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  • First Cruise Ships Dock at Abu Dhabi’s New Stopover

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The United Arab Emirate-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports has started welcoming cruise liners at Sir Bani Yas Island, the Arabian Gulf’s first cruise beach stopover in Abu Dhabi. Two cruise vessels Island Sky, owned by London-based Noble Caledonia, and Seaborne Sojourn, Miami-based Carnival Corporation, made their maiden calls at the Island last week as part of […]

  • Discussions Continue on Long Sound Disposal Sites

    6 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Long Island Sound Caucus, recently called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to phase out Eastern Long Island Sound open water dredged waste dump sites. Zeldin sent a letter to the Administrator of the EPA opposing their proposed rule, “Ocean Disposal; Designation of a Dredged […]

  • Selkie project reaches finish line after four years of operation

    1 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Selkie project, a €5.2 million EU-backed cross-border project focused on boosting the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland, has been concluded following four years of operation. Selkie is a consortium of University College Cork (UCC) and Swansea University (SU) and GDG, DP Energy Ireland, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum CiC (PCF) and Menter Môn Cyf. […]

  • Metocean surveys starting at Irish large scale offshore wind farm site

    8 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) surveys are set to start at a site off Ireland, where a large scale offshore wind farm is proposed to be built.

  • Tri-Nation Accord Copes with Wave, Tidal Risks

    26 October 2015
    Research & Development

    A tri-nation accord between firms based in Ireland, France and the UK is to result in shared research technology designed to dramatically reduce risks faced by developers of renewable tidal and wave power schemes around north western European coast lines. Known as MOREDATAS (Methods to Obtain Refined Environmental DATA from the Seas) the project addresses […]

  • Providence presses on with Druid well plans

    23 January 2017
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Irish oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources has been given consent to progress to the second phase of the Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/14 in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. The FEL 2/14 drilling project lies in 2,250-meter water depth in the southern Porcupine Basin and is located some 220 kilometers off the southwest coast of […]

  • Favourable wind for new port plan

    26 February 2009

    A £70m plan for a new port linking Scotland to Northern Ireland has been recommended to receive council support. Stena Line wants to move its Irish Sea services out of Stranraer and along the coast to Old House Point.

  • World tidal energy first for NI

    7 June 2007

    The world’s first turbine to create commercial amounts of electricity from tidal energy is to be installed in Northern Ireland. Marine Current Turbines (MCT) said the installation of its SeaGen commercial energy system at the mouth of Strangford Lough would begin in August.

  • Trawler tests Manx herring stocks

    25 September 2007

    A fishing trawler has visited Manx waters to test measures put in place to protect herring stocks. The 70ft (21.3m) vessel, from Northern Ireland, has been examining the population of the fish to determine how successful quotas have been.

  • Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine breaks power production record

    10 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    French company Sabella has broken the power production record with its D10 tidal energy turbine, generating over 25% of the total electricity consumed on Ushant Island by harnessing the energy of the tides.

  • UK: Three Companies Join Forces for Offshore Wind Industry

    15 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tideland Signal, Dabbrook Services and Tranberg Systems of Denmark have joined forces to present a comprehensive service for specifying, supply and installation of navigation warning systems and all other low-voltage equipment on offshore wind farms on stand 321 at Global Offshore Wind, ExCel London from 13 to 14 June. Tideland Signal is a leading global […]

  • Essex Lorry Entered UK from Belgium’s Zeebrugge Port

    24 October 2019

    The bodies of 39 people were found in a lorry container on October 23.

  • Providence granted extension over Silverback prospect

    14 July 2015

    Providence Resources, the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has been granted an extension to the Licensing Option (LO 13/04, located offshore Ireland. The company said Tuesday that the extension was for 18 months, which should allow for the completion of a number of technical studies, most importantly of which is a Lower Jurassic […]

  • PETRONAS in Irish farm-in

    19 November 2014

    Malaysian oil giant Petronas has, through its subisidary PSE Kinsale Energy Limited, entered into a farm-in deal for an offshore block in Ireland. According to Lansdowne Oil & Gas, a party in the transaction, Kinsale Energy will acquire an 80% stake and become operator of SEL 4/07 block, offshore Ireland. In return, Kinsale Energy will […]

  • DesignPro sinks Irish 60kW demonstration plans

    14 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Limerick company DesignPro Renewables has informed it will not be demonstrating the 60kW hydrokinetic turbine in Country Clare in Ireland due to constraints with project deliverables and timelines.

  • Irish bans on boating could restrict usage

    7 June 2010

    New maritime safety regulations, including outright bans on all boats with engines, by local authorities in Ireland could pose a threat to boating in that country. The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) said the laws could also threaten yacht racing in much of the country.

  • UK: RYA Advises Clubs and Training Centres to Undertake Dredging Works Before April 2012

    4 November 2011

    The RYA is advising clubs and training centres to undertake any required maintenance/navigational dredging activity before 1 April 2012. This is because as of 1 April 2012 all maintenance and navigational dredging activity will require consent through a marine licence and may attract a fee that could be disproportionate to the level of activity being […]

  • Greece: Emergence of First Wave Power Station on the Mediterranean

    14 May 2013

    The governor of the Greek island of Crete Stavros Arnautakis met with representatives of the Russian company Ocean RusEnergy. The question of the possible construction of the first on the Mediterranean sea wave power. The island of Crete is interested in alternative sources of energy as tourism on the island is the main source of […]

  • Bergen Group CEO and CFO remain in permanent roles

    30 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hans Petter Eikeland and Nils Hoff will take on permanent positions as the Bergen Group CEO and CFO, respectively, as of July 1. Bergen Group said on Friday that Eikeland and Hoff both agreed to enter permanent positions as the CEO and CFO respectively in Bergen Group when their current time-limited period of involvement expires on […]

  • Geotechnical survey needed for Irish offshore wind farm

    16 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued a contract notice for an offshore geotechnical survey across the Codling wind farm and the export cable route off the east coast of Ireland. The survey will include geotechnical boreholes with samplings and in-situ testings, seabed CPTs, seismic seabed CPTs, grab sampling, and vibrocores. The tender will remain open […]

  • New Irish Based Marine Logistics Course For Tanker Shipping And Terminal Staff

    15 February 2010

    GAC, the Kuwait based shipping, logistics and marine service company, have announced a joint venture with the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to provide innovative and cost saving training solutions for the LNG and tanker markets, as well as other commodity and maritime sectors.

  • Serica Energy wins licences to explore offshore Irish gas fields

    21 August 2006

    Serica Energy PLC said it has secured the licences to search for oil and gas in the Slyne Basin off the west coast of Ireland. The permits, which were granted under the 2006 Irish Offhsore Licensing Round, cover an area of 611 square kilometres.

  • Deepwater Wind to Create Local Jobs

    19 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital

    Deepwater Wind announced its commitment to partnering with the Nassau-Suffolk Building and Construction Trades Council and the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, to develop a local offshore wind industry, including the creation of jobs on Long Island to support development and construction of its Deepwater ONE offshore wind farm. If approved by local regulators later this year, Deepwater […]

  • USA: West Ocean City Dredging Plan Moves Ahead

    23 March 2012

    Preparation for the dredging of the navigation channel at the entrance to a West Ocean City marina has begun this week, reports The Dispatch. This project started last year and it was designed to restore and replenish the large island north of the Route 50 Bridge known as Skimmer Island or Bird Island. Concept of […]

  • Matson Signs Agreement to Acquire Assets of Reef Shipping in South Pacific

    27 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Matson, Inc., a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced yesterday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the primary assets formerly owned by Reef Shipping, a South Pacific shipping company based in Auckland, New Zealand that has been in business since 1968. The assets to be acquired include four vessels and approximately […]