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  • Grounding of Sabre Spirit Under Investigation

    13 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the grounding of the Sabre Spirit, a 190-foot Panamanian flag roll-on/roll-off cargo ship, after the vessel ran aground Friday morning off Current Cut, between the islands of Saint Thomas and Great Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands, and was refloated afterwards with the rising tide.   There is no sign […]

  • Corps Prepares Mystic River Dredging Project (USA)

    26 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, the Mystic River dredging project will cost between $5 mln and $10 mln. This cleanup program, located in Groton and Stonington, Connecticut, will last from four to six months. Approximately 250,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged and placed at the New London […]

  • Minister Mackay Announces Federal Funding of $2.3 Million for dredging Harbours

    5 July 2006

    OTTAWA – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister responsible for Prince Edward Island today announced on behalf of the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, that the Government of Canada will provide funding of $2.3 million for improvements at ten fishing harbours […]

  • 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 […]

  • Queen Bess Restoration Work Progresses

    23 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Queen Bess Island restoration project in Barataria Bay, conducted by Pontchartrain Partners, is in full swing now, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) said in its latest announcement.  The $9.8 million construction contract, awarded in July 2019, is being funded through the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damages settlement administered by […]

  • Cochin Shipyard Starts Building A&N Passenger Ships

    15 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    India’s state-owned Cochin Shipyard Ltd has started constructing four passenger-cum-cargo vessels for Andaman & Nicobar Administration under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. As per orders placed by the A&N Administration, two of these vessels will have a capacity of 500 persons-cum-150 tonne cargo and the remaining two will have a capacity of 1200 persons-cum-1000 tonne cargo. […]

  • Korea South-East Power Inks 600MW Offshore Wind Deal

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    South Korean energy company Korea South-East Power (KOEN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 600MW offshore wind farm off the Wando Island as part of the Jeonnam Wando Island 5GW Wind Power Generation project.

  • Biggest US cruise ship could call at Malta

    4 March 2007

    There is a “reasonable possibility” that Carnival Freedom, the biggest North American cruise liner operating in Europe, will start calling at Malta. The official naming of the 110,000-tonne vessel took place in Venice yesterday, presided over by “godmother” Kathy Ireland. Carnival Freedom will sail on her inaugural voyage, a nine-day Mediterranean cruise from Venice, this […]

  • WorleyParsons to continue supporting Chevron’s Australasian assets

    21 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Chevron has awarded WorleyParsons a contract extension to provide services to support the assets of Chevron’s Australasian strategic business unit.

  • Spotted: MV Veteran Ready for Work

    27 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Damen-built 80-metre ice class RoPax ferry MV Veteran was handed over to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on 23 October 2015. The vessel will start services from Fogo Island and Change Islands before the end of November. Announcing the arrival of the vessel, Premier Paul Davis of the […]

  • Spotted: MV Veteran Ready for Work

    27 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Damen-built 80-metre ice class RoPax ferry MV Veteran was handed over to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on 23 October 2015. The vessel will start services from Fogo Island and Change Islands before the end of November. Announcing the arrival of the vessel, Premier Paul Davis of the […]

  • Penspen to support ADNOC’s Zirku project

    11 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Engineering and management services provider Penspen has been awarded a contract by Target Engineering Construction for slug catcher replacement support on a project on Zirku Island in the United Arab Emirates.

  • With sustainability in mind, Port of Rotterdam sets tariffs for next 3 years

    12 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    In line with its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2050, the Dutch Port of Rotterdam Authority has set the port’s tariffs for the next three years, placing special emphasis on sustainability.

  • USA: City of Naples to Team up with Captiva Erosion Prevention District on Beach Renourishment Project

    15 August 2011

    The City of Naples is looking to team up with Captiva Erosion Prevention District on the next beach renourishment project. By SHANNEN HAYES (sanibel-captiva-islander) [mappress] Source: sanibel-captiva-islander, August 15, 2011

  • Oil leak threatens bird sanctuary and Ibiza beaches

    16 July 2007

    Oil leaking from a sunken ship has broken through floating barriers off the Balearic island of Ibiza, threatening a series of tiny islands that make up a protected bird sanctuary, officials said yesterday.

  • Rolls-Royce Uses Intelligent Awareness to ‘Turn Night into Day’

    26 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    MOL, RR verify the capacity of Intelligent Awareness and machine learning technologies to improve navigational safety.

  • Orkney’s marine renewables campus moves to HIE ownership

    2 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vision

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has taken full ownership of the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) in Stromness, Scotland, following the transfer of Orkney Islands Council’s (OIC) share in the joint venture (JV). According to HIE, the move comes as ORIC prepares for a second phase of development, backed by a £2.8 million funding […]

  • VIDEO: Senator Boyle Tours Superstorm Sandy Damage (USA)

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    NY State Senator Phil Boyle toured Superstorm Sandy damaged areas in the 4th Senate District. He used this occasion to speak with those in charge of crews and contractors who are fiercely working to get the Long Island Beaches back in shape with dredging, sand remediation, debris removal and beach plantings in time for the […]

  • Maldives: President Inspects Island’s Harbour Construction Work

    14 June 2011

    President Mohamed Nasheed has visited Rasdhoo of North Ari Atoll. During the visit, the President reviewed the status of health and education infrastructure of the island visiting AA Atoll Hospital and AA Atoll Education Centre in Rasdhoo. In the hospital, the President discussed with the management and the members of the Island Council ways of […]

  • Manatee County Kicks Off 2015 Beach Renourishment Planning (USA)

    18 January 2012

    Flush with $550,000 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Manatee County natural resources director Charlie Hunsicker …     By Rick Catlin (islander) [mappress] Source: islander, January 18, 2012;

  • New Zealand: Tauranga Port on Expansion Track

    1 March 2012

    Port of Tauranga is to buy a seventh ship-to-shore gantry crane for its Sulphur Point fleet to handle the growing container volumes at the Port. The Port will also expand its fleet of straddle carriers and increase the capacity of its rail terminal at Sulphur Point as it is increasingly used as a hub port […]

  • New Zealand: Port of Tauranga Invests in Container Terminal

    1 March 2012
    Business & Finance

      Port of Tauranga is to buy a seventh ship-to-shore gantry crane for its Sulphur Point fleet to handle the growing container volumes at the Port. The Port will also expand its fleet of straddle carriers and increase the capacity of its rail terminal at Sulphur Point as it is increasingly used as a hub […]

  • MTCC’s K. Maafushi Dredging Project Moves Ahead

    11 February 2020

    Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) late last year won a contract by the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives, in relation to the development of Maafushi, Island, South Male’ Atoll. The proposed project involves land reclamation in the shallow lagoon on the southern side of the island and shore protection works. […]

  • NIFHA Seeks Contractors for Bathymetric Surveys (UK)

    9 November 2012

    Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) is seeking experienced surveyors for the provision of ad hoc bathymetric surveys of the NIFHA Ports of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie. Surveys are undertaken as a needed basis to inform dredging works and navigational advice. The NIFHA wishes to appoint a single contract for the provision of these surveys. […]

  • USA: Committee Endorses Detroit Harbor Dredging Project

    2 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    State Representative Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay) announced that the Joint Finance Committee approved a motion that includes $5.2 million for the dredging of the channel between Northport and Detroit Harbor. The committee began voting last week on appropriations in Governor Walker’s biennial budget and offering other amendments for consideration. The money for Washington Island was part of a larger […]