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  • Fight for the Reef Gets Support (Australia)

    27 February 2014

    The Fight for the Reef campaign welcomed the start of people-power-fuelled legal action to stop three million cubic metres of Abbot Point dredge spoil being dumped in Reef waters. In Brisbane, the North Queensland Conservation Council lodged the action in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal challenging the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s decision to issue […]

  • USA: Senator Supports RAMP Act

    11 May 2012

    U.S. Sen. David Vitter recently gave his opening remarks at the inaugural meeting of the conference committee tasked with finalizing the Highway Bill between the U.S. House and Senate. Vitter stated that he’ll work to make sure the RESTORE Act and the Realize America’s Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act will be included in the final version […]

  • USA: Representatives Support GLNS Modernization

    7 June 2013

    U.S. Representatives Candice Miller (MI-10), Bill Huizenga (MI-02) and Dan Benishek (MI-01) introduced the Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act to modernize the current Great Lakes Navigation System (GLNS). This legislation would establish a single, comprehensive Great Lakes Navigation System for budgeting purposes. It would take all the individually authorized commercial and recreational navigation projects […]

  • Government Supports Skinners Cove Dredging

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Honorable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced yesterday that the Government of Canada will invest $69,500 in a project at Skinners Cove Harbor. The work will involve emptying the containment cell that holds dredged material in order to accommodate the dredging planned for the spring. Dredging the channel ensures that […]

  • 22 Senators Show Support for Dredging

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) applauded yesterday a “Dear Colleague” letter to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Appropriations that was signed by 22 senators, urging appropriators to meet the dredging funding commitments made in the 2014 Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA), passed in May. That letter, together with a […]

  • Residents Support Port of Georgetown Dredging

    11 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Georgetown County residents voted recently to implement a 1 percent Capital Project Sales Tax to help fund vital capital projects, including dredging at the Port of Georgetown. According to the official Georgetown County Government website, the sales tax will begin being applied to taxable purchases in Georgetown County on May 1, 2015, and will remain in place […]

  • Nueva Vizcaya Supports Dredging Projects

    12 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya is expected to pour in funds for the implementation of various flood control projects, waterways dredging and construction and improvement of bridges in the province, announced PIA. Evaliza Agamata, provincial disaster risk reduction and management coordinator, said this will be included in the budget of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction […]

  • Schumer Supports Hempstead Harbor Project

    14 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has urged the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to approve the Town of North Hempstead’s grant application for tidal wetland restoration in Hempstead Harbor, Port Washington from the 2015 Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The revitalization of Hempstead Harbor is imperative to strengthening the shoreline and protecting the surrounding community […]

  • Lake Newport Dredging Project Underway

    1 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Lake Newport dredging project started in mid- January with the deployment of equipment and closing of specific areas surrounding the lake, reports Reston Association. The association is working with Lake Services, Inc. to dredge the accumulated sediment from the main coves of Lake Newport. During the works, approximately 5,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from […]

  • International Support for Rookery Bay Project

    20 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is partnering with China’s Rilin Group to help restore 225 acres of mangroves in Collier County. The group has committed $5 million to restore and monitor the mangrove forest at Fruit Farm Creek within the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR). The project’s first phase, which entailed permitting, […]

  • Clinton River Projects Get Support

    10 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has announced the award of new funding for major Great Lakes Restoration Initiative projects in the Clinton River Area of Concern totaling nearly $20 million. Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator Cameron Davis was joined by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, Clinton River Public […]

  • Kirk Supports Dredging of Illinois Harbors

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Mark Kirk yesterday voted for critical funding to enhance shipping on Illinois waterways. According to Senator Kirk, the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act was blocked by 47 senators despite passing the Appropriations Committee 26-4 and is the third funding bill to be filibustered this year. “This bill to keep […]

  • Support for Boston Harbor Deepening Improvements

    15 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    With the release of the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2020 for USACE Civil Works, the Army Corps’ New England District said that they are looking for continued operations and funding in FY 2020 that starts on October 1, 2019. In Connecticut, the budget proposes continuing funding for the operation and maintenance of the 8 […]

  • HMAS Success Supports Argo Program

    27 January 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    During their transit to the Middle East in November and December 2014, the crew of HMAS Success assisted the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation with their global Argo program. This innovative project aims to gather up ocean data using robotic floats. Success supported this venture by deploying 8 Argo floats at specified drop points […]

  • Numbers for Seawork 2014 Increase (UK)

    8 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Following its strongest performance to date in its 16-year history, Seawork International, the commercial marine exhibition and conference, will encompass more stands, more facilities and more opportunities than ever before, when it opens for its three -­ day run on Tuesday 10 June, 2014. With year-on-­year reservations showing positive growth, exhibition organisers Mercator Media, have […]

  • Ashtead Supports Survey of HMAS Sydney

    23 July 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    An Aberdeen based Ashtead Technology has donated subsea equipment to help discover what caused the loss of 645 crewmen when the HMAS Sydney sunk on November 19, 1941, during Second World War. The vessel had gone missing following a battle with the German cruiser Kormoran, which also sank. The final resting place of the HMAS Sydney […]

  • MSI Supports Shell Off Tanzania

    9 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Metocean Services International (MSI) has deployed a metocean mooring array offshore Tanzania for Shell (formerly BG). With water depths ranging from 53m to 2,620m, the array comprises 2 AXYS Technologies WatchMate metocean buoys as well as 12 subsea moorings, measuring waves, currents and water quality parameters. The project is expected to last 12 months and the […]

  • ABB Supports Swiss Semiconductors Research

    6 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    ABB, the power and automation group, grants 5 million Swiss Francs to the ETH Zurich Foundation to support the development of high-performance power semiconductors to improve the efficiency of power conversion systems and energy transmission over long distances as well as industrial solutions. This financial contribution from ABB Switzerland, which will be distributed over 10 […]

  • Seaborn Boosts Seabras-1 Capacity

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Seaborn Networks has announced that to better address its contracted customer demand, its Seabras-1 submarine fiber optic cable has been increased to be a 6-fiber pair system with a maximum upgradeable capacity of 60Tbps. “We increased the system size in response to the significant pent up demand on the route for lit capacity, spectrum and […]

  • VideoRay Supports Teams in RoboSub Competition

    26 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    At the 2014 RoboSub competition, the two top teams chose VideoRay GTO thrusters as their primary drive source. Cornell University’s CUAUV and University of Florida’s SubjuGator both relied on VideoRay thrusters to help them to first and second places, respectively. The UF team credited the use of VideoRay thrusters with helping their team maximize their […]

  • Oceaneering ROVs to support Petrobras’ projects

    28 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Technology

    Oceaneering’s Subsea Robotics segment has secured a multi-year ROV service contract to support Petrobras’ projects off the coast of Brazil. Oceaneering will provide survey and ROV services for AKOFS Offshore’s subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) Aker Wayfarer. The scope of work includes the provision of two Millennium Plus work-class ROVs, complete specialized tooling packages for […]

  • Seaborn and Anova Form Strategic Alliance

    25 October 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Seaborn Networks and Anova Financial Networks have formed a strategic alliance to provide the ultra-low latency (ULL) fiber connection between the financial centers of São Paulo, Brazil and Chicago, USA. Seaborn and Anova will offer multiple ULL tiers for potential customers via Seaborn’s fully operational, direct POP to POP 72Tbps submarine cable system, Seabras-1, connecting […]

  • Exceed supporting Serica’s Columbus efforts

    7 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    UK oil company Serica Energy has hired Aberdeen-based well management company Exceed to support its good operations at the Columbus gas condensate development. Exceed on Tuesday said the contract was for two years, with the initial scope of work focused on Serica’s Columbus development well in the UK North Sea. The well is slated for […]

  • Wind Lidars Supporting Offshore Rigs

    6 March 2019

    Pioneering companies within the Oil and Gas sector are adopting Wind Lidar to provide them with valuable wind data to vastly improve their operational efficiency. Lidar is an established tool that provides sophisticated wind assessment and measurements within the wind energy industry. An infrared laser exploits the Doppler effect to provide horizontal and vertical wind […]

  • EMEC to Support Chinese Marine Energy

    21 October 2015

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese organisations based in Qingdao to support the development of a marine energy test site in the area. Scottish-based EMEC and the University of Edinburgh signed the MoU alongside the Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology […]