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  • State support to Danish ferry newbuildings

    28 September 2009

    The Danish Ministry for Interior and Social Affairs will give a DKK 210 million support to eight island ferry services, spread over the country. The island ferry services are mainly owned by the municipalities, however, the government guarantees parts of the funds needed for building new ferries.

  • Sir Richard Branson Calls for More Renewables

    23 May 2014

    Media and airline businessman Sir Richard Branson is calling on Scottish entrepreneurs to challenge what he describes as ‘the climate change sceptics’ with the facts about the changing environment. Sir Richard was speaking to delegates attending the 14th All Energy Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen. Speaking live from his Caribbean island to Highlands and Islands […]

  • First Congress on the Marker Wadden Project

    8 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Marker Wadden, an archipelago of nature islands in the Markermeer lake, is one of the largest nature projects in Western Europe. The contractors are using sand, silt and clay to create new islands and, in the process, open up opportunities for knowledge development and innovation. The Marker Wadden Knowledge and Innovation Program (KIMA) organised […]

  • Spotted: Ulstein Launches Its Largest Offshore Vessel Yet

    26 August 2015
    Business & Finance

      On Tuesday night, August 25th, yard number 302 Island Venture, an offshore construction vessel for Island Offshore/Edison Chouest Offshore, was launched from the dock hall at Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft. Currently, the heli deck is being mounted. Measuring close to 160 m in length, and with at beam of 30 m, she is the […]

  • Oceaneering Continues with Ocean Intervention III

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Oceaneering has extended the charter period for MV Ocean Intervention III vessel for one year, Island Offshore informs. According to Island Offshore, options for further extensions are included in the contract. Ocean Intervention III is performing subsea IMR work in Angola, and has been in service for Oceaneering since 2007. “We are very pleased with this […]

  • PHOTO: USACE’s Dredger Currituck at Work

    29 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released a photo of their dredger Currituck taking a load of sand dredged from Ocean City Inlet to be deposited in the surf zone off of Assateague Island, on December 22, 2016. The dredger, based out of the Corps’ Wilmington District in North Carolina, is carrying out […]

  • Wind Met 8% of European 2014 Electricity Demand

    29 July 2015

    EU’s grid connected cumulative capacity in 2014 reached 129 GW, meeting 8% of European electricity demand, equivalent to the combined annual consumption of Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland. According to a JRC report, the impressive growth of the industry will allow at least 12% electricity share by 2020, a significant contribution to the goal […]

  • Crown Estate to Consult with Industry on New Leasing Round

    19 June 2018
    Authorities & Government

    As the Crown Estate is setting the stage for new offshore wind leasing, the authority governing the UK seabed will host a session with potential leasing process participants on 25 July, aiming to gather initial feedback from the industry.

  • Total hires DNV GL for services on UK North Sea assets

    22 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    DNV GL has been awarded a three-year contract by Total to provide multiple services across the full portfolio of the operator’s assets in the UK North Sea.

  • PacketFabric Extends Connectivity Through Aqua Comms AEConnect

    1 November 2017
    Equipment

    Aqua Comms informed that PacketFabric has selected its America-Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea cable to extend the reach of its disruptive Software-defined Networking (SDN) platform into Europe. Aqua Comms’ submarine cable system delivers connectivity from New York to Ireland with diverse backhaul fibre to additional Points of Presence (PoPs) in the US, Ireland and UK. “Leveraging AEConnect […]

  • Providence eager to get Newgrange 3D seismic data

    22 January 2016

    Irish explorer Providence Resources P.l.c. is looking to benefit from a new multi-client 3D seismic programe, planned to be acquired by Searcher Seismic Pty Ltd in summer 2016. The total seismic acquisition programme is planned to cover a large area in the southern Porcupine & Goban Spur Basins, offshore south-western Ireland. Part of this planned non-exclusive […]

  • Yavin Four Consultants goes on recruitment drive across Europe

    3 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Engineering consultancy for offshore renewable energy Yavin Four Consultants (Y4) has set out on a recruitment spree seeking fresh talent in Portugal, Italy and Ireland.

  • Dublin ABR Project Step Closer

    23 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Jonathan Taylor, and Dublin Port Company representatives discussed the finalization of financing arrangements for Dublin Port’s Alexandra Basin Redevelopment (ABR) Project yesterday. The EIB has committed to providing a €100m loan amortizing over 20 years, reflecting the long-term nature of the ABR Project. This scheme, the […]

  • Port of Hueneme Dredging Kicks Off

    15 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley and local officials celebrated the beginning of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging of Channel Islands Harbor, which will provide sand to replenish Hueneme Beach. “Since coming to Congress, I have worked tirelessly to advocate for the funding necessary to dredge Channel Islands Harbor, which provides desperately needed sand to […]

  • Construction Advancing on US First OW Workboat

    12 August 2015

    Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, today joins local boat builder Blount Boats and offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for an official Ribbon Cutting ceremony and to tour the first offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel in the US currently under construction. The event at the Blount […]

  • USA: Port of Providence in Modernization Mode

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, the Rhode Island Congressional delegation, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, and ProvPort officials announced two new state-of-the art mobile harbor cranes for the Port of Providence have been ordered and are now being manufactured by Austria-based Liebherr Group. The two cranes are part of a $20-million enhancement project funded by a federal […]

  • Caribbean ship order hits troubled waters

    19 February 2007

    Plans for dockyard workers in Portsmouth to build three ships for a Caribbean island have been put on hold. Bosses at VT Shipbuilding had hoped to clinch a £150m deal with the government of Trinidad and Tobago last year. But a political row in the islands, apparently over oil, means the contract has still not […]

  • Australia: QGC Launches Reconciliation Action Plan

    20 November 2013

    Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Glen Elmes on Tuesday launched a QGC plan to provide economic, social and environmental opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The Reconciliation Action Plan, approved by the non-government, not-for-profit foundation Reconciliation Australia, sets targets for employment numbers, contracts with indigenous businesses and mentoring schemes […]

  • Carteret County Beach Renourishment Project Moves Forward

    9 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The Carteret County Shore Protection Office has presented the latest update regarding the county’s Post Florence Renourishment Project. According to the update, the dredge Liberty Island has been the only dredge on site since the project started on February 8th. “The dredge has been tremendously productive delivering approximately 522,000 cubic yards in reach 10 (basically Atlantic […]

  • USA: Odyssey Provides Update for Its Deep-Ocean Exploration Projects

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration, provided an operational update relating to the activities of the three ships which are currently engaged in Odyssey projects. The chartered vessel working on the SS Gairsoppa project, the Seabed Worker, will make a scheduled port call in Cork, Ireland, beginning August 15, 2012. […]

  • Artemis Technologies-led consortium bags $74 million to build zero-emission ferries

    26 June 2020
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A Belfast Maritime Consortium led by Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the America’s Cup sailing team, Artemis Racing, has won a £33 million ($40 million) UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries in the city. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project investment will reach close to £60m ($75 million) over […]

  • India: Vasan to Inaugurate IWAI Transport Terminal

    25 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan will inaugurate a Transport terminal of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at a function at Garden Reach Jetty-2 in Kolkatta Port Trust area today. Kolkata being a transportation hub on the Ganga, the new terminal would serve states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and the […]

  • Primo Cup 2008 marked out as a top level vintage

    11 February 2008

    The 2008 Mediterranean regatta season has opened in style with the XXIV Primo Cup – Trophée Credit Suisse. From Ukraine to Ireland, Portugal to Greece, 205 competitors from 21 nations took part over the two weekends in the 13 classes (Dragon, Laser SB3, Platu 25, J24, Mumm 30, Smeralda 888, First 40.7, Star, Surprise, H22, […]

  • New York State Files Lawsuit Over Open Water Disposal

    18 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman yesterday announced that New York State has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. EPA, challenging the agency’s decision to designate a permanent open water disposal site in eastern Long Island Sound for tens of millions of cubic yards of dredged sediments. “We will continue to do […]

  • Gran Canaria floating wind farm plans put into motion

    3 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Spanish independent power producer focused on renewable energy, Greenalia, has submitted a planning application for what could be the first floating offshore wind farm off the island of Gran Canaria. The company filed its project and environmental documentation for a 50 MW project, named Parque Eólico Gofio, which will comprise four 12.5 MW wind turbines […]