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  • Wave energy a viable option for Pacific Island countries, study finds

    8 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The Pacific Community (SPC), a scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, has released a study which states that wave energy could be a cost-effective energy resource for Pacific Island countries and territories.

  • 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 […]

  • EDF to Test First Tidal Turbine Near Island of Brehat (France)

    30 August 2011

    French energy group EDF (EPA:EDF) plans to test tomorrow its first out of four tidal turbines with an overall capacity of 2 MW near the… [mappress] Source: SeeNews, August 30, 2011

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Nova Holds Sales Pitch for Tidal Energy on Easdale Island

    10 April 2012

    A sales pitch by Nova Innovation on local tidal energy generation was held on April 7 at the Eilean Eisdeal, the community trust on Easdale Island, Forargyll informs. Last year Nova Innovation engaged in consultations with Eilean Eisdeal and neighbouring slate islands of Luing and Seil, on advantages and disadvantages of potential tidal turbine installation […]

  • UK: Highlands and Islands Outlines Investment Plan for Next Three Years

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    A range of activities to generate economic and community development across the Highlands and Islands over the next three years is outlined in the latest Operating Plan published today [Wednesday 11 April, 2012] by the region’s development agency. Ambitious plans to roll out superfast broadband throughout the region, grow key economic sectors and address challenges […]

  • Bill Gates yacht inspires new man-made Thai island

    18 May 2007

    A visit to Thailand by Bill Gates has inspired the construction of a man-made island off the resort of Phuket, so the world’s richest man and other billionaires can moor their huge yachts.

  • Woman dies as megayacht sinks after collision in Long Island Sound

    21 September 2006

    A woman is dead and two men were rescued following an early morning collision, yesterday, between a 600 foot freighter and a 92 foot sailboat five miles north of Roanoke Point Shoals in Long Island Sound. Roanoke Point Shoals is located north of Riverhead, N.Y., along Long Island’s North Shore. A Coast Guard rescue boat […]

  • Curtis Island LNG Companies Boost Qld Schools Program (Australia)

    15 August 2013

    Rekindling regional Queensland students’ enthusiasm for science, maths, engineering and technology is at the heart of a new $400,000 schools program funded by leading coal seam gas (CSG) companies. Australia Pacific LNG, QGC, Arrow Energy and Santos GLNG have each contributed $100,000 to fund the CSG Industry Schools Program, which will be delivered this year by the Queensland Department […]

  • Bechtel to complete three more Curtis Island LNG trains in 2015

    9 June 2015

    Bechtel informed it is on track to complete the construction of an additional three liquefied natural gas production trains on Curtis Island by the end of 2015, quadrupling Queensland’s LNG production.

  • Rhine Port Group issues LNG response guidelines for inland navigation

    16 April 2015

    The Rhine Port Group consists of the Port of Rotterdam, the Port of Antwerp, the Port of Mannheim, the Port of Strasbourg and the Port of Switzerland, released the first issue of a recent LNG emergency and incident response study.

  • BC Ferries’ third LNG-fueled vessel refuels on Canary Islands

    9 May 2017
    Vessels

    BC Ferries’ Salish Raven, the third and final Salish Class LNG-fueled vessel stopped off in Santa Cruz, the Canary Islands on May 7 for refueling and provisioning.

  • Block Island Turbine Out of Action Until Second Half of February

    26 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Storage, Technology

    One of the General Elecetric’s (GE) Haliade turbines installed at America’s first offshore wind farm will be out of action at least until the second half of February, according to a statement issued by Block Island Wind Farm’s Fisheries Liaison, Elizabeth Ann Marchetti. The wind farm’s turbine number two did not go online together with […]

  • Photo of the Day: Block Island Turbine Towers Lined Up in Providence

    8 June 2016

    GE Renewable Energy has shared a photo showing offshore wind towers for the 30MW Block Island wind farm being arranged in a line in Providence after completing their journey from Europe to Rhode Island, US. The five-turbine offshore wind farm is being developed by Deepwater Wind some three miles off the coast of Block Island. Once commissioned in […]

  • Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Picks Humber’s Offshore Wind Brain

    3 May 2019

    Team Humber Marine Alliance and Aura Wind Energy have entered into a deal to develop an offshore wind strategy for the U.S. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The three parties signed a contract on 2 May said to be the result of work to develop relationships with the U.S. East Coast over the last three years. The […]

  • Photos of the Year: 2016 in Pictures

    2 January 2017

    Port of Esbjerg Displays Offshore Wind Bounty Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg has shared a photograph showing components for more than 100 offshore wind turbines ready for installation in the North Sea stored in the port area. Wikinger Jackets Enjoying Sunrise at Lindø A photo of Bladt Industries’ Lindø facilities, showing Wikinger jacket foundations. First Burbo […]

  • Briggs Environmental Joins ISAA

    16 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Briggs Environmental Services have recently joined the International Spill Accreditation Association (ISAA). The company are now members of accredited Spill Response Organisations (SROs) throughout Northern and the Republic of Ireland, Briggs wrote in a press release. The assessment, conducted by ISAA, awarded Briggs Level 3 grades in the five oil spill response categories: • Freshwater […]

  • DFDS Strengthens Ties with Port of Ghent

    30 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has signed a strategic partnership with Belgium-based Ghent Port Company as the shipping firm aims to strengthen its position in the port of Ghent. Namely, DFDS has decided to increase the number of ro/ro freight sailings between Ghent and Gothenburg and strengthen its hinterland anchoring by transporting containers in a fixed schedule […]

  • Island Drilling rig finishes plug and abandonment gig offshore Africa

    18 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Island Drilling has wrapped up its plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign off the coast of Mauritania, Africa, which is being carried out with its 2012-built semi-submersible rig.

  • Blue Haven Marina Joins IGY Network (Turks and Caicos Islands)

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ideally located in Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Blue Haven Marina has just joined the IGY network. Slated to open in the summer of 2013 to yachts up to 180 feet and initially a max draft of 5.5, plans for maintenance dredging will bring its capacity back to the original 12 feet projected […]

  • USA: Contract Awarded for Jetty Repair at Island Beach State Park

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract for the repair of the north jetty at Barnegat Inlet, which protects the southern tip of state-owned Island Beach State Park in Ocean County, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced yesterday. The contract was awarded to Agate Construction Company of […]

  • Russia: Demand for Inland Waterways Dredging Estimated at 90 mln cbm

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The demand for dredging operations at inland waterways of Russia is estimated at 90 mln cbm, said Igor Zlobin, head of IWW department of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, today at the Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. According to Igor Zlobin, the volume of dredging operations performed at inland water ways […]

  • Fire Island Inlet Stabilization Project Remains Top Priority (USA)

    24 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet stabilization project remains a high priority for the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. The agencies are continuing to work together to expedite implementation of this large-scale and complex project. Over the past few days representatives from the Department of the Interior […]