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  • Coastal Resilience Grant for Quonochontaug Scheme

    19 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Rhode Island Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, announced yesterday that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has received a $75,000 award from the National Coastal Resilience Fund to restore and strengthen the natural infrastructure that protects coastal communities.  According to Whitehouse, DEM will use the funding to advance resiliency efforts along the shore of Quonochontaug […]

  • Sussex Inlet and Lake Conjola Dredging About to Begin

    29 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Shoalhaven City Council will start the dredging operations around Sussex Inlet and Lake Conjola from Monday 7 March. A significant amount of sand will be removed from the Riviera Keys, Sussex Inlet Channel and Lake Conjola while the Currambene Creek scheme will involve rock removal operations. The project also includes beach nourishment and protection works along […]

  • Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Galveston Bay

    14 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Port of Houston has used dredging to restore marshes and other beneficial use sites in the Galveston Bay area. As a component of the 1998 congressionally authorized project to deepen and widen of the Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels (HGNC), the silt, sand, shell and clay dredged during the expansion and subsequent channel maintenance has been, and […]

  • VIDEO: Van Oord in the Maldives

    5 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Southwest of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean lies the Maldives, a country spread over some 1,200 small, sandy islands, only 196 of which are inhabited. One third of the country’s 350,000 inhabitants live in the capital of Male. The city is getting congested and there is not enough space to house the families coming […]

  • Hempstead Coastal Protection Project on Schedule

    29 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony J. Santino has announced that his township’s beaches will be fully open for this summer’s season. “I am delighted to announce that all Town of Hempstead beaches will be fully open to the public this summer as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conclude coastal protection work on the town’s […]

  • SSEN Wraps Up Jura – Mainland Cable Works

    2 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has replaced the submarine electricity cable connecting the Isle of Jura to Tayvallich in Argyll, following a cable fault in November. SSEN connected the new cable to the main electricity network on Tuesday 31 March, returning the network to normal operation to ensure a electricity supply to the islands […]

  • Norway: STX Gets Contract for Four Platform Supply Vessels

    31 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured new contracts for the construction of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore. The combined value of all four contracts exceeds NOK 1 billion. The first two contracts are expected to […]

  • Scottish Offshore Renewables Developers Worried over SHE’s Connection Delay

    14 January 2013
    Storage

    Developers of offshore renewable energy in Scotland are worried over delay in power connection between Orkney and Shetland Islands and the mainland, which was announced by SSE’s Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission(SHE) on December 20, Bloomberg informs. Richard Yemm, founder and director of Pelamis Wave Power Ltd that has projects off both islands, is cited by […]

  • Scottish Offshore Renewables Developers Worried over SHE’s Connection Delay

    14 January 2013
    Storage

    Developers of offshore renewable energy in Scotland are worried over delay in power connection between Orkney and Shetland Islands and the mainland, which was announced by SSE’s Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission(SHE) on December 20, Bloomberg informs. Richard Yemm, founder and director of Pelamis Wave Power Ltd that has projects off both islands, is cited by […]

  • Ghasha Concession $1.36 Billion Contract for NMDC

    6 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a $1.36 billion dredging, land reclamation and marine construction contract to the UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) for the construction of the Ghasha Concession Artificial Islands.  Under the agreement, NMDC will construct 10 new artificial islands and two causeways, as well as expand an existing island – […]

  • Boston Public Works Department Applies for Permit

    18 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The city of Boston Public Works Department has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the installation of utility crossings in Boston Harbor in Boston, Mass. The city plans to conduct work within and to discharge dredged and/or fill material into […]

  • BAM Nuttall Wins South Georgia Wharf Contract

    4 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    An £8.15 million contract to build a new wharf at the remote Sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia was awarded to BAM Nuttall earlier this week. The contract is part of a major investment program to modernize the UK’s Antarctic infrastructure. Commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Government of South Georgia & […]

  • Aminex preparing for first gas from Kiliwani North

    15 March 2016

    Aminex PLC is getting ready to start production from its Kiliwani North-1 well, offshore Tanzania. The company on Tuesday said that the final well integrity testing of the Kiliwani North-1 well (“KN-1”) has been concluded, recording a high tubing pressure reading relative to the other producing wells on Songo Songo Island. “A wellhead control panel […]

  • Electro Standards Laboratories Develop New Conversion Systems (USA)

    24 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has collaborated with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, in the development of two new wave energy conversion systems to power remote sensor buoys. The green energy accomplishments include a Direct Drive System and a Resonant Drive System. The Direct Drive System developed by Electro Standards Laboratories and the […]

  • Inverness Hosts Scotland’s Largest Marine Energy Conference

    17 September 2013

    Scotland, and in particular the Highlands and Islands, is continuing to lead the world in the development of marine energy devices – according to the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Alex Paterson opened the annual Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference at Eden Court, Inverness yesterday (16 September). Up to 300 delegates and […]

  • NJ Aggressive in Using Eminent Domain

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Christie Administration has filed an eminent domain action against the city of Margate to secure an easement encompassing 87 municipally-owned lots required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct engineered beach and dune projects to protect lives, homes, businesses and infrastructure from storm surges and flooding on Absecon Island. The federally funded […]

  • Thiess: Tunnelling Breakthrough under ‘The Narrows’

    18 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Thiess delivers a major milestone for Saipem Australia, principal contractor for the Santos GLNG Gas Transmission Pipeline Project by successfully tunnelling under “The Narrows” off Gladstone to connect Curtis Island with the mainland. The 4.3 kilometer undersea tunnel has provided a conduit for installation of the pipeline without disturbing the marine environment. Tunnelling commenced in […]

  • Thiess: Santos GLNG Tunnel Breaks Through (VIDEO)

    18 February 2014

    Thiess has delivered a major milestone for Saipem Australia, principal contractor for the Santos GLNG Gas Transmission Pipeline Project by successfully tunnelling under “The Narrows” off Gladstone to connect Curtis Island with the mainland. The 4.3 kilometre under-sea tunnel has provided a conduit for installation of the pipeline without disturbing the marine environment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3l0MhkmqE Tunnelling […]

  • USA: GPA on Right Track

    11 July 2013

     A new inland port agreement signed today by Governor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority and Cordele Intermodal Services will create and expand international markets for regional business. The agreement, which ensures a direct 200-mile rail route to and from GPA’s Garden City Terminal in Savannah, will serve as a gateway to Southwest Georgia and […]

  • The Netherlands: APM Terminals’ 5th Global Safety Day Observed

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      APM Terminals’ Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network observed its 5th annual Global Safety Day on October 12th with the participation of 24,000 employees at the company’s facilities around the world. Each facility will organize their safety day activities around local challenges, concerns or issues. In some cases the program will consist of […]

  • Orange Marine Lays Scottish Subsea Fibre Cables

    28 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The biggest fibre cable laying project undertaken in the UK in recent years has begun on the West Coast of Scotland to deliver superfast broadband to some of the country’s most remote island communities. Thousands of homes and businesses are set to benefit from the publicly funded digital network being built to bring world class […]

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Progressing as Planned

    1 August 2012

    The progress of construction work on 108 MW Riffgat offshore wind farm is right on schedule. The Riffgat offshore wind farm is located 15 kilometers from the island of Borkum and 25 kilometers from the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog. Before starting the installation, the developers had applied for scour protection, after which EWE and Enova […]

  • Van Oord Vessel to Start Windpark Fryslân Work

    20 January 2020

    Van Oord’s crane vessel Werkendam has arrived at the IJsselmeer to start working on the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm project. The vessel will be involved in the construction of an artificial island off the Frisian coast, Windpark Fryslân said. With a land area of 2ha and a submerged, shallow water area of 25ha, the […]

  • Australia: Monadelphous Scores Pluto LNG Work

    2 April 2012
    Project & Tenders

    Engineering company Monadelphous Group said it has secured a new three-year maintenance services contract from Woodside on the Pluto LNG Project at Karratha in WA. The contract includes work associated with its onshore and offshore facilities and has the option for two one-year extensions. It follows Monadelphous’s delivery of major construction services and commissioning support […]

  • Acta Marine Preparing to Install BlueTec Tidal Platform

    15 June 2015

    Acta Marine’s Coastal Chariot will soon install the floating BlueTec platform, south of the island of Texel in The Netherlands. Acta Marine has coincided the installation process with Van Oord Offshore. In June, the Coastal Chariot will tow and hook-up the platform. The DP1 Ultra Shallow Draft Multipurpose Support Vessel will then attach it to the […]