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  • High officials to speak at OEE 2015

    30 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    European Commissioner and four ministers have been confirmed as participants of the Ocean Energy Europe 2015 conference. The event is organized with the support of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, will be joined by the EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella. […]

  • Bird and Marine Mammal Surveys Underway at First Flight Wind’s Site

    19 May 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy headquartered in Scotland, is conducting surveys of birds and marine mammals at the First Flight Wind offshore wind farm site in the Irish Sea. Natural Power’s team of ornithologists and marine mammal observers commenced survey work in July 2013, using a local Kilkeel vessel, the Glenravel. The last from […]

  • 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;

  • Maritime watchdog issues S.China Sea piracy warning

    16 June 2010

    A maritime watchdog issued a piracy warning to ships in the South China Sea on Wednesday after a sharp increase in attacks with six incidents in as many days. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy reporting centre, based in Kuala Lumpur, said the attacks occurred in the South China Sea off the Indonesian islands of […]

  • Bose wants ports upgrade

    5 June 2005

    MARITIME and Ports Authority of Fiji wants Fiji Ports Corporation Limited to oversee the development of seaports in the country. MPAF chairman Isimeli Bose said this would ensure the islands benefited fully from the Port Industry modernisation and globalisation. He said as a maritime country, Fiji should take advantage of the advance in technology in […]

  • Picture of the Day: Dredger “Marion” at Work (USA)

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The crew of the Cottrell Contracting Corporation dredger “Marion” is working to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel. The river plays a role in the economies of Richmond and Hopewell, providing a navigation channel of 25 feet deep for ships to move goods to and from the inland ports. [mappress] Dredging Today […]

  • UK: Ofgem Plans to Change Transmission Charging Methodology

    2 August 2013
    Storage

    Ofgem has announced it is minded to approve a change to the methodology for calculating what generators pay to use the electricity transmission network across Britain. It is proposed that the new charges would come into effect on 1 April, 2014. The aim of this change is to facilitate the timely move to a low […]

  • ExxonMobil’s Cyprus drilling destabilizing for region, Turkey says

    19 November 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Turkey has objected ExxonMobil’s last week’s start of drilling operations in the Block 10, offshore Cyprus, saying the ‘unilateral’ drilling would not bring peace to the Eastern Mediterranean region.

  • Nova Innovation inks lease for 15MW tidal energy array at Yell Sound

    16 February 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has secured a seabed lease from the Crown Estate Scotland to develop its largest tidal energy array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland.

  • UK: Vattenfall Secures Last Berth EMEC

    15 March 2012

    Vattenfall today announced that it had signed up the last remaining berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Scotland’s world leading ocean energy research and development centre on Orkney to test a Pelamis wave energy converter. Vattenfall’s announcement stated that they hope to start testing a Pelamis machine in 2014, and confirmed previous statements […]

  • URI-led Consortium to Operate New Oceanographic Vessel

    13 July 2018

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium, led by the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, to operate a new oceanographic research ship, which will replace R/V Endeavor. Owned by NSF and valued at over $100 million, the vessel will be constructed in Louisiana, delivered to Rhode Island […]

  • Ofgem Recommends Change to Charging Methodology (UK)

    2 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ofgem has today announced it is minded to approve a change to the methodology for calculating what generators pay to use the electricity transmission network across Britain. It is proposed that the new charges would come into effect on 1 April, 2014. The aim of this change is to facilitate the timely move to a […]

  • BASF and Stolt Tankers introduce low-water chemical tanker Stolt Ludwigshafen

    29 May 2023
    Green Marine, Vessels

    Norwegian chemical tanker company Stolt Tankers and Germany-based chemical producer BASF have hosted a christening ceremony for the new low-water inland tanker Stolt Ludwigshafen. The vessel was named at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site on May 26, 2023. The ship’s godmother, Barbara Hoyer, Vice President of BASF, who played a key role in the project, wished the ship […]

  • New offshore wind targets to fuel REPowerEU green hydrogen ambitions

    20 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The 150 GW of offshore wind capacity pledged to be reached by 2050 by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands under the Esbjerg Declaration, signed on 18 May at the North Sea Summit, will contribute to large-scale onshore and offshore production of green hydrogen, one of the focal points of the European Commission’s REPowerEU strategy, launched […]

  • Viking voyage: The crew’s diary

    23 July 2007

    A replica Viking ship has set sail for Dublin from the Danish port of Roskilde. It is currently moored in a fishing port on the Orkney Islands, as its crew attempts to recreate the voyages undertaken by early Norsemen. The volunteer crew on the 30m-long (100ft) Sea Stallion from Glendalough are recording their experiences on […]

  • In focus: Bridging the gaps in hydrogen technologies

    9 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    A collection of energy transition-related updates across the industry was heavily focused on hydrogen and its role in reaching net-zero goals.

  • Tidal energy pilot in Korea completes two years of clean power generation

    22 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The Uldolmok Tidal Power Station in South Korea has completed two years of electricity generation, exploiting the tides of the Myeongnyang Strait at Jindo Island.

  • Svitzer tugs ready for Gorgon LNG service

    13 April 2015
    Vessels

    Svitzer said it took delivery of the last in a series of four eco-friendly tugs from ASL shipyards in Singapore, specially designed to serve the Chevron-operated Gorgon project LNG marine terminal.

  • Top news of the week June 8-13, 2015

    14 June 2015

    Excelerate Energy cancels FLSO order at SHI Excelerate Energy has canceled its order for the US$2 billion floating liquefaction storage and offloading unit at Samsung Heavy Industries. Bechtel to complete three more Curtis Island LNG trains in 2015 LNG engineer Bechtel informed it is on track to complete the construction of an additional three liquefied […]

  • France: Two sites in Brittany selected for tidal study

    31 January 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Two sites in the Gulf of Morbihan in the French region of Brittany have been selected for further analysis in regards to potential tidal energy development in the area.

  • Fishing Boat Sinks Near Sitka (Alaska)

    21 January 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    The 80 foot long fishing vessel Eyak ran aground and sank off Calligan Island near Sitka, Alaska. The incident happened on Monday, approximately 13 miles south of Sitka Harbor. The Coast Guard Sector Juneau personnel responded to a distress call from a crewmember aboard the Eyak stating they had run aground by Calligan Island and […]

  • VIDEO: Damen Launches MV Legionnaire

    21 July 2015

    Romania-based Damen Shipyards hosted a launching ceremony on July 15th for the MV Legionnaire, a new ferry for Bell Island, which is now entering the final stage of construction. “The MV Legionnaire will soon become an integral part of our transportation network in Newfoundland and Labrador, and will significantly improve our ability to deliver more […]

  • EIMR to discuss monitoring and mitigation of MRE devices

    9 February 2016
    Environment, Research & Development

      Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewable Technologies (EIMR) is organizing a one-day workshop with the intent of furthering knowledge and standardizing approaches for monitoring and mitigation around marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and arrays. The workshop is organized in cooperation with Annex IV, ICIT Heriot Watt, ORJIP, ICOE 2016, Marine Scotland and MERIKA, and will […]

  • Ingine’s pilot off-grid wave tech receives USAID support

    1 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Ingine’s Vietnamese subsidiary, Ingine Pacific, has been granted funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for its renewable energy project.