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  • EU Marine Sector Needs Long-Term, Sustainable Strategy

    4 December 2014

    Local and regional authorities have backed EU plans to improve knowledge and support innovation of Europe’s EUR 500 billion maritime and marine sector as part of its efforts to boost growth. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) – the EU’s assembly of local and regional governments – stresses, however, there must be a greater focus on […]

  • First-ever cruise ship bunkered with LNG at the Port of Vancouver

    12 May 2025
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The first-ever cruise ship has filled up with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a ship-to-ship (STS) operation at the Port of Vancouver, representing an important step forward for the Canadian port to reduce emissions.

  • Ørsted Enters Final Onshore Substation Contract Talks in Taiwan

    2 April 2018
    Storage

    Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind projects in Taiwan are in the contracting process of TWD 3 billion (approximately EUR 83.6 million) onshore substation EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) contract, the Danish company said.

  • Philippines: Industrial Sector Adopts Rivers in Laguna de Bay Region

    16 May 2011

    Industry giants have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) on a project dubbed as “Adopt-a-River”, a priority venture under the River Rehabilitation Program of LLDA. The program is geared towards the rehabilitation, protection and conservation of the rivers within the Laguna de Bay region. Under the terms of agreement, […]

  • China: Philippines’ Claim on Land Reclamation Unjustified

    29 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Philippines’ argument that China’s construction on the islands and reefs in the South China Sea would cause damage to the Philippines is utterly unjustifiable, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei said yesterday while addressing the media. The Phillippines Foreign Affairs Ministry accused China of having destroyed 300 hectares of coral reef systems in the South China Sea/ West […]

  • USA: Blind Pass Dredging Underway

    29 June 2012

    The Blind Pass dredging project is due to start as soon as a window of weather permits the equipment to move in, reports island-reporter.com. Lee County is starting a large dredging project to increase water flow to the area. Florida Dredge and Dock finished the restoration of Fort Myers Beach and is now beginning the […]

  • Manasquan River Dredging Set for July

    15 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Ocean County contractors are about to begin a multi-million dollar dredging project in the Manasquan River. The state officials confirmed that the Manasquan River dredging project will start within next couple of weeks. The project, located on the Atlantic Coast at the boundary between Monmouth and Ocean Counties, New Jersey, will provide for a 14 feet deep and […]

  • Merrimack River Bank Stabilization Proposed

    27 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Chelmsford Department of Public Works (DPW) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with placing fill material to build the Merrimack River Bank Stabilization project in Chelmsford, Mass. The proposed project is to perform work and place […]

  • GLDD Wins Virginia Beach Renourishment Contract

    20 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Virginia Beach oceanfront is getting some added protection, thanks to a joint effort by the city and Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The district has awarded the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project renourishment contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois. The bid of $22.64 […]

  • Russia: Shtokman Development AG CEO Meets with Governor of Murmansk

    22 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      On April 21, 2011 Dmitry Dmitrienko, Governor of Murmansk Region, and Aleksey Zagorovskiy, Chief Executive Officer of Shtokman Development AG, held a meeting dedicated to the interaction between the Regional Government and the Company in the frameworks of the Integrated Shtokman Gas and Condensate Field Development Project implementation. The Parties have discussed the results […]

  • Russia: Shtokman Development AG, Murmansk Governor Discuss Cooperation

    22 April 2011

      On April 21, 2011 Dmitry Dmitrienko, Governor of Murmansk Region, and Aleksey Zagorovskiy, Chief Executive Officer of Shtokman Development AG, held a meeting dedicated to the interaction between the Regional Government and the Company in the frameworks of the Integrated Shtokman Gas and Condensate Field Development Project implementation. The Parties have discussed the results […]

  • Singapore: Tuas View Dredging Continues

    14 October 2010

    Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that reclamation work at Tuas View extension kicks off. The reclamation works will involve dredging by cutter suction dredger ( CSD ), trailer-suction-hopper-dredger ( TSHD ) and hopper barges. Shore protection works will be carried out by […]

  • Singapore: Phase 4 of Jurong Island Reclamation About to Begin

    12 September 2012

    Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Phase 4 of Jurong Island reclamation is scheduled for September 15. The reclamation works will involve cutter suction dredgers, trailer suction hopper dredgers and hopper barges. Shore protection works will be carried out […]

  • Explosion on Dredger Off Cornish Coast, Two Injured

    4 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    UK Coastguard is currently responding to reports of a vessel explosion 2nm South of Dodman Point, Cornwall. Just before 1pm today, UK Coastguard received a call from a dredging vessel reporting that they’d had an explosion on board. “It is believed that a compressed aircylinder exploded and two of the three people on board have been injured […]

  • Russia: Sovcomflot Acquires Four New Product Carriers

    17 February 2012
    Business & Finance

      Sovcomflot (SCF Group) agreed a further joint project with Glencore International AG to own, operate and manage four coated LR1 type product tankers (74,000 tonnes DWT). The vessels “SCF Plymouth”, “SCF Pacifica” and “SCF Pearl” built in 2011 at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co (South Korea) will immediately be managed by the joint venture. The […]

  • Forum Energy Technologies Buys Cannon Services (USA)

    6 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Forum Energy Technologies announced today the acquisition of Cannon Services, Ltd. , a leading supplier of downhole completion control lines and cable protection systems. Cannon, based in Stafford, Texas, was founded twenty-five years ago by Jim Cannon and is a global provider of standard and specialized downhole clamps and protectors used worldwide by oil and […]

  • Magnolia LNG, Turners Bay Ink Dredge Servitude Deal

    1 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNGL) said in its latest release that their wholly owned subsidiary Magnolia LNG has executed a Servitude Agreement with Turners Bay LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company. The partnership includes the right to deposit dredge spoils on certain tracts of land located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Servitude Property) as per the […]

  • Fiscal 2014 Budget for Army Corps’ Civil Works Released (USA)

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The President’s Budget for fiscal 2014 (FY14) includes $4.826 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which is offset in part by a proposal to cancel $100 million in unobligated carryover of funding appropriated prior to fiscal year 2013. “The fiscal 2014 Civil Works […]

  • LA Navigation Issues Highlighted

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    In an effort to secure funding for navigation channel maintenance, Port of South Louisiana Executive Director, Paul Aucoin, participated in a Congressional Roundtable before the United States Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Friday, November 13, 2015. The meeting was held in New Orleans at the Louisiana State Supreme Court and the discussion focused on “The Importance of […]

  • Report: US Atlantic Coast Could Run on Offshore Wind Power

    22 March 2018
    Environment, Research & Development

    Offshore winds blowing off the US Atlantic Coast could produce four times more electricity each year than the region currently uses, according to a report by the Environment Maine Research and Policy Center.

  • Kongsberg Builds Subsea Camera for Pipeline Repair Monitoring

    5 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Kongsberg Maritime Camera Group has designed, manufactured & delivered a new underwater video camera for use on an advanced subsea Remote Pipeline Repair System (RPRS). According to Kongsberg, the cameras are specifically designed to monitor the welding arc and welding pass in an unmanned hyperbaric welding habitat, when operating to depths of 1,500msw. Kongsber says […]

  • Fugro’s Atlantis Dweller getting ready for TotalEnergies job

    13 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Fugro’s DP2 multipurpose vessel Atlantis Dweller has arrived in Luanda, the capital of Angola, ahead of an offshore survey that it will conduct for French energy major TotalEnergies.

  • USA: EPA Recognizes Graduates of Superfund Training Program

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tonight, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will recognize the newest graduates of an EPA job training program designed to prepare students to fill jobs related to the cleanup of the Onondaga Lake Superfund site. EPA’s Superfund Job Training Initiative provides free job training to people living in communities affected by toxic […]

  • UK: Holland Haven Beaches Receive New Sand

    4 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Hundreds of people are descending on Holland Haven to witness a major £36 million coastal defense scheme get underway. Twice a day on the high tide a shallow draft dredging vessel is pumping hundreds of cubic meters of sand and gravel onto the existing beaches. The material is being is being brought in from a […]

  • ABC, BSBO Say Icebreaker Could Affect Bird Migrations

    23 April 2014
    Environment

    Two bird conservation organisations have raised concerns by the new proposal to develop wind energy.  In an April 4 letter, the Washington, D.C.-based American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and the Ohio-based Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), voiced concerns about the six-turbine “Icebreaker” project, located off the shores of Ohio, to Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) Chair Thomas […]