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  • Boat owners’ advice centre opens

    6 May 2007

    A new help centre for boat owners has opened in Jersey. One Stop leisure centre will act as a base for local and visiting sailors and aims to provide one point of call for maritime inquiries. The centre is based in the former Sunseeker Channel Islands building, located in the new North Quay development.

  • 100ft supermaxi heads for Antigua

    8 March 2005

    Maximus, the new 100ft supermaxi from New Zealand officially entered Antigua Sailing Week 2005 on February 28 and will be shipped from New Zealand to Antigua on 18 March. With Maximus’ attendance, the first Round Island Race race for the Yachting World Trophy looks set to be a fast one.

  • Record Run For Read

    8 July 2007

    PUMA Racing Team skipper Ken Read stepped up his preparations for the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race with a record-breaking run across the Atlantic to take the big-boat honours in the HSH Nordbank Race from Newport, Rhode Island to Hamburg, Germany.

  • ICTSI mulls building isle for container terminal

    23 July 2007

    International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) of the Philippines is considering building an artificial island for a container terminal in Uruguay’s Montevideo port. ICTSI won the deal to build and operate a second container terminal at the port and is required to invest US$180 million in the initial five-year period.

  • ACHIEVE program’s team prepares for wave energy prototype deployment in Spain

    25 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The ACHIEVE program’s team is progressing with preparations for the deployment of the CETO wave energy prototype in Spain at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP), securing drivetrain components and moving forward with fabrication. According to EuropeWave, key milestones include the procurement of generators, and gearboxes, and the ongoing fabrication of critical parts such as […]

  • Survey date approaching, but Providence still waiting on Barryroe loan

    13 August 2019

    Providence Resources is still waiting on a loan to cover the costs of a survey and pre-drill well consenting for the Barryroe prospect offshore Ireland. Meanwhile, subject to the receipt of funding, the survey is expected to start later this month. 

  • H&W wins ‘Byford Dolphin’ upgrade gig

    14 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Harland and Wolff (H&W) has announced the contract award of the dry docking and Renewal / Special Periodic Survey of the Byford Dolphin Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) by Aberdeen based Dolphin Drilling Limited.   Following on the completion of its sister rig the Blackford Dolphin in 2014, the Byford project is expected to start […]

  • Mindseed teams up with Ocean Energy to explore satellite-based solutions for marine energy

    22 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    Dublin-based information and communications technology (ICT) consultancy Mindseed has formed partnership with Ocean Energy to assess the potential benefits of using satellite-based services within the marine energy sector to address key operational challenges.

  • Port Waratah (Australia) plans Kooragang coal terminal expansion

    4 February 2010

    Sydney, 4 February — Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) plans to expand its Kooragang Island coal terminal at Newcastle port by 20mn t, as it strives to meet its contractual obligations from 2012. [mappress] Source: Argus Media, February 4, 2010

  • UK ETS Authority seeks to include shipping sector in the scheme

    2 December 2024
    Rules & Regulation

    The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority has unveiled it is consulting on proposals to expand the scheme and include emissions from the maritime sector and recognize non-pipeline transport methods, such as shipping, road, or rail, for moving captured carbon into geological storage.  

  • Shell sanctions Penguins field redevelopment. Picks Sevan FPSO for the job

    15 January 2018
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Shell has made a final investment decision on the redevelopment of the Penguins oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.

  • BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020

    20 March 2017

    The world could see as much as 237MW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Luxcara picks Geoquip Marine for geotechnical investigation work offshore Germany

    22 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Luxcara has awarded a contract to Geoquip Marine to perform the main geotechnical investigation for its Waterekke offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Geoquip Marine’s scope of work includes a detailed geotechnical campaign to characterize subsurface conditions, providing data to support the planning, design, and timely delivery of the Waterekke offshore wind farm. […]

  • Stena Line inks major deal to operate at Heysham Port until 2100

    20 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    Swedish ferry and port operator Stena Line has signed a significant deal with UK port operator Peel Ports Group to operate from Heysham Port for the next 77 years until 2100.

  • BlueInvest boosts GKinetic’s investor readiness

    5 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland-based provider of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has been selected to receive support from Europe’s BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Programme.

  • Kinsale decommissioning preparations in full swing

    18 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing for the decommissioning campaign of its Kinsale area gas field located in the Celtic Sea off Ireland.

  • SmartBay Subsea Observatory Sheds New Light on Marine Environment

    9 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Researchers from the INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University are currently using many years’ worth of video footage recorded at the SmartBay subsea observatory to enable better understanding of the marine environment. Utilizing a subsea observatory deployed and managed by SmartBay Ireland and the Marine Institute, the project investigates how modern computer […]

  • Blue-GIFT Launches 2nd Call for Ocean Energy Demos

    20 January 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has opened the 2nd call for applications. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, Blue-GIFT, aims to help Atlantic Area companies test the next generation of marine renewable energy (MRE) technology in real sea environments and prove power can be generated economically from the vast energy source that […]

  • SELKIE guides drones to cheaper tidal energy surveys

    2 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The partners in the EU-backed SELKIE project are making progress on the development of drone methodology, set to improve the measurements of surface currents at tidal stream sites.

  • South Hook Gas Moves to New Offices

    9 June 2014

    Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada concluded a working visit to the United Kingdom, where he inaugurated the new offices of South Hook Gas and South Hook LNG Terminal in London. Minister met Pat Rabbitte, Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the Republic of Ireland, during which they discussed […]

  • French forces board north Korean ship

    22 November 2006

    French officials boarded and searched a north Korean cargo ship at an Indian Ocean island in mid-November. It was the first time a north Korean ship had officially been stopped under an October 14 United Nations Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions against the Democratic People

  • Khalifa Port under construction: Abu Dhabi Ports Company sees great economic value for UAE

    1 February 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Covering 40 square kilometres, three times the size of Abu Dhabi island, the Khalifa port will have a total capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of other cargo at the end of the five-phase construction in 2030 [mappress] Source: Gulf News, February 2, 2010;

  • Sartor Offshore Secures Contract for Ocean Sprite Vessel (UK)

    20 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Sartor Offshore has secured a contract 3 year firm + 5 yearly options with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd. Ocean Sprite expected to commence the new contract at Athena field in October 2011, as a field support vessel and ERRV. Ocean Sprite is a Multi Role Offshore Support Vessel (PSV/ Standby/ Rescue). The vessel, formerly “Havila […]

  • Video: Deep Green tidal kite testing

    31 May 2016
    Research & Development, Technology

    The videos show the testing of Minesto’s Deep Green tidal energy technology in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, where Minesto operates a demonstration site for long term testing in offshore conditions.

  • Carnegie appoints new Chairman

    11 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Carnegie Wave Energy has named Jeffrey Harding as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jeffrey Harding has Degrees in Civil Engineering, Economics, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. From 1995 to 2005 Harding was Managing Director of Pacific Hydro Limited, Australia’s renewable […]