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  • New York Representative Donovan Meets with FEMA, USACE

    30 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The United States Representative for New York’s 11th Congressional District, Dan Donovan, yesterday met with FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers and other stakeholders to discuss plans for the $620 million seawall on Staten Island’s East Shore. “I had a very productive meeting this morning with the head of FEMA’s flood insurance program, Roy Wright, […]

  • Gall Thomson’s UBCs for Single Point Mooring

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Gall Thomson has launched a range of Underbuoy Breakaway Couplings (UBCs) designed to protect Single Point Mooring (SPM) terminals from the potential consequences of vessel collision or extreme weather events. The UBC is designed to activate when strain is placed on the Underbuoy hose transfer system. The UBC will then close the flow of media […]

  • NASSCO Kicks Off 5-Tanker Construction Project

    15 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    General Dynamics NASSCO and City of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signaled the start of construction of five American Petroleum Tankers at a steel cutting ceremony for the first tanker, the APT-1, at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. “Today’s start of construction ceremony signifies our ongoing relationship with American Petroleum Tankers. NASSCO is pleased […]

  • Energinet.dk Re-Invites Tenders for Kriegers Flak Project

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    Denmark’s Energinet.dk has re-issued a tender for the detailed engineering, procurement, construction and offshore installation of 2 gravity based substructures for the Kriegers Flak wind farm project in the Danish waters of the Baltic Sea. The first tender invitation, issued in January 2016, was cancelled due to ”an error in the prequalification, ” Jens Christian Hygebjerg, Chief Project […]

  • Australia: Arrow Expands Its Bowen Gas Project

    3 July 2012

    Arrow Energy has welcomed the State Government’s release of the draft terms of reference (TOR) to guide development of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Arrow’s planned Bowen Basin coal seam gas expansion. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) has issued the draft TOR for the Bowen Gas Project to inform environmental studies […]

  • USA: NOAA and Navy Conduct Archaeological Survey of Two Shipwrecks

    28 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      NOAA and the U.S. Navy embarked on a two-day research expedition to survey the condition of two sunken Civil War vessels that have rested on the seafloor of the James River in Hampton Roads, Va., for nearly 150 years. Using state-of-the-art sonar technology to acquire data, researchers will create three-dimensional maps of the two […]

  • Ryba Marine to Perform Restoration Work in Ohio

    9 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, recently awarded a $425,000 contract to Ryba Marine Construction Co, for ecosystem restoration within the Stanford Run Watershed, near Peninsula, Ohio. An upgraded culvert will be installed to allow Stanford Run to flow under the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, allowing this tributary to re-connect to […]

  • Tekmar Bolsters Management

    9 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Tekmar Energy, specialists in cable and subsea protection systems for the offshore energy markets has recently welcomed several new additions to its ever-expanding team. Rob McGill, joins as the HSQE manager, bringing with him years of experience from the offshore space working within both Oil & Gas and Renewables for the likes of; Shell, Total, […]

  • Corps Introduces Plans for Deep-Water Port in Nome

    23 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, has released a draft feasibility report and environmental assessment that tentatively selects a plan to establish a deep-water port in Nome to support increased vessel traffic and economic development in the Arctic. In 2012, the Corps launched the Alaska Deep-Draft Arctic Port System Study to evaluate potential […]

  • GEM Bags $65.6M Contract in Qatar

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Gulf Earth Moving (GEM), a Qatar-based subsidiary of the Belgian Aertssen Group, has just won a $65.6 million worth land reclamation contract from the New Port Project Steering Committee (NPPSC). According to the deal, GEM will create 3 million m² of extra terrain for the New Qatar Emiri Naval Base and the new “HAMAD Port”. The contract includes installation […]

  • Restoration Plan Introduced for Orange Creek Basin (USA)

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has adopted a long-term restoration plan for Orange Creek basin. The restoration plan, known as a basin management action plan or BMAP, identifies strategies and projects that will be implemented by the department in conjunction with local governments over the next five years to improve the water quality of […]

  • North Cove Dredging Approved

    15 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The State Bond Commission has approved $7.5 million for the dredging of North Cove on the Connecticut River. The funding, from the state’s Grants-In-Aid program, will go toward improvements to ports and marinas, including dredging and navigational direction. “This is a smart investment for our town,” said Rep. Devin Carney, R-Old Saybrook. “Dredging the North Cove […]

  • USACE’s Stone Harbor Scheme Underway

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia Distric is currently conducting dredging operations on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and using the sediment to restore marsh near Stone Harbor, New Jersey. “Our goal is to beneficially use dredged material when possible to restore habitat and enhance coastal resiliency. Our project partners include the State of NJ Department […]

  • BENMAR Builds SITS for NAVSEA

    6 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    BENMAR Fabrication is currently making a Submarine Diving and Recompression System Ship Interface Template Set (SITS) for NAVSEA. The SITS are a component that enables rapid physical installation, integration, and alignment of deck-mounted Pressurized Rescue Module System elements on a Vessel of Opportunity. These SITS, which are a combination of fixtures and structural supports, will accommodate […]

  • 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 […]

  • Surfrider Foundation to Discuss Wave Energy

    12 May 2014
    Environment

    The Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will hold its monthly meeting this week at the Newport Visual Arts Center on the Nye Beach Turnaround. Kaety Hildenbrand, extension marine fisheries educator from the Oregon State University’s (OSU) Sea Grant program, will deliver a speech during the meeting, taking place on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., according […]

  • CMA CGM Pledges Not to Use the Northern Sea Route

    26 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Saadé said that none of CMA CGM’s 500 vessels will use the Northern Sea Route along Siberia.

  • Nord Stream: Construction Works Slightly Increased Underwater Noise Levels in Baltic Sea

    18 September 2012

    A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanating from regular commercial maritime traffic as […]

  • Greenpeace activists scale drilling rig to ‘celebrate’ Exxon Valdez spill anniversary

    24 March 2014

    Today, on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, Greenpeace climbers scaled an ExxonMobil rig destined to drill in the Russian Arctic. The activists are calling for a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and for renewed efforts to fight climate change. Fourteen activists from seven different countries took […]

  • Saratoga Resources, Inc. Anticipates No Material Impact from Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

    30 June 2010

    Saratoga Resources, Inc. today announced that the continuing, well-publicized, Gulf of Mexico oil spill is not anticipated to have any material impact on its current or future operations, including its in-field development and drilling program. In a letter to its shareholders, posted today on the Company’s website (www.saratogaresources.net), management pointed to major differences between the […]

  • N-Sea and SeaRenergy complete offshore retrofit project with SES

    23 November 2020
    Equipment, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    N-Sea Renewable and Utilities Services (N-Sea RUS) and SeaRenergy consortium have completed a project with Subsea Energy Solutions (SES) on a rapid turnaround project using an innovative retrofit solution. Founders, Rick Van Bruggen and Arno Van Poppel, set up N-Sea Renewable and Utilities Services based on the need to provide a new level of offering […]

  • Menendez Tours USACE’s Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project

    13 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Bob Menendez toured the Rahway River in Cranford yesterday with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel David Caldwell, the New York District commander, to see firsthand their efforts to mitigate the flood threat along the entire 82-square-mile Rahway River Basin.  The senator has continued to fight in Congress to expedite this project and […]

  • TVO Kicks Off West Midlands Flood Prevention Projects

    13 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Team Van Oord (TVO) has started work on two schemes with a combined value of £4 million to provide improved protection against flooding for two communities in the Midlands. The contract for the works – at Selly Park in Birmingham and the Staffordshire town of Rugeley – has been awarded to TVO by the Environment Agency. […]

  • Seaway Offshore Cables Nets US Offshore Wind Project

    12 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), in combination with Subsea 7, has been awarded its first US offshore wind project by Ørsted Wind Power North America who are constructing the project for Dominion Energy. The multi-million-dollar contract will see SOC, and Subsea 7 operating out of the Gulf of Mexico, perform the turnkey supply and installation of […]

  • Russia: Gazprom to Receive Stake in Wintershall’s Projects in the North Sea

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of OAO Gazprom, and Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel, Board member of BASF, responsible for the Oil & Gas Division, signed in St. Petersburg a Memorandum which foresees possible development on a parity basis of two additional sites of the Achimov deposits of the Urengoy field. The document […]