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  • UK: Total Announces A Significant Gas Condensate Discovery West Of Shetland

    4 September 2007

    Total announces a significant new gas condensate discovery in block 205/5a in approximately 610 metres of water, some 100 kilometres North West of the Sullom Voe Terminal on the Shetland Islands. Total, with a 47.5% interest, is the operator of this block awarded end 2004, alongside partners Eni UK Limited (22.5%), DONG E&P (UK) Limited […]

  • Q&A: Skipper’s Tales

    30 August 2007

    As skipper of the PUMA Ocean Racing entry in the 2008-09 race, American Ken Read is overseeing both the design/build programme in his native Newport, Rhode Island and crew selection aboard the maxi Rambler, currently in Europe. Read, who joined Ericsson for the last four legs of the 2005-06 race, shares his thoughts on what […]

  • Singapore, Malaysia end sea dredging dispute

    27 April 2005

    Singapore and Malaysia ended a two-year dispute on Tuesday over Singapore’s land-reclamation works in a narrow strip of sea that separates the neighbours, the latest improvement in often-strained relations. Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and his Malaysian counterpart, Syed Hamid Albar, met in Singapore for the signing of an agreement that allows the affluent […]

  • Base-closure ax fells 278 at Pearl

    23 May 2005

    When the Base Realignment and Closure Commission report was released last week, Hawaii’s congressional leaders thought the net effect here could result in small gain of one job. A week later, however, a deeper reading of the report shows that 213 civilians at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service on Ford Island and another 65 […]

  • Shanghai dreams big in shipbuilding

    2 February 2007

    Shipbuilding is undergoing an unprecedented growth in the birthplace of the industry in China because the city wants to become the largest such base in the world. In the middle of January, the Shanghai Shipyard Corporation completed a 3,500-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container vessel, North-Philippa, at its new dock on Chongming Island. The ship, already […]

  • Norfolk ship to help U.S. flee Lebanon

    17 July 2006

    A Hampton Roads warship has been ordered to assist in the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon, the Navy said Monday. The USS Gonzalez, a Norfolk-based destroyer with a crew of about 300, will provide protection for a Lebanese-flagged cruise ship that could ferry hundreds of U.S. evacuees to the island of Cyprus. The cruise ship […]

  • ExxonMobil and Chevron give up 20 offshore oil & gas exploration permits

    25 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    ExxonMobil and Chevron have relinquished 20 offshore oil and gas exploration permits off the coast of British Columbia.

  • Collaboration enables Damen to lead hydrogen introduction

    1 September 2022
    Collaboration, Innovation, Vessels

    Seven partners from the inland shipping industry join in the WEVA project, resulting in the construction of the first hydrogen powered inland cargo vessel Antonie at Concordia Damen. Stimulating further research into the potential of emission free fuels, Damen co-operates with the Delft Technical University and many other parties. Collaboration has a vital role in […]

  • Skansi Offshore Holds Naming Ceremony for Havyard Designed PSV ‘Kongsborg’

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The PSV vessel “Kongsborg” was delivered to Skansi Offshore on Friday and was named Saturday at quay in Stavanger. Godmother was Marianne Eide. “Kongsborg” is a Havyard 833 design and build no.111 from Havyard Group`s shipyard in Leirvik, Sogn in Norway. MAJOR EVENT FOR THE FAROE ISLANDS Even though this is the 5th newbuild for […]

  • Unibarge clinches methanol bunker license for ‘key’ European ports

    24 February 2025
    Ports & Logistics

    Unibarge, a Dutch-Swiss company specializing in inland tanker shipping, has secured a license to deliver methanol bunkering supplies to the Ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. As disclosed, a bunkering operation has already been wrapped up, involving two vessels: Unibarge’s 3,238 dwt bunker barge Chicago, and Singapore-based independent […]

  • UK: Wave Power Project Could Bring Hundred of Jobs to Western Isles

    21 October 2013
    Human Capital

    Aquamarine Power’s proposed wave farm on the Western Isles could create hundreds of long-term skilled jobs in one of Britain’s most remote communities, according to figures published today. The Edinburgh firm’s 40MW Lewis wave farm – which was fully consented by the Scottish Government earlier this year – could generate between 98 and 200 jobs […]

  • Denmark working on world’s first Power-to-X tender

    12 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Transition

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is working towards the first Power-to-X (PtX) tender in Denmark and will soon hold a stakeholder meeting to discuss tender timeline and framework. Furthermore, after forming a PtX task force, the DEA has now also established a secretariat for Power-to-X. The tender will be held to procure green hydrogen and […]

  • Indonesia: Maruta Jaya 900 – Favourable Wind of the Seas

    21 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The A.V.T.I. foundation has been established just before the crisis started with the visit of a remarkable schooner Maruta Jaya 900, which means Favourable Wind of the Seas. The ship has been built originally for Training Maritime cadets and after the Tsunami hit Indonesia in the year 2004 has been used for the startup of […]

  • Exceedence launches €500K crowdfunding campaign

    31 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, IT & Software, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Irish fintech company Exceedence has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs platform, aiming to raise €500,000 to advance its software solution exfin that can help accelerate the roll out of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy projects.

  • Seven electricity interconnectors pass to next stage of Ofgem’s cap and floor window

    27 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem has decided that all electricity interconnector projects that submitted applications in its third cap and floor window will progress to the next phase. This third window was opened for electricity interconnectors able to start operations before the end of 2032 and the application period ran from 1 September 2022 until 10 […]

  • Europa O&G still looking for partner to drill Inishkea prospect after ‘major’ backs out

    23 January 2020

    An unnamed oil major has given up on farming into Europa Oil & Gas’ licenses located offshore Ireland and Europa is still looking to find a partner to drill its flagship Inishkea prospect.

  • Russia: Kronshtadt Channel Requires Dredging Services

    25 February 2014

    North West Basin Branch of FSUE Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Kronshtadt channel dredging project. The total cost of this deepening program, located at Kotlin Island, 30 kilometers west of St. Petersburg, is RUB 4,000,000 (around USD 100,000). The source of financing will be internal funds, and the deadline for […]

  • Drydocks World delivers Perro Negro 6

    6 October 2009

    Jack-up drilling rig Hull L202, or ‘Perro Negro 6’ has been successfully delivered from Drydocks World’s Graha yard to Portuguese drilling company Comercio Maritimo Sociedade Unipessoal. The rig was delivered on October 2, 2009, from the yard – one of three Drydocks World facilities located on Batam Island, Indonesia and a part of the subsidiary […]

  • Vietnam demands release of fishermen in Chinese custody

    14 July 2009

    The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has asked China to release twelve Vietnamese fishermen and two boats currently being held in Chinese custody. Chinese fishery patrol vessels detained three Vietnamese fishing boats and 37 sailors on June 16 on the grounds of illegal fishing while they were catching fish in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Islands. The captains of […]

  • Bulk carrier suspected of causing power failure

    15 January 2010

    The special maritime police units on Bornholm have detained the Maltese bulk carrier Timberland anchored off Bornholm. The police are awaiting better weather before boarding the vessel to conduct an interview of the captain and some of his crew members. The bulk carrier is suspected of having damaged the power cable from the Swedish mainland […]

  • GP lowered on to storm-lashed ship to treat injured man

    13 November 2006

    A doctor yesterday described how she was given a baptism of fire by being lowered from a helicopter on to a tanker in horrendous weather conditions to treat a badly injured crewman. Christine Bradshaw, 48, is a locum GP with a relatively peaceful patch on the Orkney island of Hoy. But she had no hesitation […]

  • Spotted sunken ship may be older than Titanic

    5 May 2006

    Marine archaeologists have discovered the remains of a sunken French ship in the Bay of Bengal in Orissa that they believe may be older than the early 20th century Titanic. The ship has been found near the Hukitola Island, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Kendrapada. It is believed to be older than […]

  • Westport launches 112 foot megayacht Nina Lu and new website

    19 July 2006

    Westport Shipyard has launched hull number 7724 at Hoquiam, Washington. The 112 foot vessel is named Nina Lu and her home port will be Georgetown in the Cayman Islands. The Westport 112 has an advanced hull design, giving a half load maximum speed of 26 knots and a cruising speed of 12 knots. A draft […]

  • French Polynesia’s government to eliminate taxes on cruise ships

    11 April 2005

    French Polynesian President Oscar Temaru’s government wants to eliminate taxes on cruise ships to ensure Tahiti and its neighbouring islands become a permanent fixture on the cruise intinerary. The government’s Council of Ministers has approved a project that would mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of US dollars in tax revenue from cruise ships […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    15 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 9-15, 2019).   First Phase of Fountain Lake Dredging Almost Done The dredging contractor, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., conducted a survey of the Fountain Lake last Friday, September 6, showing the dredging progress to date, reports Shell Rock River […]