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  • Maldives: Maamendhoo Harbour Dredging Plan Announced

    14 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan for the Maamendhoo Harbour dredging program. The mentioned harbour is located in Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Maldives. The project involves new and maintenance dredging of an area of 22,230 m2 to a depth of -3.0 m MSL, extension of the existing breakwater and construction of quay wall and revetments. […]

  • Duck Beach Nourishment Update Meeting Today

    31 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The Town of Duck will be holding a public Beach Nourishment update meeting today, May 31 at 1:00 p.m. in the Paul F. Keller Meeting Hall. In its latest update, the town reported that dredge Dodge Island is still pumping sand south to build a pad to store equipment and will switch the pipe to work […]

  • Cruise ships could boost visitors

    28 May 2007

    Expanding the cruise ship industry in Guernsey could be a way of attracting more visitors to the island, the island’s tourism boss has said.

  • NOAA Researchers Evacuated amid Hurricane Threat

    11 August 2014

    Sailors and Marines from the US Navy’s Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted an emergent recovery of 11 researchers with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Aug. 8. The purpose of the operation was to assist the researchers in retreating from […]

  • Energy Companies Not Content with Scotland Renewable Projects

    28 May 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Companies involved in Scottish energy sector have claimed their discontent about islands-based renewables projects getting connection to the national grid. As the Scotsman news portal informs, ScottishPower, SSE and the National Grid representatives were among a group of witnesses at Holyrood’s energy committee, at an evidence session on the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets. Concerns […]

  • Suisun City Dredging Tender Released

    11 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Suisun City has issued a Notice to Contractors inviting qualified contractors to provide proposals for the Suisun Marina Dredging and Pierce Island Levee Rehabilitation Project. The work to be done, in general, consists of supplying all labor, materials, tools, equipment, implements and methods of process to complete the following work:   Maintenance dredging of […]

  • Sweden: New Technology Multiplies Marine Energy Potential

    2 May 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    New technology for harvesting energy from low velocity ocean and tidal currents multiplies the potential for marine energy. Written by Anders Jansson, CEO, Minesto  Marine energy – for instance energy from tidal and ocean currents – is the ‘best of the best’ amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential (in theory, the planet’s […]

  • New York Overwhelmingly Supports Offshore Wind (USA)

    1 October 2012
    Research & Development

    A new poll released on September 27 by Public Policy Partners (PPP) shows than an overwhelming percentage of New York voters favor clean, renewable energy sources to power the state. The poll comes out just as the Long Island Power Authority is deciding on new energy contracts that could include offshore wind, and just after […]

  • Upper Zakum modules load-out in ‘final stages’, project completion mid-2017

    12 December 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Heavy lifting company ALE is wrapping up load-out operations for the Upper Zakum 750 Island Surface Facilities (UZ750) project offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE. ALE, a UK-based transportation specialist, secured a contract to deliver almost 100 different modules to the artificial islands of the Zakum oil field, the second largest field in the Arabian Gulf. Upper Zakum […]

  • French Cruise Firm, Master Fined over New Zealand Grounding

    2 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    French cruise company, Master fined NZD 100,000 following a grounding incident in New Zealand.

  • Fair Head Tidal Project Progresses

    18 June 2015

    The team behind the 100MW Fair Head Tidal energy project in Northern Ireland says it has now completed over 95% of the offshore survey work required to support a planning application for its seabed turbines. In an update circulated to a wide range of project stakeholders including organisations in the Ballycastle and Rathlin areas, the […]

  • New Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Project Launched

    10 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A new European FP7 project, LEANWIND, which commenced in December 2013, received funding of €10million from the European Commission. The project seeks to address inefficiencies in logistics and transport issues for offshore wind installations and so contribute to the reduction of costs. LEANWIND was awarded to a consortium of 31 partners from 11 countries and […]

  • West Limerick tidal project bags further SEAI funding

    27 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland-based tidal energy developer, GKinetic Energy, has received further funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for its hydrokinetic system.

  • Geophysical survey needed for Irish wind farm

    6 October 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued a contract notice for a geophysical survey across the main site and along the export cable routes of the Codling Wind park offshore Ireland. The Codling Wind Park is located off Codling Bank, 13 kilometres from the east coast of Ireland between Greystones and Wicklow, in water depths between […]

  • SPIRE 2 energy storage project opens for tidal researchers

    20 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Strathclyde University is looking for PhD researchers who would work on materials-based research topics in tidal energy sector as part of the SPIRE 2 energy storage project.

  • UK government backs EMEC’s growth with £3 million

    9 May 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    The UK Government is set to award a new £4.6 million support package for the UK’s islands, £3 million of which will be awarded to the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) over two years. The funding boost will support EMEC’s growth plans, further helping the center deliver the UK’s net zero ambitions, increase innovation […]

  • Carnegie becomes industry partner on project testing novel concrete material for WECs

    14 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Transition, Vision

    CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carnegie Clean Energy, has secured €45,238 in funding to participate as an industry partner in the WECHULL+ Project which will investigate and test a novel concrete material for wave energy converters (WECs). The funding was provided by Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) as part of the […]

  • Public gets a say in Galway Bay test site lease

    23 May 2016
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    Public consultation is underway on the Marine Institute’s application for a foreshore lease to upgrade the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site.

  • Project dedicated to novel composite materials for tidal turbine blades backed with €500k

    11 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Transition, Vision

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has allocated just under €500,000 in funding for a project that aims to generate test data on novel composite materials used in tidal turbine blades. The consortium behind the Detailed Material Performance Characterisation and Data Generation for Tidal Energy (DeepCData) project consists of Galway-based CTL Composites Testing Laboratory, […]

  • P&O Ferries Sees Record Yearly Freight Volume at Zeebrugge Hub

    3 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Pan-European ferry operator P&O Ferries handled more freight units at its Zeebrugge hub during 2016 than in any year since it began operations from the Belgian port in 1966, due to the “continuing strength of exports to and from Britain”. The company saw 420,000 freight units at Zeebrugge in 2016, surpassing the previous record of 398,650 […]

  • Shannon LNG tries for another permission, faces opposition

    26 August 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Shannon LNG, the project of an LNG terminal in Ireland’s County Kerry, is due to apply for planning permission, while facing environmental opposition.

  • Blue-GIFT Launches 1st Call for Ocean Energy Demos

    23 April 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    The €2.5 million Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has announced the 1st call for applications. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, the Blue-GIFT project is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme encouraging longer-term demonstration and technology de-risking across the Atlantic Area regions. The 1st call offers support package vouchers to ocean energy […]

  • USA: BOEM Issues Determination of No Competitive Interest for Transmission Project

    8 August 2012
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a determination of no competitive interest for the construction of a transmission system between the Rhode Island coastline and Block Island, an important step in evaluating the transmission project proposed by Deepwater Wind that would deliver electrical power from its proposed 30 megawatt Block Island Wind […]

  • USA: MC Commissioners Push for Renourishment Projects

    22 March 2011

    Manatee County commissioners are lobbying state officials to continue Florida’s commitment for renourishment projects. By Lisa Neff (islander) [mappress] Source: islander, March 22, 2011    

  • Delivery of Damen Container Feeder 800

    1 February 2007

    On January 29th 2007, mv Slidur, was delivered to her owner, a single ship KG under management of Reederei Jan Kahrs, Jork, Germany. This vessel, a Damen Container Feeder 800, is the last out of a series of five for Reederei Jan Kahrs. The vessel was built at Damen Shipyards Galati as yard number 863 […]