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  • UK Is World’s Top Maritime Business Hub, Report Shows

    24 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    The UK is the world’s leading maritime business services hub as the country’s companies offering marine insurance, shipbroking, legal services and education contribute GBP 4.4 billion (USD 6.3 billion) to the economy and employ over 10,000 people, UK maritime trade promotion body Maritime London cited a research published by the City of London Corporation. According to […]

  • UK: Harwich International Port Celebrates New Transit Call

    29 August 2012

    Harwich International Port welcomed the inaugural call of the Grand Mistral on Monday 27th August 2012. This call marks the first ever call of the Iberocruceros cruise line at the Essex port. The ship has been deployed in the Norwegian Fjords during the summer months and arrives at Harwich International from Copenhagen. The Spanish cruise […]

  • Aker Solutions Secures Maintenance, Modifications and Operations Contract in UK

    30 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      Aker Solutions has secured a contract for maintenance, modifications and operations work with an undisclosed customer in the UK sector of the North Sea. The two-year contract will guarantee over 180 jobs annually for Aker Solutions in Aberdeen, UK. There are also two optional one-year contract extensions that may be exercised in the future. […]

  • Solstad Farstad secures work for platform suppliers operating in UK

    27 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Offshore vessel owner Solstad Farstad has been awarded several new contracts for its platform supply vessels (PSVs). 

  • UK: CodaOctopus Signs Echoscope Agreement with Atlas Services

    14 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    An important part of the TAP service is the provision of trained, expert operators who are able to ensure that the Echoscope is operating optimally as soon as it’s installed, and is providing imagery and recorded data to suit the customer’s requirements. CodaOctopus has entered into an agreement with Atlas Services Group to build up […]

  • UK: Flexlife’s Newcastle Base Achieves Great Success

    9 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has seen great success at its Newcastle base just six months after opening. The company has taken on 20 members of staff including engineers, planners, designers, quality assurance and contract specialists at its Baltic Place offices. That number is expected to double […]

  • UK: ITF Boosts Membership with Leading Service Companies

    28 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    ITF, the oil and gas industry technology facilitator today announced new membership agreements with two major global service companies. Through their membership, Petrofac and Siemens will join other high profile energy players in supporting new technologies through the ITF model to tackle global industry challenges. Petrofac employs more than 15,000 people and is an international […]

  • UK: MacArtney Supplies The Environment Agency with Sonar Equipment

    17 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Across England and Wales, The Environment Agency monitors fish life in rivers and waterways. They investigate rare and threatened species, such as eel and lamprey, and enumerate salmon and sea trout migrations. These agencies also investigate fish behaviour around in-river structures like abstraction sites and pump houses, tidal flap structures and fish passes to name […]

  • UK: Jee Announces Nomination for The Queen’s Award for Enterprise

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Aberdeen-based subsea engineering experts Jee Ltd announces that it has been shortlisted for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. “I am very proud that we have got to this stage for this prestigious award,” said Trevor Jee, Managing Director. “British engineering is second to none and it is significant that The Queen’s […]

  • Bad weather hampers Transocean rig load (UK)

    3 October 2016
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Transocean Winner, a drilling rig that recently went aground in Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK, has yet to be shipped away to Turkey. Namely, Offshore Energy Today on Friday reported that the rig was getting ready to be loaded aboard the Hawk semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, however, this has not happened as of yet. According […]

  • UK: Environment Agency to Repair Seawall on Walton Mere

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Agency will start repairing a damaged embankment in Essex next month. Workmen will be repairing the front face of the seawall on Walton Mere, between Foundary Lane and Naze Marine Holiday Park. The work will prevent further deterioration of the seawall revetment which could otherwise lead to a decrease in the levels of […]

  • EA Chairman Visits Cleethorpes Flood Defence (UK)

    10 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Environment Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith was joined by representatives from Associated British Ports and North East Lincolnshire Council during a recent visit to see a new flood defence take shape near to Blundell Park in Cleethorpes. The works are part of the £20-million Grimsby Flood Alleviation Scheme. The scheme is being carried out by […]

  • UK: British Ports Association Gets New Chairman

    29 March 2012

    Colin Parker, Chief Executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, has been elected Chairman of the British Ports Association for the next two years at its AGM in London on 27 March. Also elected was Andrew Moffat, Chief Executive of the Port of Tyne, as Vice Chairman and Sara Bassett, Finance Director of Shoreham Port Authority, as […]

  • UK: Navy to Invest Big in Portsmouth Harbour Dredging

    7 November 2011

    NAVY chiefs are spending £120million on deepening a harbour by 3ft to serve the two giant supercarriers that are on order… By Steve Myall (mirror) [mappress] Source: mirror, November 7, 2011

  • UK: Lerwick Harbour to Get New Large Jetty

    6 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The fishing industry will be the main beneficiary of the next major project in the continuing development of Lerwick Harbour where the construction of a large new jetty at Holmsgarth North is due to begin in the third quarter this year. It will provide deeper berthing and more working area for the fishing fleet, while […]

  • UK: Council Prepares Bath Quays Waterside Project

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Members of the public are invited to find out more about Bath & North East Somerset Council’s plans to prepare the natural environment on the River Avon for regeneration projects and reconnect the river to the heart of Bath. Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Environment Agency are working together on a major […]

  • UK: EA Chairman Pushes for Flood Defences Improvement

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The winter floods have highlighted the danger of building on floodplains, the Environment Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith said at this week’s CIWEM conference. Britain’s wettest winter for 250 years also underlines the need to continue improving flood defences to cope with future extreme climate, he said in a keynote speech. In addition, there needs […]

  • UK: Acteon Names Kevin Revere as Vice President

    7 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Leading specialist subsea services group Acteon has appointed Kevin Revere as vice president. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Revere will report to Bernhard Bruggaier, executive vice president. He will initially provide support to Asia-based business CAPE as the company expands its product and service offering in the subsea pipeline sector. Revere has more than 20 years […]

  • UK: Coastline Surveys Launches New Offshore Division

    12 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    As part of their continued growth Coastline Surveys Ltd announces the launch of Coastline Offshore Ltd, a new division of the company specifically developed to meet the growing demands for specialist offshore geotechnical and geophysical services beyond their established coastal markets. The new division will enable the company to employ their considerable expertise in emerging […]

  • Proserv Nets Two North Sea Contracts (UK)

    12 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Rapidly-evolving energy production technology services company Proserv has secured two major contract wins worth in excess of £15 million for work in the North Sea, further strengthening the company’s market-leading position in the subsea controls and communications field. The first deal is with TAQA for the control of subsea wells approximately 16.5km from the Tern […]

  • UK: New DP Visualisation Software from Veripos

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aberdeen-based Veripos, world leaders in provision of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions for the offshore oil and gas industries, has extended its range of services for Dynamic Positioning (DP) applications with introduction of a new advanced visualisation software package, Orion. Designed to provide simplified, clear imagery while ensuring rapid and straightforward configuration via either a touch […]

  • UK: Flex LNG Provides Update on Investments with SHI

    24 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    FLEX LNG provided their shareholders with an update regarding the status of the company’s investments with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and the steps taken to secure shareholder value. SHI is currently holding, and has done so for a considerable time, significant funds on behalf of FLEX LNG. Since 2007 the sum of USD 458.7 million […]

  • Ashtead Technology Offshore Moves to New HQ (UK)

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Ashtead Technology Offshore, a leading international subsea equipment solutions specialist, has announced its move to new global headquarters in Westhill, Aberdeen. The investment in the new premises follows on from the recent appointment of Allan Pirie as CEO. The new facility has doubled the company’s capacity incorporating offices, warehouse, maintenance workshops and a specialised calibration […]

  • CTruk to Unveil THOR at DSEI Exhibition in London, UK

    8 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    CTruk will be unveiling THOR, Twin Hulled Offshore Raider, at the DSEI exhibition in London from 10-13 September 2013. THOR will be starring in the waterborne demonstration adjacent to the ExCel venue and will be proving its capabilities as a fast, stable and multi-role force protection craft. Designed by CTruk, THOR incorporates a range of […]

  • Larger Vessels Handling Increasing Cargo at Lerwick (UK)

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    There were 2,512 vessel arrivals in the six months to June, three fewer than in the same period in 2012, with tonnage of shipping up 9% to 6.1 million gross tonnes, including 1.8 million gross tonnes of oil-related shipping, a rise of 26%. The 705 pilotage movements were up 14%, with the 4.5 million gross […]