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  • Maynooth Wave Energy Workshop Announced

    26 December 2019

    The Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) at Maynooth University plans to hold the 6th Maynooth Wave Energy Workshop on January 24, 2020. The Maynooth Wave Energy Workshop will be an informal event designed to bring researchers and practitioners together to discuss challenges and opportunities in wave energy research. The programme will consist of around […]

  • Wind Energy in North Carolina (USA)

    10 June 2011

    North Carolina’s wind resource is vast; however, no large-scale wind farms have been built onshore or offshore of the Tarheel state. Nearly 4,500 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind resource exists in North Carolina, and another 297,000 MW resides offshore. A single megawatt of wind capacity can generate enough electricity for up to 300 homes. Modern […]

  • Senator Vitter to Attend WRRDA Signing Ceremony (USA)

    10 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senator David Vitter, the lead Senate Republican negotiator for the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA), will attend the bill signing ceremony at the White House. President Obama will sign WRRDA, Vitter’s signature legislation, at 10:45 am ET today. Vitter secured several provisions in the final bill being signed into law that directly […]

  • Riverprize – First Finalists Revealed

    24 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Finalists have recently been announced in two Riverprize categories for 2015 – the Morgan Foundation New Zealand Riverprize and the Thiess International Riverprize. Riverprize is the world’s most prestigious river award giving recognition to those who have developed and implemented outstanding, visionary and sustainable programs in river management and restoration.   The finalists in the Morgan Foundation […]

  • Coffs Harbor Breakwall Scheme Starts Next Week

    3 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Works on the $6.73 million upgrade of Coffs Harbor’s northern breakwall are set to begin during the next week, according to The Coffs Coast Advocate. The project, being undertaken by Haslin Constructions Pty Ltd, involves widening the breakwater near the entry to the harbor and constructing a rock berm, or shelf, overlain by 12 tonne concrete […]

  • Havant MP Inspects Flood Defense work at Eastoke Corner

    22 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Havant MP Alan Mak recently joined representatives from the government on a walk of the Hayling Billy Trail, inspecting flood defense work at Eastoke. The local MP joined Natural England’s Area Manager, Fran Davies, on what may form part of the Portsmouth to South Hayling stretch of the new England Coast Path. The England Coast Path, the biggest access […]

  • All Set for Ala Wai Canal Dredging

    11 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dredging work on the Ala Wai Canal to remove accumulated silt and sediments, remove abandoned Hawaiian Electric Company cables, and to repair two sections of canal wall, is set to begin this month, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources reports. Dredging is expected to remove 186,000 cubic yards of material from depths ranging […]

  • Marine Coordination Services Scores Norther Contract

    23 January 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Van Oord has contracted Marine Coordination Services to provide a team to support the construction of the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium. Under the contract, Marine Coordination Services is currently deploying a team of four professionals to support the marine coordination center. According to the Dutch company, the team, which can be deployed 24/7, will operate […]

  • Hyundai broadening LNG reach thanks to Woodside collab

    9 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Project & Tenders

    Australia’s Woodside Energy (Woodside) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Glovis to collaborate across the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain.

  • Soil Machine Dynamics Secures Boskalis Order

    11 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd has signed a contract to supply a 200Te Multi-Mode Pre Lay Plough to marine service provider Boskalis N.V. Set for delivery in spring 2020, the Pre Lay Plough comes with SMD’s latest surface control equipment which will be mobilized on the bridge of a Boskalis specialist trenching vessel. The Multi-Mode Pre […]

  • Police Leave Fincantieri Shipyard, Environmental Probe Continues

    7 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Italian police have released areas of Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard seized on June 29 on the order of the Criminal Court of Gorizia, the Italian shipbuilder said in a release. The working activities for all the workers involved in the production cycle at the shipyard resumed today. The Prosecutor’s Office also served the director of the shipyard with a notice of […]

  • Tongfang Jiangxin wins batch tugboat construction project contract

    10 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    In the bidding for the batch tugboat construction project of Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Branch, Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding won the 2023 Shengli Oilfield Offshore Oil Ship Center 4 A 5000 HP full-turn tugboat construction project contract. According to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, this is one of the large ship operation orders of […]

  • USA: Army Corps Begins Orleans Parish Drainage Project

    10 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District recently began construction on a 46-month contract to provide increased drainage for the Carrollton area through drainage canal improvements along South Claiborne Avenue between Leonidas and Lowerline Streets. Tree removal work required for the project will start Monday, September 10, 2012. The “Claiborne Ave – Phase […]

  • Leeds Scheme Wins Large Project of the Year NEC Award

    23 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has scooped the Large Project of the Year award at this year’s NEC awards in London. The awards were announced at a recent NEC Users’ Group Annual Seminar. The driving force behind the award winning scheme is a project team made up of experts from Leeds City […]

  • Boskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project

    10 July 2008

    News – July 10, 2008 A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the leading development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai. The JV will execute the works in a 50/50 partnership. Dredging International will be the managing partner in […]

  • New Jersey Expands Qualified Offshore Wind Project Definition

    22 January 2020
    Authorities & Government

    New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill which expands the definition of a “qualified offshore wind project” to include an “open access offshore wind transmission facility”. Open access offshore wind transmission facility is a high voltage transmission facility that conforms to applicable FERC regulations and policies regarding open access transmission, the […]

  • New York and New Jersey Port Authority Approves New Environmental Initiative (USA)

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    As part of the agency’s ongoing initiatives to be a good steward of the environment, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners today approved an incentive program for ocean vessels that call on the Port of New York and New Jersey. The three year, $4.875 million Ocean-Going Vessel Clean-Vessel Incentive (CVI) program aims to encourage ship […]

  • Brasil: Van Oord Offshore Wins Trade Award 2010-2011 for Subsea Rock Installation Project

    22 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Dutcham Trade Award 2010-2011 is dedicated to Van Oord Offshore for best business achievement in Brazil. The trophy was assigned to the Dutch dredging company for their succesfull merits in the Brazilian offshore industry. At the ceremony on May 17 in São Paulo the jury of the Brasilian-Dutch Chamber of Commerce was unanimous in […]

  • Scaretech Takes Away Offshore Wind’s Guano Aches

    23 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy’s Race Bank recently accommodated trials of a new product aiming to eradicate the problem of seabird droppings, or guano, that is costing the global wind industry millions of pounds a year in delays and clean-ups.

  • Damen’s Product Director Dredging at Dredging Today Conference

    14 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Olivier Marcus, Product Director Dredging at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, has just confirmed his participation to our first Dredging Today Conference (DTC). The Damen Group, gold sponsor of DTC, is a Dutch defense, shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate company based in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. The Dredging Today Conference will offer a forward-looking agenda for the industry addressing economic, social and environmental challenges and […]

  • UK: BAE Systems Secures Contract for Falklands Patrol Ship Worth USD 98.3 Mln

    2 May 2011

    The Royal Navy’s patrol vessel HMS Clyde will remain in the South Atlantic to protect the Falklands Islands until 2018, following a six year contract extension with BAE Systems to deliver 24/7 support services to the ship. The move follows an initial five year agreement and demonstrates the success of the company’s partnering approach to […]

  • Yara Brasil Opts for TSP’s Bulk Handling Solution

    24 June 2014

    Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply the Brazilian fertilizer manufacturer Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S.A. (Yara) with a system solution for unloading raw materials for fertilizer manufacture. Two Terex® Gottwald Model 6 portal harbour cranes in the G HSK 6448 B four-rope-grab variant and two Terex® HSH 1200 DS hoppers will start work in April and […]

  • Miller: WRRDA Authorizes Key Missions (VIDEO)

    28 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10), member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, praised the House of Representatives’ strong, bipartisan vote of 417 to 3, passing H.R. 3080 – the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). Included in WRRDA, is Miller’s provision designating all ports and harbors on the Great […]

  • Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to class SOCAR crew boats

    26 February 2014

    In February 2014, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) signed an agreement with Baku Shipyard LLC of Azerbaijan for the design approval of project 38М сrew boat high speed craft (designer – SHIPTECH, Singapore). The new boats are intended for the transfer of specialised personnel employed at offshore oil and gas facilities. The boats will […]

  • Sempra Sells One Block of Gas Fired Power Plant, USA

    27 December 2012

    Sempra U.S. Gas & Power announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell one 625-megawatt (MW) block of its 1,250 MW Mesquite Power natural gas-fired power plant to the Salt River Project (SRP) Agricultural Improvement and Power District for $371 million. The SRP Board of Directors approved a management proposal to acquire 100 […]