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  • UQ Researchers Study Climate Change Impacts on Marine Environments

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Researchers are struggling to solve the challenge of predicting climate change impacts on marine environments. Research led by University of Queensland scientists has found that predicting such impacts could be more difficult than first thought, due to interactions between ocean ecosystems. UQ Global Change Institute researcher Dr Megan Saunders said the study, published in Nature […]

  • New Grant for Shoreline Restoration Projects in Maryland

    22 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Public Works recently approved funding for a new Coastal Resiliency Grant Program to help Maryland’s coastal communities enhance their resiliency to the effects of extreme storms and weather. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources program will help design four shoreline improvement demonstration projects across the state with an additional two projects pending. “Maryland is one of […]

  • Terntank’s hybrid tanker puts in motion zero-emission port operations

    14 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    On 10 February, Tern Island, Tertank’s new vessel that emits no greenhouse gases (GHG) or carbon particulates, arrived at Gothenburg Port performing zero-emission port operations.

  • United Response: Specially Trained Forces With Dedicated Equipment

    27 August 2014

    In June 2014 expert firefighters from France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands boarded the Princess Seaways owned by DFDS Seaways where they were confronted with a fire on one of the cruise ferry’s car decks. Not to worry though, it was merely a large scale exercise held by MIRG-EU project which formed the […]

  • Huge Need for Port Investments

    23 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    At the TEN-T days event in Riga (June 22 and 23), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) called on the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to give priority to transport and especially port projects, when assessing investment projects. Europe’s sea and inland ports have […]

  • New Zealand: Sea Swells Prevent Rena Dive Operations

    7 February 2012

    Work continued over the weekend on removing debris and parts of containers from the front section of Rena. Sea swells have prevented dive operations over the past couple of days. It is hoped the sea state will allow dive inspections of the stern section of Rena to resume either this afternoon or, more likely, tomorrow. […]

  • Australia: Gladstone LNG exports reach record high

    6 September 2016

    LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone reached a record high level in August, according to the data from the Gladstone Ports Corporation. Australia Pacific LNG, Queensland Curtis LNG and Santos GLNG exported 23 cargoes or 1.51 million mt of the chilled fuel in August, up by 5 percent […]

  • Drydocks to Manage Dredging Operations for Kleindienst

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Drydocks World is about to sign an Agreement with Kleindienst Group to provide a complete range of offshore marine and operational management solutions for their The Heart of Europe.  The project comprises of a cluster of six islands owned by the Group on The World project in Dubai offering an unrivalled resort and leisure experience. […]

  • Fugro to Help Improve Coastal Resilience in Tuvalu

    6 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Fugro has been awarded a contract by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to survey the Polynesian island country of Tuvalu. Located in the Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu is the world’s fourth smallest nation with a population of around 11,000 and a total land area of 26 km2. The country is remote and, with low lying […]

  • Construction of ICE Marine’s zero-emission ferries completed

    6 September 2021
    Vessels

    Romania-based independent ship design group ICE Marine Design has revealed that the construction and trials of its two zero-emission ferries have been completed.

  • Gaz Metro, Anticosti Hydrogarbons sign gas development deal

    23 October 2014

    Gaz Métro has signed a deal with Anticosti Hydrocarbons to develop associated natural gas from Anticosti Island. The agreement with Gaz Métro will provide Anticosti Hydrocarbons with access to the expertise of Québec’s leading gas distribution utility and distribution franchise-holder on Anticosti Island to identify economic, operational, and technical solutions to transporting associated natural gas to consumer […]

  • Deepwater Wind Opens Massachusetts Office

    13 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind opened its Massachusetts office at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal on Friday, 10 February.

  • Deepwater Wind Opens Massachusetts Office

    13 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind opened its Massachusetts office at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal on Friday, 10 February.

  • Croatian FSRU’s regas overhaul completed at Turkish shipyard

    15 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    The floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) serving Croatia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the island of Krk has been upgraded in Türkiye.

  • Hawaii Ports Brace for Heavy Weather

    7 August 2014

    The US Coast Guard Captain of the Port set Heavy Weather Condition 2 for commercial ports on the Island of Hawaii at 4 p.m., and throughout Maui County at 9 p.m Wednesday. All other ports remain in condition 3, the US Coast Guard said.   All pleasure craft were instructed to seek sheltered waters. USCG […]

  • Towngas delivers green methanol for bunkering trials in Singapore

    23 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) has delivered green methanol to bunker supplier Golden Island for bunkering operations in Singapore.

  • Rodsand becomes sixth wind farm for E.On

    13 October 2010

    E.On has marked the opening of a new offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea which is now the largest of six operated by the German energy group. Rodsand II situated between the Danish island of Lolland and the German Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn has been built with generating capacity for up to 203 […]

  • Philippine power developer launches EPC tender for tidal energy project

    27 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation (SBOPC) has launched a request for proposals for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for its Capul Island Ocean Power Project.

  • Sembawang: Fanning Support Sought (Australia)

    20 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The international businessman behind the proposed $4.9 billion cruise ship and integrated residential, tourism, retail, casino and entertainment project proposed for Wavebreak Island has invited twice world champion surfer Mick Fanning to work with the him to ensure local surf breaks and the environment are protected. Sembawang of Singapore Global Project Underwriters’ President and CEO […]

  • Stop Land Reclamation, Defense Secretary Says

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30 that China has gone much further and faster in the South China Sea land reclamation operations, more than all other claimants combined and more than in the entire history of the region. He criticized China’s actions in the South China Sea as out […]

  • NOF Energy Helping Shetland Supply Chain Companies Diversify

    3 February 2016

    NOF Energy is supporting a cluster of Shetland-based energy sector supply chain businesses access new markets and sectors. The seven companies, which are the first from the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland to join NOF Energy, are all active in the North Sea oil & gas industry and are engaging with the organisation to […]

  • Delay in CfD clarifications could harm Scottish renewables

    22 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    A further delay in providing clarity on support for renewables could ’cause damage to Scotland’s offshore wind and islands renewable energy projects’ according to Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has postponed vital announcements on Contracts for Difference (CfD) until at least the autumn. DECC had previously committed […]

  • Living Breakwaters Barrier Announced

    6 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the kickoff off a $60 million “Living Breakwaters” barrier that will provide critical defenses against coastal erosion and grow the natural habitat for finfish, shellfish and crustations on the south shore of Staten Island. The water-based barrier, which includes an oyster reef to further break waves and filter sea […]

  • UAE: Technip, NPCC Win Upper Zakum Development Contract

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip, in a consortium with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), was awarded by Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) a lump sum engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning and start-up contract for the Upper Zakum 750K Project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The field is located in the Gulf, 84 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi. It is divided […]

  • USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2016

    “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media this evening.  The installation of wind turbines at the first American offshore wind farm was completed today with the last blade attached to the fifth GE Renewable Energy Haliade 150-6MW turbine. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern installed the first wind […]