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  • Smith Island Comment Period Ends

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The deadline for sending comments on the proposed navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point/Smith Island ended on Friday, July 7, according to the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. The comments are sought on an Environmental Assessment for the project in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. According to Col. Ed Chamberlayne, […]

  • New Sand for South Padre Island

    8 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, partnered with the Texas General Land Office and the City of South Padre Island to begin a beach renourishment project this week using beach-quality sand harvested from the Brazos Island Harbor Jetty and Entrance channels in South Texas, maintenance dredging project. “We’re very excited about this year’s […]

  • EOD Techniques Used in the Solomon Islands

    20 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) techniques that have been developed and refined during operations and conflicts around the world are now being put to good use in the Solomon Islands. EOD specialists from Australia’s Army, Navy and Air Force, along with forces from the United States, Canada and New Zealand have joined together to use skills, […]

  • BTB – Largest Inland Terminal in the Netherlands

    26 September 2012

    On 10 September the Barge Terminal Born (BTB) gained a new 150-metre long quay and a site of four hectares for container storage. The port of Holtum-Noord, where the terminal is located, was also deepened to 3.95 metres. The terminal capacity has doubled from 150,000 TEU to 300,000 TEU. This makes BTB the largest inland […]

  • The Netherlands Considers Building New Island

    21 December 2012

    The northern Dutch province of Groningen is making plans for creating a new Wadden Island, Dutch newspaper Trouw reported on Thursday. The current Dutch inhabited islands in the Wadden Sea are Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog. The new isle of 500 hectares should arise between the uninhabited island Rottumeroog, the German island of Borkum […]

  • Krievu Island Project on Schedule (Latvia)

    9 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Riga City Council Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the Freeport of Riga Mr. Andris Ameriks and the Minister of Transport Mr. Anrijs Matiss have visited the site of the ambitious Krievu Island project to assess the infrastructure development progress. “Krievu Island project will be completed on time – in August 2015. […]

  • Emergency Permit Issued for Radio Island

    9 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary John Skvarla yesterday authorized the issuance of an emergency Coastal Area Management Act Major Permit to conduct agitation dredging at the Port of Morehead City. Although the Port is authorized to maintain a water depth of 38 feet through the use of hydraulic dredging, a docking facility at […]

  • Gallery: ‘Island Venture’ on sea trials

    12 November 2015

    Norwegian offshore shipbuilder and designer Ulstein, is putting final touches on the Island Venture offshore construction vessel. According to Ulstein’s release on Thursday, the vessel has been tested at sea trial this week. The sea trial is now in the final stage and the Island Venture will return to the yard by the end of […]

  • ‘Eirik Raude’ reaches the Falkland Islands

    3 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Falkland Oil and Gas Limited, and Rockhopper Exploration plc have informed that the drilling unit Eirik Raude has arrived in the North Falkland Basin (NFB). The semi-submersible rig will shortly be moving to location to drill the first well, on the Zebedee prospect, of the six well drilling campaign that will see two wells drilled in […]

  • Scottish Islands’ Renewables Forum to Continue

    9 July 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced to Islands Council leaders that he has received assurances of the UK Government’s commitment to continuing the Scottish Islands Renewable Delivery Forum (SIRDF). The SIRDF was established in 2014 and has been co-chaired by the Scottish and UK Governments. Its purpose is to support the joint policy aim […]

  • Weather Postpones Block Island Installation

    24 July 2015

    The rough sea is proving too much for what it is to be the US first offshore wind farm offshore Block Island. Due to the bad weather, which is expected to last longer than anticipated, Deepwater Wind has decided to dock the barge carrying turbine foundations off a pier in the Quonset Business Park to […]

  • Van Oord reclaims islands in Bahrain

    21 December 2005

    Rotterdam, the Netherlands

  • New Patrol Vessel for the Falkland Islands

    24 April 2006

    HMS CLYDE is coming to the Falkland Islands to replace HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE as the FALKLAND ISLANDS PATROL VESSEL (FIPV). CLYDE’s sister ships in the class – MERSEY and SEVERN are employed on UK Fishery Protection duties. CLDE is being built by VT and is a bigger and more capable ship than the Castle Class […]

  • Canada Invests in Vancouver Island Restoration

    29 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Government of Canada is investing in 16 projects that will support recreational fisheries on Vancouver Island, announced yesterday John Duncan, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North. Through the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP), the groups carrying out these projects will receive up to $977,000 […]

  • Figure Eight Island Study Released

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has released the required supplemental environmental study for a proposed project to build a terminal groin and pump sand onto the beach to protect homes threatened by erosion on Figure Eight Island in New Hanover County. The so-called Figure Eight Island Shoreline Management Project includes plans to […]

  • Spotlight on Rhode Island Coastal Program

    25 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spent a few days in Rhode Island last week to evaluate the RI Coastal Resources Management Program, part of a periodic review the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) performs of all U.S. coastal programs. A team of three representatives from NOAA, as well as a fourth representing […]

  • Fire Island Dredging About to Begin

    24 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    A dredging project to maintain safe, public access to the marina and docking facilities at Sailors Haven and Watch Hill on Fire Island is scheduled to begin next week.  In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and multiple storm events in 2012 sediment accumulated in the Sailors Haven and Watch Hill navigation channels and marinas. In […]

  • Langlee Signs Agreement at Canary Islands

    1 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Less than 15 months after setting up in the Canary Islands, Langlee has signed agreements with clients, local government, and technology partners. Industrial partners and investors are now invited to participate in the commercialisation phase. Canary Islands Regional Minister of Employment, Industry and Commerce, Francisca Luengo, recently announced that the Islands need this type of […]

  • Scottish FM Empowers Island Communities

    17 June 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Scotland’s island communities will have greater control over their local economies, natural environment and be represented at the heart of government in an independent Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond said. ‪ Launching the island prospectus, Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities, in Kirkwall, the First Minister outlined the most comprehensive package of powers for the island communities […]

  • SeaQurrent prepares Wadden Sea test site for TidalKite lift-off

    6 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Dutch tidal energy company SeaQurrent has made progress with the preparation of the test site offshore the island of Ameland in the Wadden Sea ahead of the upcoming demonstration of its full-scale TidalKite device.

  • ITG, ZES and Nedcargo debut emission-free inland shipping in the Netherlands

    18 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch container terminal operator Inland Terminals Group (ITG), compatriot inland shipping company Zero Emission Services (ZES) and logistics company Nedcargo have launched fully emission-free container transport on inland waterways.

  • Zeeland Could Get More Tidal Power

    28 March 2019
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Zeeland Tidal Power partnership has laid down the ambition to generate 100 megawatts of tidal energy in Zeeland before the year 2025. The Zeeland Tidal Power consists of the companies Hillebrand, Istimewa, DELTA Energy, PZEM, Zeeuwind and Tocardo. Zeeland is the only province in the Netherlands with land in the sea. The knowledge gained here […]

  • Impuls Zeeland Gathering Hydrogen CTV Team

    5 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Impuls Zeeland is looking for partner companies to participate in the Interreg-2 project “Ship hybridisation/ H2 fuel application for Crew Transportation Vessels”, which focuses on offshore wind farms, inland shipping and fast ferries.

  • The Netherlands: Rijkswaterstaat Chooses Tideland Racons Again

    24 November 2010
    Equipment, Technology

    The Netherlands’ Rijkswaterstaat has again chosen Tideland’s SeaBeacon 2 System 6 dual-band racon for installation on buoys as an aid to navigation and to mark special locations in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The latest order for four racons was supplied via Tideland’s representative in the Netherlands, P.C.Jansen Marine Agencies B.V. to Rijkswaterstaat’s […]

  • Zeeland Seaports Kicks Off Westhofkade Extension

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Zeeland Seaports recently made a start on work to extend the Westhofkade. BOW Terminal, Zeeland Seaports will extend the existing 300-metre quay by around 175 metres. The quay is expected to be ready for use in mid-2015. The Zeeland ports occupy a prominent position when it comes to the storage and handling of project cargo […]