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  • Norway: Ulstein Verft Sells Construction Vessel Karianne to Island Offshore

    20 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Ulstein Verft has sold the construction vessel Karianne of SX121 type design to Island Offshore. The vessel was completed on time from ULSTEIN in the fourth quarter of 2010. The vessel was originally contracted by the shipping company Marine Subsea, which could not to take delivery of her after completion. CEO Gunvor Ulstein says […]

  • USA: Officials Back Up Long Island Sound Restoration Plan

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Steve Israel (NY-3) led a group of 20 representatives in requesting $10 million for protection and restoration efforts in the Long Island Sound. The request was sent to the top members of the subcommittee responsible for funding the Interior Department. “With federal leadership and investment, a strong partnership has been […]

  • USA: Corps Begins Jetty Repair Work at South Padre Island

    28 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, began work on a $14.5 million jetty repair project at the entrance to the Brownsville Ship Channel with scheduled completion in 2014. Jetties, also known as stone breakwaters, minimize wave action along the shoreline and prevent sediment from filling the entrances to ship channels along the Texas […]

  • FOGL: Falkland Islands seismic survey completed. Drilling in early 2015

    24 February 2014

    FOGL has informed that the PGS M/V Ramform Titan vessel has completed a 3D seismic survey over the Cretaceous Hersilia Fan complex within FOGL’s Northern Area Licences in the Falkland Islands. A total of 5,747 square kilometres of full fold seismic data have been acquired. This survey was designed to target a number of prospects […]

  • MSC Seaside Crewman Falls Overboard off US Virgin Islands

    17 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    USCG: A crewmember from the cruise ship MSC Seaside went overboard off US Virgin Islands on May 16.

  • Tropical Storm Erika Closes Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Ports

    27 August 2015

    The U.S. Coast Guard set Port Condition ZULU at midnight local time Wednesday for all the ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands and 2 am local time Thursday for the eastern and northern ports of Puerto Rico due to the passing of Tropical Storm Erika. Ports under Port Condition ZULU will officially suspend port operations and are […]

  • VIDEO: APLNG Ships First LNG Cargo from Curtis Island

    11 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Australia Pacific LNG’s facility on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, shipped its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo aboard the LNG tanker, the Methane Spirit, on January 9. According to the company’s CEO, Page Maxson, the departure of the LNG vessel marks over four years of planning and construction since making the final investment decision. “This achievement is testament to an extraordinary amount […]

  • Damen to Deliver Ice Class Ferry for Fogo and Change Islands (Canada)

    3 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government has awarded Damen Shipyards Group an order for a state-of-the-art, 80 m Ice Class ferry, which will operate on the Fogo Island-Change Islands service. Scheduled for delivery in September 2015, the 14-knot ro-ro ferry will be able to carry up to 200 passengers and 60 vehicles. The investment in […]

  • VIDEO: Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Island Lift – Perspectives

    5 February 2013

    See the island of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford lifted onto the deck from several different perspectives: From atop the crane, the deck of the ship and around the shipyard. The lift was performed on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding. Gerald R. Ford represents the next-generation class of aircraft carriers. The Ford […]

  • Japanese Shipyards Best Bidders for Construction of Marshall Islands’ New Vessels

    26 September 2012

    Two Japanese shipyards, Kegoya Dock Co. Ltd. and ISB Co., Ltd, have won contracts worth $16 million to build two vessels for the Marshall Islands. Kegoya Dock Co. Ltd. in Hiroshima won the contract to build the cargo passenger type vessel, while ISB Co., Ltd. in Chiba won the bid to build the landing craft type […]

  • Climate-neutral sailing ship for the Marshall Islands launched in South Korea

    16 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    An environmentally sailing ship intended for the Marshall Islands has been launched in South Korea.

  • Wavepiston set to launch wave-powered desalination system in Canary Islands

    3 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Danish company Wavepiston has completed the wave energy-powered desalination system set-up on the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) test platform, which is now ready for offshore works.

  • USA: Long Beach Island Replenishment Could Be Delayed, Says Official

    17 October 2011

    Work on the township’s portion of the Long Beach Island beach replenishment project could be delayed until the new year, federal officials c… By Nicholas Huba (app) [mappress] Source: app, October 17, 2011;

  • South Padre Island beaches (USA) restored soon with channel sediment

    5 February 2010

    Work will soon begin to install the equipment necessary to begin the placement of material from dredging of the channel on South Padre Island beaches. [mappress] Source: Spislandbreeze, February 4, 2010

  • Seven Arrested over Illegal Sale of MGO off Jurong Island

    24 May 2019

    Seven men arrested for their suspected involvement in an illegal transaction of MGO off Benoi Basin.

  • Rockhopper Provides Update on PL032, PL033 Licences, Offshore Falkland Islands

    15 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, provides the following update on the interpretation of the fast track seismic data over acreage on licences PL032 and PL033: • Initial interpretation of fast track new seismic data in PL032 and PL033 completed • Seismic shows Sea Lion Main Complex (“SLMC”) to extend […]

  • Government Proposes to Allow Ground Investigation Works at Lamma Island (China)

    12 July 2013

    The Government proposes to allow the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited to carry out offshore ground investigation works involving borehole drilling and soil sampling at the sea-bed of 35 locations situated about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Lamma Island. The works are part of the feasibility study on utilising wind energy for power generation at the proposed […]

  • NAFC Marine Centre Releases Offshore Renewables Guidelines for Shetland Islands

    21 November 2012

    NAFC Marine Centre Marine Spatial Planning team has published a new report ‘Regional Locational Guidance for wave and tidal energy in the Shetland Islands’. It provides guidance to the marine renewables industry on the siting of wave and tidal devices. The report details the methodology used to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations into the […]

  • Plum Island and Salisbury Beach Renourishment Project Moves Forward (USA)

    7 July 2010

    The state and two local towns managed to come up with additional money needed to keep the Plum Island and Salisbury beach renourishment … By Victor Tine [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, July 8, 2010;

  • USA: Gulf Island Fabrication to Build Second Liftboat for Montco Offshore

    19 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    On September 18, 2012, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., signed a contract for the fabrication of a 335 Class, 185 feet long by 135 feet wide by 15 feet deep, offshore liftboat for Montco Offshore, Inc., a marine operator based in Galliano, LA. When completed, this will […]

  • NIWA Releases Mining Impact Report on Chatham Islands Rock Lobster

    24 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Concern has been raised over the possible impact of proposed Chatham Rock Phosphate’s mining activities for phosphorite nodules on the crest of the Chatham Rise on the larval, post-larval puerulus, and benthic phases of red rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii. Due to the restriction of juvenile and adult phase red rock lobsters to depths less than […]

  • USA: Corps Seeks Public Input on Proposed Cora Island Project

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will hold an open house public meeting for the proposed project at Cora Island on Wednesday, June 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Audubon Center at Riverlands, 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, Missouri. The Corps will provide a presentation on the background and proposed […]

  • Jupiter Island, Martin County to Continue Mediation Over Dredging Dispute

    10 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    At a joint meeting, July 9th, with the Town of Jupiter Island, Martin County reaffirmed its commitment to work with state and federal partners to maintain a safe and navigable St. Lucie Inlet, as it has for decades. The Commission also stated their continued intent to place these valuable sand resources on beaches to the […]

  • USA: Senator Opposes Rhode Island Mega-Container Port Plan

    25 September 2012

    Sen. James C. Sheehan, who led the battle against a mega-container port, stated that aside from quality of life issues, a mega-container port is undesirable because it is not economically viable. Senator Sheehan, who also served on a recent legislative commission studying port development in the state, said “the idea of building a mega-container port […]

  • Judge Denies Intervenor Status to Block Island Wind Project Opponents

    4 October 2013
    Authorities & Government

    A Superior Court judge has ruled against Block Island offshore wind project’s opponents, who were trying to get legal intervenor status in the state permitting process for the project, writes the Providence Journal. Judge Michael A. Silverstein said that these individuals “may participate as other members of the public,” but will not be able to […]