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As a result of an unprecedented combination of a global pandemic coupled with a dramatic fall in oil prices, Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA will postpone all project sanction decisions and, where possible, further cancel sanctioned plans.

Norwegian investment company Magnora ASA has acquired a stake in a 500MW shallow-water offshore wind project in Northern Europe. According to Magnora, the final transaction agreements for the offshore wind project have been signed. The cooperation with the founders and the development of the project

The scope of dredging and hydraulic engineering works in Russia is expected to grow this year, informs the maritime industry media group PortNews. A series of 20 dredgers is to be built for operations on inland waterways with Damen sharing its innovative technologies with the industry. Those and oth

Four people onboard Ruby Princess cruise ship have tested positive to coronavirus.

Dragflow, an Italian producer of dredging equipment, announced today that their new massive dredge is about to be shipped to the USA. “Our massive dredge is almost ready to fly to USA,” the company said in the announcement. According to Dragflow, the new dredge is ready to take on a complex project

Offshore helicopter operator Bristow has configured three of its helicopters for transporting coronavirus cases.

Hapag-Lloyd expects a difficult year ahead that would result in necessary fleet adjustments and lower earnings.

Carnival Corporation expects to post a net loss for operations for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020.

Marine services provider James Fisher and Sons sad that Fergus Graham has stepped down from the board and from his role as director of Marine Support Division, with immediate effect. Graham will remain an employee of the company until 19 March 2021. He joined James Fisher in January 2017 as the dire

Ocean Yield has taken delivery of two Ultramax dry bulk vessels purchased from Scorpio Bulkers.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s WaterMattersTV has just released this very interesting video about the Lake Seminole Dredging Program. Under the official plan, this three-year dredging project will remove about 54 tons of phosphorus and 311 tons of nitrogen, reducing nitrogen loads

HHLA expects its revenue and operating result for 2020 to fall considerably below figures reported last year.

JFD has decided to postpone all training courses within JFD’s portfolio in response to the global outbreak of COVID-19. The full training programme will be reintroduced as soon as relevant Governments advice states that it is safe to do so. Those who have booked a training course with JFD that has n