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  • UK: Alicat Launches New Crew Transfer Vessel

    30 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Alicat have launched their second next generation vessel following the launch of the 22m DNV Class Dalby Aire in the summer. This 19m vessel, named Solway Challenger, is powered by two MAN V12 engines and Rolls Royce water jets. Emphasis has again been made on greater foredeck working space and both vessels can comfortably carry a […]

  • UK government backs plans for subsea engineering hub in Aberdeen

    3 May 2019
    Equipment

    The UK government is backing industry plans for a multi-million pound underwater engineering hub in Aberdeen.

  • UK player increasing its stake offshore Angola

    19 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Afentra plc has inked a deal with Croatia’s INA-Industrija Nafte to acquire the latter’s interests in two blocks offshore Angola.

  • UK: EnCore Oil Announces Successful Cladhan Appraisal

    12 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    EnCore Oil plc to provides an update on the Cladhan appraisal well 210/30a-4 located in UK North Sea Block 210/30a. The appraisal well was drilled as a deviated well to a Total Measured Depth of 12,252 feet and encountered oil bearing Upper Jurassic sandstones in two separate reservoir intervals. No Oil Water Contact was observed. […]

  • UK: MPs urge government to seize tidal power potential

    31 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vision

    The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has in a letter to UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng emphasised the substantial potential of the tidal power sector to contribute to the UK’s renewable energy mix.

  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities & Government

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]

  • Joint Project for Better Understanding of UK’s Tidal Resource

    25 February 2014

    With industry experts gathering in Belfast for the Renewable UK Wave & Tidal conference, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Nova Innovation Ltd have launched a joint project to better understand tidal resource in order to maximise energy generation from tidal devices. Nova Innovation Ltd, supported by the ORE Catapult, is launching the Tidal […]

  • UK: SEPA Publishes Guidance Leaflet on River Dredging

    26 November 2010

    The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published a new online leaflet “Floods, dredging and river changes” to help inform people about the regulatory issues that affect dredging works on river beds. River bed dredging and removal of river gravels has been an important issue for land managers and plant hire companies for many years, […]

  • Plan for Falmouth Marina Dredging Moves Ahead (UK)

    27 October 2010

    In September 2010 a sample of dredge spoil was removed from Premier’s Falmouth marina bed and was later transported to the Imerys site at… (bymnews) [mappress] Source: bymnews, October 27, 2010;

  • Plan for New Container Terminal at Rosyth Unveiled (UK)

    6 October 2010

    Port Babcock Rosyth Ltd held the exhibition in the Elgin Hotel, Charlestown, ahead of it seeking permission to build the international … (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, October 6, 2010;

  • TARMAC Wins Two Awards from BMAPA (UK)

    8 April 2011

    TARMAC have won two awards from the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) for the best finds from wharves… (agg-net) [mappress] Source: agg-net, April 8, 2011  

  • UK: Liverpool to Get New Mersey River Terminal

    15 November 2011

    Liverpool’s new £210m river terminal is set to go ahead after port bosses secured vital investment to dredge the Mersey. Sefton Council …   (liverpoolecho) [mappress] Source: liverpoolecho, November 15, 2011;

  • UK: New Dockyard to Keep Broads Authority Afloat

    5 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Broads Authority has transformed its dockyard on the River Yare with a new state-of-the art workshop and offices which will help maintain the Broads for generations of visitors to come. The £680,000 development, which was opened by Eastern Daily Press editor Nigel Pickover, is now the hub of the Authority’s construction and maintenance work. […]

  • Wallasea Island Project Shortlisted for RTPI Award (UK)

    21 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has announced that the RSPB’s Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project, the largest coastal habitat restoration project of its type in Europe, is one of four projects to be shortlisted in the Best Planning for Natural and Built Heritage category of this year’s RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. Projects on […]

  • UK: Braunton Flood Defence Program About to Begin

    10 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Agency will start work next week on a £100,000 scheme to boost flood protection in Braunton. The North Devon village suffered serious flooding in December 2012 after torrential rain caused the River Caen to over-top flooding more than 60 local homes and businesses. The flooding occurred six months after the official opening of […]

  • MMO: Corallina Dredging Monitoring Protocol Update (UK)

    7 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    During the application process for the Hinkley jetty dredge licence, a condition requiring a dredging monitoring protocol to protect Corallina from the impacts of sedimentation was recommended. Prior to undertaking any dredging activity authorised by this Licence: – a plan for monitoring baseline levels of sedimentation in the vicinity of Corallina swards shall be submitted […]

  • UK: Port of Liverpool Development Plan Moves Forward

    16 March 2012

    The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited plans to announce a tender for dredging works at the port area. Officials’ plan is to appoint a contractor to undertake a package of dredging, quay wall construction and infilling works at “Liverpool 2” (Liverpool’s new deep water container terminal), Port of Liverpool, which will be located adjacent […]

  • Funding for Falmouth Harbour Dredging Still on Table (UK)

    23 March 2012

    Cornwall Council has not excluded funding the Falmouth Harbour dredging to the sum of £23 million, reports Carnwall. Concerns have been raised about the use of public money for the project which is part of the Falmouth Port Masterplan. The main financial beneficiaries of the dredging would be private companies owned by multinational firms worth […]

  • UK: Council Approves Tender for Arbroath Harbour Dredging

    20 July 2012

    ANGUS Council has agreed to deal with the dredging of Arbroath Harbour as a matter of urgency, reports arbroathherald. This work was entrusted to Open Water Dredging. OWD operates in many of the international dredging and marine construction areas including;maintenance dredging, capital dredging, cable trenches, subsea pipelines. Funding of the Arbroath Harbour dredging project is […]

  • UK: Falmouth Harbour Dredging Could Begin in April

    7 February 2012

    Tony Tomlinson, Falmouth harbour commissioner stated that the harbour dredging project could commence within two months. “We have had ten years of seeing the goalposts moved and of having obstacles put in our way,” added Tomlinson. Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB union said large cruise liners would be able to dock at Falmouth […]

  • UK: Lerwick Port Dredging Plan Makes Progress

    18 June 2012

    The Lerwick Port Authority is about to spend £45m on a new quay and site huts, reports Construction Enquirer. They are looking for a contractor that would build a £35m worth facility to handle the decommissioning of giant offshore modules, and a supplier of huts to hold workers worth up to £10m. In order to […]

  • UK: Public Hearing Scheduled for Stanhope Flood Protection

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Agency will be holding a public drop-in event on Monday 11 August at the Durham Dales Centre in Castle Gardens from 3pm to 7pm, giving local people the chance to find out more about the River Wear flood defense project. The Environment Agency is proposing to raise some sections of its defenses on […]

  • UK: Funds Secured for Somerset Flood Action Plan

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Leaders of all the agencies working to reduce the risk and impact of flooding have welcomed Government investment of up to £13 million for works as part of Somerset Flood Action Plan. The planned works include increasing the capacity of the Sowy, land management and further dredging. The money is part of the Growth Fund and […]

  • Caley Ocean to Develop MARS System for Cameron (UK)

    5 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Cameron to develop a new deployment and overboarding system for the MARS (Multiple Application Re-injection System) for deepwater scale squeeze applications. The modular handling system will allow the MARS hardware to be more easily deployed onto the seabed from smaller vessels. The […]

  • Decom North Sea Hosts Lunch and Learn (UK)

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac’s decommissioning director is among industry speakers taking part in the latest event being hosted by offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum Decom North Sea (DNS). The lunch and learn will take place on Wednesday, September 18, at the Palm Court Hotel, Aberdeen, from 12-2pm. As well as senior staff from Petrofac Offshore Projects & […]