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  • USACE Seeks Comments on Working Draft Report (USA)

    5 April 2012

      The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Institute for Water Resources has released a working draft report examining options for future modernization for U.S. port and inland waterways. The Conference Report on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 (H.R. 2055), instructed the IWR to report to Congress on how it should address the need for […]

  • DEC Issues Draft General Permit for Bulkhead Removal (USA)

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

      Permitting for bulkhead replacement and repair on portions of Long Island’s south shore will be streamlined under a draft permit released yesterday, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced. “In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, DEC issued an emergency permit for bulkhead repair to expedite storm recovery efforts,” DEC […]

  • Safety milestone for Petrofac

    18 February 2015

    The end of 2014 saw Petrofac’s Offshore Capital Projects (OCP) business reach 5 million man-hours without any recordable lost-time incidents on the Satah Al Razboot (SARB) package 3 project, offshore Abu Dhabi. Located on an artificial island about 120 km off the north-west coast of Abu Dhabi, SARB 3 is OCP’s largest EPC project to […]

  • AISI: Water Resources Bill to Bring Benefits for Steel Industry (USA)

    16 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Senate passed, by a vote of 83-14, legislation authorizing funding for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which includes port dredging and improvements, modernization of locks and dams in inland waterways and flood control protections such as levees and dams. Thomas J. Gibson, President and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute […]

  • DNO gains permit for Norwegian Sea well

    9 October 2019
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted DNO a drilling permit for a well located in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice

    1 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

                    VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – January 2015 The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity.   Van Oord, […]

  • Sabella’s D10 cable connection stalls. Retry end of August

    3 August 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has delayed the connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France. As reported earlier, Sabella planned to connect the 1 MW tidal turbine with the Ushant island during the neap tide, between July 24 and 27, but the company stated it was unsuccessful in its efforts. The […]

  • Wartsila, Cryonorm in LNG fueling deal for IWW market

    16 February 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Wärtsilä of Finland and Cryonorm Systems BV, the Netherlands-based developer and supplier of cryogenic vaporizers, signed a deal to form a consortium to deliver LNG systems for the Inland Waterway (IWW) European market. The main aim of this cooperation is to create a standard LNG fuel system for inland waterway vessels that will achieve lower […]

  • VIDEO: Engine Room Fire Leaves Cruise Ship Drifting off Falklands

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The 10,000 tonne cruise ship Le Boreal, operated by French Compagnie du Ponant, suffered a major engine room fire on November 18 which left the ship drifting at sea and in danger of grounding on Cape Dolphin, East Falkland. The incident forced the master of Le Boreal to order evacuation of 347 passengers and crew. British forces based in the […]

  • BlueTEC Floating Tidal Platform Officially Launched

    9 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The first BlueTEC Tidal Energy platform was formally named by the Mayor of Texel, the Netherlands. The floating platform, which holds tidal turbines below the sea surface, will soon be positioned near the island of Texel supplying clean electricity to theDutch grid. This first BlueTEC will serve as a demonstration platform targeted at remote locations […]

  • Mexico: Dredging Reduces Environmental Harm at Manzanillo Port

    23 March 2012

    Environmental harm caused by the construction of the second phase of the Specialized Container Terminal (ECT), the port of Manzanillo, Mexico, will be reduced by already initiated dredging of the canals and creating islands in the lagoon of the Valley of the Herons, reports The Bulletin Panama. The Mexican Ministry of Environment has organized the […]

  • Bethany Dredging Project Set for May

    27 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, recently awarded a $19.2 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) to dredge 1.2 million cubic yards of sand that will be used to fortify the beaches and dune system in Bethany, South Bethany and Fenwick Island. According to the latest project update, the […]

  • Ocean Sun inks Mediterranean floating solar deal

    31 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vision

    Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has signed an agreement with MP Quantum Group (MP) to develop floating solar projects in Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.

  • Providence gets permission for Barryroe site survey

    9 August 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has received permission from Irish authorities to undertake a site survey at its operated Barryroe project located offshore Ireland.

  • Experts Look Ways to Accelerate Offshore Energy Projects

    3 February 2015

    The RiCORE (Risk Based Consenting for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects) project has been awarded €1.4 million from the European Commission’s competitive Horizon 2020 programme. Led by Robert Gordon University (RGU), a group comprising teams from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France and Scotland will look at ways of accelerating and streamlining the environmental requirements associated with consents for […]

  • Stena Line to furlough 600, lay off 150 workers due to COVID-19

    7 April 2020
    Human Capital

    Gothenburg-based ferry company Stena Line plans to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundancies across the UK and the Republic of Ireland amid a large decline in travel bookings and freight volumes caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it would ensure those furloughed maintain 80% of salaries. Due to the demand drop, Stena […]

  • Top news, June 20 – 26, 2016

    26 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from June 20 – 26, 2016.

  • Captiva Beaches Replenishment About to Begin (USA)

    7 October 2013

    The Captiva beaches replenishment program is about to begin, according to nbc-2.com. Two dredgers, named Dodge Island and Padre Island, arrived off the Captiva coast today. During this $8 million worth project, these powerful vessels will dredge beach compatible sand from a borrow area off the shore and load it onto the barges, reports nbc-2.com. […]

  • Picture of the Day: Sea Gate Project

    1 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Work is underway on the long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers project to construct T-groins and place sand in the community of Sea Gate west of the West 37th Street Groin in Coney Island. The project will be a benefit to the larger Coney Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Project and will also include beach restoration […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 27 – May 3, 2015

    3 May 2015

    MT Højgaard Found Not Guilty in Robin Rigg Trial The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that MT Højgaard is not liable for the costs of repairing the foundations for the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm, off the Scottish coast. Dong Not Selling Wind Business Dong Energy has denied recent suggestions of selling its […]

  • Assateague Bypass Dredging Operations Underway

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

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge MURDEN arrived in Ocean City Friday and began carrying out Assateague Bypass dredging operations Saturday. According to the Corps, the MURDEN is scheduled to work in the area for about a month, and will be removing material from in and around the channel, with an emphasis on the […]

  • HHI Update: Beachfill Activities Resume at Singleton Beach

    24 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    [mappress mapid=”23290″] The Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has just released the latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project, undertaken by Weeks Marine. All beachfill activities between South Forest Beach (near Marriott’s Grande Ocean Resort) and southern Palmetto Dunes (near Captain’s Walk) are complete. The dredger, pipeline and equipment will be repositioned during […]

  • Cashman Nabs $3.4 Million Beals Harbor Dredging Contract

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Maintenance dredging of the Beals Harbor and Pig Island Gut Federal Navigation Projects in Beals, Maine, will be completed under the terms of a $3.4 million contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass. Dredging is […]

  • PHOTO: Dinish Wharf Extension Works Move Ahead

    20 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Dinish Wharf extension scheme, located on Dinish Island, Castletownbere and undertaken by L&M Keating Ltd., is moving forward.  In addition to doubling of the Dinish Island facility through the provision of 216 meters of extra landing berth, the project will deliver approximately 2.2 acres of highly usable reclaimed quay storage area, two new major […]

  • VIDEO: New Cranes Arriving at JAXPORT

    27 September 2016

    Video Courtesy: JAXPORT The video above shows three new 100-gauge cranes arriving at the Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT) Blount Island Marine Terminal on August 19, 2016, after they completed a 17,000 mile journey from China to Jacksonville, Florida. Built by crane manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (ZPMC), the cranes are scheduled to be in […]