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  • Dredge MURDEN Conducting Assateague Island Operations

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has released this beautiful photo of the dredge MURDEN performing regularly scheduled Assateague Island bypass operations off the coast of Ocean City, MD. The MURDEN will be removing material from in and around the channel, with an emphasis on the ebb and flood shoals in which sand is traditionally […]

  • PARTRAC Secures South Padre Island Gig

    3 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The City of South Padre Island and PARTRAC, a UK based marine and coastal survey consultancy group, have formalized a working partnership. Through successful grant awards they will combine their knowledge, resources and technical capabilities to improve understanding of coastal zone processes affecting beach morphology and sediment transport at South Padre Island, reported PARTRAC. South Padre […]

  • Polish-Dutch Talk on the Revitalization of Inland Waterways

    28 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    At the Netherlands Water Pavilion of the recent Waterways Expo 2016, several Polish-Dutch talks were held on the many infrastructural projects including the revitalization of inland waterways in Poland. Polish minister of maritime economy and internal waterways, Marek Gróbarczyk, opened the third edition of the event on water management and inland waterway shipping. In his speech, […]

  • Heavy Force Scores Gahdhoo Island Contract

    15 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Republic of Maldives’ Ministry of Environment and Energy, together with Heavy Force Private Limited, recently signed an agreement for construction of the coastal protection structures in Gaaf Dhaalu atoll Gahdhoo Island. The project includes construction of 950 meter rock revetment in the Gahdhoo area. The main goal of this development scheme is to nourish, protect and prevent the spots of the […]

  • Queen Bess Island Restoration VIDEO Update

    5 December 2019
    Business & Finance

     The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has just announced the latest video update from their Queen Bess Island restoration project, showing sand pumping operations onto the island to elevate its interior and install protective rock dike. The Queen Bess Island restoration project in Barataria Bay, conducted by Pontchartrain Partners, is moving ahead […]

  • Panama Artificial Island Project Kicks Off

    13 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte yesterday visited the artificial island constructed by Boskalis off the coast of the Punta Pacifica, Panama City, to place the first stones for the second island project.   Nine hectares of land will be created by placing approximately 600,000 cubic meters of rock to form a perimeter and filling this with […]

  • Large Sand Deposit to Save Follet’s Island

    14 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    A project which is currently underway, undertaken by a Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher, might save one of Texas’ most important, but relatively unknown, coastal venues from disappearing completely – Follet’s Island. Tim Dellapenna, associate professor of marine sciences and oceanography who has studied Texas beaches for years at the Texas A&M Galveston campus, […]

  • Cat Island Project Receives Chief’s Award

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The USACE Detroit District and its employees were recognized by the 2014 Chief of Engineers Awards of Excellence Program, with the Environmental Merit Award, for the Cat Island Dredged Material Disposal Facility (DMDF) project. “It has been a privilege to be part of a team that has provided a quality product in a timely manner […]

  • Uppards Island Community Updated on Jetty Project

    17 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    In front of a mostly packed house in the island’s combined-school cafeteria, a panel of Norfolk District leaders, engineers and scientists briefed the community on progress of the jetty project. The group announced the study period for the project was nearing an end and was moving to review by higher headquarters. Under the guidelines of […]

  • Inland Dredging Nabs Mississippi River Contract

    22 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Inland Dredging Co. LLC, from Dyersburg, Tennessee, has won a $6.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for Mississippi River harbor dredging between Hickman, Kentucky, and Phillips County, Arkansas. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, is the contracting activity. The estimated completion date of this deepening program […]

  • North Manitou Island Dredging Plan Proposed

    13 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Michigan’s National Park System (NPS) has applied for a Department of the Army permit for the dredging and beach nourishment operations in Lake Michigan at North Manitou Island, Michigan. According to an official announcement, they are proposing to annually dredge up to 70,000 cubic yards from 400 foot by 460 foot area surrounding the […]

  • Maldives: Muli Island Land Reclamation Completed

    11 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Maldives President, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has attended the ceremony to mark the completion of a land reclamation project in Muli Island of Mulaku Atoll.   According to an official announcement from the Maldives Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, the ceremony was held yesterday at the harbor area of Muli Island. During the ceremony, […]

  • India Working on Another Inland Waterways Project

    20 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Dredging work to increase the depth of riverbed for the ambitious inland waterways project connecting Gomati river with Bangladesh’s Ashuganj is set to begin next month, reports the Tripurainfo. According to an official release, this decision was taken at a meeting between Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Biplab Kumra Deb in Delhi […]

  • Big Milestone for Tangier Island Jetty Project

    26 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Governor Ralph Northam this week announced completion of a project partnership agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) to launch the design and construction of the Tangier Island Jetty in Accomack County. This federal and state funded infrastructure project will protect the western portion of the navigation […]

  • H.R. Morris to Dredge Channel Islands Harbor

    2 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Navigating the Channel Islands Harbor will continue to be safe and downcoast beaches will receive an influx of much-needed sand thanks to a dredging project that will soon be underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is on schedule to start dredging the Channel Islands Harbor in late November 2018, reported the officials. The hydraulic […]

  • MacArtney’s MBES Hydrographic System for Island of Corsica

    4 April 2019
    Equipment

    MacArtney France has delivered a portable multi-beam echosounder hydrographic system, designed for small vessels, to the French government organisation, Collectivité de Corse, in Corsica. The Collectivité de Corse, a government organisation, represents the interests of the community of Corsica – a Mediterranean island off the south coast of France. With 1000 km of coastline, the […]

  • Nexans Secures Cyclades Islands Interconnection Project

    28 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    ADMIE, independent power transmission operator, has awarded Nexans with a new contract worth approximately €111 million to deliver an interconnector between the city of Lavrion on the Greek mainland and the island of Syros. The project of the Cyclades Islands Interconnection in Greece is aimed at ensuring the reliable, economic and sufficient supply of electricity […]

  • MARS Submarine Cable Lands on Rodrigues Island

    19 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Huawei Marine and PCCW Global said that the submarine cable used in the MARS project has landed on Rodrigues Island, an outer island that forms part of Mauritius. The MARS project is the first submarine cable system to connect the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues. The MARS project uses Huawei’s 100G WDM transmission technology to […]

  • Island Offshore Sells Well Stimulation Vessel

    12 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian vessel owner, Island Offshore, has sold and delivered the M/V Island Patriot to an undisclosed buyer, the company informed on Thursday. The well stimulation vessel joined Island Offshore’s fleet in 2005. The company did not disclose the commercial terms between the parties, but stated that the vessel will still be operated by Island Offshore […]

  • FOGL Updates on Seismic Campaign in Falkland Islands

    16 April 2013

    FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands has the following operations update with respect to the ongoing 3D seismic operations. 3D seismic survey over the Diomedea Fan completed The PGS M/V Ramform Sterling has completed a 3D seismic survey over […]

  • Lundin Charters Two Island Offshore’s PSVs

    5 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s Island Offshore has secured 2 x term contracts with Lundin Norway AS, for the charter of MV Island Crusader and MV Island Contender platform supply vessels. According to the owner, these two vessels of the UT 776 CD(G), set a new standard in the industry as the first offshore supply vessels in the world […]

  • Greener retailers spurs inland waterway revival

    21 September 2010

    Retailers in Europe are increasingly looking to reduce their carbon footprint and cut the cost of their logistics operations and inland waterways are being seen as an attractive way to deliver products from major ports to distribution centres. According to Nick Gazzard, managing director of the Incept Consultancy in London, “the high price of oil […]

  • Tankers Flock Under Marshall Islands Flag

    10 October 2016

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry attained the status as the world’s largest tanker fleet with additional tonnage joining the registry from markets in Greece, the United States (US), and Asia. The RMI flagged tanker fleet now stands at 44.6 million gross tons (GT), while the registry’s overall fleet stands at 137.3 million gross […]

  • MSC Cruises Invests in Private Bahamian Island

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    MSC Cruises, the Geneva-based global cruise line, has unveiled plans to develop marine reserve island in the Bahamas. The project was officially launched on December 16 in the Bahamian capital Nassau, where Prime Minister Perry Christie and MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago signed a 100-year lease agreement that will enable MSC Cruises to occupy and […]

  • Marshall Islands Registry Continues Strong Growth

    21 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) provide administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries. The RMI Registry is the third largest in the world surpassing 96 million gross tons and nearly 3,000 vessels at the end of September 2013. The RMI Registry is expected to […]