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  • Fugro to survey Danish Energy Island site

    12 April 2021
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Denmark’s Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterisation contract for the Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first ”hub and spoke” energy scheme: an energy island 80 kilometres off the Danish coast that will act as a transmission centre for hundreds […]

  • Minesto up and running again in the Faroe Islands

    4 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has resumed operational activities on its DG100 tidal power plant in Vestmannasund in the Faroe Islands.

  • Croatia’s first FSRU arrives at Krk island

    3 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Croatia’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) LNG Croatia has reached the terminal site on the Island of Krk.

  • Fire Island Inlet Dredging Contract for GLDD

    12 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD), a dredging contractor from Oak Brook, Illinois, has won a $26.2 million contract for maintenance dredging of Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). “Work will be performed in Copiague, New York, […]

  • Smith Island Maintenance Dredging About to Begin

    15 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vortex Marine Construction Inc., of Oakland, California, will begin a $3.1-million maintenance dredging project of the Big Thorofare and Twitch Cove federal channels in early 2018, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. “These two channels go through the heart of Smith Island and are necessary for the population to travel and receive […]

  • Russian Government Releases Report on Inland Waterways

    13 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Russian Government has submitted its report on the development of inland water transport and maritime activities over the recent 6 years. According to the report published on the PortNews website, the capacity of transshipment facilities at seaports has increased by 24.4% to 1,053.3 million tonnes. Intense seaport infrastructure development projects are underway in Murmansk, […]

  • Nexans to Connect Spanish Islands of Majorca and Menorca

    22 November 2018
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Red Eléctrica de España has awarded Nexans a contract worth around EUR 50 million to manufacture and install a power cable that will connect the islands of Majorca and Menorca in Spain. The contract was signed after the Spanish Council of Ministers granted administrative authorization and declared it as a public utility project. The interconnection […]

  • Contract signed for Falkland Islands’ new port

    13 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    The Falkland Islands Government inks a contract with BAM Nuttall for the design and build of a new port in Stanley Harbor.

  • Island Crown to Support OceanGate’s Titanic Expedition

    28 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore has entered into an agreement with OceanGate Expeditions for the use of Island Crown as support vessel during the first manned submersible expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic since 2005. The assignment should start in May 2018 and will have a duration of 10 weeks for Island Crown. The vessel will depart […]

  • Subsea Earthquake Strikes off Island of Vanuatu

    5 September 2011
    Research & Development

      A powerful earthquake struck off the island nation of Vanuatu on early Sunday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate repor… (myweathertech) [mappress] Source: myweathertech, Sptember 05, 2011;  

  • Carnegie Completes Geophysical Surveys at Garden Island

    19 August 2015

    Offshore geophysical site surveys and associated data analysis have been completed at Carnegie Wave Energy’s CETO 6 Project at Garden Island. The geophysical survey activities used a number of different methods, including single and multi-beam echo sounding, side scan sonar and sub-bottom profiling to determine the composition and features of the seabed across the potential […]

  • Scottish Government Working to Boost Renewables on Islands

    14 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Scottish Government is working with island communities to boost economic returns on unrivalled natural, cultural and economic assets, Scottish First Minister said ahead of a Cabinet meeting in Stornoway on April 16. Support for the Gaelic language, measures to support renewable energy investment, and assistance for the islands tourism industry will be among the […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm Fully Permitted

    8 September 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Deepwater Wind has received the final federal approval needed to build the Block Island Wind Farm – a project that remains on-track to be the first U.S. offshore wind farm. The project’s lead federal permitting agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACORE), has granted its approval of the Block Island Wind Farm. With ACORE’s permit, the […]

  • Havyard to Deliver Another PSV to Faroe Islands

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Herøy-based company has signed a contract with Supply Service for delivery of a vessel of Havyard 832 L design to the Faroe Islands and shipowner Tummas Justinussen. This will be the fourth ship of a Havyard design heading to the Faroe Islands and it is the third Supply Service vessel being built at Havyard`s […]

  • Faroe Islands: Naming Ceremony of Saeborg PSV

    23 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Tummas Justinussen from the Faroe Islands is willing to compete with Norwegian shipowners and focuses on advanced supply vessels from the Herøy-based company Havyard Group. This Saturday the Faroese character invites 50 people from Sunnmøre and Sogn in western Norway across to the naming ceremony of the brand new “Saeborg” in Torshavn, the Faroe Islands. […]

  • UK government committed to Scottish islands’ renewables

    9 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has confirmed the UK government’s support to the working group that focuses on delivering and connecting renewable energy resources of Scottish island communities. Fergus Ewing joined representatives from the Islands Councils in Glasgow at a meeting of the Island Areas Ministerial Working Group, where he announced that he has received […]

  • Rhode Island struggles to become green (USA)

    21 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Rhode Island is struggling with a decision to allow Deepwater Wind LLC to build and operate offshore wind power plants. The State’s Public… [mappress] Source: thestreet, May 20, 2010;

  • Indian islands to get power from waves

    10 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Seabased, a Swedish-based wave energy developer, is planning to install wave energy power plant in the Indian Ocean. Seabased has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seafaradays Energy, a New-Delhi based energy project developer, to construct a wave energy power plant off Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The wave energy plant will be constructed in […]

  • Wave Break Island Cruise Terminal Feasible

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    A cruise ship terminal located on the eastern side of Australia’s Wave Break Island could be open in 2018 as part of the proposal to be submitted to the Queensland Government under the Gold Coast Integrated Resort and Cruise Ship Terminal process currently underway.  “The Seaway can be safely navigated by modern ships in all […]

  • Pacific Island Countries Discussing Pollution Prevention

    22 October 2014

    Representatives from 13 Pacific island countries and territories have gathered in Brisbane, Australia this week to review and update the Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme (PACPOL) strategy. This strategy, implemented in partnership by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), defines activities to protect the public health, […]

  • Sea Shepherd Volunteers Arrested in Faroe Islands

    21 July 2015

    Two volunteer crewmembers from a ship operated by the conservationist group Sea Shepherd, Sam Simon, have been arrested in the Faroe Islands by Faroese police. The duo, identified as Susan Larsen of the United States, driver of the small boat named Farley, and Tom Strerath of Germany, navigator of the boat, were arrested at approximately 0900 local time on Monday […]

  • VIDEO: Role of Inland Waterways in Container Shipping

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Tackling increased cargo volumes of containerized cargo is particularly challenging especially with respect to distribution of the cargo to their end recipients without causing congestion on roads and rail tracks. The Dutch found an efficient way of circumventing the congestion by resorting to its inland waterways. Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and […]

  • Picture of the day: Curtis Island LNG projects

    23 March 2015

    Bechtel Gladstone began working more than five years ago towards developing a new LNG hub in Queensland on Curtis island to service the Asian energy market. Curtis Island, located off the coast of Gladstone, is home to the Santos GLNG project, the Australia Pacific LNG project and the Queensland Curtis LNG project. Bechtel is building […]

  • Update: Island Innovator Leakage Stopped (Norway)

    31 May 2013

    Odfjell Drilling has issued a press release in which it says that the leakage on Island Innovator has been plugged, and the heeling of the rig is reduced. Further work is proceeding to normalize the situation on the rig, Odfjell said. The leakage occurred through a seawater inlet to a pump room in a pontoon in […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Equipment for Iceman AHTS

    14 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a £15 million contract by STX OSV to supply an extensive deck equipment package for an advanced anchor handling vessel to be operated by Iceman AS. The package, which is designed to improve operational safety, will include a new anchor handling frame (AHF) and a hydraulic […]