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  • 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: Aberdeen Harbour Records Major Traffic Increases

    8 August 2012

    Aberdeen Harbour has recorded significant increases in traffic in the first six months of the year, as activity within the energy sector generally and the North Sea in particular continues to rise. Continued growth in the oil and gas sector was reflected in the increase in support vessels that used the port over the first […]

  • Jee Founder Nominated in Offshore Achievement Awards, UK

    14 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has received a nomination for its managing director, Trevor Jee, in the category of Inspiring Leader at the upcoming Offshore Achievement Awards. Trevor is founder and managing director of the company, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2013. He began Jee as a one-person […]

  • UK ‘Export Nation’ in Wind, Wave & Tidal Energy Industries

    18 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Forty-three British companies doing business in wind and marine energy sectors closed 445 deals for 434 projects across the globe and exported goods and services to 44 countries in 2017, with Germany being the leading market, according to RenewableUK’s latest report Export Nation.

  • Offshore Wind Developers Back UK Seabirds Count

    24 June 2019
    Environment

    EDF Renewables, Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, Red Rock Power Limited, and SSE Renewables have provided a financial boost to ‘Seabirds Count’, the fourth national census of the UK’s breeding seabird populations. Thanks to equal funding contributions from the offshore wind developers, alongside support from government and conservation charities, the count is now set for […]

  • Swansea Tidal Lagoon Project Moves Forward (UK)

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The proposed £650 million tidal lagoon has taken another step forward with the announcement that formal consultation will begin on Thursday 4 July 2013 with a series of public exhibitions throughout Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. With the £2million community share offer open until 15 July, Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc has published their statement […]

  • E.ON Expands Service Offering to UK Offshore Wind Farms

    13 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    E.ON is expanding its service business in operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the UK.

  • MMT to Survey UK-Norway HVDC Cable Route

    30 March 2012
    Storage

    Statnett and National Grid are jointly developing a project to construct a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between Norway and Great Britain. MMT will be performing the route survey for this project between Hylen, Norway and Blyth, UK. The survey will be performed April – August 2012. The length of the cable route […]

  • Oil & Gas UK addressing concerns about Ebola virus

    15 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    In March 2014 an outbreak of Ebola, a severe viral illness, began in Guinea, West Africa. The outbreak spread to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone and has continued since then. Oil & Gas UK has published Ebola guidance note on how to respond to potential health and safety risks in the UK offshore oil and […]

  • Subsea Firm ROVOP Receives Funding Boost (UK)

    8 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A rapidly evolving and award winning new subsea business has secured £60,000 in public sector funding to support its business growth and expansion overseas. The cash boost from Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International will help ROVOP, based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, to both explore international business growth opportunities and undertake business improvement activities. Specifically, the […]

  • Statkraft Reveals Its Future Role in UK Offshore Wind

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s Statkraft is pressing on with the strategy to sell its offshore wind assets; however, the energy company plans to continue to participate as an enabler of the development and operation of offshore wind projects in the UK through entering into power purchase agreements.

  • Centrica, Statoil Sign Deal for Gas Exploration in Norway and UK

    8 June 2012

    Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, and Statoil signed an extension to their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on gas-focussed exploration opportunities in Norway and the UK. The original MoU, which was signed in November 2011, has already resulted in the companies bidding jointly in the 27th UK North Sea licensing round. This […]

  • UK: CHC Unveils Plan for Outer Harbour Breakwater

    16 August 2012

    Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has been working to deliver an Outer Harbour breakwater, providing East Cowes and Cowes (together ‘Cowes’) with a true, sheltered harbour. The HCA has confirmed their on-going support and funding commitment for the Outer Harbour breakwater as part of their investment to the East Cowes Project. Protecting the Harbour and the […]

  • UK: Falmouth Harbour Dredging Begins Next Year ?

    30 January 2012

    The Falmouth harbour dredging plans could be submitted in the coming few weeks, and if successful could see a full scale of dredging works start next year. This would enable a ship repair firm A&P Falmouth to work on bigger vessels and allow more cruise ships to dock at Falmouth – both of which would […]

  • UK: DEFRA Confirms Funding for River Restoration Projects

    8 February 2012

      The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has created the Catchment Restoration Fund with the aim of reducing pollution that comes from the way land is used and improving the landscape through which water flows. The Defra fund of £28m fund, providing up to £10m each year, has been allocated for projects […]

  • UK: Peel Ports Mersey Cooperates with Local Partners

    6 November 2012

    Peel Ports Mersey, recently recognised as ‘Port Authority of the Year’ by authoritative global industry journal Containerisation International, has signed up to partnership agreements with two local colleges; Liverpool Community College and Mersey Maritime Group. The Ports group, which operates the Port of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal, says the partnerships come at a […]

  • UK: Meeting on Falmouth Dredging Set for November 22

    14 November 2012

    The controversial issue of dredging in Falmouth harbour will be the subject of a public meeting organised by opponents to the scheme next week. The evening is being organised by Falmouth Friends of the Earth (FalFoE), and will take place at the Poly on Church Street on Thursday, November 22. It will discuss the environmental […]

  • UK: British Waterways Announces National Dredging Contract

    23 November 2010

    British Waterways has awarded a national dredging contract to marine-based civil engineer Land & Water Services Ltd. The initial contract from December 2010 to March 2015, will run up to and beyond the launch of the new waterways charity which is scheduled to take over the custodianship of British Waterways’ canals and rivers in 2012. […]

  • UK: Plan for Rhyl Harbour Area Development Presented

    8 February 2011

    A proposed £9.2m development of Rhyl’s harbour area may move a step closer if approved by Denbighshire councillors…   (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, February 8, 2011;

  • Anglers Concerned Over Heigham Sound Dredging (UK)

    1 March 2011

    Anglers are threatening to blockade the River Thurne with their boats to stop the dredging of Heigham Sound, near Hickling, which they…   By Stephen Pullinger (eveningnews24) [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, March 1, 2011  

  • UK: Officials Invite Bids for Drummore Dredging Program

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Drummore Harbour Trust Ltd has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Kirkmaiden area development project. This contract will include construction of a training wall/groin adjacent to Drummore Harbour, located at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway, Kirkmaiden, Scotland. During the project, approx. 10,000m3 of material will be removed from the mentioned […]

  • Port of Dover Expansion to Create New Jobs (UK)

    3 February 2014

    Dover Harbour Board announced that it will pursue a major opportunity acting as a catalyst for the regeneration of Dover. Discussion on the vision commenced at the Port and Community Forum which was independently chaired. Having successfully achieved Government approval in 2012 to develop the Western Docks, the Board plans to seize the opportunity to […]

  • UK: Deputy Prime Minister Visits Flooded Areas

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg yesterday visited areas of Somerset affected by recent flooding. The Deputy Prime Minister met with the flood action group at their headquarters in Stoke St Gregory to thank volunteers for all the important work they are doing, and saw the effects of the floods on homes in the Burrowbridge […]

  • HHA Discusses Dredging Disposal Site Issues (UK)

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for permission to use a new maintenance dredging disposal site located 20km off-shore. The Authority has submitted the required reports and studies to the MMO which is consulting other regulators and stakeholders before making its decision. Harwich Haven Authority hosted two meetings to […]

  • Picture of the Day: River Parrett Dredging Scheme (UK)

    29 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    In order to complete dredging operations on the Parrett and Tone rivers on time, the Environment Agency is using all equipment available for the job. So far, the Agency has removed approximately 80,000 tonnes of silt and remain on program to complete work by the end of October. [mappress] August 29, 2014