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  • Hempel Introduces Groundbreaking Hull Coating Concept (UK)

    11 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Global coatings supplier Hempel has yesterday (10 September) launched HEMPAGUARD®, a groundbreaking new hull coating concept for the shipping industry which offers both outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings. The technology, dubbed ActiGuard®, has been five years in development and is based on silicone-hydrogel and biocide science. HEMPAGUARD® sets new […]

  • Strainstall’s New OVMS Completes Sea Trials (UK)

    25 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Strainstall’s new Offshore wind farm Vessel Management System (OVMS) provides the potential for significant improvements in the numerous transfer vessel movements that support operation and maintenance activities in the offshore wind energy industry. The system builds on the very successful Integrated Mooring Monitoring Solution (IMMS) that is used extensively in the tightly regulated environment of […]

  • UK: ICS to Publish Its Shipping Publications as eBooks

    25 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Shipping has announced that it will be making its publications on best practices for shipping companies available as eBooks. ICS will be using the eReader technology developed by Witherby Seamanship Group (WPG), which is now being widely used by many other bodies producing maritime publications, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO). […]

  • Balmoral Offshore Receives UK Queen’s Award for Enterprise

    24 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Balmoral Offshore Engineering, a division of Balmoral Comtec Ltd, has been presented with the UK Queen’s Award for Enterprise. It is the second time the company has won the International Trade award, the first success coming in 2010. Established only in 2006, Balmoral Offshore Engineering provides technology-led buoyancy, insulation and elastomer products for the global […]

  • SeaZone Continues to Support Renewable Energy Sector (UK)

    26 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    SeaZone, the market leader for marine geographic information, software and services, will be presenting their latest developments for the renewable energy sector at RenewableUK 2010 in Glasgow on 2 to 4 November 2010. SeaZone will be sharing Stand 325 with its new parent company HR Wallingford. Both companies have longstanding involvement with offshore renewable energy […]

  • FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility Launched (UK)

    5 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A world-class testing facility for marine energy devices has been inaugurated at the University of Edinburgh. Guests at the facility watched the circular pool, 25 metres across and two metres deep, demonstrate how it can recreate waves and currents from coastlines around the UK, Europe and beyond. The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility is managed […]

  • UK: AMEC Wins Clair Ridge Design Gig

    17 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been appointed by BP and its partners, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron, to deliver the engineering and project management services (EPMS) for the main platform design for Clair Ridge, the second phase of the giant Clair oil field, West of Shetland. The work, which is already underway, […]

  • Dart Energy Provides Update on Airth Project (UK)

    21 January 2013

    Dart Energy provided an update on the Airth Project at PEDL 133, Scotland, following conclusion of a three month production test of the Airth 12 well: The Airth 12 well was completed in March 2012 as a quad-lateral well, at an average depth of 950 metres, with a total “hole-in-coal” in excess of 2,000 metres. […]

  • UK: New Medmerry Sea Defence Scheme Unveiled

    4 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Agency is celebrating an important milestone of a 15 year project to provide 7km of new sea defences inland from the coast to protect local communities together with the creation of a large nature reserve at Medmerry in West Sussex. The £28m scheme involves the largest realignment of the open coast ever in […]

  • UK: Second Met Mast Erected at Dogger Bank

    25 September 2013

    Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was erected at Dogger Bank during the weekend using the innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast to be installed – Dogger Bank Met Mast West – will provide essential wind, wave and other weather information, as […]

  • New Contracts for DEME in Germany, France, UK and Spain

    20 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    DEME’s German subsidiary Nordsee Nassbagger- und Tiefbau GmbH, based in Bremen, has acquired the maintenance dredging contract on the River Elbe in Germany. The contract has been awarded to a joint venture, including DEME’s German subsidiary, for a period of two years. DEME will maintain the whole 116 km long fairway of the Elbe between […]

  • Report: UK Ports Could Benefit from Brexit

    22 July 2016

    Ports in Britain could gain advantage over ports in the European Union due to Brexit by dodging the EU’s proposed Ports Services Regulation, Reuters has cited leading UK port operators as saying. The decision to leave the European Union could be beneficial for British terminals which would be otherwise ‘unfairly’ affected by the new regulation because most […]

  • ABP’s Humber Ports Key Economic Drivers for UK

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Associated British Ports (ABP) Regional Director Humber, Simon Bird has called for the region to grasp what he calls a ‘unique opportunity’ as the Humber prepares to make its voice heard in the Northern Powerhouse debate, following the appointment of Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy to the role of Northern Powerhouse Minister.  Speaking to a […]

  • Donald Trump vs EOWDC at UK’s Supreme Court

    8 October 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Donald Trump has taken the fight against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project to the Supreme Court in London, which held a hearing today.  After losing a couple of times in the Scottish courts, the Trump Organization decided to file a lawsuit against the 11-turbine project to the UK’s Supreme Court, saying that it was “impossible to have […]

  • UK: Former Soldier Enters Offshore Wind Industry

    4 October 2012

    After three tours of duty in Iraq, a former soldier is now flying high in a new career in the wind industry thanks to Maersk Training Newcastle. Joey Callaghan, 28, from Pemmaenmawr in North Wales joined the army at 16 after leaving school with few qualifications. However after seven years service, including three tours of […]

  • CGT Presents New SeaCell Container Design (UK)

    19 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    A revolutionary new container design is set to change the economics of shipping palletised cargo, allowing cargo owners and consolidators to increase significantly the volume of cargo shipped at any time. UK-based container design company Container Group Technology (CGT) Ltd has announced the availability of the 20-20 SeaCell Container. From the outside the patented ‘20-20’ […]

  • Dredging Paper Award Goes To ‘Building with Nature’ (UK)

    19 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Stefan Aarninkhof (Royal Boskalis Westminster) and his colleagues at EcosShape | Building with Nature, Jan van Dalfsen and Jan Mulder (both Deltares) and Daan Rijks (DHV Consultants, now Royal Boskalis Westminster) won the Award for their paper entitled “Sustainable Development of Nourished Shorelines. Innovations in Project Design and Realization”. The CEDA Environment Commission’Best Paper Award […]

  • Cooper Lomaz – Recruiting for Energy in East Anglia (UK)

    4 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The East of England is home to an energy industry that spans all sectors with a well-established and sizeable supply chain and workforce. Around 6,200 businesses are currently active in the region from all energy sectors, between them responsible for a total annual turnover of £12.9 billion and the employment of approximately 103,400 people. There […]

  • Three cargoes heading for UK’s South Hook LNG

    7 February 2019

    The South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of UK’s Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive three cargoes in the following seven days. 

  • Hydroid to Hold REMUS 100 AUV Training in UK

    19 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), will hold an Open Enrollment Training session during the week of March 5-9, 2012, at the National Oceanographic Centre in Southampton, UK. Seats are still available. Training will focus on basic operations and maintenance as Hydroid’s highly-experienced technicians walk participants […]

  • L&N Upgrades Aberdeen Premises & Equipment (UK)

    20 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      L&N (Scotland) Ltd has spent more than £400,000 in upgrading its Aberdeen premises and installing new equipment. The investment comes on the back of several subsea contract wins in the UK North Sea and South America and follows a recruitment surge in which staff numbers has increased from 30 to 45. The independently owned […]

  • ADIL Employs New Subsea Project Engineer (UK)

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A former soldier has swapped foreign battlefields for the oil and gas industry, highlighting the vital role transferrable skills can play in addressing talent shortages within the energy sector. Duncan Harwood spent five years in the armed forces, leading soldiers on tours of Iraq and Northern Ireland, along with managing construction sites in the Falkland […]

  • UK Secretary of State seeks comments for Swansea tidal

    15 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey, has issued a letter requesting comments on the application for the proposed Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay. Edward Davey is seeking comments from the Applicant – Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay), Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the Welsh Government (WG) and other interested parties for the proposed […]

  • Petrofac reaches milestone in freefall lifeboat launches (UK)

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Petrofac Training Services (PTS) is celebrating a major milestone of 1,000 launches of its freefall lifeboat at its Aberdeen Marine Training Centre. The freefall lifeboat system, which is used on many ships and oil and gas platforms worldwide, uses gravity to propel the lifeboat into the sea and clear of any danger. The freefall facility, […]

  • Cape clinches two-year deal with BP (UK)

    1 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Cape plc, a UK-based energy services company, has announced the award of a new two-year contract with BP. According to Cape, the contract has an estimated value of £100 million ($153.4 million) and it will secure around 500 jobs for Cape employees as it provides a range of services, including access, insulation, coating, passive fire […]