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  • VolkerStevin Wins Mare Harbor Contract

    23 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    VolkerStevin has been awarded a £19 million contract by the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to upgrade Mare Harbor. The announcement comes after Defense Secretary Michael Fallon visited the Falkland Islands in February, and forms part of his commitment for £180 million investment over the next decade to modernize the military infrastructure on the Islands. The contract is […]

  • Malaysian Sand Issues

    5 August 2010

    The causeway linking Singapore to the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula is normally clogged with cars and trucks making the short international journey, but things got particularly bad on Feb. 1, when traffic came to a grinding halt. Thirty-seven trucks were abandoned where they stood on the Malaysian side, just yards away from a […]

  • Caillou Lake Headlands Restoration Project Nears End

    23 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Another barrier island restoration project is nearing completion on Whiskey Island off the coast of Louisiana, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This time it is the Caillou Lake Headlands Restoration Project which uses sediment from the Ship Shoal, an offshore sand source that EPA proposed for use in a 2002. The Caillou Lake […]

  • Sabella D10 Feeding Power to French Grid

    11 November 2015
    Storage, Technology

    Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine, deployed in June 2015 in the Passage du Fromveur, has started delivering its first kilowatt hours following the connection to the electricity grid at Ouessant Island on 5 November. Since its connection to the island in late September, a 2km long submarine cable has been transmitting the electricity from the tidal turbine to the coast. The power was then […]

  • Atlantic Pioneer Trialled in High Winds (Gallery)

    31 March 2016

    Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-built offshore wind service vessel, will be delivered next week, after recently undergoing sea trials in gale force winds, according to Rhode Island Fast Ferry. The 21-meter crew transfer vessel was built by the Rhode Island-based Blount Boats to service a 20-year crew transfer contract with Deepwater Wind for its 30MW Block Island offshore […]

  • Cocoa Beach Dredging Enters Next Phase

    26 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The first phase of the City of Cocoa Beach 200 Channel dredging project has been completed and the phase II of the project is about to begin.  Phase II of the project is the construction of a dredge spoil site on a designated North Thousand Island. The chosen island is at the end of Cocoa Isles […]

  • Van Oord Wins New Dredging Contract in Dubai (UAE)

    15 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Meraas Development LLC has again contracted Van Oord to build an island in the emirate of Dubai. Jumana Island will lie 500 metres off the coast and will be used for urban development. A bridge will connect the island to the coast. The contract is worth approximately EUR 100 million. Work on the project has […]

  • UAE: Van Oord Bags New Project in Dubai

    15 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Meraas Development LLC has again contracted Van Oord to build an island in the emirate of Dubai. Jumana Island will lie 500 metres off the coast and will be used for urban development. A bridge will connect the island to the coast. The contract is worth approximately EUR 100 million. Work on the project has […]

  • Prysmian Wins Canada Subsea Cable Deal

    11 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian has been awarded a new contract worth €17 million by New Brunswick Power Corporation (NB Power), Canada. The Fundy Isles Project involves the development of a new submarine cable link which will allow the upgrade of the capacity of the existing submarine transmission system in the Passamaquoddy Region of the Bay of Fundy. The […]

  • GKinetic Energy launches tidal device

    22 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Irish GKinetic Energy has deployed its tidal energy device to conduct tow tests in Limerick Docks, Ireland. According to DesignPro, one of the GKinetic Energy’s partners, the project will see the GKinetic tidal energy device undergo tow-testing at the Docks for a 9-10 week period. A custom winch using 500 m of Dyneema rope is up […]

  • Providence gets Barryroe area extension

    18 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Providence Resources has been granted areal extent on Barryroe field in Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11, offshore Ireland. SEL 1/11 contains the Barryroe oil field which is operated by Providence Resources (80%) on behalf of its partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas (20%). The area lies in c. 100 metre water depth in the North Celtic Sea […]

  • Norway: PSA Conducts Audit of Major Accident Risk in Connection with Light Well Intervention

    30 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    In December 2011 and January 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) and Island Offshore Subsea AS (Island Offshore). The audit was aimed at management of major accident risk and the barrier management system in connection with light well intervention on Island Constructor. Each year, more than […]

  • Newt Marine Wins Lansing Contract

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a nearly $12 million contract to Newt Marine Services of Dubuque, Iowa, to restore habitat within the Mississippi River Pool 9. The Harpers Slough Islands habitat restoration project, located 8 miles south of Lansing, Iowa, is an effort to restore habitat by protecting eroded […]

  • Employment Rise of 10% in Irish International Shipping Service Sector

    6 May 2011

    There was a 10% growth in employment in the International Shipping Services sector in Ireland last year according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). In a recent analysis of the sector the information is based from companies that have elected to join the dedicated Irish Tonnage Tax (ITT) scheme, a measure introduced in the […]

  • USACE: Preserving Habitat for Wildlife

    16 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District completed construction of a new 8-acre bird island in March, located at the Savannah Harbor Dredged Material Containment Area (DMCA) 12A. It’s one of seven areas that stores sediment dredged from the Savannah River federal shipping channel. The bird island was part of a $5.3 million dike […]

  • Funding Announced for RI Sea Grant Program

    3 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have announced over $1.6 million in federal funding from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the Rhode Island Sea Grant Program.  The funds will support the development of the Shoreline Management Plan, which is addressing the difficult problems of shoreline […]

  • New record bid

    10 May 2005

    Fourteen months after breaking the non-stop singlehanded westabout round the world record, Jean-Luc van den Heede is to take on the non-stop solo round Britain and Ireland record. The former maths teacher and Vendee Globe skipper is planning to start his attempt in Adrien, his 86 ft sloop.

  • Top news, February 22 – 28, 2016

    28 February 2016

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from February 22 – 28, 2016. ORE Catapult, EMEC join forces for marine tech development ORE Catapult and EMEC have launched Technology Assessment Process (TAP) to de-risk marine energy technology development. TAP has been designed to support wave and tidal energy […]

  • MaREI seeks tidal energy research fellow

    24 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Human Capital, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    SFI MaREI Centre has invited applications for a full-time fixed term position as research fellow in tidal energy as part of the TIDAL-GES project at NUI Galway in Ireland.

  • Spotted: Ulstein Delivers Its Largest Offshore Construction Vessel

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein delivered Island Venture, an offshore construction vessel (OCV), to Island Ventures 5 LLC, a joint venture between Edison Chouest Offshore from the USA and Island Offshore from Norway on January 17, 2017. The 14, 248 dwt Island Venture is said to be Ulstein’s largest OCV yet. The newbuilding, which can accommodate 239 […]

  • New Zealand: ADB Opens Upgraded Avatiu Port

    16 April 2013

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Government and people of the Cook Islands to officially open the upgraded Avatiu Port, which was substantially improved by the Avatiu Port Development Project. “The project has not only extended the life of Avatiu Port, but has already boosted the safety and efficiency of port operations in Cook […]

  • BC Ferries’ 4th electric-hybrid ferry hits the water

    18 December 2020
    Environment, Innovation, Transition, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has launched the fourth Island Class battery-powered ferry for the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. Work will continue on the new ship until scheduled sea trials in April. Following successful sea trials, the vessel will make its way to Point Hope Maritime in Victoria in fall 2021 for final preparations. […]

  • Green Rebel awarded floating LiDAR contract for Irish wind and wave energy test site

    19 August 2024
    Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Ireland-based survey provider Green Rebel has secured a contract for floating LiDAR services for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of Belmullet in County Mayo. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) issued a call for tenders for a floating LiDAR and associated provision of data in February 2024, saying the contract will […]

  • Galway Bay Test Site Opens Door to Floaters

    5 April 2016
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland’s Marine Institute has applied for a foreshore lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test site which would potentially allow the installation of floating wind turbines at the site. The Marine Institute denied seeking permission from the country’s Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to install three turbines at Galway Bay, as reported by […]

  • Beaufort Building officially opens on July 11

    9 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Beaufort Building which will house a number of marine energy researchers and offices will be opened on July 11, 2015. The construction of the Building was enabled by €15.2 million investment provided by the Irish government and private investors. The Building covers some 4700 m2 across five floors, and has provision for 135 researchers and […]