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  • VIDEO: Mackinac Island Dredging Program (USA)

    22 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mackinac Island State Harbor is one of 58 waterways around the state which received muchneeded emergency funding to dredge its marinas. Ronald Olson, Chief of DNR Parks and Recreation, stated that the state included the Island and other harbors when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources learned there would be money left over in the […]

  • Hilton Head Island Dredging Considerations (USA)

    19 June 2010

    Tucked away in the Town of Hilton Head Island’s budget is a relatively small amount of money for a study that could have big implications…   [mappress] Source: islandpacket, June 19, 2010;

  • Coney Island T-Groins Project Awarded

    17 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congress members Jerrold Nadler and Hakeem Jeffries, NYS Senator Diane Savino, NYS Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and NYC Council member Mark Treyger announced that a $25,155,385 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract has been awarded for the Coney Island t-groins project. The project means critical repairs and emergency beach […]

  • Economic Growth and Job Creation in Rhode Island

    9 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) announced yesterday that more than 10,000 people are now working at Quonset Business Park and its Port of Davisville. The event was attended by the state’s highest elected officeholders, including: Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor-Elect Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, U.S. […]

  • Coochiemudlo Island: Improved Ferry Terminal Facilities

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Residents and visitors to Coochiemudlo Island over the Easter break will benefit from new and improved ferry terminal facilities following the completion of the new Coochiemudlo terminal and a revamp of the Victoria Point ferry terminal. Minister for Main Roads, Roads Safety and Ports, Mark Bailey said the Queensland Government had worked closely with the […]

  • Shell cleared to use ‘Island Constructor’ at Draugen

    26 May 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety authority has given its approval to Shell for the use of the Island Constructor vessel for start-up and repairs of wells on the Draugen offshore field in Norway. More precisely, Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) gave its consent to Shell to use the Island Offshore-owned well intervention vessel for startup of wells […]

  • Oceaneering to use ‘Island Pride’ for GoM work

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Oceaneering International, Inc. has entered into a two-year charter for use of the Island Pride, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Island Offshore Shipping International AS. The vessel was delivered to Island offshore from Vard Brevik yard in April this year. Oceaneering expects it will be available for work in the U.S. Gulf of […]

  • Vopak commissions Jurong Island LPG facility

    16 February 2016
    Vessels

    Vopak’s liquefied petroleum gas facility at the Banyan terminal on Jurong Island received its first cargo to start-up the first independent LPG import and storage facility in Southeast Asia.

  • OTEC team moves plans to Virgin Islands

    16 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTE) is sending its OTEC EcoVillage Team to the Virgin Islands this week to accelerate the development of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) based project.

  • Report: Highlands and Islands in Marine Potential Spotlight

    11 March 2019
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The Highlands and Islands is said to have an enormous potential in developing the marine economy according to a new study. The ‘Maximising the Marine Economy in the Highlands and Islands’ (MAXiMAR) study focuses on supporting the growth of aquaculture, wave and tidal energy and marine biotechnology which are the most highly innovative sectors. Highlands […]

  • MARIN Tests Floating Mega Island Concept

    17 July 2017
    Research & Development, Technology

    MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) has tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island that could provide future-proof living and working space at sea for developing, generating, storing, and maintaining renewable energy, including offshore wind.

  • Offshore Wind Forum to Talk Block Island

    6 December 2017
    Environment, Research & Development

    The Southern New England Offshore Wind Energy Science Forum is taking place on 11 and 12 December at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) in Narragansett to discuss developments related to the Block Island offshore wind farm.

  • Electric propulsion in the Dutch inland shipping sector

    31 March 2020
    Environment, Technology, Vessels

    By Tom Scott Ambitions for carbon neutrality come in many sizes. On the international stage, numerous countries around the world have declared their intentions to attain a state of net zero carbon emissions. This list is quite exclusive; comprising less than ten countries, including ‘big names’ such as Norway and Sweden as well as small […]

  • CalMac confirms plan for Channel Islands base

    28 December 2005

    THE state-owned ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne, has confirmed it plans to split the company and set up a new firm based in the Channel Islands for its sea-going crew.

  • Japan to build artificial islands for Sochi Olympics

    11 January 2008

    According to RIA Novosti, Japanese companies will be involved in the construction of artificial islands in the Black Sea off the coast of Sochi, the venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the head of the Russian-Japanese business council said on January 11.

  • County delays vote on Watson Island marina

    10 October 2006

    For the third consecutive meeting, Miami-Dade County commissioners postponed voting Tuesday whether to allow Flagstone Property Group to create a 50-slip mega-yacht marina on Watson Island. Commissioner Bruno Barreiro proposed delaying the vote until November to allow for further review of modifications the developers made to project plans. Since the next chance for the commission […]

  • James Island Town opposes offshore drilling

    20 March 2015

    South Carolina’s James Island Town Council has unanimously passed a resolution opposing offshore drilling and seismic surveys in the Atlantic. According to Oceana South Carlina, James Island Town has become the 7th community in South Carolina to formally oppose offshore drilling and seismic blasting, and the 40th coastal community to publicly oppose or voice concern […]

  • FERC updates on Elba Island liquefaction project

    6 August 2014

    The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an update on the Elba Island liquefaction project stating that it is in the process of analyzing the data and preparing an environmental assessment of the project.  “After we have all the information to complete our analysis, we will issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review identifying […]

  • Island Innovator Tilts in Hanøytangen. Workers Evacuated

    31 May 2013

    Island Innovator semi-submersible rig, on a yard-stay in Hanøytangen, Norway, has been evacuated after it tilted 4 degrees, a local news site has reported. According to Bergens Tidende news portal, 63 people have been taken off the facility in a peaceful manner. Around 4 o’clock this morning, the rig , docked at Hanøytangen yard, took […]

  • GCWA to Dredge West Crab Island Channel

    8 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) is pushing ahead with dredging works on the Gold Coast, ensuring vital transport links remain open for the city’s marine industries. “Dredging is starting in the West Crab Island Channel in the section from the Ephraim Island bridge down to the intersection with the North Channel,” CEO Hal Morris […]

  • Final APLNG module reaches Curtis Island

    2 December 2014

    Last in line of 69 APLNG’s modules was delivered to Curtis Island.

  • UPDATE 2: Work recommences on Curtis Island

    23 February 2015

    Following the BOM weather warning yesterday Bechtel decided to cancel regular scheduled work across its three Curtis Island LNG projects.

  • EnerMech wins Curtis Island LNG deal

    21 April 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, said it has been awarded multi-million dollar contracts for the air drying and nitrogen purging of all six gas storage tanks at Queensland’s Curtis Island LNG developments in Australia.

  • Picture of the day: Curtis Island LNG city

    25 August 2015

    Curtis Island, located offshore Gladstone, Australia, is home to three liquefied natural gas export plants which are being built by LNG engineer Bechtel. At full capacity, the three Curtis Island projects combined will produce about 25 million tonnes of LNG per annum for the global market, the equivalent to powering a city the size of […]

  • Rhode Island DEM: Protecting Camp Cronin

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a special ceremony earlier this week to mark completion of a restoration project at the Camp Cronin Fishing Area in Narragansett. “This is an excellent example of the Corps of Engineers working with the state of Rhode […]