Maine Selects Sears Island as Preferred Site for Floating Wind Port Facility
The government of Maine has selected a section of state-owned area on Sears Island as its preferred site for a port facility development that will support the floating offshore wind industry.The selection of the site, announced by the Governor of Maine Janet Mills, follows an extensive public stakeholder process led by the Maine Department of Transportation and Maine Port Authority to consider the state’s primary port development options, including multiple potential sites in the Port of Searsport…
Thousands Rally in Australia Against Potential Submarine Base
Thousands of people rallied on Saturday against a future nuclear-powered submarine base at Port Kembla in eastern Australia as part of the A$368 billion ($244.1 billion) AUKUS defense pact with the United States and Britain.The second-largest coal export port in New South Wales state is the Defense Department’s preferred site for a new east-coast submarine base, according to state broadcaster ABC.Protesters carrying trade union banners and flags marched down the main street to voice their opposition to a base in the town of around 5…
Ultra-Deepwater Port Location Revealed at Shetland
Scottish Government identifies Dales Voe in Lerwick in Shetland as “preferred site” for an "ultra deep water" decommissioning port after UK-wide feasibility study.Scotland’s supply chain could be set to win more large scale decommissioning projects, after Dales Voe in Shetland has been identified as the optimal location for an ultra-deep water port.The Lerwick location was selected following a UK-wide feasibility study, conducted by Ernst and Young, has as the optimal and most cost effective location for decommissioning work.The announcement has been made as key figures from oil and gas operators, service companies and other key stakeholders…
Aberdeen Harbour Steps Expansion Plan Forward
Scotland's Aberdeen Harbour Board submits its 'Directions for Growth' document to the National Planning Framework. In response to a call for candidate developments the document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potential expansion options for a new or improved harbour facility. Three potential locations out with the existing harbour have been considered – North Beach, immediately to the north of the harbour…
Bush Budget Boon to Shipyard
Shipbuilding in Pascagoula would gain, but big farms in the Delta would lose under President Bush's $2.9b budget proposal for next year. Released Monday, the budget recommends spending $168m to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a series of underground salt caverns along the Gulf of Mexico that store millions of gallons of oil to be used in emergencies. The Energy Department has identified the salt caverns near Richton as the preferred site to increase the reserve's storage of oil from 691 million barrels to 1.5 billion barrels. The reserve was tapped in 2005 for more than 20 million barrels of oil to respond to shortages and price spikes following Hurricane Katrina.
