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  • Tolls not adding to shipping crisis, says Panama

    2 February 2010

    The administrator of the Panama Canal has vowed to press ahead with a programme of steep toll increases despite complaints that they are aggravating the shipping market crisis. Alberto Alemán Zubieta told the Financial Times that traffic through the canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans via an 80km waterway , had held up […]

  • Vale Inaugurates Terminal in Malaysia

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian mining giant Vale has opened a USD 1.4 billion port terminal on the Strait of Malacca, Malaysia. The terminal’s main aim is to cut drastically Vale’s iron ore export costs to Asia and its strategically important Chinese market by accommodating Valemax ore carriers. The Malacca Strait terminal is able to receive and export 30 million […]

  • Panama President, Canal Authorities Commemorate New Milestone in Canal Expansion Work

    20 October 2011

    Panama President Ricardo Martinelli witnessed a new milestone at the Canal Expansion with the filling of a segment of the new access channel that will allow the transit of Post-panamax vessels between the new Locks and the Culebra Cut. Panama Canal Authority Board of Directors Chairman and Canal Affairs Minister Rómulo Roux and Panama Canal […]

  • PNW LNG project faces more opposition

    26 January 2016

    First Nations leaders, local residents and federal and provincial politicians joined forces in signing the Lelu Island Declaration tat opposes the development of Petronas-led LNG project near Prince Rupert.

  • Singapore seafood group buys into Tassa

    13 December 2010

    Australia: Webster Group this week announced it has entered into a deal to sell its 19.8 percent shareholding in Tasmanian salmon company, Tassal, to Singaporean seafood group Pacific Andes Resources Development (PARD) for AU$51.7 million (US$50.9 million), or AU$1.79 (US$1.76) per share.

  • UK offshore wind and CCS colocation projects kick off

    28 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Colocation Forum (the Forum), set up to provide strategic coordination of colocation research and activity on the nation’s seabed, has commissioned two research projects. The projects are designed to inform the best approach to test and demonstrate the colocation of offshore wind and CCS activities in […]

  • Damen Gets Aquaculture Utility Vessel Deal in Norway

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Norway-based VOLT Service AS for a Utility Vessel (UV) 4312 to be delivered in Q1 2018. The vessel, to be named VOLT Processor, will undertake delousing operations and other services at Norwegian salmon farms. Remøy Management AS has been involved in the development of the project and will […]

  • Scorpio Tankers to Issue Shares in Exchange for Four MR Product Tankers

    19 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced yesterday that it has agreed with certain unaffiliated third parties to issue shares in exchange for the transfer of ownership to the Company of four MR product tankers currently under construction in South Korea. The newbuildings are expected to be delivered in the first and second quarters of 2014 and are […]

  • Crown Estate, University of Highlands and Islands Enter Partnership Agreement (UK)

    30 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate and the University of Highlands and Islands have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to work together to maximise the benefits to the people of the Highlands and Islands from the low carbon energy revolution in the area. The agreement reinforces initiatives already underway between the university and The Crown Estate, which manages a […]

  • Partrac to Provide Marine Monitoring Services (UK)

    16 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Partrac Ltd were contracted recently by TSL Contractors to provide marine monitoring services which included acoustic (marine noise) data acquisition prior to, and during, piling works for the construction of Fishnish Pier, Sound of Mull, Scotland. The installation of driven piles in the marine environment, whether along quaysides or – for example – during installation […]

  • MaineDOT Seeks Corps Permit for Brownville Project (USA)

    14 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with replacing the Route 11 bridge in Brownville, Maine. The Maine Department of Transportation proposes to place permanent and temporary fill material below the […]

  • Yuba River Study Underway

    2 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A study to define the feasibility of various approaches to improving habitat along California’s Yuba River is now underway. A federal cost-sharing agreement has been approved between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Yuba County Water Agency, the non-federal partner, for the $3 million feasibility study. The study will be conducted in a […]

  • New fishing bans proposed

    3 July 2006

    Nearly 44 square miles of coastal waters off San Luis Obispo County would be off-limits to fishermen or have severe fishing restrictions under a plan proposed by the state Department of Fish and Game. The plan would create no-fishing areas at Piedras Blancas, Cambria, Morro Bay and Point Buchon. Fishing would be restricted to salmon […]

  • Vale winds down the use of converted VLOCs

    15 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    The Brazilian mining giant Vale has discharged its last cargo in China transported on a converted Very Large Crude Carrier (VLOC), the company said. The move follows Vale’s new risk management approach, made in January 2020, when the company decided to phase-out or substitute all 25 converted vessels engaged in its cargo transportation, either through […]

  • Maine DOT Seeks Corps Permit to Conduct Work in U.S. Waters

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with installing scour protection for bridges at six locations throughout the state. The Maine Department of Transportation proposes to place permanent and temporary stone and […]

  • MPC to examine oil spill monitoring capacity on UKCS

    28 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Marine Planning Consultants (MPC) has been awarded a contract by Oil and Gas UK and the Oil Spill Response Forum to examine the specific requirements for monitoring during a major oil spill event on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). The project will, according to MPC, also assess capability within the industry and the wider […]

  • Shipping tycoon to start raising fish

    8 June 2005

    John Fredriksen, Norway’s wealthiest shipowner and an avid salmon fisherman, is now casting himself into the seafood business in a big way. Fredriksen’s Greenwich Holdings Ltd is buying a stake in fish-farming business Pan Fish that’s been held by Nordea Bank since Pan Fish ran into trouble a few years ago. Nordea is selling its […]

  • Crown Estate, University of Highlands and Islands Partner Up for Renewables (UK)

    30 May 2013
    Research & Development

    The Crown Estate and the University of Highlands and Islands have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to work together to maximise the benefits to the people of the Highlands and Islands from the low carbon energy revolution in the area. The agreement reinforces initiatives already underway between the university and The Crown Estate, which manages a […]

  • BIMCO: Rising Capesize Deliveries Imperil Fragile Market Balance

    2 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Despite increase in demolition volumes, the market for large dry bulk ships is likely to face continued pressure.

  • Saab Seaeye delivers third Falcon ROV to Underdeep Solutions

    11 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Electric subsea robotics specialist Saab Seaeye has delivered its third Falcon underwater robotic vehicle to Chile-based Underdeep Solutions.

  • Panama Canal Expansion: IHC Merwede Dredgers at Work (VIDEO)

    17 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The custom-built cutter suction dredger QUIBIÁN I and the backhoe dredger ALBERTO ALEMÁN ZUBIETA were selected by the Panama Canal Authority to help with expansion and maintenance work. The expansion project will make the Canal wider and deeper to handle larger ships and increased traffic. This development program consists of the construction of two new […]

  • Government of Panama Approves Canal Toll Increase

    9 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following the recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Cabinet Council of the Government of the Republic of Panama approved yesterday the proposal to restructure the Panama Canal’s pricing system. “The new tolls structure was conceived in accordance with the commercial value that the route offers its users. We […]

  • Norway’s aquaculture companies line up for Inseanergy’s floating solar units

    27 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Norway-based company Inseanergy has made agreements with several aquaculture industry players to supply them with floating solar units and boost their energy transition efforts.

  • Green Party of Ontario Calls for Offshore Wind

    3 June 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, called  on the status quo parties to clear the way for far-offshore wind power generation from Ontario’s great lakes. “The ban on offshore wind is just another example of the Liberals playing favourites to get votes in close ridings,” said Schreiner. “We need to develop renewable […]

  • ONC Develops Mobile App for Ocean Data Gathering

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) at the University of Victoria and the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) are teaming up with citizen scientists to increase the quality and range of oceanographic data being collected through a new mobile app called Community Fishers. The app, developed by ONC, allows fishers and volunteer citizens participating in PSF’s “citizen science […]