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  • Nova Scotia Drops Cape Sharp Tidal Turbine Project

    4 April 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The Nova Scotia government has revoked the marine renewable-electricity licence issued to Cape Sharp Tidal Venture. The company no longer has the financial ability to deliver the project, which breaches the terms of its licence under the Marine Renewable-energy Act, the government said in a statement. Without a licence, the company is also in violation […]

  • MaRINET2 Rolls Out 8th Short Course on Offshore Renewables

    26 February 2020

    WavEC Offshore Renewables, in collaboration with MaRINET2, will organize a course entitled “Installation and O&M of Offshore Renewable Energy systems” taking place in Viana do Castelo (Portugal), on May 13 and 14 The short, two to five days long, courses are targeted for industry and academic researchers in the offshore renewable energy sector. Courses are […]

  • SCHOTTEL Tidal Generators Powering Renewable Industry

    1 July 2014

    The Canadian SCHOTTEL subsidiary Black Rock Tidal Power Inc. (BRTP) has recently won a demonstration berth in the Bay of Fundy, known for its high tidal range. BRTP will install SCHOTTEL tidal generators (STG) on a Triton platform developed by Tidal Stream Ltd. in which SCHOTTEL holds shares. The device will be readily installed in […]

  • SCHOTTEL Tidal Generators Powering Renewable Industry

    1 July 2014

    The Canadian SCHOTTEL subsidiary Black Rock Tidal Power Inc. (BRTP) has recently won a demonstration berth in the Bay of Fundy, known for its high tidal range. BRTP will install SCHOTTEL tidal generators (STG) on a Triton platform developed by Tidal Stream Ltd. in which SCHOTTEL holds shares. The device will be readily installed in […]

  • ONS: UK Offshore Wind Generated GBP 5.7 Billion Turnover in 2014

    29 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The offshore wind sector accounted for 6.8% of the total turnover from the low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy in the UK in 2014, equating to GBP 5.7 billion including both direct and indirect activity, according to the latest data from the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). For the UK offshore wind sector, 45.6% of […]

  • First Flight Wind Delays Geophysical Survey

    11 April 2014
    Research & Development

    First Flight Wind Ltd has announced that a geophysical survey off the south east coast of County Down, which was due to start later this month, is being delayed to later in 2014 or early 2015. “In the areas we were intending to survey we had agreed disturbance payments with fishermen for them to remove […]

  • MAN Diesel’s presence expands to Canary Is.

    18 November 2010

    MAN Diesel and Turbo’s service division, PrimeServ, has officially opened a centre in Las Palmas at the beginning of October in the Canary Islands. Despite the official opening, PrimeServ Las Palmas has been open for business since the beginning of 2010, and has been transporting guests to its new facilities aboard a catamaran powered by […]

  • Stemming the immigration wave

    11 September 2006

    Europe has taken its fight to control the boatloads of African immigrants setting off for the Canary Islands to the coasts of western Africa. Patrol boats, planes and helicopters from Spain, Italy, Portugal and Finland are operating off the shores of Mauritania, Senegal and Cape Verde in a bid to stop the immigration at source. […]

  • Offshore wind farm in Atlantic at least a year away

    28 August 2009

    Red tape and disputes among residents around Nantucket Sound have delayed efforts by the Obama administration. Reporting from Martha’S Vineyard, Mass., and Washington — For at least one more summer, vacationers on Martha’s Vineyard won’t be able to gaze across the water and see, far off on the horizon, the churning blades of offshore wind […]

  • Vietnam

    26 June 2006

    Officials at the Bach Dang shipyard in northern Hai Phong city said Sunday that the newly built freighter that got hung up on its own launch rails has now been towed into the water without further damage. The Sun Island freighter was resurrected by high tide, after which it was easily towed to the water […]

  • Hot weather leads to hang up of ship during launch

    20 June 2006

    VietNamNet – Hot weather was the main reason that caused the hang-up of a 10,500 tonne ship during its attempted launch at the Bach Dang Shipbuilding Industry Company in the northern port city of Haiphong on June 17. During the launch, the prow of the Sun Island, or Noma 2, touched the water but the […]

  • WeserWind and Alstom Bag Contract for Baltic 2 Substation (Germany)

    23 November 2011
    Storage

    EnBW has commissioned a consortium consisting of the WeserWind and Alstom to build the substation for Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Wind farm will consist of 80 Seiemens’ 3,6MW wind turbines located 32 km north of the island Rügen. Alstom will be in charge of electrical construction and Weser Wind in charge of steel construction. […]

  • Greece’s €1B interconnection passes muster for full electrification

    23 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Ariadne Interconnection, a subsidiary of Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), has completed the site acceptance test (SAT) for the cable system for what it says is the largest electricity transmission project in Greece. IPTO reported today, January 23, that the SAT for the cable system connecting Attica and […]

  • Officials Discuss Management of Brahmaputra River (India)

    8 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Arunachal Pradesh and Bangladesh have discussed several measures for better management of the Brahmaputra river for mutual benefit, official sources announced. Arunachal Pradesh Water Resources Development Minister Newlai Tingkhatra during a meeting with the visiting Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq A Khan discussed ways to tackle the problem of siltation through river dredging and […]

  • Canada: Government Announces Malpeque Harbour Dredging Study

    26 September 2013

    The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced that the Government of Canada will undertake a study on dredging requirements and operational issues at Malpeque Harbour. “Since being reappointed as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, I have heard the concerns of many stakeholders with regards to the ongoing issues that fishermen face when […]

  • USA: Beneficial Use of Dredge Material Project Soon to Start

    5 January 2011

    The City of South Padre Island together with the Texas General Land Office and the US Army Corps of Engineers will soon commence to install the necessary equipment needed to begin the Beneficial Use of Dredge Material (BUDM) project. The project was approved by City Council on December 15, 2010 at their regular meeting. The […]

  • Dubuque Waterfront Plan Agreement Inked

    24 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    The City of Dubuque, IA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley Division met on December 19 to formalize an agreement for assistance in the preparation of a comprehensive waterfront master plan for the city. The agreement was signed by Dubuque Mayor Roy D. Buol and USACE Rock Island District Engineer Colonel […]

  • Mississippi River Habitat Construction Project Kicks Off

    27 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has started the first phase of the McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to restore habitat within Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River. The McGregor Lake project, located near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, will restore and protect island habitat, protect shoreline from erosion and […]

  • Moscow Dredging Forum Approaches

    26 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    As the II International Forum of Dredging Companies nears, preparations for the conference are progressing well and are on schedule. The event will be organized by the “PortNews” Media-Group and held in Moscow, Russia on February 19th 2015. Participation of top managers representing the world’s major dredging companies like Van Oord, DAMEN, Jan de Nul, Mordraga, Dredge Yard, Boskalis, HYDROMEC, EKOHIDROTECHNIKA is expected […]

  • Spotlight on Marker Wadden Project

    14 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dredging sludge has negative connotations but the Marker Wadden shows that the natural and economic value of dredged material is underestimated. Sludge, silt and mud are useful raw materials and building materials. They can be used for upgrading soils, raising dikes, nature development or land reclamation. So the spotlights at the Innovation Expo in Amsterdam […]

  • USPA to Discuss Dredging Projects Planned for 2018–2019

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) will today, October 22, hold a meeting in Odessa to discuss dredging projects planned for 2018–2019. During the meeting, officials from USPA together with the representatives of dredging companies will discuss implementation of capital and operational dredging projects in seaports, as well as in inland waterways. According to USPA, the […]

  • Hawaiki Subsea Cable Route Survey Underway

    9 August 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, have launched a marine route survey of Hawaiki, the 14,000 km transpacific cable system. Hawaiki will link Australia and New Zealand to the mainland United States, as well as Hawaii, with options to expand to several South Pacific islands. “Each stage of this groundbreaking […]

  • CRP Achieves Another Milestone for Its Mining Project

    1 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Chatham Rock Phosphate has achieved another major milestone by completing and filing evidence from 31 expert witnesses and answers to 62 queries from the Environmental Protection Authority. CRP has applied for a marine consent to mine rock phosphate from an area of the seabed on the Chatham Rise, in the Pacific Ocean 450 km from […]

  • Minesto installs offshore infrastructure to double tidal energy production capacity

    22 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Swedish company Minesto has completed additional offshore infrastructure installation in Faroe Islands to double electricity production from two Dragon 4 tidal energy devices.

  • Minesto hits a snag with Dragon 4 tidal energy kite’s offshore trials

    12 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish company Minesto has retrieved its Dragon 4 tidal energy unit in Faroe Islands, amid interruption of electricity production during tests in Vesmanna.