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  • Another Qatari LNG shipment on way to UK

    9 February 2016
    Vessels

    The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is due to receive the fourth cargo of chilled gas from Qatar in February. The Al Rekayyat LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic meters, is expected to arrive in the Milford Haven waterway and dock at the terminal’s jetty on February 16, port authority data reveals. The […]

  • Historic tall ship may leave UK

    5 August 2007

    A historic tall ship has gone on sale with a price tag of £3.5m because its Devon owner cannot afford to keep it. The Kathleen & May is believed to be Britain’s last remaining wooden triple-mast trading schooner and recently underwent a £2m rebuild.

  • UK: Sunseeker Apprentices Visit the House of Commons

    15 November 2012

    Three Sunseeker apprentices were invited to represent Sunseeker International Ltd at a British Marine Federation and RYA reception at the Houses Of Parliament. The event was held to celebrate the medals won on-water throughout the London 2012 Games, and to meet the rising stars of tomorrow in the marine industry. The audience was introduced to […]

  • UK: Tritech Presents RAMS FPSO Technology

    14 August 2012

    Tritech, the underwater technology specialist, has developed its 360° real-time anchor-chain and riser integrity system for Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs) to include a full design service that ensures optimum deployment. A field-proven technology, RAMS™ offers continuous monitoring of the presence, integrity and position of mooring lines and risers 24/7 from proprietary sonar […]

  • UK: Wartsila Delivers the Widest Range of BWMS

    7 June 2012

    Wärtsilä has an agreement with Canada-based Trojan Technologies to offer the Marinex ballast water management system (BWMS), alongside the Wärtsilä Hamworthy AQUARIUS(TM) range, which was introduced to the market last year. Wärtsilä now offers the widest range of BWMS and associated services in the market. “We recognise that no one solution will be suitable across […]

  • UK: River Avon Restoration Plan Unveiled

    30 July 2012

    Over £230,000 has been awarded to the Wessex Chalk Streams Project to undertake restoration work along the River Avon. The funding will allow the Wessex Chalk Streams Project (WCSP) to work with local angling clubs and landowners to develop and deliver river restoration projects along the River Avon and its tributaries. The WCSP combines expertise […]

  • UK: Falmouth Harbour Completes Bed Levelling

    24 February 2012

    Falmouth Harbour Commissioners has completed work to level the bed in the east corner of Custom House basin this week. The work took place at low water on Tuesday and was carried out by the Padstow Harbour Commissioners’ dredging vessel Mannin, which used a grab to level out the bottom of the muddy basin. Several […]

  • UK: WaveWalker 1 Receives Another Award

    21 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The innovative walking jack-up platform WaveWalker 1 was presented with the Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the prestigious Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London last week. WaveWalker 1, developed by Fugro and Van Oord, is an innovative, eight-legged ‘walking’ jack-up barge (self-elevating work platform – SEWP) designed especially for marine operations in rough […]

  • Rolls-Royce Secures Environship Order (UK)

    4 October 2011

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received its first order for vessels based on the Group’s award-winning, highly efficient, Environship concept.  Rolls-Royce will design and provide integrated power and propulsion systems for two technologically advanced cargo vessels, which have been purchased by Norwegian transportation company, Nor Lines AS. These highly efficient ships incorporate a […]

  • Pair of Qatari LNG cargoes heading to UK

    21 June 2019

    The United Kingdom has booked a couple of Qatari liquefied natural gas cargoes for its two import facilities at the Milford Haven waterway.

  • NSSLGlobal Case Study: RSS Discovery (UK)

    1 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      As the needs of a vessel and its crew grow, NSSLGlobal is showing that it can provide communications solutions which not only offer the reliability and consistency to match customers’ commercial requirements, but that also cater for the personal use of the crew. The RSS Discovery has been fitted with NSSLGlobal’s Cruise-IP VSAT service […]

  • Aberdeen to Host Renewable Energy Event (UK)

    21 February 2012

    Aberdeen City and Shire will underline its commitment to the renewables industry in May with its largest ever showcase of renewable energy businesses at the prestigious All-Energy trade exhibition and conference in Aberdeen. The region’s pavilion at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) will feature more than 55 local businesses on a high-profile stand comprising […]

  • UK: ABPmer Outlines Habitat Creation Scheme

    15 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABPmer has recently prepared a habitat creation design for the Army Sailing Association, Thorney Island. The proposed scheme is intended to offset intertidal habitat lost or disturbed by the construction of a new pontoon proposed as part of the works for an upgraded Army inshore sailing training centre that will enable injured service men and […]

  • FoundOcean Receives Large Project Award (UK)

    3 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    FoundOcean announced it has won the Large Project Award at the inaugural RenewableUK Energy Awards 2012. Together with Offshore Design Engineering Ltd, REpower and Vattenfall, the companies were recognised for their exceptional achievement in constructing the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm project. RenewableUK is the body representing the wind and renewables industries. “We are extremely proud […]

  • REF Publishes Study on Wind Turbine Lifespan (UK)

    21 December 2012
    Research & Development

    The Renewable Energy Foundation has published a new study, The Performance of Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Denmark, showing that the economic life of onshore wind turbines is between 10 and 15 years, not the 20 to 25 years projected by the wind industry itself, and used for government projections.   The work has […]

  • UK: Taskforce Publishes Recommendations for Business Secretary

    16 March 2012

    The Taskforce, chaired by Tim Breedon, CEO of Legal & General plc, was commissioned by the Government to examine a range of alternative and sustainable finance sources, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Bank lending is by far the largest source of external finance currently used by businesses, but the Taskforce believes there is […]

  • UK: NCS Survey Opens New Offices

    24 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    NCS Survey, an Acteon company, is continuing its targeted expansion programme with the opening of a second office block at its headquarters in Aberdeen, UK, and new offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Stavanger, Norway. In Westhill, Aberdeen, which has been designated as a Subsea Centre of Excellence, NCS Survey is close to the […]

  • UK: Offshore Renewables Development to Affect Gannets

    12 November 2012
    Environment

    Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that proposed offshore renewable energy developments in the English Channel have the potential to affect the foraging behaviour of northern gannets from Alderney in the Channel Islands. The study by the University of Liverpool, the British Trust for Ornithology and Alderney Wildlife Trust, funded by the Alderney […]

  • Tidal lagoons present opportunity for UK mineral development

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The proposal for constructing several tidal energy lagoons in the UK could provide opportunities for the mineral products sector over the medium term. According to the Mineral Products Association (MPA), the projects are likely to generate significant demand for a range of UK mineral products, not only during their construction, but also during the resulting regeneration […]

  • Engie’s Cygnus offshore field starts production (UK)

    15 December 2016
    Project & Tenders

    The Engie-operated Cygnus gas field offshore UK has started production. Engie said on Thursday that Cygnus, located in licence areas P1055 & P1731, is expected to contribute 5% of UK gas production – supplying sufficient gas to heat the equivalent of 1.5 million UK homes.   Ruud Zoon, Managing Director of ENGIE E&P UK Limited […]

  • Fresh UK gig for Stena Drilling rig

    6 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new contract for a semi-submersible rig with Ithaca Energy for operations off the UK.

  • TAQA Appoints New Managing Directors in UK and Iraq

    9 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    TAQA, the global energy company based in Abu Dhabi, has appointed Pete Jones to the position of Managing Director for TAQA’s UK oil and gas business. Mr Jones will be based in Aberdeen and responsible for the company’s operations in the UK North Sea. Mr Jones joins TAQA from Marathon Oil Corp. where he held […]

  • UK net-zero target looks into tidal power

    9 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Transition

    The UK’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will consider the role of tidal energy in the UK’s low-carbon energy mix. This is part of the latest phase of the Technological Innovations and Climate Change inquiry. The technology is at the early stages of development and has not rolled out despite 80 per cent of the UK […]

  • UK Companies to Invest in Philippines Tidal Energy Potentials

    6 March 2012

    There are several sites at Philippines that investors from UK find interesting for tidal energy ventures. Nautricity is a Scotland-based firm which develops technical solutions to generate electricity from current flows which occur naturally in the world’s oceans, seas, and estuaries. The company has already identified more than eight areas suitable for producing energy from […]

  • Scottish Energy Minister Welcomes UK Energy Bill

    22 May 2012
    Authorities & Government

      Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed the publication of the draft UK Energy Bill, which outlines plans for Energy Market Reform. Mr Ewing said that the Scottish Government supported the strengthening of market support for renewable electricity as well as carbon capture and storage, but warned that any reform must reflect Scotland’s devolved powers, […]