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• ClassNK Recognized by Republic of Palau

  30 November 2012

  Business & Finance

  Classification society ClassNK has been named the newest Recognized Organization (RO) of the Palauan Flag administration. A new agreement signed between ClassNK and the Palauan International Ship Registry delegates ClassNK authority to certify Palauan flagged vessels in accordance with international conventions. The Republic of Palau is an island nation consisting of eight principal islands located […]

• India approves use of LNG as fuel for transport

  16 March 2017

  India’s ministry of the road, transport, and highways has given the green light for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for road vehicles.

• Update: Reunion Debris Confirmed as MH370

  6 August 2015

  Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

  A part of a wing recently discovered on Réunion Island has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia’s prime minister announced today. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is […]

• Australia: Dredging on Boat Passage Begins

  18 April 2011

  Dredging operations have started in the Boat Passage between Whyte Island and Pelican Banks in Brisbane. (lloydslistdcn) [mappress] Source: lloydslistdcn, March 18, 2011

• USA: Port of Miami in Growth Mode

  9 June 2011

  Work on the $1 billion tunnel connecting Dodge Island to regional highways is underway. By Zachary Fagenson (miamitodaynews) [mappress] Source: miamitodaynews, June 9, 2011    

• Contributing Together to a Cleaner Future

  20 August 2014

  On 19 June the festive recommissioning ceremony of the coupled push-tow combination Eiger-Nordwand took place in Rotterdam. A special occasion, as it is the first container inland vessel in the world refitted to LNG. Maritime by Holland Magazine attended the ceremony and spoke to the project partners about this unique, innovative project. Eiger-Nordwand was due […]

• Green Bay Port (USA) balances dredging and development

  17 February 2010

  Green Bay this year has a harbor that needs to be dredged, an island that could be developed and a federal government coming up short with money for both projects… [mappress] Source:dailyreporter,February 17,2010;

• Belgium: EC to Addopt Trans-European Transport Network Proposals

  21 October 2011

    Europe’s inland port infrastructure looks set to benefit from the European Commission’s (EC) decision to adopt Trans-European… (PortWorld) [mappress] Source: PortWorld, October 21, 2011

• Hayling Gets New Breakwater (UK)

  18 May 2010

  FLOOD defence bosses have refloated the idea of Hayling getting a breakwater which will not only protect the Island’s south eastern shore… [mappress] Source: haylingtoday, May 18, 2010;

• Federal and State Officials Want More Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

  29 December 2010

  Residents of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket better get used to a lot of wind farms surrounding their resort islands.   By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 29, 2010

• Dutch Consider New Ways of Holding Back the Waters

  2 December 2007

  With over half of its population living below sea level, the Netherlands is particularly at risk from the effects of climate change. One new idea is to build an island in the North Sea — in the shape of a Tulip.

• BIWTA fails to finish dredging in a month

  1 February 2006

  The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) failed to complete dredging of the 20km long channel from Baghabari river port to Mohanganj in a month, which was scheduled to be completed within 15 days.

• The Pearl-Qatar races ahead of schedule

  27 December 2005

  The Pearl-Qatar, the multi billion US dollar offshore island and one of the largest real estate developments in the country, is forging ahead of schedule, board members were told at the annual visit to the development.

• Sailors rescued

  18 November 2006

  TWO missing crew members were pulled from the water with minor injuries several hours after their small ship sank near Sheshan Island, local maritime authorities said yesterday.

• Salisbury Beach Receives Dredged Sand (USA)

  4 October 2010

  As beach nourishment efforts turn south to Plum Island, officials here voiced satisfaction with the results of the project. Great Lakes … By Victor Tine (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, October 4, 2010;

• Taiwanese Experts Support Terminal Relocation (China)

  14 November 2011

  The construction of a new ferry terminal at the offshore artificial island that will host the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge border crossing…   By Vítor Quintã (macaudailytimes) [mappress] Source: macaudailytimes, November 14, 2011;

• Abu Dhabi (UAE) looks forward to second Mussafah port

  1 February 2010

  A second port in Musaffah to serve the growing number of manufacturing companies setting up in the industrial zones next to Abu Dhabi Island is being planned. [mappress] Source: The National, February 1, 2010

• Determining Best Location for Tidal Turbine (Canada)

  9 May 2011

  Talk of electricity feed-in tariffs and tidal currents might elicit yawns in some parts of the world, but not on Long and Brier islands…   By Bill Power (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, May 09, 2011;

• Capsized ship may close Rhine for another week

  19 January 2011

  The river Rhine in central Germany was closed to shipping for a sixth day on Wednesday by a capsized tanker loaded with sulphuric acid and could remain so for another week or more, the inland navigation authority said.

• Argos Boasts the Best Seismic Data Quality Seen in North Falklands Basin

  20 September 2011

  Falkland Islands exploration company Argos Resources released Monday morning interim results and CEO Ian Thomson told investors that the … Source: MercoPress [mappress] Source: en.mercopress,September 20, 2011;

• New Zealand: dredge spoil dump plan angers tribes

  18 December 2009

  Hauraki Gulf tribes and environmental groups are unhappy about a plan to dump dredged spoil on the continental shelf near Great Barrier Island… Source: New Zealand Herald, December 18, 2009

• R.I. Supreme Court won’t set date for hearing on wind farm until it receives all transcripts related to the case (USA)

  8 September 2010

  Authorities & Government

  The Rhode Island Supreme Court will not set a date for a hearing on challenges to a key approval for a proposed offshore wind farm near… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, September 08, 2010;

• India-China Rivalry in Sri Lanka Was Western Construct, Official Says

  11 January 2012

  China has conveyed to Sri Lanka that it understands the primacy of the relationship between India and the island nation, a Sri Lankan MP …   By Elizabeth Roche (livemint) [mappress] Source: livemint, January 11, 2012;

• Senator Snowe Announces Initiative to Preserve Maine’s Working Coastline (USA)

  5 October 2011

  Authorities & Government

  U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) announced Maine’s Island Institute, Maine Sea Grant, and Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,… (politicalnews) [mappress] Source: politicalnews, October 05, 2011

• EU adds 4 more ship-recycling facilities to its list as UK yards face Brexit-related removal

  

  16 November 2020

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition, Vessels

  The European Commission has added new yards to the European List of ship recycling facilities suitable for the dismantling of EU-flagged vessels in an environmentally-friendly way. These include two European yards and two more yards in Turkey. “With the addition of these new yards, ship owners of EU-flagged vessels will now have a wider range […]