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  • New Video on the Progress of Eko Atlantic

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Eko Atlantic city, a creative and ambitious development project, is about to change the face of Africa, transforming the Lagos State into a megacity. The city, currently under construction off Bar Beach, Victoria Island, will become the new financial epicenter of West Africa by the year 2020.  The newly released video update on the continuing development of Eko Atlantic […]

  • BC Ferries’ Queen of Burnaby Back in Service

    29 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries has completed the required repairs to the propeller hub of its ferry, the Queen of Burnaby, and will bring the ship back into service on the Comox – Powell River route starting from July 29. Due to the necessary maintenance works on the vessel, BC Ferries reshuffled its other vessels to support the route until the […]

  • Sri Lanka Navy Saves 18 Indian Fishermen in Distress

    21 December 2011

    Naval personnel attached to SLNS Wasaba of the Northern Naval Command rescued 12 Indian fishermen when their trawlers were run aground in the seas off Delft Island on 19th December 2011 while Naval personnel attached to SLNS Elara of the same Command rescued 06 Indian fishermen in a trawler run aground in the seas off […]

  • Worley to Design Revolution Wind Substations

    30 April 2019
    Project & Tenders, Storage

    Ørsted has awarded Worley with a contract to engineer and design two offshore wind topside substations for the 700MW Revolution Wind project off the Rhode Island coast, US. The project started in March 2019, with the installation expected in 2022, Worley said. “This project is directly aligned to our strategic priority of supporting our customers through […]

  • GE Preparing BIWF Nacelles for Shipping

    11 July 2016

    GE reported today that the manufacturing of the first commercial series of Haliade™ nacelles is soon to be completed at its offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, with the nacelles scheduled to begin their voyage to the U.S. in mid-July. The five 370-tonne nacelles will equip the Block Island offshore wind farm, the first of its kind in […]

  • Hydro Group nets contract for Korea’s wind-wave energy hybrid

    5 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Aberdeen-based subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group has been awarded a £750,000 contract with Korea Research of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) for wind and wave energy platform works.

  • Army Corps Returns to Full Operations (USA)

    18 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has returned to full operations following the passing of the continuing resolution by Congress. Effective today, Rock Island District-operated campgrounds, day-use parks, visitor centers and boat ramps are reopening to the public. All other District services reduced or curtailed during the federal government shutdown, including individual […]

  • Valco Orders Jackets and Topsides for Gabon Project

    26 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., announced today that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island, L.L.C., it has signed a contract for the fabrication of (2) 4-pile jackets and associated topsides with Vaalco Energy, Inc. The platforms will be destined for Gabon, West Africa. Terms of the contract remain undisclosed. The company said that revenue and man-hour backlog […]

  • Pelamis’ remaining staff lose their job

    22 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise has been selected as the preferred bidder for the assets of Scottish wave energy company Pelamis, but the company’s remaining staff will be let go, British media report. After the wave energy company Pelamis went into administration last month, Highlands and Islands Enterprise has been selected as the preferred bidder to take […]

  • Pacific leaders give the nod to Global Ocean Energy Alliance

    17 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    Leaders of 20 Pacific island countries and territories have approved the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA), highlighting the implementation of the 1.5MW ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform being developed for deployment in São Tomé and Príncipe.

  • UK firm to build Southeast Asia’s first tidal energy plant

    31 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation (SBOPC), an affiliate of Energies PH, has awarded the UK’s Inyanga Marine Energy Group with a contract to build Southeast Asia’s first-ever tidal power generation plant. The project will be located at the remote Capul Island of Northern Samar in the Philippines, along the San Bernardino Strait, a passage well-known […]

  • Officials to Discuss Rhode Island’s Coastal Projects

    8 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A public meeting on adaptive strategies in the preservation of threatened coastal wetlands is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 6–8 p.m. at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus, Coastal Institute. This public stakeholder meeting is planned to explore this issue, as well as the collaborative efforts of both state and community-based options that may be able […]

  • Nansha Project Will Not Affect Anyone, China Says

    29 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Chinese side is gravely concerned about the statement of the 26th ASEAN Summit on the South China Sea issue, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei yesterday. Commenting the 26th ASEAN Summit Chairman’s Statement which expresses serious concerns on the land reclamation being undertaken in the South China Sea, he said: “China holds a clear and long-standing stance on […]

  • Italy: Titan Salvage, Micoperi Win Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Tender

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office announced that the tender for the removal of the ship from Giglio Island has been awarded to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi. The work will begin in early May subject to final approval from the Italian authorities and is expected to take […]

  • Installation of final inter-array cables about to start at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier project site

    3 March 2025
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus TravOcean and Prysmian will soon resume the inter-array cable installation at the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm site in France. According to a recent social media post from Louis Dreyfus TravOcean, 5 strings and 37 cables are left to be installed and connected at the site of the 61-turbine offshore wind […]

  • The Gigayacht

    21 March 2008

    Monaco-based designer Wally Yachts reconceives the yacht as a 325-ft. floating personal island Little more than a decade after beginning in business, Monaco-based Wally Yachts continues to develop innovative concepts and minimalist luxury at a rate exceeding any other marine design house on the planet. The company’s latest is the WallyIsland—a 99 meter (325 feet) […]

  • Ocean Isle Beach pumps sand to ease erosion

    30 May 2006

    Ocean Isle Beach | After years of disappearing sand and even some disappearing oceanfront homes, the seriously eroded east end of this Brunswick County resort town is finally getting some relief. New sand is being pumped from the nearby Shallotte Inlet crossing of the Intracoastal Waterway, but there’s no guarantee as to how long it […]

  • COSCO Shipping to Cruise in Hot South China Sea

    22 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The newly-created shipping major China COSCO Shipping Corporation (COSCOCS) has revealed its intention to launch cruise lines in the South China Sea starting from July, local media reported. Namely, the company’s first route would depart from China’s Sanya to the Yongle Island, part of the disputed Xisha Islands, which are also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. The inaugural route would reportedly be […]

  • Knud E. Hansen, SEDS Partner Up on Passenger Vessel Designs

    11 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Danish marine consultancy Knud E. Hansen (KEH) and ship designer Smart Engineering & Design Solutions (India) (SEDS) have teamed up to provide two vessel designs for four passenger ships to be built for India’s Andaman & Nicobar Administration.  According to KEH, the larger vessel design will feature a length of 157 meters and a width of […]

  • Report: Petronas to relocate PNW LNG docking facilities

    29 December 2016

    Petronas of Malaysia has reportedly decided to alter the design of the planned multi-billion dollar Pacific NorthWest LNG project in Canada by relocating the docking facilities.

  • All Set for Beals Harbor Dredging Project

    7 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    A long-awaited maintenance dredging of the Beals Harbor and Pig Island Gut Federal Navigation Projects in Beals, Maine, is about to begin. According to a description published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, this work will be accomplished by Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass. Dredging is scheduled […]

  • Nexans nears end of activities at Greek interconnector

    17 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    Nexans has completed the last pull-in of the subsea interconnector cable between the island of Crete and the Greek mainland. Nexans is in charge of the design, manufacture and installation of the 335-kilometer subsea HVDC cable system for Ariadne Interconnection, owned by Greece’s state grid operator IPTO, under a contract won in May 2020. The activities are […]

  • Van Oord’s Maldives Project Scoops DPC Innovation Award

    1 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for its innovative and sustainable approach to a land reclamation project in the Maldives. The company won the award in the ‘Innovation in Project Design – Open Water/ Coastal Dredging’ category. According to the organizers, the judges admired this totally rounded project with its large number […]

  • Newfoundland’s Ro/Pax Newbuilding Beset by Engine Trouble

    25 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The first of the two new CAD 50 million ferries ordered by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to serve the Fogo Island – Change Island route had to be returned to its shipyard in Romania for an engine replacement, according to local media. The new 14-knot, 80-metre ice-class RoPax MV Veteran departed from Damen Shipyards Galati […]

  • Newfoundland’s Ro/Pax Newbuilding Beset by Engine Trouble

    25 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The first of the two new CAD 50 million ferries ordered by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to serve the Fogo Island – Change Island route had to be returned to its shipyard in Romania for an engine replacement, according to local media. The new 14-knot, 80-metre ice-class RoPax MV Veteran departed from Damen Shipyards Galati […]