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  • UK: ACE Winches Announces Appointment of New CFO

    24 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    ACE Winches, a global leader in the provision of winch and marine deck machinery has appointed Sam Morrison as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to strengthen the current Board of Management. Sam comes to ACE Winches from Baker Hughes where he was Region Controller Asia Pacific, a role he held for four years while based in […]

  • UK: ECDIS Manufacturers to Publish Information on Updated Software

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The manufacturers of ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems) equipment are to publish information on the latest versions of the software used to operate their equipment, in order to help clarify certain anomalies that had been identified with some older systems. This was the principal outcome of a meeting hosted by the IMO Secretariat […]

  • Drewry: Rising LNG Prices Impacting Market (UK)

    24 January 2013
    Research & Development

    LNG freight rates strengthened in December as winter demand kicked in, but the market has not yet escaped the agonies of the second half of 2012, Drewry said in a report. Drewry’s LNG Freight Index might have gained 20% in December, but short-term rates were still 4% below what they were in December 2011. The […]

  • UK: Bibby Offshore Introduces Graduate Training Scheme

    7 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has recently welcomed its first six graduates onto the Bibby Offshore Academy Graduate Training Scheme. Bibby Offshore Academy was launched last year to address the training needs of potential future employees and for the management and development of current staff. Six graduates were recently enrolled on the graduate scheme […]

  • UK: EU NAVFOR Presents Update on Operation ATALANTA

    23 February 2012

    EU NAVFOR hosted a press conference on 20 February 2012 to present an update on Operation ATALANTA, piracy off the Horn of Africa and a view towards future developments. The briefing was hosted by Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts with Deputy Operation Commander Rear Admiral Rainer Endres and the NATO Deputy Chief of […]

  • UK’s Energy Minister to Open Wave & Tidal 2014

    22 November 2013
    Authorities & Government

    RenewableUK has announced that The Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change will be giving the keynote address at Wave & Tidal 2014 in Belfast. Gregory was elected Conservative MP in Sussex in June 2001 and served on the House of Commons Environmental Audit select committee between 2001 and […]

  • Demand grows for TORO crew transfer capsule (UK)

    17 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Recognised experts in marine personnel transfer, Reflex Marine, is meeting global demand for its TORO crew transfer capsule and has sold 30… (yourindustrynews) [mappress] Source: yourindustrynews, August 17, 2010;

  • Cosalt secures new joint venture with APRO (UK)

    27 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    MARINE safety group Cosalt has formed a joint venture with the Danish engineering company APRO, the provider of engineering services to the…   (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: automatedtrader, July 27, 2010;

  • UK: BG Chairman to Step Down in May 2012

    31 October 2011

    Sir Robert Wilson has today announced his intention to stand down as Chairman of BG Group​ at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in May 2012. He will be succeeded by Andrew Gould, currently Chairman of Schlumberger Limited. Mr Gould joined Schlumberger, the world’s largest oil and gas industry service provider with operations […]

  • Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Christchurch (UK)

    7 November 2011

    CONCERNS over proposals to develop a huge new wind farm off local waters are gathering pace in Christchurch… (bournemouthecho) [mappress] Source: bournemouthecho, November 07, 2011;

  • Siemens to Create 340 New Jobs in Manchester (UK)

    7 June 2011
    Human Capital, Storage

    The majority of the roles will be based at a new purpose-built facility, currently under construction at Princess Park in the city…   By Louisa Peacock (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, June 07, 2011;

  • JDR Appoints Andrew J. Norman as CEO (UK)

    8 September 2011
    Storage

      JDR, the leading provider of specialist high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems for the offshore oil, gas and renewables market announces that Andrew J. Norman will join the company as Chief Executive Officer on 19 September 2011. Andrew joins from Dresser Flow Technology Europe, where he was President. Pat Herbert, JDR’s Chief Executive […]

  • UK: Acteon Appoints Lester Clark as Vice President

    27 April 2012

    Leading specialist subsea services group Acteon has appointed Lester Clark as vice president. Lester has more than 20 years of industry experience and joins Acteon from Baker Hughes, where he was director for drilling systems in the Russia Caspian region. This involved leading a multidisciplinary team and having responsibility for providing all drilling systems activity […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • International Marine Energy Experts Head for Orkney, UK

    10 October 2013

    Final preparations are underway for a major international ocean energy conference, set to take place in Orkney next week. The two-day Global Ocean Energy symposium – part of a programme of events aimed at celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Orkney based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) – will see wave and tidal power experts […]

  • Chamber President Calls for Tangible Reform of UK Ship Register

    3 February 2016

    The government of the United Kingdom needs to deliver “real and tangible reform” of the UK Ship Register, UK Chamber of Shipping President, Tom Boardley stressed while speaking at the UK Chamber Annual Dinner. Boardley voiced the urgent need for substantial changes if the UK Flag is to remain competitive and attractive to shipowners around the globe. […]

  • Union urges UK government to save oil & gas jobs

    5 February 2016

    Unite, Britain’s biggest offshore oil trade union, has warned the UK government that billion-pound losses announced this week by oil industry super-majors could, without serious interventions, bring an end to meaningful production in the North Sea within years. The union highlighted results by Shell which on Thursday announced a drop in annual profits of 80 […]

  • UK pours additional £60 million into green maritime sector

    15 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The UK’s race to decarbonise the maritime sector has been given another boost, with £60 million in government funding for the development of green maritime technologies.

  • Tower: New Dredging Control System for UK Dredging

    9 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Tower Software Ltd., a company involved in providing custom built software and hardware to the Hydrographic Surveying Industry, has installed a new crane dredging control system on the UK Dredging vessel Cherry Sand. “Our in proprietary crane control system outputs data from the crane to the processing unit on the bridge showing the 3D Model of […]

  • Update: UK Transfers Burnt Ship to Port of Liverpool

    9 December 2016

    UK’s authorities have decided to move the burnt bulk carrier V Due to the Port of Liverpool, the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed.  The 2015-built bulker, which has a smoldering cargo in one of its holds, suffered a fire while it was at anchor off the east coast of the Isle of Anglesey on […]

  • UK: BP Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results

    2 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    BP’s third-quarter replacement cost profit was $1,847 million, compared with $4,981 million a year ago. For the nine months, replacement cost loss was $9,528 million compared with a profit of $10,508 million a year ago. * The group income statement for the third quarter and nine months reflects a pre-tax charge of $7.7 billion and […]

  • UK unleashes £12 million for zero-emission maritime technologies

    24 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The UK government has announced a multi-million investment that aims to kickstart innovation in the maritime sector and tackle shipping emissions.