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  • Lifeboat refloat attempt resumes

    31 January 2008

    An operation to free a £2m lifeboat, stranded on rocks at Rathlin Island, is on its second day. The Portrush lifeboat got into difficulty while attempting to rescue three people whose boat was in danger.

  • UK: Dredging on Heigham Sound to Begin Soon

    4 March 2011

    Following the Broads Authority’s successful project dredging Candle Dyke, near Martham, last year and the re-creation of a trial island at… (bymnews) [mappress] Source: bymnews, March 4, 2011

  • Army Corps Considers Two Plans to Straighten Barge Channel Near Cottage Grove (USA)

    5 December 2011

    The Mississippi River will get a new island near Cottage Grove in a plan to straighten out a crooked barge channel…   By Bob Shaw (twincities) [mappress] Source: twincities, December 5, 2011;

  • Storm Doris Closes Port of Liverpool

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK port owner and operator Peel Ports was forced to close the Port of Liverpool after the Storm Doris battered northern England throughout Thursday, February 23, with wind gusts reaching up to 100 miles per hour. The Port of Liverpool was subsequently re-opened but is still experiencing disruption to services, according to Peel Ports. Storm Doris, which […]

  • SEAI Awards Contracts for AMETS Environmental Surveys

    25 February 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded two contracts for environmental surveying services required for the development of a floating offshore wind turbine at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS).

  • Fire Erupts aboard Maersk Boxship

    23 August 2017
    Business & Finance

     A fire broke out on board the Dutch-flagged containership Maersk Pembroke on August 22 while underway some 125 nautical miles South West of Ireland. The fire was reported at 01:30 CET in the 2,902 TEU vessel’s engine room, a Maersk Line spokesperson confirmed to World Maritime News. “The fire originated from an auxiliary engine and is reported […]

  • SEAI Looking for AMETS Project Manager

    14 February 2014
    Environment

     Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is looking for a Project Management , Engineering and Specialist Advisory services provider for its Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). Namely, SEAI plans to develop a test site, located off Annagh Head, which would be focused on wave energy. The lease application for this project was submitted in […]

  • Second PORTOS call for renewable energy device testing opens

    3 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Interreg Atlantic Area funded PORTOS Project has opened 2nd call for renewable energy device testing. Technologists within the Atlantic Area are invited to submit applications outlining their novel marine renewable energy technology. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by an independent selection panel. This process is managed by University College Cork (MaREI), Ireland. Successful […]

  • Irish secure €2.88M for prototype robotic subsea drill

    6 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Technology

    The Irish government has allocated €2.88 million for a project that aims to develop a prototype subsea robotic drilling system for the offshore wind sector, amongst others. Mincon Group and its partners Subsea Micropiles, the National University of Ireland and the University of Limerick will design and build a prototype robotic drilling system and anchor […]

  • Seismic survey contracts awarded 

    7 August 2008

    StatoilHydro has recently awarded contracts for towed multi-streamer surveys for 2009, totalling NOK 1200 million. The contracts, covering surveys on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the Faroes and Ireland, has been awarded to PGS Geophysical, CGG Veritas and Wavefield Inseis. The award to PGS Geophysical also includes use of new technology for three dimentional surveys. This […]

  • ExxonMobil names new head of gas and power marketing unit

    5 February 2018

    US-based energy giant and LNG player, ExxonMobil has named a new head for its gas and power marketing unit after the current president Rob Franklin announced his intention to retire. Franklin will retire as president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company as of March 1, 2018, after more than 35 years of service. The […]

  • Wind Takes Bigger Share in Great Britain Power Mix

    26 January 2015

    Great Britain had an increase in renewable energy  production while coal-fired generation market fell in 2014, according to EnAppSys. The wind energy production increased 15% last year while the increase in the fourth quarter was 97%. The renewable energy plants produced 14.1% of electricity last year compared to 10.5% the year before. The total share […]

  • USA: Army Corps to Repair and Restore New York Beaches

    30 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    When Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States, a lot of its impacts were immediately obvious. From destroyed structures to massive power outages to flooding of communities and infrastructure like many had never seen before, the storm left its mark throughout the region. One of Sandy’s less obvious impacts at first was the damage it […]

  • USA: $5.2 Million Beach Renourishment Project Begins Soon

    21 July 2010

    A $5.2 million project to nourish beaches in Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach will begin Aug. 2…   (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, July 22, 2010;

  • Gov Carcieri to Host RI Conference (USA)

    22 November 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Wind power off Rhode Island’s coast will be the subject of a conference intended to draw representatives of industry, government and…   (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, November 22, 2010;

  • Gov Carcieri to Host RI Conference (USA)

    22 November 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Wind power off Rhode Island’s coast will be the subject of a conference intended to draw representatives of industry, government and…   (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, November 22, 2010;

  • Vroon: ‘VOS Famous’ reaches Aberdeen

    22 July 2015

    The Dutch-based shipping company, Vroon, has reported that VOS Famous Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV) on Monday arrived in Aberdeen, from Jiangsu Islands Shipbuilding Industry in Nanjing, China. The company took delivery of the vessel from the shipbuilder in June 2015. VOS Famous is the fourth vessel of a series of six 50m emergency […]

  • Taiwanese Freighter Collides with Chinese Warship

    5 August 2019

    The Chinese ship refused to cooperate with Taiwan Coast Guard after the collision.

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Seaport in Expansion Mode (Russia)

    2 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    In accordance with Government of Russia Regulation dated 21.12.2013 No. 2473-r, it is decided to expand the boundaries of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Seaport by means of inclusion of the land plots in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, where a passenger terminal is to be constructed, and in Nikolskoye village (Commander Islands, Kamchatka Territory), where it is planned to build a berth […]

  • Duck Beach Nourishment Project in Full Swing

    12 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    With the improved weather conditions, all three dredges returned to the Town of Duck Friday, June 9, to continue the beach nourishment operations. According to the town report, the northern section near Carrol Dr. is open to the public. There is still equipment on the beach with signage asking to stay clear. Currently, there are pipes […]

  • Vox Maxima Starts Its Indonesian Job

    25 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Van Oord’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger, the Vox Maxima, has started the dredging work for the creation of Pluit City, an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Pluit City project is being developed by Van Oord–Boskalis joint venture with the completion date set for 2018. The growth of Jakarta’s population by 800,000 people per […]

  • Nigerian LNG cargo bound for Portugal

    3 November 2017
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is to receive a new cargo of the chilled fuel from Nigeria.

  • Australia: Santos GLNG ships 20th cargo

    16 March 2016
    Vessels

    The US$18.5 billion Santos GLNG project said on Wednesday it has shipped its 20th cargo of chilled gas since it commenced production in 2015. The 160,000 cbm Cool Runner tanker carrying the 20th cargo left Curtis Island in Gladstone harbour this morning, Santos GLNG said. However, the Santos-led LNG project did not reveal the final […]

  • Kenya’s LION2 Submarine Cable Goes Live in April

    23 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Kenya’s fourth submarine cable, the Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION2), will go live in April, the CapitalNews noted. The cable was landed in Mombasa in December 2011 and is at this time waiting for connection, the Orange Kenya company informed. Company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer said that the firm is performing work at the landing […]

  • Bechtel Lifts CETI Award

    9 April 2014

    Bechtel has won a CETI Award for the company’s innovative use of RFID technology on the liquefied natural gas projects Bechtel is building on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia. The CETI Awards honor individuals and companies that have conducted new and emerging technology implementations and are awarded by Fiatech, an international group dedicated to the […]