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  • More US Senators Join Offshore Wind Tax Credit Extension Campaign

    27 June 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Senator of Delaware Tom Carper and Maine Senator Susan Collins have introduced a bill expected to initiate investments in the U.S. offshore wind market by extending tax credits. The Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act would extend the investment tax credit (ITC) at 30% for offshore wind farms that begin construction by 1 January 2027 or the year […]

  • Infographic: Santos GLNG to commence flaring

    6 March 2015

    The Santos GLNG said its facility on Curtis Island is anticipated to start flare activity on the site within the next 48 hours.

  • Official confirm hot weather botches ship launch

    19 June 2006

    Officials Sunday said that hot weather caused the 10,500 ton Sun Island ship to get hung up during its launch at the Bach Dang shipyard in northern Hai Phong city. The freighter, which is 110m long and 18.8m wide, was designed by Japanese Wada Bussan Company and built under a contract inked with Japanese NOMA […]

  • USA: Four LNG Cargoes Imported in Feb

    11 April 2013

    The U.S. imported four liquefied natural gas cargoes in February, according to the U.S. Department of Energy data. Three cargoes were shipped from Trinidad and Tobago and one from Qatar. The Elba Island and the Everett LNG terminal received two cargoes each. There were no exports of domestically-produced LNG from the United States in January […]

  • Minesto to Showcase its DG Holyhead Deep Project

    12 May 2015

    The Swedish tidal energy developer, Minesto, is to hold a public consultation event about its plans for 1.5MW project off the coast of Holy Island, Anglesey next week. The tidal energy project will feature underwater ‘kite’ technology. “The DG Holyhead Deep project design and environmental impact assessment are progressing,” said the company in a statement. […]

  • Top news, September 17 – 23, 2018

    23 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from September 17 – 23, 2018.

  • Welcon to Build 80 Borssele 1+2 Turbine Towers

    26 April 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has selected Denmark’s Welcon to manufacture 80 turbine towers for the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The towers are scheduled for delivery from mid-November 2019 to mid-June 2020. This order brings Welcon’s order backlog for turbine towers to more than DKK 1 billion, the largest order backlog in the […]

  • Multimillion-dollar investment smoothing the way for Canada’s $9 billion LNG megaproject to reach FID

    15 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Canada’s proposed 12-million-tonne-per-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Pearse Island at the northwest coast of British Columbia (B.C.) is off to a great start in 2025 with new equity funding in place to fully support remaining development activities through to a final investment decision (FID), which is targeted to come later this year.

  • Swinomish Channel Dredging Kicks Off (USA)

    20 September 2012

    On September 18, the Port of Skagit has celebrated the start of the Swinomish Channel dredging project. American Construction Co. of Tacoma has won this $1.88 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers. The dredging project will continue for approximately five months, and the channel will not be closed during that time. The shallowest […]

  • Image of the Day: Norwegian Star Takes a Breather

    5 March 2015

    Norwegian Star, a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines, is pictured here arriving at the Vigor Swan Island yard on March 3rd to undergo multi-million dollar repairs. Built in 2001, she is nearly 1,000 feet long and can carry over 2,300 passengers and over 1,000 crew members. She is expected to leave Portland later […]

  • Gorgon LNG project nearing completion (Video)

    5 May 2015

    Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project is close to starting up as construction activities at the Barrow Island facilities continue.

  • Japan seizes S. Korean fishing boat, arrests captain

    29 August 2006

    The Japanese Fisheries Agency has seized a South Korean squid catching boat in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Sado Island, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The agency announced earlier in the day that the boat was seized because it falsified the amount of its catches when it fished in the water close to Niigata […]

  • Shipwrecked fishermen adrift for three hours

    19 August 2006

    Two fishermen, adrift in a life raft for three hours off the west coast of the South Island, were flown by rescue helicopter to Hokitika. The Rescue Co-ordination Centre says the two men made a distress call at about 1am Saturday morning, saying their fishing boat, the Challenger Two, was adrift and taking on water. […]

  • Changing times change shipyard deal

    12 April 2005

    Almost five years after selling its shipyard on Swan Island, the Port of Portland has negotiated new terms with shipyard buyer Frank Foti for payment of the $12.5 million he still owes. Under terms of the new agreement, which goes to the Port of Portland Commission for approval Wednesday, two loans are consolidated into a […]

  • SafeWAVE project extended until June 2024

    22 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    EU-backed SafeWAVE project, short for Streamlining the Assessment of Environmental Effects of Wave Energy, has been prolonged until June 2024.The decision to extend the project was revealed on March 20, stating it will enable SafeWave to make more progress in utilizing the abundant marine renewable energy resources of the Atlantic seaboard. The project works to […]

  • UK: NIFHA Seeks “MV Kilmourne” Upgrade Bids

    4 October 2011
    Vessels

    Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority has announced tender for mid-life upgrade / major re-fit of “MV Kilmourne”, a 100 m3 capacity hopper dredger (133GT / 26m LOA). This upgrade works include: Replacement of propulsion system; Shortening of vessel to 24m load line length; Refurbishment of deckhouse accommodation; New fendering system and New external protective coating […]

  • UK: Wallingford Hosts “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” Course

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    On the 18th and 19th June, 2014, the IADC/CEDA “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” Course was hosted by HR Wallingford at their headquarters in Howbery Park, Wallingford, UK. With a total of 27 delegates attending from France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Qatar, Ireland and Colombia, the presentations and workshops forming the course were the scene of much […]

  • Environmentalists Urge PNG to Dismiss Nautilus Deep Sea Mining Project

    29 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Papua New Guinea’s next government has been asked to dismiss the Nautilus Deep Sea mining project, reports Radio Australia. According to Wenceslaus Magun, the national coordinator of the environmental group Mas Kagin Tapani Association, nearly every mining project in PNG has been an “environmental disaster”. Because of the poor infrastructure and weak legislative controls, this […]

  • Atlantis appoints new CFO as it relocates its HQ

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis has appointed Simon Counsell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The company has accepted the resignation of Duncan Black as CFO, who will step down on 18 September 2015, due to the intended relocation of the corporate headquarters, including the finance and administration function, to Scotland from Singapore. Black will remain on the Board as a Non-executive […]

  • Shell fined for Gannet field oil spill (UK)

    24 November 2015

    Oil giant Shell has been fined for an oil leak at the Gannet field in the UK sector of the North Sea. Shell UK will pay 22.5 thousand pounds for the incident that happened in 2011 at Shell’s Gannet Alpha platform. More specifically, in August 2011, oil spilled from a subsea pipeline connected to Shell’s […]

  • d’Amico Fixes Newbuild Trio

    8 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Italian-listed ship operator d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS) has through its Ireland-based subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited inked charter agreements for three of its medium range newbuilding vessels with an undisclosed oil major. The three vessels, Hull S410, Hull S411, Hull S424, expected to be delivered in Q4 2015, Q1 2016 and Q4 2016 respectively, were fixed […]

  • Norway: New Contract for Borghom Dolphin Rig for Andrew field Operations (Worth up to $79.5 million)

    22 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    Dolphin Drilling Ltd, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has entered into a contract for the provision of the accommodation semi-submersible Borgholm Dolphin with BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. The contract is for a nine month period commencing first quarter 2011 supporting operations on the Andrew field in the UK sector. Estimated contract value […]

  • Oceanera-Net launches €17 million ocean energy call

    20 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A new €17 million ocean energy call to support the development of ocean energy technologies has been launched by Scottish Enterprise on behalf of the Oceanera-Net Cofund project consortium.

  • UK: SSE Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

    3 July 2013

    Leading energy supplier SSE announced the appointment of Jenny Ashmore to the new position of Chief Marketing Officer. Reporting to Managing Director, Retail, Will Morris, Jenny takes up the post on 5 August 2013 and will have responsibility for all SSE’s marketing activities. Jenny’s career in marketing spans 20 years, with early roles at British […]

  • Greece: Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Takes Delivery of Its New Bulk Carrier

    6 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd, a Marshall Islands Company, announced that it has take delivery of new addition in its fleet. The very first delivery for 2012 took place on January 5, 2012. 58,000 DWT Class Bulk Carrier M/V Desert Spring was christened day later during a special ceremony at HMD Shipyard. [mappress] World Maritime News Staff, January 6, 2012; […]