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  • USA: Hilo Harbor to Get USD 55 Million 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 […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Begins Marine Surveys to Support Development of Block Island Wind Farm

    23 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      This week, Deepwater Wind began a series of intensive marine surveys as part of the company’s ongoing, comprehensive environmental assessment to support development of the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm – a project that remains on track to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm – and the associated cable (the Block Island Transmission […]

  • Australia: Gorgon Project Safety Under Fire After Near Sinking off Barrow Island

    10 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Unions are up in arms after yet another safety incident on the $43billion dollar Gorgon project, which could well have ended in tragedy. On Sunday, February 6, the multi-cat vessel Boskalis BKM 102 was working on the Gorgon Project off Barrow Island at 9.30pm when it ran over the dredge anchor, ripping open its […]

  • Van Oord and Jan De Nul Made Palm Jumeirah Island ‘Look Impressive’ (UAE)

    17 May 2010

    Development will soon feature major residential and commercial infrastructure projects.The Palm Jumeirah is the first in the Palm trilogy… [mappress] Source: gulfnews,May 17, 2010;

  • Two Large Manufacturers Get Approval to Change Wind Farm off Block Island (USA)

    25 April 2011
    Authorities & Government

    The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that two large manufacturers have legal standing to challenge a key approval for a wind farm… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, April 25, 2011;

  • Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri signs bill that helps proposed wind farm (USA)

    16 June 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed a bill that speeds regulatory oversight of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island.   [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness , June 16, 2010;

  • Statoil Gets Consent to Use Island Wellserver Vessel for Well Intervention Activities on TOGI (Norway)

    12 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Statoil has received consent to use the Island Wellserver mobile facility for well intervention activities on Troll Oseberg Gass Injection (TOGI). In addition to the fields included in previous consents a need has arisen to carry out minor well intervention work on TOGI. The objective of the activity on TOGI is to permanently plugback […]

  • UK: BP Draws Up Contingency Plan to Tackle Oil Spill Off Shetland Islands

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      BP has drawn up a contingency plan to tackle an oil spill off the coast Shetland Isalnds, which has the potential to be bigger than its … By Ewan Palmer (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, October 12 , 2011;

  • Russian fishing vessel sinks north of Japanese island; 1 sailor dead, another missing

    16 November 2006

    A Russian fishing vessel sank north of Japan’s island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing one sailor and leaving another missing, officials said. The cause of the schooner’s sinking was not immediately known and it occurred just off Kunashir Island, emergency official Alexandra Vasichkina said.

  • Greek cable maker joins EU’s ‘decarbonizing one-stop shop for small islands’ project

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has joined a Horizon 2020 EU-funded project that aims to develop a one-stop solution in a multi-use platform (MUP) that will produce electricity and freshwater using wind and wave power for small islands. The MUSICA project will provide a full suite of Blue Growth solutions for a small Greek island including […]

  • Wavepiston installs first energy collector on its wave energy system off Canary Islands

    14 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Danish company Wavepiston has installed its first full-scale energy collector on its wave energy system offshore the Canary Islands. Wavepiston reported that it had on February 8 installed its first full-scale energy collector on the Wavepiston string at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in Gran Canaria. According to the Danish company, the installation […]

  • Minesto outlines tidal array build-out plan to bolster energy transition of the Faroe Islands

    13 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has launched a detailed plan for large-scale build-out of tidal energy arrays in the Faroe Islands that will help bring the island country closer to 100% renewable energy.

  • Denmark greenlights 5 GW energy islands, second 1 GW offshore wind farm

    22 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Denmark has given a go-ahead for the development of the energy islands, and the second of the three 1 GW offshore wind farms proposed in the Energy Agreement 2018. The 1 GW offshore wind project will be developed at the Hesselø zone in the Baltic Sea and is expected to be commissioned by 2027. The […]

  • UK: BAE Systems Starts Construction on Island Structure for Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier

    14 July 2011

      Construction on the forward island structure for the first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier began today at BAE Systems’ facility in Portsmouth Naval Base. Employees and guests watched as Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief Naval Home Command, Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery CBE ADC cut the first steel, formally marking the start of […]

  • Send us newsAdvertiseArchiveAdvanced€40m plan to develop Irish island port gets under way

    26 June 2008

    Project Updates – June 26, 2008 The biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken on an Irish island got under way earlier this week. At a cost of €40m, the redevelopment of the port on Inis Mor – the largest of the three Aran Islands – is also the biggest single project ever funded by the Department […]

  • DCA, USACE and State of Louisiana Officials in Dredging Mission to Help Protect Barrier Islands (USA)

    10 May 2010

    The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) announced today that they have been coordinating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well… [mappress] Source: pr-usa, May 10, 2010;

  • Falkland Islands: Rockhopper Exploration Expects 4,000 BOPD from Sea Lion-1 Well

    24 September 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, reports the following update from the recent flow test on well 14/10-2: “Sea Lion 1”. The test was carried out over four perforated intervals totalling 77m between 2,403m and 2,566m (below drill-floor). Upon retrieving the perforating guns, a gun misfire was apparent […]

  • New Zealand: Cook Islands Gets Multi-Million Dollar Offer for Seabed Mining Licence

    23 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

        Canadian mining company, Endeavour, offers 45 million US dollars to the Cook Islands authorities to get the permit for exploration of the country’s seabed to determine its mining prospective. The deep-sea mining minister, Tom Marsters, has informed parliament this week that the offer is on the table. According to the minister, the company […]

  • Ocean Rig UDW Signs LOI for Eirik Raude Platform For Drilling Offshore Falkland Islands

    12 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    DryShips Inc. , a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced today that its fully-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has received a Letter of Intent for the Eirik Raude from a British exploration company. The Letter of Intent is for a two well contract for […]

  • Faroe Islands: Results of Anne Marie Exploration Well and Operational Update on Lagavulin Exploration Well

    1 November 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announce the results of drilling on the Anne Marie exploration prospect (Faroe Petroleum 12.5%), located offshore in Licence 005 in the Faroe Islands, and provide an operational update on […]

  • China: Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment to Acquire Part of Nantong Blue Island Offshore

    16 May 2013

    Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment, a pioneer in manufacturing wind towers in China, has decided to acquire over 51% of Nantong Blue Island Offshore, reports SinoShip news portal. The company will invest around USD 32.18 million in this offshore equipment construction specialist. Nantong Blue Water Ship Engineering Co. designs and constructs jack-up platforms, platform supply […]

  • SACE to Present Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities at Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair (USA)

    7 February 2012

    The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will be participating in the Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair sponsored by the Tybee Island Community Resource Committee. Anna Cayce Smit, Clean Energy Associate for SACE, will be leading a workshop on offshore wind energy opportunities in Georgia and will be available to answer questions at SACE’s booth. […]

  • Clean Energy Advocates Urging LIPA to Consider Offshore Wind Project for Long Island (USA)

    11 May 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Clean energy advocates are calling on the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to give serious consideration in securing an offshore wind… By Renewable Energy Long Island (longislandpress) [mappress] Source: longislandpress, May 11, 2011;

  • Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri signs bill that helps proposed wind farm (USA)

    16 June 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed a bill that speeds regulatory oversight of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island.   [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness , June 16, 2010;

  • Partners Group Enters Greenlink Interconnector Project

    12 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Storage

    Partners Group has provided equity financing for the 500MW Greenlink Interconnector, the subsea connection set to be built between Ireland and Great Britain. Greenlink has so far been developed by Element Power, which, together with funds managed by Hudson Sustainable Investments, is the other major shareholder in the project. “Greenlink Interconnector is a key electricity […]