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  • Falkland Islands: FIH Supports FOGL’s Exploration Campaign

    13 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Yesterday, on 12 January 2012, Falkland Islands Holdings plc (FIH) agreed to participate in the placing of new shares by FOGL by subscribing for 2 million new shares. The £860,000 cost of the shares will be met from the Group’s existing cash resources and the purchase will be undertaken by the Group’s Falkland based subsidiary, […]

  • Norway: Statoil Gets Clearance to Use Island Constructor

    3 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has received consent to use the Island Constructor mobile facility in the northern part of the North Sea and in the Norwegian Sea. The consent relates to implementation of light well intervention on Oseberg, Gullfaks, Vigdis, Tordis and Kristin. The planned start-up of the intervention work is in November 2011, and the estimated duration […]

  • Ushant Island gets a glimpse of tidal powered-future

    31 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Storage, Technology, Transition, Vision

    French company Sabella has reached a new milestone in the demonstration of its tidal energy technology and brought the Ushant Island closer to fully decarbonizing its energy supply system.

  • Island Drilling lines up new gig in Africa

    6 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Island Drilling Company has signed a contract with Trident Energy to provide a drilling unit and associated services for a campaign off Equatorial Guinea.

  • Denmark greenlights North Sea energy island hub

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Transition

    Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. Around 200 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in the first phase […]

  • Damen secures order for hydrogen-powered inland vessel

    3 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch shipyard Concordia Damen has signed a ‘historic’ contract for the construction of the hydrogen-powered inland barge with Dutch inland shipping company Lenten Scheepvaart.

  • Terrebonne Islands Restoration Project Funding Issues (USA)

    23 August 2010

    Terrebonne’s fast-eroding Isle Dernieres and Timbalier barrier islands are unlikely to undergo any substantial restoration in the near … By Nikki Buskey (dailycomet) [mappress] Source: dailycomet, August 24, 2010;

  • Savary Island Dredging Fails to Meet Expectations (Canada)

    8 September 2010

    Dredging work that took place at the Savary Island dock was not satisfactorily completed, according to a report received by Powell River … By Kyle Wells (prpeak) [mappress] Source: prpeak, September 8, 2010;

  • Additional Funding Announced for Savannah Harbor, Tybee Island

    20 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, said in their latest release that they have received additional funds through a supplemental congressional appropriation.  This means that the Savannah harbor will receive an additional $26.6 million for: repairs to Dredged Material Containment Area Dikes; the Corps’ depot facility on the river; water control structures in […]

  • Rhode Island: SWCS Coastal Erosion Workshop Today

    10 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Soil and Water Conservation Society’s (SWCS) Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) will today (August 10) host an annual Summer Meeting for SWCS members and the public at the South Kingstown Land Trust Barn in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Rhode Island government staff will discuss the BeachSAMP, followed by a field tour to coastal erosion sites, lunch, and a SWCS SNEC membership […]

  • PHOTO: Hopper Dredger Essayons in Sand Islands, Hawaii

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredger Essayons is currently undergoing annual maintenance in Sand Island, also known as Kush Island, a small island within the city of Honolulu, Hawaii. Commander of the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Thomas Tickner,USACE Honolulu District Commander Lt. Col. Kathryn Sanborn, Commander of the Honolulu District, Damon […]

  • Queen Bess Island Restoration Project Available for Comment

    11 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has announced that despite federal government shutdown, the comments on Queen Bess Island Restoration are still being accepted. The government shutdown has affected the online portal for submitting public comments on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group’s (LA TIG) Draft Restoration Plan #1.1: Queen Bess Island Restoration Project, […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beaches Get New Sand

    27 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The beach area between Drayton Place and Elliot Place is currently restricted for beach renourishment construction, the Town of Hilton Head Island just announced in its latest update. Additionally, the Mitchelville Beach area remains closed so construction in this area may be finished. The Town’s contractor, Weeks Marine, Inc., began the sand pumping operations in this area on […]

  • Connecticut and Rhode Island Representatives Support ELDS Plan

    19 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, along with Representative Joe Courtney, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, have sent a letter to EPA to express their support for the proposed rule to designate a new Eastern Long Island Sound Dredged Material Disposal Site (ELDS). “As representatives from the region, we understand firsthand the […]

  • All Set for Hilton Head Island Beach Renourishment

    8 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Weeks Marine, Inc. cutterhead suction dredge, CR McCaskill, along with attendant tug boats, barges and support vessels, has arrived in local waters, gearing up for the upcoming Town of Hilton Head Island beach renourishment. The dredge will be temporarily anchored near the mouth of Skull Creek. The vessel will be taken off tow and will […]

  • Hunting Island Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project on the Table

    16 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is calling for dredging and beach nourishment project in Beaufort County, South Carolina. SCPRT recently submitted an application to the Department of the Army and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control for a permit to perform dredging and beach nourishment, using sand from two offshore borrow areas near the […]

  • PHOTO: Great Lakes’ TSHD Padre Island at Work

    22 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The USACE, Savannah District, recently posted a photo of the trailing suction hopper dredger Padre Island working in the Savannah outer harbor. The photo, taken on March 30th 2016, shows the Padre Island of Great Lakes Doc & Dredge Company (GLDD) deepening the outer channel as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). Deepening of the […]

  • Hilton Head Island Beach Renourishment Starts Soon

    23 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Parts of the Hilton Head Island beach will be closing as soon as next week, as contractors will spend about three months placing new sand onto the beaches, according to WTOC. The 2016 beach renourishment of the Atlantic oceanfront shoreline is expected to be similar to the projects conducted in 1990, 1997 and 2006. Also, the […]

  • J.F. Brennan Wins Island Unloading Dredging Deal

    28 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded an $8.7 million contract to J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., of La Crosse, Wisconsin, to unload dredged material in Wabasha, Minnesota, September 23. The contractor is expected to begin moving the dredged material during the summer of 2016. In all, nearly 800,000 cubic yards of dredged […]

  • Meetings Set on Staten Island Sea Wall Project

    16 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo have announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to hold public community forums regarding their plans for the Staten Island Sea Wall Project. The meetings will take place on August 19th and August 20th from 6-9pm at Staten Island […]

  • Getting Ready for South Wave Break Island Dredging

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Works contributing to safe and navigable access to the South Wave Break Island channel in the Broadwater are set to begin today, Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) reports. GCWA CEO, Hal Morris, has confirmed that a local dredging contractor will start setting up on site and will kick off dredging on 25 November, with work […]

  • Pawleys Island Beach Renourishment Plans Move Forward

    11 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina’s Pawleys Island is moving forward with a much-needed beach renourishment project, Live 5 News reports.  During a Monday night meeting, town leaders voted in favor of the project that would bring more than 1.1 million cubic yards of sand. According to Live 5 News, the scheme will cost $14.8 million and the town […]

  • Hopper Dredge Ellis Island Arrives in Carteret County

    23 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    As scheduled one the largest hopper dredges in the United States, the Ellis Island has arrived in Carteret County and is now pumping sand on to the Pine Knoll Shores. According to the County Shore Protection Office, the Ellis Island arrived on March 19, underwent environmental testing (mostly related to sea turtle protection), and started […]

  • Leland Takes Harbor Dredging Into Its Own Hands

    17 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce said that a new cutter suction dredger, built by DSC Dredge for Leland Township Board, was put into the water for the first time on April 8. Fully functional with just one operator, the 68-foot-long Wolverine can reach dredging depths down to 25 feet below the surface and allows […]

  • Sand Nourishment Moves Ahead at Hilton Head Island

    27 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Hilton Head Island, SC, has just released the latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project, undertaken by Weeks Marine. The beach area between 1 Ocean lane and 18 Armada is currently restricted for beach nourishment construction activities, the Town said. During the 5 month scheme, these beach fill operations will proceed around […]