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  • Concerns Grow Over Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

    6 May 2013

    UNESCO’s confirmation overnight that it will consider listing the Great Barrier Reef on the World Heritage list of sites in danger, puts the Newman and Gillard governments on notice to stop letting mining companies destroy the Great Barrier Reef, say the Australian Greens. “The World Heritage Committee has officially expressed concern over the lack of […]

  • The Philippines: Government Invests Big in Flood Control Projects

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The government has been pursuing massive infrastructure development in Central Luzon that aims to boost economic growth and progress in the region. The government’s infrastructure spending is a manifestation of the Aquino administration’s determined efforts to accelerate development in the region through the construction of the major roads, highways and flood control projects under the […]

  • UPDATE: Upper Hudson River Dredging Scheme

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The upper Hudson River dredging program, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2014 Navigation Season between Lock C-4 in Stillwater and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighted, have day shapes and arrow boards displayed. Additional informational signs have […]

  • Essex County Official Visits Coastal Scheme

    17 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Deputy Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Kevin Bentley made a visit to the Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coastal protection scheme recently to inspect the first completed beaches of the 22 new ones being built to safeguard a 5km stretch of coast. Cllr Bentley, who is responsible for Economic Growth, Infrastructure, Waste and Recycling, came to […]

  • Capital Ship Management to get ABS decarbonization notations for MR newbuilds ​​​​​​​

    6 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Environment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    In an industry first, Greece-based ship management company Capital Ship Management (CAPITAL) is to secure ABS notations recognizing investment in decarbonization technologies for its newbuild orders for medium-range (MR) tankers.

  • Woodside, RWE ink seven-year LNG supply deal

    19 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Australian LNG major Woodside, through its unit Woodside Energy Trading Singapore, has signed a 7-year LNG supply deal with RWE Supply & Trading.

  • Predator continues work on the offshore LNG import project for Ireland

    1 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    London Stock Exchange-listed Predator Oil & Gas continues to work on the development of an offshore LNG import project for Ireland, the company said in their latest financial disclosure. “We have made excellent progress with regulatory authorities, gas infrastructure owners, gas buyers and a provider of a Floating Regasification and Storage Unit vessel (FRSU) to […]

  • Completion of North Somerset Scheme in November

    14 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord is making good progress on a £1.35 million tidal defense scheme which will provide improved protection for more than 4,100 homes and businesses in North Somerset. The Congresbury Yeo estuary is located between the towns of Clevedon (to the north) and Weston-super-Mare (to the south). […]

  • SFWMD Awards Caloosahatchee Contract

    14 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The South Florida Water Management District has approved a contract authorizing the start of early construction on the massive Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir project. The work is a precursor for achieving water storage benefits before the entire reservoir is complete. “While just the first step in construction of the reservoir, this work […]

  • State to Take Steps to Prevent Long Island Sound Dumping

    5 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced that the New York State will take legal action against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prevent the designation of new permanent sites off the coast of eastern Long Island. In a letter signed by more than 30 federal, state and local elected officials, the Governor provided […]

  • Researchers, Policy-Makers and Practitioners at FLOODrisk 2016

    24 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Flood risk researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from across the world met at FLOODrisk 2016 in Lyon, France, from 17-21 October to share experience and progress made in flood risk research, policy and management practice. The conference included contributions from a variety of national, European and international flood-related initiatives, including the European Flood Directive, as well […]

  • Anchorsholme Seawall Takes Shape

    11 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A brand new sea defense at Anchorsholme will provide more flood protection to 4,500 homes nearby and local residents are beginning to see how the finished product will look. The new 1km seawall stretches from Little Bispham to Kingsway and has been secured thanks to funding from the Environment Agency and the Department for Environment, […]

  • Sacramento Levee Plans up for Comment

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Recommendations for $1.46 billion in future improvements for Sacramento’s flood infrastructure are now open for public comment, described in two related reports by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, state of California and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA). Both reports recommend seepage cutoff walls and levee raises for Sacramento River east […]

  • South Carolina Ports Authority Raises the Bar

    8 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) yesterday reported 6.4 percent year-over-year container volume growth, with a record 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled in 2018. “Last year marked the third consecutive calendar year of record TEU volume for SCPA. The Port moved 199,701 TEUs in December alone, a 9.2 percent increase over December 2017 […]

  • Cleanup of the Lower Willamette River on the Way

    14 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an agreement in principle with the city of Portland and state of Oregon to help fund detailed cleanup plans for the 10-mile Portland Harbor Superfund. “This agreement with the city of Portland and the state of Oregon represents another important milestone in our progress toward cleaning up […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    1 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 26 – 31, 2019).   PHOTO: DEME Dredgers Working in Africa DEME Group has just unveiled this photo from a challenging port expansion project completed in Ghana.   Royal IHC Lays Keel of Two Custom-Built CSDs Last week, the keel […]

  • Schlumberger, Subsea 7 Negotiate New Joint Venture

    23 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have entered into negotiations to form a joint venture that builds on the success of Subsea  Integration Alliance, established in 2015. The joint venture will be owned 50% by Subsea 7 and 50% by Schlumberger. The proposed joint venture will strengthen the front end engineering, design and execution of integrated projects, creating the Life […]

  • PGS Wraps Up 3D Shoot Over P.2170 Licence on UKCS

    28 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has completed the 3D seismic survey over the P.2170 licence in the Moray Firth area, Jersey Oil & Gas said on Thursday. Delivery of the final imaged data by PGS from the survey continues to be expected in late Q1 2019. This data will be integrated with the results from the Verbier […]

  • Li-S Battery Development Project Moves Forward

    10 November 2016
    Equipment

    Steatite has completed the first phase of a 24-month project to develop a pressure-tolerant lithium sulphur (Li-S) battery pack that can improve the endurance and speed of ‘deep-dive autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). According to the company, after the demonstration that Li-S cells can operate at depths up to 6000 meters, the project can now move […]

  • SME Sets Up Rock Anchors for Its PLAT-O Tidal Energy Project

    28 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has completed installation of four subsea drilled rock anchors at its berth at the European Marine Energy Centre. The anchors will be used to moor its PLAT-O tidal energy platform which will be deployed at EMEC. The anchoring remotely operated vehicle (AROV), which was used for the installation, has been developed in-house […]

  • DNV GL Leads Project to Boost Meshed HVDC Offshore Grids

    22 March 2016
    Research & Development

    A new project has been launched with aim to investigate the benefits of the meshed offshore transmission grid connecting offshore wind farms to land. Lead by DNV GL, the project, ‘PROgress on Meshed HVDC Offshore Transmission Networks’ (PROMOTioN), planned to last the next four years, is currently the biggest energy project in the EU’s Horizon 2020 research […]

  • Bureau Veritas to provide inspection services on Neptune’s Fenja

    17 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Bureau Veritas has been awarded a four-year contract with Neptune Energy for inspection services on the Fenja development.

  • PHOTO: Angelin platform arrives in Trinidad & Tobago

    3 August 2018

    The Angelin will be BP’s fifteenth offshore platform in Trinidad in Tobago.

  • Clarksons Sees Profit Hike

    17 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Clarkson PLC (Clarksons), a London-based provider of integrated shipping services, has recorded a robust overall performance in the first half of 2015 despite continued challenging market conditions in some of the markets it operates in.  Strong performance was reported from broking division in tankers, specialised products and gas markets, the group said in its unaudited results. […]

  • Kuwait’s KUFPEC Takes Stake in Galoc Oil Field (Philippines)

    2 May 2013

    Otto Energy Limited on behalf of the Galoc Joint Venture Partners in the Philippines, announces that Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (“KUFPEC”) has become a partner in the Galoc joint venture. The Galoc field is located in Service Contract SC14-C (Galoc Sub Block) in 290m of water approximately 65km  North West of Palawan Island and 350km south of […]