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  • Maldives: Capital Dredging and Reclamation Contract Signed

    21 January 2013

    Contract signing for dredging and reclamation of six Islands was held at the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure. The ceremony, which was held on January 17, was attended by Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, Dr.Mohamed Muizzu and Managing Director of Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Mr. Suhail Ahmed, Council members of the six Islands and senior […]

  • Deepwater Wind Buys Offshore Wind Turbines from Siemens (USA)

    12 October 2011

      Deepwater Wind today announced that it has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy to buy the company’s latest offshore wind turbines for deployment in the Block Island Wind Farm, a project that remains on track to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, Siemens will supply five of its new 6.0-megawatt […]

  • Orkney outlines sustainable energy path driven by innovation

    2 October 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A Sustainable Energy Strategy for Orkney was launched last week as part of the official opening of the Surf ‘n’ Turf hydrogen community energy project.

  • Atlantic Pioneer Gets First Assignments

    22 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV), is getting ready to embark on the first phase of a 20-year charter to support the construction and operation of the 30 MW Block Island offshore wind farm, following an official christening ceremony at Quonset Point today. The Block Island site, currently under construction by developer […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Environment Minister Attwood Visits SeaGen Tidal Energy Turbine

    22 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, today visited, for the first time, the Siemens-owned SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough. Minister Attwood climbed aboard SeaGen and met members of the SeaGen project team, who explained how the technology operates and the work that has been carried out locally to develop this pioneering green […]

  • 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 […]

  • COP26: 19 countries pledge to create zero-emission shipping corridors

    10 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Nineteen countries have signed a declaration to establish “green shipping corridors” — zero-emission maritime routes between two or more ports — in an effort to help the shipping sector decarbonize.

  • 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 […]

  • Minister Visits SeaGen Tidal Energy Turbine (UK)

    23 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, today visited, for the first time, the Siemens-owned SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough. Minister Attwood climbed aboard SeaGen and met members of the SeaGen project team, who explained how the technology operates and the work that has been carried out locally to develop this pioneering green […]

  • World Review: Cypriots Should Feel Lucky About Aphrodite Gas Discovery

    13 March 2013

    In the following article, which Offshore Energy Today is sharing with permission from World Review, Dr. Carole Nakhle, an energy economist, based in London, UK, specialising in international petroleum fiscal regimes, world oil and gas market developments, provides her view on Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas discovery and its effect on the Mediterranean country’s economy.   Written by Dr. […]

  • APM Terminals: Urgent Need for Ports Investment

    15 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Speaking at the TOC West Africa Market Briefing conference, APM Terminals’ Commercial Director for Inland Services West Africa, Moussa Diop, described the opportunities represented by a rapidly expanding and urbanizing sub-Saharan population, and the urgent need for significant infrastructure investment in both port and inland logistics capabilities in order to satisfy the projected demands of […]

  • BC Ferries Orders Four More Battery Electric-Hybrid Units from Damen

    7 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Set for delivery in 2022, the ships are to be operated as all-electric ferries once charging technology matures.

  • 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 […]

  • Iran: Bushehr Port Development Plan Moves Forward

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Director General of Bushehr Port said that there are a number of projects to be put into operation within next month in the port. Regarding the Negin Island, Bushehr Director General said that a contract is due to be concluded with the private sector shortly. The private sector is planning to make investment in this […]

  • INEA: LNG-fuelled MS Sirocco commissioned

    24 September 2014
    Vessels

    Another inland waterway vessel equipped with liquefied natural gas engines, the MS Sirocco, has just been commissioned, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) said on Monday. The type-G tanker, MS Sirocco, developed by Chemgas Barging from Luxemburg, represents one of the milestones of the EU-supported “LNG Masterplan Rhine-Main-Danube” project, which is a series of studies […]

  • USA: Irene Delta Beach Renourishment Set for February

    28 January 2013

    The Irene Delta Beach Renourishment Project will start soon in the Pine Knoll Shores and Emerald Isle, placing 913,165 cubic yards of sand along these beach strands by the end of March from an offshore location, reports carolinacoastonline.com. Great Lakes intends to utilize three dredges for the project, and they will all stay on-site working […]

  • Akuo and Sabella Ink PHARES Pact

    23 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    French companies Akuo Energy and Sabella have signed a co-development agreement for the PHARES project aimed towards energy autonomy of the Ushant Island. PHARES (Progressive Hybrid Architecture for Renewable Energy Solutions in islands) project, led by Akuo will see the deployment of a pilot tidal farm as part of a multi-energy project for the benefit […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Preparations Underway for Pawleys Island’s Beach Renourishment

    30 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    There are signs that a beach renourishment project at South Carolina’s Pawleys Island is set to begin soon, WMBF News reports. On September 27, the Pawleys Island Police Department posted the photos of a tugboat maneuvering a massive pipe in the south end, in order to prepare it for the beach renourishment project. During their […]

  • Acta Marine’s Shoalbuster Coastal Rambler Working in Dubai

    18 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Coastal Rambler, one of Acta Marine’s shoalbusters, has been supporting the construction of Dubai’s Deira Island. The vessel’s main duties on the Deira job are handling barges loaded with the rocks that form the basis of the artificial island structure. “Considering the dimensions of the barges involved – up to 10,000 DWT – Coastal Rambler […]

  • Atlantic Pioneer Gets First Assignments

    22 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV), is getting ready to embark on the first phase of a 20-year charter to support the construction and operation of the 30 MW Block Island offshore wind farm, following an official christening ceremony at Quonset Point today. The Block Island site, currently under construction by developer […]