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  • Tribunal overwhelmingly rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims

    12 July 2016

    By Anthony Deutsch and Ben Blanchard AMSTERDAM/BEIJING (Reuters) – An arbitration court ruled on Tuesday that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and has breached the Philippines’ sovereign rights with its actions, infuriating Beijing which dismissed the case as a farce. A defiant China, which boycotted the hearings […]

  • Stricken ferry checked by salvors

    12 February 2008

    Salvors are assessing how to recover a passenger boat abandoned after it started sinking off the coast of Alderney. The Lady Maris is beached on Burhou Island after the crew and nine passengers were rescued

  • Ships collide at Lagos port

    15 November 2007

    A container ship, the MSC Pillar, which was on its way to Tin Can Island Port, has run into another ship on anchorage, inflicting severe damage on the vessel at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa.

  • Quality of Sand Placed on Beaches “Questionable” ? (USA)

    15 April 2010

    OKALOOSA ISLAND — Several complaints have been made about the quality of sand being placed on the beach as part of the federal government’s restoration of Air Force property… [mappress] Source:nwfdailynews,April 15,2010;

  • Belgium: EC to Adopt 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 Transport Netw… (portworld) [mappress] Source: portworld, October 21, 2011;

  • Waters off Cape Zoned for Wind Turbines (USA)

    29 December 2010

    Massachusetts and federal officials have designated a 3,000-square-mile swath of ocean south of Cape Cod and the Islands as available to… By Patrick Cassidy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, December 29, 2010

  • Dredged sediment to be dumped off Great Barrier (New Zealand)

    29 December 2009

    Marina waste will be dumped on the continental shelf near Great Barrier Island in a trial given the go-ahead by Maritime New Zealand… Source: The New Zealand Herald, December 28, 2009; [mappress]

  • USA: Dredger “Alaska” to Speed Up Brownsville Shipping Channel Dredging

    31 January 2011

    Dredging work at the Brownsville Shipping Channel and “beach nourishment” at South Padre Island are being delayed a few days since the … By STEVE CLARK (brownsvilleherald) [mappress] Source: brownsvilleherald, January 31, 2011;

  • Hyundai Engineering to build 16 container berths in Singapore

    17 September 2007

    A consortium led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. will build 16 new berths in Singapore to enable the island state to handle growing demand for container capacity, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said Wednesday.

  • Nigeria: Dredging on River Niger Nears Completion

    25 July 2011

    The Managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Achitect Aminu Ahmed Yar’ Adua has said that the dredging of River Niger… By Yekini Jimoh (tribune) [mappress] Source: tribune, July 25, 2011;

  • Topsail Beach Project to Bring Benefits (USA)

    10 January 2011

    Tons of inlet-dredged sand will be pumped onto area beaches from Topsail Island to Ocean Isle Beach by this spring thanks to a maintenance… By Trista Talton (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, January 10, 2011;

  • Maldives: Queen of the Netherlands Shows How to Dredge

    5 October 2010

    The sheer speed at which the enormous dredging vessel Queen of the Netherlands has been reclaiming land at various islands has left some … By Azra Naseem (minivannews) [mappress] Source: minivannews, October 5, 2010;

  • Dredge potter repair contract awarded

    12 May 2010

    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., Houma, La., was awarded a $9,410,156 firm-fixed-price contract to obtain marine services to modify the dredge Potter. The modification includes replacing the existing upper deckhouse and pilothouse areas.

  • Newburyport CleanTech Center to Test Green Technology Prototype (USA)

    20 April 2011

    A machine that could one day convert salt water into clean drinking water to help developing and island countries will be powered simply by…   By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, April 20, 2011;

  • Further Plans For Offshore Wind in New England (USA)

    22 March 2011

    Even before the first offshore wind turbine is planted along the coast of North America, a Rhode Island developer has embraced the latest…   By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, March 22, 2011

  • Chilmark forum about wind turbines (USA)

    12 August 2010
    Human Capital

    A panel of Island community leaders and Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker blew some gale-force criticism Gov. Deval Patrick’s…   By Janet Hefler (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, August 12, 2010;

  • Benin Plans to Build New Ports

    6 December 2010

    Benin Republic has said that it would build five inland ports to move goods to Nigeria, Togo and other landlocked countries such as Niger… By Bayo Akomolafe (compassnewspaper) [mappress] Source: compassnewspaper, December 6, 2010;

  • Maldives: Stranded Fishing Vessel Faces Daily USD 45,400 Fine Oil Spill Risk

    12 December 2011

      The owner of Thai fishing vessel that ran aground on the reef along Shangri-La Villingili Island Resort last month will today be issued a… By Eleanor Johnstone (MinivanNews) [mappress] Source: MinivanNews, December 12, 2011

  • Canada: Hurricane Maria Heading Towards Offshore Oil & Gas Facilities

    16 September 2011

    Hurricane Maria sped toward Newfoundland and is expected to cross the Canadian island later today with winds of at least 74 miles … By Alex Morales and Brian K. Sullivan (Businessweek) [mappress] Source:Businessweek ,September 16, 2011;

  • MCT Secures Agreements for Lease for Three New Commercial-Scale Tidal Projects

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, has announced that it has agreed seabed rights for new demonstration zones and project sites around the UK’s coast. The rights include six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five tidal current project sites each with the potential to deliver a project of between 10 […]

  • UK: Port of Tyne in Modernization Mode

    24 June 2013

    The Port of Tyne is preparing for the arrival of a second gantry crane for its Container Terminal at Tyne Dock in South Shields. The crane is due to arrive by ship on Tuesday (25 June). Coming ‘flat packed’, the £6m, 750-tonnes structure will be assembled piece by piece and is expected to be operational […]

  • Turbulent tidal flows show ‘dramatic effect’ on seabird foraging habits

    29 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    University researchers from UK and Germany have conducted a study on turbulent tidal flows and their effect on foraging habits of seabirds which could potentially allow them to predict how species might respond to the increased future development of ocean renewable energy sites and climate change.

  • New Phase of Construction at Liverpool2 Project (UK)

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Construction has entered a new phase at one of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects as steel piling gets underway in the River Mersey for Liverpool2 – the Port of Liverpool’s landmark deep water container terminal. Specialist rock drilling equipment will provide sockets for 329 tubular steel piles weighing in at 47 tonnes each. The […]

  • Serica Contemplates Selling of Indonesian Business

    10 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Serica Energy  announces that it is to carry out a review of strategic alternatives for its Indonesian assets. As the result of increased focus on upcoming projects in the UK, Western Europe and Africa, Serica will examine a range of options to create shareholder value including: •Selling all or part of its Indonesian business •Exchanging […]

  • Kraken Bags Contracts for Two Development Projects

    5 June 2018
    Research & Development

    Kraken Robotics’ German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH, has secured contract funding for two development initiatives for evaluation of SeaVision sensors and AI control software for autonomous underwater vehicles. The company informed that it has secured over $900,000 in contract funding for the two projects. The two projects are called ARIM and RoboVaaS and are collaborative […]