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  • Fairmount Expedition Tows Naga 3 Vung Tau, Vietnam

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Tug Fairmount Expedition has towed jack-up rig Naga 3 safely from Labuan, Malaysia, to the PV Marine Shipyard in Vung Tau, Vietnam. The Fairmount Expedition was mobilized from Singapore for this 575 miles voyage. During the voyage the Fairmount Expedition only made use of two of her four main engines. The Naga 3 is a […]

  • USA: CSA International Acquires ECOES Consulting

    22 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    CSA International, Inc. (CSA) has acquired ECOES Consulting, a leading Marine Mammals and Protected Species Consulting firm in Florida, expanding the capabilities of CSA’s Marine Mammals Business Line. As part of the acquisition, Ms. Mary Jo Barkaszi, former President of ECOES, will be responsible for managing the expanded CSA Marine Mammals Business Line, including marketing […]

  • Damen to Build New Dredger for Hanson

    27 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group and Hanson Aggregates Marine signed a contract earlier this month for construction of a Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500.  The dredger will be used to extract aggregates offshore up to depths of 55 metres, for use in the onshore construction industry. Due for delivery in March 2021, the vessel will be constructed […]

  • France Declares Its Tidal Power Ambitions

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The French marine energy industry has long lagged behind that of its UK counterpart. With a series of technical challenges and limited public confidence, marine energy has for several years struggled to get off the ground. However, the fact that France harbours up to a fifth of Europe’s marine energy potential of 15GW, and strong […]

  • SKF to Present Its Complete Offering at Marintec in Shanghai

    5 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    SKF will demonstrate an enhanced product portfolio at Marintec in Shanghai 3-6 December. For the first time since SKF acquired Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI) earlier this year, the company will present its complete offering for the marine industry. “With the acquisition of BVI, our product and services portfolio for the marine industry has increased […]

  • UK: FoundOcean Expands its Subsea and Offshore Services with the Introduction of MGC Products

    10 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    FoundOcean has been appointed as an exclusive agent by IEV International Limited (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of IEV Holdings Limited, a company listed on Catalist of the Singapore Exchange) to market their revolutionary Marine Growth Prevention and Control products in European waters. Until now, controlling marine growth has been an expensive and time-consuming process. This […]

  • NREL upgrades SAM wave and tidal tools

    4 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has added marine energy to the open-source System Advisor Model (SAM) toolkit to facilitate the cost and performance analysis for wave and tidal energy systems.

  • Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas Gets Approval

    20 December 2013

    In their meeting on 4-5 December 2013 the EU Marine Directors have approved the Marine Strategy Framework Directive document “Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas” (Part I, II and III). The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires European Member States (MS) to develop strategies for their marine waters that should lead to programmes […]

  • Scottish, NI Ministers Commit to Wave and Tidal Development

    27 February 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    At the biggest gathering of its kind in the world, RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference, Ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have re-affirmed their commitment to developing the UK’s massive marine energy resources to their full potential – and there’s been a major announcement on new funding. The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told […]

  • 7th PRIMaRE conference goes virtual

    2 April 2020

    Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th PRIMaRE conference will be held online, with no charge for attendance. The call for abstracts is open and has been extended until Friday 17th April 2020. Further information including the format of this virtual conference will be sent to registered delegates and announced on the PRIMaRE website […]

  • Galway Bay Test Site Opens Door to Floaters

    5 April 2016
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland’s Marine Institute has applied for a foreshore lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test site which would potentially allow the installation of floating wind turbines at the site. The Marine Institute denied seeking permission from the country’s Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to install three turbines at Galway Bay, as reported by […]

  • Tocardo installs floating tidal device at EMEC

    30 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch tidal energy developer Tocardo Tidal Power has completed the installation of its floating tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

  • STORM ropes in cross-sector offshore energy developers

    21 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    An Innovate UK-funded STORM project has set up a marine moorings masterclass for the representatives of offshore energy industry to encourage cross-sector collaboration in solving mooring systems challenges.

  • South Korea: Doosan Wins Record USD 284.2 Mln Engine Order

    20 January 2012

    Recently, Doosan Engine won a record order from the Danish company A.P. Moller Maersk, the world’s largest marine shipper. The W323 billion (approx USD 284.2 million) contract is for the delivery of 120 engines (40 main and 80 auxiliary) to be installed in twenty ultra-large containerships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The contracted […]

  • ABB Tech for Japanese Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    10 March 2020

    ABB has won a contract to provide the power systems for Shimizu Corporation’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The self-elevating platform is designed to handle turbines with an individual capacity of 8MW or more, and is said to be the first such vessel to be built in Japan for the local offshore wind market. ABB […]

  • Senator Booker Against Seismic Testing in Atlantic Ocean

    31 August 2015

    U.S. Senator Cory Booker has sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan urging her to deny four seismic survey applications for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean. In the letter, Sen. Booker calls the applications incomplete because they fail to address the cumulative long-range impacts […]

  • USA: Cashman-Weeks NB to Build New Bedford Terminal

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced that it has appointed Cashman-Weeks NB to build the Marine Commerce Terminal and to undertake the associated dredging works, reports southcoasttoday.com. Regarding this announcement, Mayor Jon Mitchell said: “The awarding of the contract and the start of dredging for the South Terminal project means that it is at […]

  • MRCF Funding to Support EMEC’s Tidal Energy Development

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Scottish Government has awarded a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to support the further development of an integrated site characterisation and measurement platform for high energy marine environments. The support of the MRCF Array Technology Innovation Programme (ATIP) will enable EMEC to further develop, […]

  • Scottish, NI Ministers Commit to Wave and Tidal Development

    27 February 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    At the biggest gathering of its kind in the world, RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference, Ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have re-affirmed their commitment to developing the UK’s massive marine energy resources to their full potential – and there’s been a major announcement on new funding. The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told […]

  • New Zealand: Whangarei Engineering Comes Halfway Through Contract to Build Four Barges

    8 August 2011

    Barge building is providing one Whangarei engineering firm with a welcome boost to business – and 15 extra jobs.Whangarei Engineering Company is halfway through a contract to build four barges for a nickel mining firm in Noumea. They are due to be completed by the end of September. It is positive for the local economy, […]

  • Portuguese study underwater noise

    9 April 2020
    Research & Development

    WavEC Offshore Renewables has recently launched the jUMP project, a joint action for underwater noise monitoring in Portuguese waters, with funding from National Fundo Azul. The project is coordinated by WavEC and brings together ten Portuguese partners: ISPA – Instituto Universitário, FCUL – Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, LNEC – Laboratório Nacional de […]

  • Image of the Day: Gliding through the Mist

    20 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Pictured here is Adriatic Marine’s M/V Adriatic, a 200′ DP2 Offshore Supply Vessel embarking on sea-trials. Raceland, LA-based Adriatic Marine LLC has been busy with modernization of its OSV fleet and it is expected to have thirty DP-1/DP-2 OSVs by first quarter of 2016. The company just recently welcomed the newest member of the Adriatic […]

  • Diamond to roll out Seacroft’s vessel control program on three UK rigs

    14 May 2019
    Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Following the successful rollout of Seacroft Marine’s ‘SafeZone 500’ marine vessel control and management program aboard Diamond Offshore’s ‘Ocean Patriot’ drilling rig, Diamond Offshore has contracted Seacroft to implement the program on its other three UK-based rigs.

  • Singapore: Wartsila Acquires MMI Boiler Management

    5 March 2012

    Wärtsilä has signed a contract to acquire the assets and business of MMI Boiler Management Pte Ltd., the Singapore-based company specialising in the service and maintenance of boilers for marine and industrial applications. MMI Boiler Management has its main operations in Singapore and coverage throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific region. The acquisition further strengthens […]

  • France: Spectrum to Buy Over 500.000 km of CGGVeritas 2D Multi-client Library

    29 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a strategic agreement with Spectrum, a Norwegian multi-client company, for the contribution by CGGVeritas of its 2D Multi-client marine library for a consideration in cash and a major equity position in Spectrum. CGGVeritas has reached a strategic agreement with Spectrum whereby Spectrum will purchase over 500,000 km of […]