10000 results found for 'iceland'

10000 results found for 'iceland'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Terminal Groin to Get Another Look

    3 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Pressed by environmental groups, the federal agency that oversaw a study of the proposed terminal groin on Figure Eight Island has decided to take another look at the structure after property owners submitted a new design and location that aren’t included in the original study. The Army Corps of Engineers will update its 2012 draft […]

  • Yiu Lian Dockyards Hosts 26th Asian Ship Repairers Conference

    3 November 2011

    From 20th to 21st October, the 26th Asian Ship Repairers Conference undertaken by YIU LIAN DOCKYARDS (SHEKOU) LIMITED was held in Nan Hai Hotel of Shekou, Shenzhen. Mr. Zhu Guiming, general manager of the company and relative business staff in operation department, as host and company representatives, attended this conference. As a host, Mr. Zhu […]

  • Pacific NorthWest LNG Submits EIS

    3 March 2014

    Pacific NorthWest LNG formally submitted its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO). The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is the lead regulatory authority responsible for reviewing the EIS as the proposed project would be located on federal port land within the federally […]

  • UAE: Speedy Supports ZADCO’s UZ 750 Project at Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum Field

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Speedy announces that, as subcontract partner to ESNAAD, the support services arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), it has been awarded a long-term contract to provide logistics, asset management and equipment rental services to support Zakum Development Company’s (ZADCO) flagship UZ 750 Project at Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum field, the fourth largest oilfield […]

  • Envirotek eyes more tidal energy projects in Southeast Asia

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Envirotek, a Singapore-based clean-technology investment company, aims at leading the development of tidal in-stream energy projects in Southeast Asia, the company said following the deployment of a floating tidal energy platform featuring Schottel SIT 250.

  • Electric Cable Settlement Clears Way for Boston Dredging

    14 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit against a New England electric utility and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority regarding a cable under Boston Harbor that allegedly was not installed to the federally required depth. The settlement will allow the Boston Harbor Deep Draft Navigation Improvement Project to continue and ensure that modifications will come […]

  • Another Milestone for the Great Wall of Lagos

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Eko Atlantic, a brand new city being built adjacent to Victoria Island, Lagos, has just announced that the Great Wall of Lagos has surpassed 6 kilometers in length. Construction of the Great Wall of Lagos, which can be seen from space, began in 2009. The wall, which will reach 8.5 kilometers upon completion, is a […]

  • Lawsuit Challenges Second, Massive U.S. Funded Fossil Fuel Project in Australia’s GBR

    8 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Conservation groups amended an existing lawsuit to challenge U.S. funding for a second fossil fuel production and transport facility located inside Australia’s Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The U.S. Export-Import Bank has now committed nearly $5 billion in loans to support construction and operation of the two massive liquefied natural gas facilities. Located […]

  • NOAA Embarks on Survey Mission of US Coastal Waters

    29 April 2014

    NOAA ships, small boats, and hydrographic services contractors have their sailing orders to survey more than 2,000 square nautical miles in U.S. coastal waters this year, collecting data that will strengthen the foundation of the US environmental intelligence. Most of the vessels are sailing to their initial project areas now. The NOAA Office of Coast […]

  • SeaGen Tidal Turbine to Undergo O&M Work

    22 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines has announced that it will carry out upkeep activities on its SeaGen tidal turbine system on Monday, 25th November. The system’s crossbeam will be raised for inspection and maintenance work, and it is expected that the crossbeam will be raised for a period of 2 days, the company said in its […]

  • Barryroe oil field partners ink farm-out deal with Chinese consortium

    28 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Providence Resources and its partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas have agreed to farm-out a 50% working interest in SEL 1/11 license offshore Ireland, which contains the Barryroe field, to a Chinese consortium.

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Record Order for US Offshore Wind Projects

    19 July 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has conditionally received a record wind turbine order for 1,714MW from Ørsted and Eversource encompassing three US offshore wind projects. The signed conditional contract is the largest US offshore wind power order to date, Siemens Gamesa said. It covers the supply, delivery, and installation of SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines including service agreements […]

  • New York City Makes Progress on $20B Climate Resiliency Plan

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    With the Sandy anniversary a day away, the de Blasio Administration has announced continued progress on the City’s OneNYC resiliency program that will prepare neighborhoods, economy and public services to withstand and emerge stronger from the impacts of climate change and other 21st century threats. Some projects include dunes to protect coasts; storm water management and […]

  • USA: City of Port Hueneme Seeks Money for Dredging Project

    26 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    City of Port Hueneme officials are seeking the assistance of Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Mark Toy and his senior staff to obtain emergency funding to restore the rapidly eroding Hueneme Beach. A May 14, 2013 meeting with Commander Toy will include officials from the Oxnard Harbor District, County of Ventura, Channel […]

  • USCG Proposes Shipping Route through Bering Strait

    8 December 2014

    The US Coast Guard has proposed a 4.6 mile-wide shipping route through the Bering Strait in an attempt to protect the Arctic as shipping industry eyes boosting vessel traffic in the area. The proposal is based on the Port Access Route Study the Coast Guard announced in 2010. In a notice to the Federal Register, the […]

  • The Netherlands Charts Steady Offshore Wind Path

    17 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    With 1,484MW of offshore wind capacity currently being built in the Dutch North Sea, the Netherlands is the second largest market in the world for offshore wind projects under construction, according to the Global Offshore Wind Report 2019 by World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO). The Netherlands is second only to China which currently has around […]

  • Great battle of the Wally80 fleet at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

    9 September 2007

    Porto Cervo, Italy – It was a superb racing week in the Sardinian waters with blue sky, warm sunshine and different weather conditions ranging from very light and unstable breeze to steady wind over 20 knots. As usual, the regatta provided beautiful coastal courses among the islands combined with the glamorous parties hosted by the […]

  • Disabled ship being towed by tug

    1 August 2006

    The Cougar Ace is under a test tow Tuesday by the tug Emma Foss, about 115 miles south of Seguam Island in the Aleutians. The Coast Guard says the Emma Foss is testing the tow arrangement since weather conditions are favorable at the moment. The tug Sea Victory is expected to arrive later Tuesday and […]

  • Dive crews explore sunken ship off Port Aransas

    28 August 2006

    PORT ARANSAS — Divers investigating a newly discovered sunken ship in a channel near Port Aransas said an exploratory dive provided some answers but also raised lots of questions. The team of divers made a reconnaissance dive Monday to examine the ship, which a parasailer spotted this summer in about 20 feet of water near […]

  • New Oil Discovery in UK Continental Shelf

    1 March 2008

    BP and its partner, Marathon Petroleum West of Shetlands Ltd, today announced a new oil discovery in Block 204/23, following drilling on the South-West Foinaven prospect, some 190 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. The exploration well 204/23-2 was drilled using the Paul B Loyd Junior semi-submersible drilling rig.

  • Container ship leak worse than expected

    23 June 2006

    South-east Queensland authorities say a chemical leak on a foreign cargo ship that berthed at the Port of Brisbane late yesterday is worse than originally feared. Emergency crews have worked through the night at Fisherman Islands to neutralise the danger from toxic and highly flammable cleaning chemicals. This morning they have called in a tanker […]

  • Malaysia, RP to boost maritime patrols to combat piracy

    5 April 2005

    Malaysia and the Philippines will step up coordinated patrols in the Sulawesi Sea to deter pirate attacks and other maritime crimes, officials said Tuesday. Both countries cooperate in such patrols twice a year in the waters between Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island and the southern Philippines, said Abdul Hadi Rashid, director of Malaysia’s Maritime […]

  • Offshore health and safety may be introduced

    12 April 2010

    Rules could be introduced to protect anyone working on tidal power projects around Guernsey. This month in the States deputies are being asked to extend the current health and safety at work law so it covers the island’s territorial waters. The Commerce and Employment Department, who are putting the measure forward, believe a renewable energy […]

  • Italy holds fishing boat migrants

    21 October 2006

    More than 400 suspected illegal immigrants have been detained off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, coast guard officials say. The suspected illegal immigrants crossed from Libya in a fishing boat. The boat was intercepted after one of the immigrants used a mobile phone to contact the Italian police on Sicily asking for help, reports […]

  • Caribbean sprouts megamarinas

    5 March 2007

    As the yachts get bigger and more numerous, the Caribbean is running out of parking space. The answer to this invasion of the so-called megayachts? Megamarinas. From the Bahamas in the north to St. Lucia in the south, island governments and entrepreneurs in the Caribbean and western Atlantic are developing waterfront property and expanding marinas […]