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  • IMarEST Successfully Ends its Annual Dinner (UK)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      The 109th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) year in office got off to a flying start at the Institute’s 108TH Annual Dinner on 11 March, which saw a trio of fascinating speeches; the presentation of an Honorary Fellowship; and over £3000 raised for the IMarEST Guild of Benevolence’s […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: shale gas exploration to be banned from national parks

    28 January 2015

    The UK’s Government said it is committed to banning fracking in National Parks, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

  • Tidal Turbine in Strangford Lough Environmentally Friendly (UK)

    17 January 2012

    As well as being a renewable energy success , SeaGen, the world’s first commercial tidal current energy turbine is also an environmental success. The tidal turbine, designed and deployed by Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) and located in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough has had no major impact on the Lough’s marine life. This is the […]

  • UK to hold remembrance service for offshore oil and gas workers

    31 October 2016

    A special church service will take place in Aberdeen for all those who have lost their lives while working in the UK offshore oil and gas industry over the years. The representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, Oil & Gas UK, said that its Chaplaincy’s service of remembrance, held annually, would […]

  • Brexit likely to be negative for UK energy sector, report finds

    24 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    The impact of Brexit on the UK energy sector is very likely to be negative, with the energy costs rising to £500 million per year if the UK leaves the European Union, according to the report commissioned by the National Grid.

  • Winners of ‘biggest ever’ Oil & Gas UK Awards announced

    7 November 2014

    Oil & Gas UK has informed that the winners of the Oil & Gas UK Awards 2014, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have been announced following a sold-out evening event in Aberdeen, Scotland.  All seven winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony in Aberdeen on Thursday November 6, where some 650 people from […]

  • UK: OSLR, SWRP to Launch Well Capping System

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The oil and gas industry is set to benefit from internationally deployable well capping equipment, following collaboration between Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP). Working closely with SWRP, OSRL is making an integrated intervention system available to the industry to enhance international capabilities to respond to a subsea well […]

  • Premier Strikes Oil at Carnaby Well Offshore UK

    6 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Premier has announced that the Carnaby exploration well 28/09-5A (Premier equity 50 per cent) has reached a total depth of 4,695 feet and encountered oil. Initial analysis indicates that the well encountered 51 feet of net oil in the main Tay sandstone within an estimated 86 feet oil column. A core was taken and confirmed […]

  • Apache FASP Jacket Leaves for Forties Field (UK)

    24 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and wind energy sectors has informed of the safe and successful departure of the Apache FASP jacket structure. The Apache FASP jacket, the largest to ever be designed and fabricated on the River Tyne set sail on […]

  • UK: Swire Oilfield Services Welcomes New Members

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Swire Oilfield Services (Swire), the leading global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management has appointed two new members to its executive team. Richard Sell joins as chief operating officer (COO) and Peter Ellington as chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen, Mr Sell has […]

  • UK: London Gateway Achieves International Standard for Environment

    7 February 2011

    The new deep sea container port and logistics park, currently being built in Essex along the Thames Estuary, has been certified by Lloyds… [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, February 7, 2011;

  • UK: Port of Cairnryan Unveils Harbour Development Plan

    17 February 2012

    Port of Cairnryan Limited has unveiled future development plans for its harbour. Port of Cairnryan Limited is the statutory harbour authority for the port of Cairnryan, located on the west coast of Scotland. The port has two operational berths, which are both run for ferry services across the Irish Sea between Cairnryan and the Port […]

  • UK: Birse Civils Begins Maintenance of Lincolnshire’s Coastline

    27 April 2012

    Birse Civils has commenced its annual protection of Lincolnshire’s coastline and flood defence for the Environment Agency as part of its Lincshore 2010-2015 Framework Contract with the arrival of the dredger Breughel, one of the biggest the project team has ever used. Lincshore, the Environment Agency’s £6-million flagship scheme, aims to combat the decrease in […]

  • Positive Year for Belfast Harbour, Adair Says (UK)

    31 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Trade through Belfast Harbour rose by 16% during 2013 with record tonnages of almost 23 million passing through the Port. Over half the increase, 1.7m tonnes, was fueled by an increase of over 150% in coal imports. This reflects a new service through Belfast to supply AES Kilroot power station which generates c.30% of Northern […]

  • UK: River Restoration Project to Start in Market Harborough

    19 February 2014

    The construction work on a half-a-million-pound river conservation project in Market Harborough is to be launched this week. The ‘Welland for People and Wildlife’ river restoration works project aims to turn eyesores into central cultural features by putting nature back in the river and give the river back to Market Harborough. University of Leicester biologist […]

  • Prime Minister Gets Update on Somerset Dredging (UK)

    7 April 2014

    British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed flood recovery and funding on a visit to Somerset. The PM toured flood-affected villages on the Levels and Moors and inspected the current dredging work as part of the visit to review the Somerset County Council-led recovery effort. He also met Local Authority Leaders including Councillor John Osman, Leader […]

  • UK: Burry Port Marina Dredging to Commence Soon

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Burry Port Marina dredging project will start at the end of this month. Harbour Master Rory Dickinson said that heavy storms in the first three months of the year had caused colossal movements of sand within the estuary. The harbour was going to be drained for about a week depending on the weather and […]

  • UK: Port of Cromarty Firth Development Kicks Off

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Dredging vessels and tugs have been launched this week ahead of the £25m Port of Cromarty Firth expansion at Invergordon. The expansion project will see the Port of Cromarty Firth reclaim nine acres of land from the sea and create an additional deep water berth. Dredging will start at the west of the existing Queens […]

  • VIDEO: Eastbourne Beach Gets New Sand (UK)

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Eastbourne Beach Restoration Program is currently underway. The contractor, Pevensey Coastal Defence Ltd, is placing layers of sand and gravel sucked from the seabed onto the beach. The dredger Sospan Dau comes very close to the beach and discharges a mixture of sediment and water using a technique known as rainbowing. [mappress] Dredging Today […]

  • UK: Dredging on New Scottish Ferryport Terminal Resumes

    9 November 2010

    Dredging work continues on the new ferryport terminal at Old House Point, close to the ferryports of Cairnryan and Stranrear on Loch Ryan…   By Jehan Ashmore (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, November 9, 2010;

  • UK: Stromness MBES Pre-Dredge Survey Completed

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Work has recently been completed on a pre-dredge multibeam survey onbehalf of BAM Nuttall in Stromness Harbour, Orkney. The £9.2m Copland’s Dock development will see construction of a new 100-metre pier and associated access road in Stromness. Due to the shoaling nature of the site the survey equipment was mobilised to an open RIB to […]

  • Westway Dock Dredging Plan Moves Forward (UK)

    3 August 2012

    Renfrewshire Council has introduced plans for the dredging works at the Renfrew’s Westway Dock. The project details: Renfrewshire Council plans to establish a contract with a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to undertake the dredging of materials from Westway Dock in Renfrew and sea disposal of arisings as more particularly described in the specification contained […]

  • UK: Moray Council Introduces Plans for New Dredger

    12 October 2012
    Equipment, Technology

    Moray Council, Environmental Services, has introduced a plan for the design and tender preparation for the dredger replacement. The scope of work will include preparation of specification, design, and completion of plans to Classification Society approval and Moray Council, based on the scoping study “Proposed New 25.7m Twin Screw Dredger for Moray Council” by Macduff […]

  • UK: Jee Achieves Significant Milestone with 25th Anniversary

    26 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    This year, leading independent subsea engineering and training firm Jee Ltd celebrates 25 years in business. During its history the company has experienced significant growth, expanding from one entrepreneurial engineer to a team of 90. Jee Ltd managing director and founder, Trevor Jee, said: “Reaching our 25-year anniversary is a significant milestone for the company […]