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  • UK: Inland Waterways Association Issues Call to Arms Over Waterway Funding

    4 November 2011

    IWA is asking all waterway supporters to act now to secure the future of the Canal and River Trust. Things are at a critical juncture for the transfer of British Waterways​’ managed canals and rivers into the Canal and River Trust. The money is everything. A good deal from Defra will deliver a significant Big […]

  • Marshall Islands First Country to Adopt Maritime Amendment Act (No. 1), 2013

    8 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    On March 6, 2013, The Republic of the Marshall Islands’ Nitijela passed the Maritime Amendment Act (No. 1), 2013 – a legislative initiative of key significance to the international marine finance community. The first-of-its-kind legislation permits a “financing charter” to be treated as a preferred mortgage in favor of the registered owner of a Marshall […]

  • Germany: SCHOTTEL Rim Thruster (SRT) for OSVs, Superyachts and Inland Water Vessels

    6 June 2012

    Reduced noise and vibration, high efficiency, savings in space and weight as well as eco-friendliness – these are important requirements to be met by thrusters for vessels frequently operating in DP mode, or whenever comfort is of utmost importance. With the SCHOTTEL Rim Thruster (SRT) the German propulsion experts have extended their product spectrum, adding […]

  • COSCO Shipyard Delivers Semi-Sub Drilling Platform ISLAND INNOVATOR (China)

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    On September 26, 2012, the sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling platform ISLAND INNOVATOR was successfully delivered by COSCO Shipyard Group. Built for Norwegian shipowners, the multifunctional platform, detailed design, production design, procurement of equipment, system installation and commissioning of which are completed by COSCO Shipyard, represents the highest level of technology among products of the same type […]

  • Enagás unit receives funding to boost LNG and BioLNG supply in Canary Islands

    11 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Spanish energy company Enagás, has received funding from the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda to boost the construction of a bunkering vessel for the supply of LNG and BioLNG in the Canary Islands. Scale Gas will receive a total of €15 million and plans to start construction of […]

  • Ingine inks deal for onshore wave power plant on Canada’s Vancouver Island

    4 August 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    South Korean wave energy developer Ingine has signed an agreement with Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation tribe for the installation of an onshore wave energy system in a remote part of Canada’s Vancouver Island.

  • USA: Public Comment Period for Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Extended

    24 December 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has extended the public comment period until Feb. 10, 2013 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. In response to additional requests […]

  • Hundreds of People to Protest Tidal Power Generators in Kaipara Harbour (New Zeland)

    11 April 2011

    Several hundred people are expected at a protest meeting tonight against a plan to install tidal power generators in the Kaipara Harbour,…   (tvnz) [mappress] Source: tvnz, April 11, 2011

  • NOAA Looks to Expand Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

    26 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    NOAA has proposed a rule for expanding the size and the focus of Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to include multiple marine species. Members of the public are invited to submit comments to the agency on the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement now through June 19. “This proposal is the result […]

  • USA: Budget Proposal Includes $27 Million for Craney Island Terminal Expansion

    15 February 2011

    The Craney Island port expansion project would gain more than $27 million in federal funding under President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget … (wdbj7) [mappress] Source: wdbj7, February 15, 2011;

  • Russia: RS Gets Recognision as Classification Society for Marine and Inland Waterway Vessels

    22 February 2012

    Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is now officially recognised by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union as a classification society fully meeting the criteria for the relevant work under Directive 2006/87/EC. The Directive establishes the technical requirements to inland waterway vessels for operation on all European inland waterways, including the […]

  • First Two Portside Sponsons Installed on Costa Concordia Offshore Giglio Island

    19 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    On April 17th, the positioning of the first portside sponson (p10) has been succesfully completed at the site of Costa Concordia wreck. Operations have continued yesterday with installation of the second sponson (p11) offshore Giglio Island. Eventually, the sponsons will be welded on the hull of the wreck . At the same time, drillings for […]

  • Pacific Islands May Become Refuge for Corals in Warming Climate, Study Shows

    1 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change could cause ocean currents to operate in a surprising way and mitigate the warming near a handful of islands right on the equator. […]

  • Courtney, Reed Back Up Eastern Long Island Sound Dredging Site

    30 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Congressman Joe Courtney and Senator Jack Reed yesterday sent a letter signed by the entire Congressional delegations from Connecticut and Rhode Island to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to express their continued support for the Eastern Long Island Sound Dredged Material Disposal Site (ELDS). While the ELDS is already open since the final designation for the […]

  • USA: Narragansett and Deepwater Wind Discuss Block Island OWF Transmission Route

    4 July 2013
    Storage

    A meeting between the Narragansett Town Council and the CEO of Deepwater Wind, Jeff Grybowski, was held on June 26 in the Town Hall, where they discussed a transmission route for the proposed Block Island offshore wind farm, The Block Island Times writes. The transmission line comprises a subsea cable from the offshore wind farm, […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm Cable to Make Landfall in Narragansett Pier (USA)

    9 December 2011
    Storage

    The company developing the Block Island Wind Farm is Planning a 15-mile underground transmission line that would provide the first… By Iain Wilson (scindependent) [mappress] Source: scindependent, December 09, 2011;

  • Deepwater Wind Extends Team for Block Island Wind Farm Project (USA)

    23 September 2011

      Deepwater Wind announced that it has named Robert Billington as Construction Project Director for the Block Island Wind Farm project, and named Bryan Wilson as Manager of the project. Billington, a civil engineer, has more than three decades of experience in the oil and gas industries in the United States, Asia, Africa and the […]

  • Government proposes installation of marine piles off Lamma Island coast (China)

    17 September 2010
    Research & Development

    The Government has proposed allowing Hongkong Electric to undertake site investigation and install eight marine piles within 2,030 square…     (news) [mappress] Source: news, September 17, 2010;

  • Atlantic Sea Island Group Withdraws Proposal for LNG Facility Construction (USA)

    4 August 2010

    Ocean advocates are welcoming a decision by Atlantic Sea Island Group to withdraw its proposal to construct Safe Harbor Energy, a 116-acre… BY ANDREW DAVISON    atlanticville [mappress] Source: atlanticville, August 4, 2010 ;

  • Argyll and the Islands’ Renewable Energy Resources Recognised at All-Energy Conference (UK)

    25 May 2011

      Argyll and Bute Council and HIE were amongst the 570 exhibitors from 20 countries packing the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre for…   (hie) [mappress] Source: hie, May 25, 2011

  • Australia: Scientists Discover Two Sunken Islands, Part of Former Supercontinent Gondwana

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    As a developer of systems that allow us to look into the hidden secrets of the oceans, Kongsberg Maritime has played its part in many amazing discoveries over the years. Scientists all over the world use our hydroacoustic technology to get a clear view on what is happening below the waves. Some projects support industry […]

  • UK: Shetland Islands Council Invites Tenders for Underwater Cable Laying Works

    13 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Shetland Islands Council has announced a tender procedure for underwater cable laying works. The Council intends to place an underwater fiber optic telecommunications cable in Clift Sound from the Trondra Bridge to Maywick. The works consist of laying a cable from an existing manhole adjacent to the Trondra Bridge to Faroese Telecom’s building at Maywick. […]

  • Australia: Rotork Valve Actuation Selected for Three Curtis Island LNG Projects

    24 September 2013
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Rotork flow control products have been selected for applications throughout the giant Queensland CSG-to-LNG  projects in Australia. To date, Rotork’s international sales network has received orders for more than 5000 valve actuators, embracing electric, electro-hydraulic, pneumatic and gas-over-oil technologies. The three projects – Queensland Curtis LNG, Santos GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG – are developing […]

  • Falkland Islands: Rockhopper Exploration Spuds 14/10-6 Appraisal Well

    18 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/10-6 appraisal well (“the Well”) was spudded at 21:25 hrs BST on 15 July 2011. The Well is situated on Licence PL032, which is 100% owned and operated by Rockhopper, and is the third appraisal well to be drilled on […]

  • British Antarctic Survey Discovers Underwater Volcanoes Around South Sandwich Islands

    12 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Scientists from British Antarctic Survey have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using ship-borne sea-floor mapping technology during research cruises onboard the RRS James Clark Ross, the scientists found 12 volcanoes beneath the sea surface — some up to 3km high. They found 5km diameter craters […]