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  • Held UK cruise ship free to sail

    4 April 2008

    A UK cruise ship detained by police in Madeira in a dispute over a £2 million debt is to be released. The Van Gogh, which has about 460 passengers on board, was held on Tuesday shortly after it came into Funchal port in the Portuguese isles.

  • UK: Pendennis Receives Expansion Plans Approval

    30 November 2012

    Local yacht builder Pendennis Shipyard announced this week that it had received approval from Cornwall Council for its marine based development plans. The plans focused on improvements to the shoreline at their facility within Falmouth docks and included the creation of two wet docks and a wet basin to hold back the tide alongside the […]

  • UK: Hatston Pier Official Opening Announced

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The £8 million project is a key component […]

  • Prosafe unit staying longer in UK North Sea

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has secured a contract extension for one of its units in the UK North Sea.

  • UK Scientists Study Data Colleced with FLOWBEC

    13 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal flow, and wave energy can be captured […]

  • BiFab Gets Slice of Cygnus Cake (UK)

    8 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Burntisland Fabrications Ltd (BiFab) has secured a contract for the £1.4 billion ($2.18 billion) Cygnus Project which will develop the sixth largest gas field in the UK Southern North Sea. The contract covers the award of the design, procurement and construction of four jackets, complete with piles, with a total weight of approximately 8,000 tonne […]

  • UK: Rollits Backs Humber’s Renewables Industry

    23 January 2013

    AWARDS dedicated to the Humber’s green energy industry showcase the “talent” the region offers the sector, according to a legal expert working with renewables developments. Mark Dixon, of Hull-based Rollits, said the Humber Renewables Awards bring together individuals, businesses and other organisations which are all playing their part to make the area a leading centre […]

  • UK: Bibby Offshore Announces Management Restructure

    16 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Two new chief operating officers and an offshore support services director have been appointed at Bibby Offshore to support the company’s significant future development plans. Current managing director Fraser Moonie, who has been in the role for three years, becomes responsible for eastern regions including Norway, S.E. Asia (including Singapore) and Australia. He has 16 […]

  • Bridge Energy Hires ‘Blackford Dolphin’ Semi (UK)

    11 July 2013

    Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced that, along with its partners in the Licence, it has entered into a contract with Dolphin Drilling Limited to secure a drilling slot with the Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible rig. This rig will target the Aragon exploration prospect in the UK Northern North Sea, […]

  • UK: Reef Subsea Acquires Rotech Subsea

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Reef Subsea AS announced 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, Americas […]

  • UK: Helen Burnie Leaves Macduff Shipyards

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    In June 2012, The “Helen Burnie”, completed by Macduff Shipyards, a 27.5m multi purpose cargo vessel, left Macduff to commence operations delivering fish farm feed. Designed by Macduff Ship Design in conjunction with Macduff Shipyards. The vessel, worth GBP 2 million is specially designed by Inverlussa Marine Services for renewable energy, dive support, survey and […]

  • UK: Subsea Turbines Present Danger to Seabirds

    8 June 2012
    Equipment, Research & Development

    Scientists worry about the impact of the subsea turbines on deep-diving seabirds along the Scottish coastline, reported scotsman.com. Developers of the wave projects are now facing the problems that have been an issue for onshore wind farm developers for some time. Scientists in the Pentland Firth have been studying the behavior of black guillemots and […]

  • Offshore Survey 2011 Conference Announced (UK)

    10 March 2011

      Once again the popular Offshore Survey Conference will be held alongside Ocean Business. This two day event runs from the 6th – 7th April 2011 and historically attracts delegates from all around the world who wish to be part of an interesting programme of technical presentations from many of the world’s leading technology and […]

  • SeaRoc Moves Head Office to Chichester, UK

    23 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    International marine engineering company SeaRoc have announced the location of the company’s global headquarters as Chichester, South East England, and with it, revealed plans to increase the organisations work force to 75 staff in 2013. Chichester, some 30 miles from former Brighton base for SeaRoc, has provided a substantial new property for the company spanning […]

  • Behind the Scene of Walney Wind Farm (UK)

    26 November 2010
    Human Capital

    A BILLION-POUND windfarm in the sea off Barrow will make its first contribution to poweing up Britain’s Christmas decorations next month.   By John Simpson (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, November 26, 2010;

  • Turbine Transfers acquires new vessel (UK)

    27 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    A new 55.7-tonne vessel will be headed to Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm, working for Turbine Transfers. The vessel is powered by twin… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, August 27, 2010;

  • UK Renewable Power Supply Surpassed 8.6%

    4 January 2011

    The UK’s renewable electricity supply reached an all time high last autumn exceeding 8.6% of the total supply in Q3. According to Government… (energyefficiencynews) [mappress] Source: energyefficiencynews, January 04, 2011

  • UK: Iberdrola Focuses on Offshore Wind Future

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is committed to promoting offshore wind power as one of the basic pillars in its future growth. It is determined to spearhead the development of this technology, which it considers to be the second revolution in renewable energies, just as it did in the case of onshore wind power, where it is the world […]

  • UK: Scarborough Enters into Offshore Wind Industry

    13 September 2013

    The first offshore wind support vessel ever to be based in Scarborough harbour took up its berth at the weekend. The vessel’s arrival marks the start of what Yorkshire’s business community predict will be a brand new industry for the coastal area, which in the longer term is set to bring a wealth of benefits […]

  • SgurrEnergy Announces Offshore Wind Seminar (UK)

    24 October 2011

    SgurrEnergy announces involvement in the bespoke seminar ‘Offshore Wind – Turning Tests & Measurements into Productivity & Reliability’, taking place just outside Glasgow at Whitelee wind farm visitor centre on Wednesday 23rd November. This industry seminar is designed for developers and manufacturers involved in offshore wind projects and attendees will hear from expert speakers on […]

  • UK Urges Ireland to Build Wind Turbines

    20 June 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Ireland‘s unspoiled, windswept west coast could become the focus of a new wave of wind farm construction in the wake of a high-level … (envirolib) [mappress] Source: envirolib, June 20, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind Faces Challenges and Uncertainty (UK)

    25 May 2011

    A report this month from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), Offshore Proof, delves into the challenges of offshore wind power, its…   By Zachary Shahan (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, May 25, 2011;

  • Walney 2 Connects to National Grid (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Storage

      The onshore substation and the export cable are now energised and connected to the national grid. The Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool was energised on 22 August, and the export cable and the offshore transformer were energised on 29 August.  Upon completion, Walney 1 + 2 will be the world’s largest offshore wind […]

  • UK: Foundation Installation at WoDS Halfway Through

    1 August 2013

    54 of 108 monopile foundations and transition pieces have now been installed at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a 50/50 joint venture between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables. On Saturday 27th July, the West of Duddon Sands team complete installation of the 54th transition piece marking the halfway point in installation of […]

  • UK: Experienced Paint Inspectors in One Place

    15 January 2013

    Paint inspectors are important to secure and maintain good standard of surface pretreatment and the application of coatings in the offshore, marine and industrial industries. New rules under the IMO Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks (DSWBT) – General Information as per to SOLAS regulations II-1/3- 2 concerning the mandatory PSPC […]