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  • ‘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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Seven Islands Shipping Files for IPO

    5 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Mumbai-based Seven Islands Shipping (SIS) is to make a stock market entry as the tanker shipping company has filed draft offer documents with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise INR 4.5 billion (USD 69.2 million) via an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of up to INR 2 billion […]

  • Prysmian cables to link Greek islands

    21 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    Prysmian has secured a circa €150 million contract with the Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for an interconnector that will link the islands of Milos, Folegandros and Santorini. The connection is part of Phase D of the Cyclades’ electrical interconnection that completes a project aimed at the energy integration of the […]

  • Bangladesh: Inland Waterways Need Dredging

    21 February 2011

    Country’s inland water route is in a moribund state. The navigability of the rivers has fallen at an alarming rate. The situation has come… By Khalilur Rahman (thefinancialexpress) [mappress] Source: thefinancialexpress, February 21, 2011;

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • New Fred. Olsen 1848 floating solar lead brings experience from SolarDuck, Equinor

    21 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has appointed Francisco Guillermo Vozza as Business Development Director for floating solar. According to Fred. Olsen 1848, Vozza, an energy industry executive with two decades of experience, will be responsible for shaping the company’s global market strategy and advancing the commercialization of its BRIZO floating solar technology. “I am honoured to […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • The era of oil in maritime is ending, UK government’s forecasts show

    26 August 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The UK’s Department for Transport has published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and container shipping surge.

  • MaREI to Build Green-Powered Offshore Platform for Small Islands

    17 July 2019

    The project will provide solutions for small island renewable energy, water, and aquaculture

  • Ocean Energy Test Bed to be created at Galway Bay Test Site

    11 February 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The proposed Ocean Energy Test Bed will be used for the purposes of testing, demonstrating and validation of renewable energy devices and marine environmental sensors and technologies. The Marine Institute, in collaboration with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (UCC) and SmartBay Ireland received the funds in the amount […]

  • Apple pledges €1 million for Irish waves

    12 November 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and Apple have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Under the MoU, Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prototypes in the Galway Bay Ocean […]

  • Officials Open Ireland’s First Electricity Link to Great Britain

    20 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Secretary of State Edward Davey today joined An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, and EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger to open officially Ireland’s first electricity link to Great Britain. The EirGrid East West Interconnector runs between Deeside in north Wales and Woodland, County Meath in Ireland. Approximately […]