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  • ‘Seajacks Zaratan’ Successfully Completes First Assignment (UK)

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seajacks Zaratan, the newest addition to Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up fleet, was contracted to perform Operation and Maintenance (O&M) work on the Gunfleet Sands offshore windfarm, jointly owned by DONG Energy (50.1%) and Marubeni Corporation (49.9%). This was the first job for Seajacks Zaratan, which was delivered by Lamprell Energy in May of this year. The […]

  • IMO Welcomes Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention (UK)

    22 August 2012

    IMO has welcomed the landmark ratifications of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Maritime Labour Convention, which will bring the treaty into force in 12 months’ time, establishing minimum requirements for almost all aspects of working conditions for seafarers. “This is great news for the world’s more than 1.2 million seafarers,” said Dr. Rosalie Balkin, Assistant […]

  • UK: London Somalia Conference Welcomed by IMO Chief

    26 February 2012

    The outcome of a UK-hosted conference on Somalia has been welcomed by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu. The conference, held at Lancaster House, London on Thursday 23 February, saw a wide-ranging examination of the many problems currently afflicting Somalia, including piracy. Convened by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, it dealt with issues such as security, local […]

  • UK: Registration for Largest-Ever Oceanology International Open

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Registration for the largest-ever Oceanology International (ExCeL London, Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 March 2014) is now open. With 520 exhibitors from 35 countries taking up over 8,000 m2 net of space, the biennial global forum is where industry, academia and government come together to share knowledge and connect with their peers in the marine […]

  • UK: Planning Inspectorate Accepts Dogger Bank Application

    26 September 2013
    Authorities & Government

    The Planning Inspectorate accepted Forewind’s development consent order application for the first stage of offshore wind energy development on the Dogger Bank Zone. The application for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, comprising two offshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of up to 2.4 gigawatts (GW), was submitted in August after more than three years […]

  • UK: Ecotricity Introduces Wave Power Device ‘Searaser’

    23 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Green energy company Ecotricity is adding the power of the Sea to that of the Wind and the Sun – to make its Green Electricity. Ecotricity is developing a radical Wave power device called Searaser – which it believes can address two of the biggest barriers to the deployment of renewable energy on the scale […]

  • UK reveals winners of first hydrogen allocation round

    14 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    UK government has concluded the first hydrogen allocation round (HAR1) and selected eleven projects, totaling 125 MW capacity, to receive over £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) of revenue support from the Hydrogen Production Business Model. Launched in July 2022, HAR1 represents the largest number of commercial-scale green hydrogen production projects announced at once anywhere in […]

  • Schlumberger in Mariner drilling, well services award (UK)

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well services on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc. “This is a very significant agreement for the Mariner project, and the result of an innovative, new procurement approach, where the supplier will […]

  • Maritime Assurance & Consulting Ltd Established in Aberdeen (UK)

    26 January 2011

    A new company providing a comprehensive range of consultancy and support services to the worldwide marine, construction, drilling and floating production industries has been established in Aberdeen. Maritime Assurance & Consulting Ltd (MAC) has been launched by Graeme Reid, who has more than 15 years industry experience and is the former Aberdeen-based European Managing Director […]

  • UK backs green shipping corridor projects with fresh funding

    17 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    The UK Government has decided to award funds for new green shipping corridor projects that could boost the use of sustainable fuels, secure more green jobs, and advance environmentally friendly travel within Europe.

  • Carbon Trust Reacts on UK Energy Bill Publication

    30 November 2012

    Carbon Trust reaction on publication of the UK Government’s Energy Bill – a legislative framework for delivering secure, affordable and low carbon energy. Tom Delay, Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust, said: “Is the Energy Bill bankable? That’s the question that now needs an answer as over the next decade £110 billion or so of […]

  • UK: Final Destroyer Begins Its Delivery Voyage

    20 March 2013

    DUNCAN, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the Clyde in preparation for her handover to the UK Royal Navy. DUNCAN set off from the company’s Scotstoun yard with a combined BAE Systems and Royal Navy crew for the 600 mile journey to her new home port […]

  • Report: UK North Sea operator up for sale

    10 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ping Petroleum, a private company with assets in the UK North Sea, has reportedly been put up for sale. According to the Malaysian business website The Edge Markets, Jefferies International has been tasked with finding a buyer for the company that owns a 50 percent share in the Anasuria Cluster of oil fields in the […]

  • UK: Offshore caterers set to vote on strike action

    4 September 2015

    The article has been amended to include a statement by COTA ( 16:34 pm CET, October 22, 2015) Britain’s large worker’s union Unite has notified employers in the Catering Offshore Trade Association (COTA), that it will ballot its members across the agreement for industrial action. According to Unite, the dispute centres on the refusal of […]

  • UK: ABP Receives Dredging Licence for Port of Southampton

    3 December 2012

    Associated British Ports announces that it has received the necessary marine licence to carry out a key component of its dredging programme in the Port of Southampton, further improving marine access for large container vessels. The removal of 450,000 cubic metres of material at the Marchwood Moorings will widen the navigation channel by 30m, thus […]

  • UK: Scira Offshore Chooses MaXcess for Sheringham Shoal

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Scira Offshore Energy, operator of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, will utilise a new UK- designed vessel transfer system to provide its wind farm technicians with safe and reliable access to wind turbines in a range of weather conditions. The safe transfer of wind farm technicians from vessels to the turbines is a key […]

  • UK: Bluewater Sells Uisge Gorm FPSO to EnQuest

    27 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest’s option to purchase Bluewater’s FPSO Uisge Gorm has been exercised and the sale was completed on Wednesday 25th of January 2012. EnQuest will deploy the FPSO on the UK Alma and Galia fields project. The Alma/Galia field development project is worth approximately $850 million and will add a fourth hub to EnQuest’s existing operating […]

  • Blue Water Backs UK’s Offshore Wind Projects

    2 April 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    During the first quarter of 2014, Blue Water has supported Swire Blue Ocean with port services for the Windfarm Installation Vessel (WIV) “Pacific Osprey” in the Port of Liverpool. The vessel has been working at wind farms Walney, Burbo Bank and Rhyl flats in the Irish Sea and Blue Water has had a chance to […]

  • CSL secures contract extension from Shell (UK)

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The project services division of Aberdeen-based company CSL has been awarded a two-year contract extension of an existing onshore and offshore frame agreement with Shell UK across their Upstream International Europe region for the provision of client representation (OOER and QAQC). The contract covers provision of experienced senior client, diving, marine and engineering representatives to […]

  • Vessel Efficiency: Piloting UK Marine and Maritime Innovation

    29 November 2012

    Together with the MOD’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory and Scottish Enterprise, The Technology Strategy Board is investing up to £8m in collaborative R&D and fast-track projects to deliver viable solutions for more efficient marine vessels. The Technology Strategy Board is looking for UK businesses – from inside and outside the industry – to develop […]

  • Work Starts on New Energy Skills Centre (UK)

    7 November 2012
    Human Capital

    Colchester Institute has announced that work has commenced on creating a new Energy Skills Centre for Harwich. Set to be open for January 2013, the Centre will provide the opportunity for hundreds to develop relevant skills necessary to take advantage of the current and future opportunities in the low carbon economy and the offshore wind […]

  • UK: Chelsea Holds Demonstration of New FastOcean System

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chelsea Technologies Group held demonstration of the new FastOcean System in Baltimore Harbor, the Group announced today. The participants took part in the deployment of the FastOcean Profiling System from the University of Maryland’s unique 155’ Mobile Test Platform. They also tried out the instrument in a laboratory setting. The FastOcean system is the only […]

  • UK: Cathelco Launches New Generation of ICCP Anodes

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cathelco, manufacturers of ICCP hull corrosion protection systems for ships and FPSOs, have launched a new generation of anodes which combine higher performance with a number of unique features to simplify installation. The new C-Max anodes are available in a range from 50 amps to 300 amps covering the requirements of all types of vessels […]

  • UK: MPI’s New Installation Vessels Receive Award

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Earlier in the year MPI Offshore Limited was presented with the Inaugural Offshore Renewables Award at the Annual Offshore Support Journal Awards event held in London. The company was given the award for its new generation of wind turbine installation vessels. MPI Offshore’s new generation of offshore wind turbine installation vessels are expanding the envelope […]

  • UK: SCM Wins Transits and Penetrations Contract with Maersk

    29 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Strategic Corrosion Management (SCM) has secured a prestigious contract with Maersk Oil to deliver a programme of survey and inspection on more than 50assets in the Danish North Sea. The two-year plus programme will specifically review Transits and Penetrations to assess current and future levels of corrosion on assets in the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC), […]