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  • UK: Developers Disappointed on Delayed Decision on EOWDC

    31 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The developers of the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have expressed their disappointment on the Scottish officials’ inability to announce the decision on the project and called on ministers to announce their decision as early as possible in 2013. The planning application for EOWDC is being considered by Marine Scotland, which was confirmed […]

  • OceanSENSE Forges New Subsea Application (UK)

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Recognised across the global subsea industry for its market leading leak detection capabilities, the OceanSENSE Leak Detection System has reinforced its cutting edge technology credentials by forging a new and discreet subsea application. Historically, the detection of seafloor cement returns during the spudding of new wells was an expensive and inexact science. With ROV mounted […]

  • Last Turbine Installed at Sheringham Shoal, UK

    11 July 2012

    The final blade of the eighty-eighth and last wind turbine at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm was bolted into place marking one of the few remaining milestones in the construction of this 317MW project in the Greater Wash off the coast of North Norfolk.  The team on-board jack-up ‘Seajacks Leviathan’ completed the installation of […]

  • UK: Ramsgate Harbour Dredging Makes Progress

    14 April 2011

    Dredging work to remove large amounts of sand from Ramsgate Harbour Marina is being carried out.   (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, April 14, 2011  

  • Growing Concern for Offshore Oil and Wind (UK)

    17 December 2010

    OFFSHORE executives will convene in Aberdeen today amid growing concerns of a clash between the oil industry and the burgeoning wind energy… By Kristy Dorsey (business.scotsman) [mappress] Source: business.scotsman, December 17, 2010

  • UK: River Mersey Dredging Plan Introduced

    23 November 2012

    The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited has announced details about the River Mersey approach channel dredging contract. The project will include deepening, and if required, widening of the River Mersey existing approach channel to the Port of Liverpool between the bar at the outer end of the channel and the Port of Liverpool. It […]

  • UK: Fugro on Shortlist for ‘International Project of the Year’

    1 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    After a record number of entries Fugro have been shortlisted for ‘International Project of the Year’ in the Ground Engineering Awards to be held on May 4th at Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The nomination is for their geotechnical work on the Arkona-Becken Südost offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Fugro were awarded the contract […]

  • UK: Dredging on Kirkcaldy Harbour Makes Progress

    6 June 2011

    The dredging work in Kirkcaldy Harbour is still progressing well – without causing damage to any of the Lang Toun’s beaches.   (fifetoday) [mappress] Source: fifetoday, June 6, 2011  

  • UK: Reef Subsea AS Acquires Rotech Subsea

    12 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea AS announced yesterday that they have acquired from Rotech Group 100% of their Rotech Subsea group of companies headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. With this friendly and strategic acquisition, Reef Subsea creates a world leader in Seabed Dredging and Mass Flow Excavation services with offices in the main subsea markets of the North Sea, […]

  • Pettycur Harbour Development Plan Unveiled (UK)

    1 March 2013

    Fife Council Transportation & Environmental Services has unveiled a plan for the development works at Pettycur Harbour. This project includes remediation works for the stabilization of the rock faces at Pettycur Harbour. The proposed remediation works are to comprise the following: – Installation of rock dowels at Pettycur Bay Rock Face; – Rock removal at […]

  • UK: Liverpool 2 to Get Contractor Soon

    17 September 2012

    According to insidermedia.com, a principal contractor will be named this week on a major redevelopment project at Port Seaforth in Liverpool. This project, called the Liverpool 2, will consist of the construction of an in-river container terminal to handle post panamax vessels and is due to be completed mid-2015. Insidermedia.com reports that the Liverpool 2 […]

  • UK Wind Power to Rival Gas Plants

    27 September 2011

    A rapid rise in British wind power capacity will gradually cut returns for operators of gas … (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 27, 2011

  • UK: Plexus Inks Contract Extension with Transocean

    30 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has signed a further two year frame work agreement with Applied Drilling Technology International (‘ADTI’), the turnkey drilling division of Transocean Drilling U.K. Limited, the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, to […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit Takes on First Apprentice

    9 November 2012

    With apprenticeships and careers in the UK’s rapidly expanding offshore wind industry currently high on the national training agenda, Tidal Transit has been able to take on its first young apprentice. Kerry Crompton, who is from Docking, joined the company three weeks ago to undertake an 18 month apprenticeship in Administration. Her training will be […]

  • Multraship salves dredger off UK coast

    12 May 2009

    Netherlands-based salvage specialist Multraship Salvage has successfully salved a sinking dredger off the coast of Kent in the UK. The 67m Van Oord-owned dipper dredger Goliath has now been towed to the Moerdijk area of Holland for further inspection. Goliath was under tow from The Netherlands to Ireland by the Sea Contractors tug Sea Alfa […]

  • Oil & Gas UK hails Catcher project approval

    13 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK, the industry body representing the oil and gas industry in the UK, welcomes the £1.5bn Catcher Project approval.

  • UK Regional Construction Hotspot Marked by EA1

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    East Anglia ONE has put Norwich and East Norfolk in a leading position among districts across the UK in 2016, with more than GBP 2.7 billion worth of construction contracts, helped greatly by the year’s largest contract award, the GBP 1.8 billion East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

  • NOC Appoints New Head of BODC (UK)

    29 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dr Graham Allen will take up a permanent position as Head of the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) on 4 August. The BODC’s role is to facilitate high quality research outcomes by connecting stakeholders to oceanographic data and the knowledge from this, with consequential economic, environmental and societal impacts. Graham Allen comes to the NOC […]

  • Van Oord Strengthens Its Position in UK

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has reached an agreement in principle on the acquisition of UK specialist marine civil contractor J.T. Mackley & Co Ltd. This acquisition will strengthen Van Oord’s leading position on the UK flood defence and coastal construction market. J.T. Mackley & Co. […]

  • UK: Port of Milford Haven Profit Plunge

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Milford Haven has today released its annual results for 2012 showing a dip in profits. Changes in worldwide Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) flows have meant the Port has handled significantly fewer LNG carrying ships – a main source of revenue for the Port, and as a consequence net profits before tax have […]

  • Rotech Subsea Works on UK’s Largest Windfarm

    13 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A global subsea engineering firm is working on a major North Sea contract worth in excess of £2million. Rotech Subsea, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and owned by Norwegian firm Reef Subsea, is involved in a subsea excavation project with marine construction firm Red7Marine on what will be the UK’s largest operating wind farm. The […]

  • UK: Gurit Showcases Excellence in Tidal Energy

    6 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    As the famous saying goes “success breeds success” so it is no surprise that leading engineering, materials technology and composite processing firm Gurit have taken the proactive approach in 2012 to showcase their excellence as it relates to tidal energy. Recent increase in support for Wave & Tidal energy in the UK, up from 2 […]

  • UK: SDI Creates Over 7,000 Jobs

    21 May 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Scottish Development International’s (SDI) international trade and investment activity created or safeguarded more than 7,000 Scottish jobs and helped more than 1,000 high potential Scottish companies target new global markets last year. In 2011/2012, SDI also worked with 190 companies on significant new international projects with a projected growth of £733million in sales over the […]

  • Global Marine Group expands UK footprint

    4 September 2017

    The Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of offshore engineering services to the renewables, oil & gas, and telecommunications industries, has expanded its operations base in the UK to include the Port of Blyth, Northumberland. According to GMG’s statement from last week, Blyth is a major support base for UK offshore energy projects. Operating from […]

  • UK: EA Continues Fight Against Flood

    3 February 2014

    An Environment Agency operations team worked around-the-clock to protect people in Bude, Cornwall, from flooding after a sea defence was damaged during the weekend storms. The workers raced to re-build the damaged defences once again before the second high tide came in and again threatened to flood the community of Bude. Saturday morning’s large waves […]