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  • Hayling Island Beach Nourishment Progressing Nicely

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The maintenance dredging operations in Chichester Harbor Approach Channel and nourishment of the Hayling Island are progressing nicely, according to the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership – ESCP. After securing funding from the Environment Agency, Havant Borough Council started this week with the beach nourishment of the Eastoke frontage. Material for this operation is being dredged […]

  • USACE: Unity Island Dike Wall Opens

    20 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, opened the stone dike wall between the Niagara River and Unity Island’s North Pond this week, which will allow fresh water from the Niagara River to enter the pond, providing better connectivity for aquatic species. The opening is approximately 50 feet wide, at the water line, and […]

  • Ferromanganese Nodules Found Off Minamitorishima Island

    31 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A research group led by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), The university of Tokyo and Chiba Institute of Technology found a dense field of ferromanganese nodules at a depth of 5,500 meters – 5,800 meters on seafloor from southern to eastern part of the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Minamitorishima […]

  • Boskalis to Build Artificial Island in the IJmeer Lake

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has emerged as best bidder in a tender to construct an artificial island in the IJmeer lake adjacent to the existing IJburg islands. Based on the current plans the contract is valued at around EUR 85 million. According to the company, the project involves the construction of an artificial island […]

  • Improving Health and Ecosystem of Long Island Sound

    5 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Top federal and state environmental officials from New York yesterday announced 31 grants totaling $2.04 million to local government and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound, EPA said in their latest release.  Fifteen projects, totaling $1.05 million, directly benefit New York, according to EPA. EPA Regional Administrator, Pete Lopez, […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beachfill Plan Modified

    27 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Town of Hilton Head Island has once again revised its schedule for the completion of the remaining segments of the Beach Renourishment Project. The revision comes as a result of weather related delays encountered since September 9, including the passage of Tropical Storm Julia, and unexpected mechanical repairs and the planned relocation of the dredge […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beachfill Schedule Update

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has just released the latest update on their 2016 beach nourishment project, conducted by Weeks Marine. As a result of weather related delays encountered by the passage of Hurricane Matthew, the town has revised the schedule for the completion of the remaining segments of the beachfill scheme. Work […]

  • PHOTO: Important Milestone for Absecon Island Project

    6 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, said in their latest announcement that one section of the Absecon Inlet seawall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is now complete while construction continues on the other section. The Absecon Island project is one of several along the New Jersey coastline being funded by $1.2 billion appropriated by […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vocus to Connect Tiwi Islands with Darwin (Australia)

    4 September 2018
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Vocus Group will, in collaboration with the Northern Territory Government, construct a new fibre optic cable link between Darwin and the Tiwi Islands in Australia. For the first time, communities located on Melville and Bathurst Islands will have access to a reliable, high capacity and trusted fibre optic link to the mainland, the company said. […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beach Nourishment Suspended

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Town of Hilton Head Island has just announced that all works on the town’s beach nourishment project have been suspended because of the coming storm. As a result of the forecast track of Tropical Depression Nine (Tropical Storm Hermine), the town’s contractor Weeks Marine Inc., suspended beach fill operations on Wednesday August 31, 2016 and began […]

  • PHOTO of the Channel Islands Harbor Dredging Works

    15 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, reported today that the Channel Islands Harbor dredging project is progressing well and is expected to be completed before the end of February. Channel Islands Harbor Director Lyn Krieger and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs recently visited the area, where they were briefed on the […]

  • Officials Highlight Importance of Long Island Sound

    29 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy,Congressman Joe Courtney and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed dredged material disposal site designation rule for eastern Long Island Sound.   In the proposed rule, the EPA recommended an environmentally suitable location to dispose of a portion of dredged material […]

  • 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 […]

  • Final APLNG module reaches Curtis Island

    2 December 2014

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

  • Tanker Hijacked off Phuket Island, Thailand

    25 September 2014

    Six armed pirates boarded a tanker en route to Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) said in its latest piracy report. According to the report, the boarding took place some 34 nautical miles southwest of Phuket Island, Thailand. The pirates tied up the second officer and able seaman on duty on the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Mott MacDonald Backs Block Island OWF

    6 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the recent announcement about Block Island wind farm reaching financial close, Mott MacDonald issued a press release, revealing that the company was lenders’ technical advisor during the project’s due diligence phase and is now monitoring construction as independent engineer in an ongoing role. The 30MW wind farm is being developed by Deepwater Wind and […]

  • 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.

  • DesignPro Wraps Up Orkney Islands Trials

    28 January 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    Irish company DesignPro Renewables has completed the deployment and testing of its 60kW (DPR60) turbine at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Scotland in conjunction with Leask Marine. The completely operational turbine and deployment system underwent a comprehensive series of tow testing to prove out all operating systems. Based in Limerick Ireland, DesignPro Renewables is developing […]

  • Ocean energy for islands up for discussion in Singapore

    7 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The role of ocean renewable energy as an alternative energy source for islands will be discussed at a workshop in Singapore.

  • Scottish Ministers Ready for Highlands and Islands Convention

    28 October 2019
    Authorities & Government

    Scottish Ministers are gathering in Inverness for a convention to discuss how to tackle issues affecting the Highlands and Islands. Climate change and population growth will be among the main topics of discussion at the Convention of Highlands and Islands, along with economic opportunities related to energy, marine and technologies, and the expected impact of […]

  • Thailand inaugurates first inland river port

    28 September 2009

    Thailand has inaugurated its first inland river power which links inland industries through waterways. Located in Ayutthaya, the first phase of construction cost US$23.55 million. The port has been equipped with four cranes and other advanced facilities. Total loading capacity is 450,000TEU per year. Phase two of construction, scheduled to begin next year, will cost […]

  • 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.