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  • Delaware Beachfill Project Enters Final Phase

    23 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District is wrapping up operations at Dewey Beach Delaware. According to the Corps, the beachfill project involves pumping some 650,000 cubic yards of sand onto Dewey and Rehobeth beaches to reduce the risk of storm damages. The project, managed by USACE and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental […]

  • Two kings’ feast: New Lock Terneuzen in North Sea Port officially opened

    14 October 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    The New Lock (Nieuwe Sluis) Terneuzen in North Sea Port has been officially inaugurated, marking an important milestone for the Netherlands, Belgium, and Flanders.

  • Water2Energy makes tidal turbine testing optimizations in Netherlands

    19 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Dutch-based company Water2Energy (W2E) has optimized the test setup at the sluice gate in the Port of Flushing to increase the yield of its next-generation tidal energy turbine under trials at the site.

  • More Precaution Needed for Deep Sea Minerals Exploration (Fiji)

    24 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Exploring for deep sea minerals and possible exploitation in future presents an emerging new economic opportunity for Pacific Island countries. But this opportunity must be balanced against protection of the ocean environment and preservation of rare and fragile ecosystems and ocean habitats. Dr Russell Howorth of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) emphasised this […]

  • Greece: Euromar Acquires Containership from Euroseas

    26 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Euroseas Ltd. announced today that its joint venture company, Euromar LLC, signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase the M/V TORGE S, a geared containership of 33,216 dwt and 2,450 twenty foot equivalent units (teu) built in 2003 in Japan. The vessel is expected to be delivered to Euromar in October 2011; it will be […]

  • New York Rallies Behind Deepwater ONE Offshore Wind Farm

    21 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    New York labor unions, civic and environmental organizations and elected officials hosted a rally outside of Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to show their support for what is to be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm ahead of LIPA’s expected vote to approve the project. Located off the east end of Long Island, Deepwater Wind’s 90-megawatt, 15-turbine […]

  • South Korea Tapping Into Dutch Offshore Wind Know-How

    11 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and DUWIND/TU Delft have designed a long-term training programme for future South Korean experts who will work on developing offshore wind potential off the Jeju Island. Over a five-year period, academic-level Koreans will receive training in basic theory, applied knowledge and practical knowledge, ECN said. ”Starting in summer 2017, 10 Koreans will […]

  • Polish Seatech Engineering Develops LNG Push Tug

    14 September 2012
    Vessels

    Polish Seatech Engineering has drafted innovative designs of an inland waterways push tug driven by liquefied natural gas (LNG), Dag Pike writes. Accordingly, the challenges for placing 35cm LNG tanks have been met by locating them in the forward section of the hull, below a raised section of deck. The tug is said to be […]

  • Carnival, Royal Caribbean Sign Saint Lucia Deal

    23 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The firms will manage the existing cruise pier and terminal facilities, and build and operate a new cruise port on St. Lucia.

  • Minesto names new chairman

    10 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has elected Jonas Millqvist as its new chairman. Millqvist will replace Bengt Adolfsson who has served as chairman for the last four years. Bengt Adolfsson remains as board member of Minesto as the company’s largest shareholder. Jonas Millqvist is senior underwriter at Denmark’s Export Credit Agency. He became a member […]

  • Construction Works in Full Swing in Carteret County

    11 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Works on the Phase II of the Carteret County Post Florence Renourishment Project are in full swing now, informs the county’s Shore Protection Office. “As expected, we’re experiencing some strong productivity a little over two days into the project as the sand is being pumped eastward from the first subline landing,” the county said. The […]

  • JAXPORT, SSA Marine Break Ground on Container Terminal Expansion

    26 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby joined elected officials and leadership from JAXPORT and SSA Marine on November 22 to break ground on a new international container terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.  The SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal is an expansion of SSA’s current leasehold at Blount Island and includes […]

  • OMV ready to drill Norwegian Sea well after getting green light from regulators

    27 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    OMV is ready to drill an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea following an offshore safety approval for the use of a rig and the receipt of a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities.

  • Full Speed Ahead with McKellar Dredging Project

    8 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Inland Dredging Company, a Dyersburg, Tennessee based contractor, is nine days into dredging in McKellar Lake Harbor, Memphis, TN.  Inland’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) INTEGRITY is working under a three year contract with the Memphis District of the Army Corps of Engineers. “We started dredging there nine days ago and have removed close to 160,000 […]

  • Europe’s First LNG-Powered Hopper Barge

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €1.5 million the construction of the first in Europe hopper barge powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Hopper barges carrying sand dredged from ports are most often using conventional, more polluting fuel than accepted by the European regulation for future shipping services (2050 onwards). This project is […]

  • Participants of IADC Seminar Visit Boskalis’ Project

    13 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is currently running a five-day Dredging Seminar in Panama (April 11-15). During the first two days of the seminar, 32 participants from 13 countries visited the artificial islands of Punta Pacifica and a rock loading facility in Vacamonte. The Punta Pacifica land reclamation project, being undertaken by Boskalis, involves […]

  • Boskalis in Markermeer Lake: Changing Map of the Netherlands

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Boskalis is changing the map of the Netherlands in the Markermeer lake, where nature is getting a boost with an archipelago of five new islands. First and foremost the Marker Wadden will become a paradise for birds, but also a recreational area for nature lovers, said Boskalis in its announcement. “It’s not the first time […]

  • Polarcus calls in the liquidators

    9 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has appointed FTI Consulting liquidators to financially troubled seismic contractor Polarcus. The company’s assets were taken over by its lenders following a loan default earlier this year. Last week, Polarcus received notification from the lenders that they no longer support the continuation of its operations. The lender-appointed managers […]

  • USA: Dredging at Sunset Marina and Boat Harbor Starts Soon

    28 October 2011

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, awarded a $101,607.25 contract to conduct Mississippi River maintenance dredging operations at Sunset Marina and Boat Harbor in Rock Island, Ill. The contract was awarded to Marine Tech, LLC, of Duluth, Minn. The contractor will perform hydraulic dredging of the entrance to Sunset Marina and Boat […]

  • New Zealand: Salvors Remove 24 Containers from Rena

    20 December 2011

    The total number of containers removed from Rena by Svitzer is now 243 since 24 containers were removed from the Rena yesterday. Weather conditions for operations over the few days are relatively good and no changes to the status of the vessel have been confirmed. The total number of containers washed overboard from Rena now […]

  • Wello inks commercial agreement for wave energy project in Barbados

    9 August 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition

    Finnish wave technology provider Wello and the government-led Export Barbados (BIDC) have signed a commercial agreement for the deployment of a 5MW wave energy project in Barbados.

  • Leclanché’s battery systems selected for CMAL’s hybrid ferries

    14 September 2023
    Equipment, Vessels

    Swiss equipment provider Leclanché SA has been selected for a pair of hybrid roll-on, roll-off passenger and vehicle ferries (RoPax) owned by Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).

  • DCI Celebrates 39th Anniversary

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI), a Government of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Shipping, has celebrated its 39th anniversary. Shri P.Jayapal, Director (Operations & Technical), Shri S.Charles, Director (Finance), Heads of departments, employees, retired employees and their families attended the event. A number of cultural events were held to mark the event. In his inaugural address, Shri […]

  • Gorgon LNG Project: Chevron Says First GTG in Place, Australia

    8 January 2013

    Chevron said that the first gas turbine generator (GTG) arrived on Barrow Island, where the company is building an LNG plant as part of the Gorgon project, in early December last year and has been set on its foundation. This marked a major milestone for the project, as the GTGs will play an essential role […]

  • Southwestern Yacht Club Seeks USACE Permit for Dredging

    3 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Glenn Mueller of the Southwestern Yacht Club has submitted an Application for Permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District for the Southwestern Yacht Club Maintenance Dredging Project. The dredging and beach nourishment project is located at the Southwest Yacht Club in the Shelter Island Yacht Basin in San Diego Bay, in […]