July 2013, Australian Clearance Divers from the MCD Group, a part of an International Joint task […]

  • Rhode Island Ocean Zoning Plan Held up as Model (USA)

    30 May 2011

    As states around the country start to determine the best locations to develop offshore wind energy, a Rhode Island ocean zoning plan is… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, May 30, 2011

  • Massachusetts plans for wind farm drift closer to Rhode Island (USA)

    24 September 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Wind energy development plans in Massachusetts are drifting away from Martha’s Vineyard and toward an area in federal waters off both the…   By Janet Hefler (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, September 24, 2010;

  • Kuwait Continues Construction of Mubarak al-Kabir Port on Boubyan Island

    28 July 2011

    Kuwait on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi government request to stop construction of a port on the Gulf until Iraq receives guarantees that… (iraqdirectory) [mappress] Source: iraqdirectory, July 28, 2011;

  • USA: Hilo Harbor to Get Inter-Island Cargo Terminal Facility

    16 August 2011

    A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday by the state Department for Transportation (DOT) for a $55 million Inter-Island Cargo Terminal Facility at Hilo Harbor. The new facility will increase the total amount of harbor space and improve operational safety and efficiency for users. “Harbors are a vital link to our state,” said Randy Grune, the […]

  • MOL, PIL Introduce New Indian Ocean Island Express Service

    2 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd. (PIL) today jointly announced their new Indian Ocean Island Express Service (“IOX”/“IOI”) departing Singapore on June 7, 2013. IOX/IOI is a weekly service jointly operated by MOL and PIL, and each will provide 2 ships of 1100 teu effective capacity. MOL and PIL will […]

  • Senator Hyde-Smith: $56.6 Million Boost for Ship Island Restoration

    25 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Mississippi  Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has announced the award of a $56.6 million contract to carry out Phases 3 and 4 of a barrier island restoration project on Ship Island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fixed-price contract is part of the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program, a comprehensive initiative authorized and funded by Congress to aid […]

  • Euro Ferry Industry on a 4-Year Hot Streak

    21 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The number of cars carried by ferries increased by 1.7% from 8.6 million in 2015 to nearly 8.8 million in 2016, marking the fourth successive year of growth, according to Discover Ferries, the industry body for ferry operators. Representing 11 ferry operators in the UK and Ireland, Discover Ferries reports that growth for car travel by sea is […]

  • Irish company designs floating solar platform for green hydrogen production

    15 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    SolarMarine Energy, an Irish start-up based in Co Mayo, has designed an innovative floating hybrid renewable energy system which could offer sustainable low carbon solution for Irish coastal communities.

  • Minesto Eyes New Wings

    5 February 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has launched a tender to source a manufacturer of the wing for the company’s new DG100 model. The wing will be built on a new design that is the result both of learnings from Minesto’s ocean trials in Northern Ireland and Wales and the CFD simulation expertise Minesto has built […]

  • Wales funds Nova Innovation’s ‘blue energy island’ tidal scheme

    12 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has secured an investment of £1.2 million from the Welsh government for its Enlli tidal energy project in North Wales.

  • India’s PM inaugurates submarine cable linking Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    10 August 2020
    Infrastructure

    A submarine optical fibre cable connecting Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India has been inaugurated. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat.  The inauguration was announced earlier by the India’s prime minister Narendra Modi on social media. “Today, 10th […]

  • Costa Favolosa Denied Docking in Virgin Islands over Sick Passengers

    28 February 2020

    Cruise ships are struggling to maintain their itineraries amid fears related to the coronavirus outbreak.