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  • Boskalis Nets Contracts Worth EUR 200 Million

    12 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Boskalis has over the last couple of weeks acquired a number of medium sized and various smaller projects in the Netherlands with a combined contract value of more than EUR 200 million. Today, the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) announced that it intends to award the contract for the canal expansion Twentekanalen […]

  • Trelleborg debuts at AOG (Australia)

    10 March 2015
    Equipment

    Swedish Trelleborg will, for the first time, attend the Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition in Perth, Australia and showcase its latest advances in subsea solutions. Located on stand B5, the company’s offshore unit will present a number of advancements in its flowline protection solutions including its T-Strake, which it describes as an innovative new vortex induced vibration […]

  • ICS: Canadian Oil Tanker Moratorium Act a Draconian Step

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the world merchant fleet, has voiced concern about the proposed legislation by the Canadian Parliament on establishing a moratorium on the shipment of crude oil in the waters of Northern British Columbia. ICS believes that the legislation in question would interfere with international maritime trade. “Such a […]

  • Greasing the wheels of progress

    22 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Vision

    Developing lubricants dedicated to maritime and offshore clean, reliable & long-lasting With increasing awareness of sustainability, the role of a lubricant is changing. It’s no longer sufficient to reduce wear, tear, and costs. Today, a lubricant must also take care of the environment. Supporting sustainable innovationHaving grown in importance in recent years, environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) […]

  • Roxtec Wins Gorgon LNG Gig, Australia

    18 September 2012
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Roxtec supplies cable and pipe seals to the Gorgon LNG Project on Barrow Island, Western Australia. The project is one of the world’s largest natural gas developments and the largest single-resource project in Australia’s history. It is operated by Chevron and is a joint venture of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Osaka Gas, […]

  • Legal quagmire of US offshore oil & gas drilling: Trump’s ban reversal vow clashes with ‘uphill battle’ pledges

    10 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to undo the offshore drilling ban, sparking a backlash from climate activists, who threaten to take the new Trump administration to court if it attempts to unravel these ocean protections.

  • NOAA Asks Comments on Proposed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Plan

    9 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    NOAA and its federal and state trustee partners urged the public to provide comments on a draft plan to restore the Gulf after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan outlines and describes 44 proposed restoration projects, totaling approximately $627 million. The plan was released by the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees for the […]

  • No Objection on Hernando Beach Channel Dredging Permit (USA)

    31 August 2010

    An official with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection confirmed Monday morning that Hernando County has been given the all-clear to proceed with long-awaited dredging of the Hernando Beach channel. Despite the threat of legal action, no one met Friday’s deadline to challenge the revised dredge permit. In an e-mail, DEP environmental specialist Andrew May […]

  • USA: Hallandale Beach Renourishment Meeting Set for Today

    30 April 2013

    Federal, state and county environmental officials have been invited to meet with Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper, City Commissioners and residents in a special beach nourishment community meeting and workshop, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Hemispheres Condominium, 1985 South Ocean Drive. Erosion is threatening the Hallandale Beach shoreline including the municipal beaches and […]

  • Singapore: Ayer Merbau Land Reclamation Makes Progress

    17 February 2012

    The reclamation of Ayer Merbau, Jurong Island has started on 16 July 2011 and will be completed by 15 July 2012. During this period, bulk carriers, self propelled barges and pusher tugs and barges in composite unit carrying bulk sand will be transiting the Banyan Basin, Selat Pandan, Sinki Fairway to Ayer Merbau reclamation project […]

  • NordLink interconnector officially launched

    27 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    TenneT, Statnett and KfW have officially commissioned the 1,400 MW NordLink interconnector between Norway and Germany. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg launched the NordLink submarine cable today, 27 May. The so-called ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exchange of Norwegian hydropower and German wind energy. “Today and with NordLink, Germany and […]

  • Qld to Build New Rock Groyne at St Helens Beach

    16 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Queensland Government has just announced that a $1.7 million contract has been awarded for the upgrades of the popular St Helens Beach boat ramp. Main Roads and Ports Minister Mark Bailey announced today that Queensland marine civil contractor, Pensar Building won the contract to complete the works. “Works include upgrades to the existing Carpet Snake […]

  • Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Update (VIDEO)

    19 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Leeds City Council recently released a fly-through video of the of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme construction works in progress. The project, led by the City Council in partnership with the Environment Agency, is split into two phases. Costing some £50 million, the Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is one of the largest river […]

  • Repairing Pakuranga Seawall

    7 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Work is underway to repair and strengthen a seawall along a section of the walkway alongside Fisher Parade in Pakuranga, according to the Auckland Council. The $630,000 project is just one of a series being carried out to protect local beaches from coastal erosion, a high priority for the Howick Local Board. Part of the ageing […]

  • Ground Investigation Work Starts for Musselburgh Scheme

    5 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    On Monday, 8th October, ground investigation survey work will start in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, to assess the existing ground make-up and groundwater levels – as part of the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme. Contractors Raeburn Drilling will be carrying out the work on behalf of the project team, which will involve 15 boreholes and five trial […]

  • PSA Audits Det Norske’s Risk Management at Ivar Aasen

    10 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Between 29 and 31 October 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the work of Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements for barrier management in the Ivar Aasen development project. The objective of the audit was to verify that the establishment and implementation […]

  • Norther Substation Topside Ready to Travel

    6 August 2018
    Storage

    Norther NV and Van Oord have loaded out the offshore substation topside destined for the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm.

  • NOAA Seeks Comment on Proposed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Plan

    9 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    NOAA and its federal and state trustee partners urged the public to provide comments on a draft plan to restore the Gulf after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan outlines and describes 44 proposed restoration projects, totaling approximately $627 million. The plan was released by the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees for the […]

  • Berry’s Creek Cleanup Plan Moves Ahead

    3 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced the selected cleanup plan to remove mercury, PCBs, and chromium contamination from the Berry’s Creek Study Area, which is part of the Ventron/Velsicol Superfund site in Bergen County. Acting EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed off on the cleanup plan on September 25. At yesterday’s event in Moonachie, New […]

  • USA: Groups Sue Corps Over Savannah River Dredging Project

    5 February 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to obtain a South Carolina pollution control permit for its controversial project to deepen the Savannah River, according to a lawsuit filed in state court by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Georgia and South Carolina conservation groups. “This project cannot proceed until and unless the […]

  • Neptune submits decommissioning plans for two Southern North Sea fields

    28 March 2019

    Neptune Energy has submitted its draft decommissioning programs for two fields located in the Southern North Sea to the UK authorities. 

  • Meeting on Eau Gallie River Dredging

    5 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The St. Johns River Water Management District will host a meeting on June 11 in Melbourne to provide the public with an update on the status of the Eau Gallie River dredging project. The 6 p.m. meeting will be held at Melbourne City Hall, 900 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne. The District, in coordination with the […]

  • India’s East Coast to Get First LNG Terminal

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    India’s Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation (APGDC), GDF SUEZ, Shell and GAIL have signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for a floating LNG terminal in Kakinada Deep Water Seaport in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The first MOU is between APGDC, GDF SUEZ and Shell and supports the development of the terminal. APGDC (a JV company […]

  • New partnership to advance liquefied gas transport with ammonia in focus

    24 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Navigator Gas has entered a strategic collaboration with Babcock International Group’s LGE business to advance liquefied gas transport, with a focus on ammonia.

  • More Money for the Crab Bank Restoration Project

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Early in 2018, the federal government announced a program under the U.S. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that would fund ten projects supporting beneficial uses of dredged material. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) submitted a proposal for this pilot program to cover 100% of the construction costs of restoring the Crab Bank Seabird […]