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  • EU Commission Authorises Portugese Offshore Renewables Demonstration Projects

    23 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The European Commission has found a Portuguese scheme that will support demonstration projects producing wave, tidal and offshore wind energy to be in line with EU state aid rules. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The development of new renewable technologies is crucial to help Europe meet its environmental commitments. Today’s approved scheme is […]

  • 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 […]

  • HiDef Lands Hornsea Project Three Wildlife Survey Contract

    5 May 2016
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    DONG Energy has selected HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited to undertake ultra-high resolution digital video aerial surveys for birds and marine megafauna across the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm.  The Hornsea Zone is located adjacent to the River Humber, approximately 200 kilometres south of Newcastle and 75 kilometres north of The Wash. Hornsea Project Three is the latest […]

  • Damen fast crew supplier obtains ABS approval in principle

    12 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Damen’s fast crew supplier (FCS) 2710 has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). To achieve approval, Damen has modified the design of its standard FCS 2710 to meet the U.S. requirements. It is now said to incorporate waterjets driven by engines that are compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations. […]

  • Contract for Laying First South Stream String to Be Signed in March

    11 March 2014

    Gazprom approved the signing of a contract for laying the first string of South Stream’s offshore section and a pipe procurement contract for the second string of the gas pipeline offshore section. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part today in the South Stream Transport Supervisory Board meeting in Zurich (Switzerland). The […]

  • EA Continues to Battle Floods (UK)

    13 February 2014

    As the Environment Agency continues to take action around the clock to reduce flood risk across the South East, communities are being warned to expect more flooding as further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next few days across the region. With more widespread heavy rain expected across the South East throughout the rest of […]

  • The Netherlands: Royal Boskalis Westminster Orders Cable Laying Vessel

    25 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has placed an order with Samsung for the construction of a power cable laying vessel. The vessel with an overall length of 100 meters and with a cable loading capacity of 5,000 ton is expected to be completed in the second half of 2012. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has also been […]

  • USA: Senate OKs Funding for Passaic River Flood Control

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Working to prevent the flooding that has repeatedly caused so much costly damage to communities in the Passaic River Basin, legislation that would allocate $3 million for flood control work was approved by the Senate on Thursday and sent to the governor. Sponsored by Senator Paul Sarlo, the bill, S-1781/A-2675, would re-appropriate $3 million from […]

  • ASBPA Highlights Importance of Coastal Infrastructure

    10 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) President, Anthony P. Pratt, testified earlier this week about the need for federal investment in coastal infrastructure such as beaches, dunes and wetlands at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. Pratt is the Administrator for Shoreline and Waterway Management at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources […]

  • Sonardyne International and FLIR Systems Win Multi-Million Dollar Contract for Coastal Infrastructure Security (U.A.E)

    22 February 2011

      FLIR Systems, Inc.  announced today that it has teamed with Sonardyne International Ltd, UK on a substantial multi-million dollar project in the United Arab Emirates. The companies, with FLIR as the project leader, will provide a commercial-off-the shelf (COTS), integrated perimeter and coastal protection solution for a key coastal facility. The installed CommandSpace® solution […]

  • BP withdraws plans for Great Australian Bight drilling

    21 December 2016

    Oil major BP on Tuesday withdrew its environment plan submissions for the Great Australian Bight exploration drilling program that proposed drilling of two wells, Stromlo-1 and Whinham-1. BP decided to abandon its proposed drilling program in the Great Australian Bight off Australia in October this year and said the project would not be able to […]

  • Bilfinger Lowering Curtains on Marine Noise Pollution

    3 October 2014
    Environment

    As governmental bodies are trying to protect the marine life, companies are facing more regulations and restrictions on the offshore installations. During the foundation installation, hydraulic impact hammers create a lot of noise harmful to marine mammals as well as to other sea life. Hamburg-based engineering and services company, Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, developed […]

  • Russia: Gazprom, BASF Discuss Nord Stream and South Stream

    26 September 2012

    Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF held a working meeting at the Gazprom headquarters. Different aspects of cooperation in the oil and gas sector were addressed in the course of negotiations. The parties have discussed the progress with execution of two […]

  • German Commerce and Technology Secretary Rösler to Open SMM

    28 August 2012

    At 7:00 p.m. on Monday 3 September, German Federal Secretary of Commerce and Technology Dr Philipp Rösler will officially open the SMM, shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair hamburg at the CCH-Congress Center Hamburg. Bernd Aufderheide, Chairman of the Board of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH, will welcome some 800 invited guests from […]

  • Bulgaria: Hexagon’s Products Play Key Role in Visualizing Port Data

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Hexagon Geospatial said that the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company is now using GeoMedia® Web Map and GeoMedia® for the design of a new GIS system. This system will manage port infrastructure to improve conditions for the movement of vessels on the Danube River and the Bulgarian maritime spaces, as well as to enhance overall infrastructure […]

  • USA issues final offshore well control rule

    15 April 2016
    Exploration & Production

    The Obama administration has announced final well control regulations with the aim to reduce the risk of an offshore oil or gas blowout. According to statement issued by the Department of Interior, the regulations represent one of the most significant safety and environmental protection reforms the Interior Department has undertaken since Deepwater Horizon disaster in […]

  • Germany: HOCHTIEF Conducts Rescue Exercise on Global Tech I

    15 October 2013
    Human Capital

    At the end of September HOCHTIEF Solutions conducted a first comprehensive offshore rescue exercise in a construction site in the North Sea (Global Tech I). Together with its partners, the team from the Civil Engineering Marine and Offshore branch practiced all processes related to the emergency rescue and the transportation of a severely injured offshore […]

  • Australia: Shawcor Bags Julimar Gig

    21 May 2012
    Project & Tenders

    ShawCor said that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract from Apache in Australia with a value in excess of US$45 million to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the Julimar Development Project. The Apache-operated Julimar Development Project is a joint venture between Apache (65%) and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration […]

  • Norwegian tech to enhance safety of over 300 assets offshore Qatar

    20 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Norway-based software developer Vissim has been hired as a subcontractor to deliver a centralized vessel monitoring and alerting system (CVMAS) to Qatar-based Bin Omran Trading & Telecommunications, which oversees local project management and offshore installation.

  • Isle of Palms Beach Replenishment Begins

    17 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Sand pumping operations for the City of Isle of Palms restoration project are finally underway, the city said in their latest announcement.  This major coastal protection scheme, worth $11.8 million, is being undertaken by the Oak Brook based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD). The sand pumping works are set to take place […]

  • DU Receives NFWF Grant for Galveston Bay Restoration

    21 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ducks Unlimited (DU) recently received $125,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) managed Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund to coordinate a restoration project for part of the Galveston Bay system. The Greens Lake Marsh Restoration Project will seek to remedy harm to natural resources resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as mandated […]

  • Fort Tilden Shoreline Planning Begins

    18 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration- Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate a range of alternatives to address access, safety, and shoreline resiliency at Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area due to changes brought about by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.  Hurricane […]

  • Panama Canal Expansion – May 2015 (VIDEO)

    18 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The new locks will have three chambers, water-saving basins, lateral filling and emptying system & rolling gates. The […]

  • USACE VIDEO: Sediment Basin Tide Gate Removal

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Contractors with De Moya/Continental Joint Venture have completed 32 percent of a Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) feature to remove the 1970s-era tide gate structure, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, said in its latest update. In addition to removing the tide gate structure, contractors will return the Back River to its original […]

  • Flint River Dredging Program About to Begin

    30 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    A major river dredging project is set to begin in downtown Flint in about two weeks, according to the Michigan Radio. In accordance with Part 201 of Michigan’s environmental regulations, Consumers Energy has proposed a remediation project to address Flint River sediment impacted by historical MGP operations. “The company is completing the construction of the […]