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  • Tia Elizabeth Goes Straight to Work on Arrival in UK

    3 September 2013

    The crew of Tidal Transit’s third personnel transfer vessel, the Tia Elizabeth, flew out to the shipyard in Cartagena in Spain in late August to sail her up from the Mediterranean. She left Cartagena for the port of Grimsby on 22 August. Tia Elizabeth has immediately gone to work on a short contract for RES […]

  • UK: Importance of Acoustic Surveys in Offshore Wind Industry

    26 September 2013
    Technology

    It is important to understand the status of marine mammals in an area prior to any development and understand potential impacts during and after development. Offshore wind developments may adversely affect species, including those protected by European and domestic law. Mitigation of such impacts forms an intrinsic part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process […]

  • UK: Maersk Training Appoints First Female Instructor

    3 October 2013
    Human Capital

    Newcastle based Maersk Training has appointed its first female instructor to work within its thriving wind energy division – a move that it says will help dismiss many preconceptions about this being a male dominated industry sector. Lynn Lowes from Washington, Tyne and Wear joins the company, which offers state-of the-art training facilities and a […]

  • UK: FoundOcean Halves Wind Farm Grouting Times

    23 July 2013

    FoundOcean is the world’s largest dedicated grouting contractor for the energy construction industry. The company has been applying its 50 years of oil and gas experience to the offshore wind sector since 2003. Many wind farm foundations specify ultra-high strength (UHS) grout to form the solid connection between pile and transition piece, and as such, […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay to Hold Informal Drop-In Sessions

    24 December 2013

    Navitus Bay is to hold a series of drop-in sessions in January 2014, in order to give the public the chance to meet the project team and learn more about the next stage of the project. As the developer works towards submitting its application for planning consent in early 2014, members of the project team […]

  • Mainstream Deploys Floating LiDAR off Blyth, UK

    14 January 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    Mainstream Renewable Power has deployed the North Sea’s first commercial floating LiDAR wind measurement device, designed to capture wind data in the harshest conditions, to support its proposed 450MW Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. A deal has been signed with technology providers FLiDAR NV, for the launch of the floating LiDAR to the site […]

  • UK: MTL Group Awarded Major Offshore Renewables Contract

    19 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    MTL Group, one of Europe’s leading project manufacturing companies has been awarded a multimillion pound contract to supply 97 Boat Landing Systems to a leading European foundations manufacturer for a German offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Specialising in batch fabrications with the ability to manufacture structures up to 400 tonnes in weight, MTL […]

  • UK: BlueQube Marine Survey for Svenska in Guinea Bissau

    16 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    ARKeX, the provider of geophysical imaging services, has commenced a 6712 line km BlueQube Marine gravity gradiometry survey for a Svenska Petroleum Exploration led consortium, offshore Guinea Bissau. The West African republic has seen increasing exploration activity over the past few years with several exploration wells having been drilled. Svenska holds licences in Block 2 […]

  • Veripos Unveils New DP Visualisation Software (UK)

    2 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    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: Alnmaritec Announces Delivery of WFSV Dalby Esk

    15 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland, recently announced the delivery of ‘Dalby Esk’ the second of the new ‘Wave Master ‘class of wind farm support vessels, to Dalby Offshore Renewables. The new vessel has a multi-purpose capability for survey and dive support as well as wind farm service roles and she already […]

  • UK: IMO Assembly Adopts Wide Range of Resolutions

    1 December 2011

    A wide range of resolutions, reflecting the broad canvas of the Organization’s work, was adopted by the 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it met in London at the Organization’s Headquarters from 21 to 30 November 2011. They included a resolution urging Governments to continue their efforts to combat piracy and armed […]

  • UK: IMO to Host Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety

    4 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    IMO is to host a wide-ranging symposium on ship safety in the future. The IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety will be held on 10 and 11 June, at IMO Headquarters in London. It will include six international panels of high-level speakers from across the broad spectrum of ship design, construction, equipment, operation […]

  • UK: Prolec Develops New PME Platform Concept

    24 April 2012
    Equipment, Technology

    Safety systems and machine productivity specialist Prolec has set the date for the biggest and most significant product launch in the company’s history. The first product models from an entirely new modular range focused on machine safety will be unveiled at an event being staged at Donington Park Raceway on 9th May 2012. At the […]

  • UK: Coastline Surveys Gets New Geotechnical Engineer

    3 September 2012

    Godwin Eton is joining Coastline Surveys as a Geotechnical Engineer responsible for preparation of geotechnical reports from offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, running the soil logging facility and increasing the company portfolio to include pipeline geotechnics and soil-structure interactions. Godwin is a Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist with over seven years industry experience. He holds a BSc […]

  • River Gipping Dredging Plan Moves Forward (UK)

    7 September 2012

    After serious flooding hit Needham Market in May, concerns have been raised with the Environment Agency about whether the River Gipping will be dredged. According to buryfreepress.co.uk, a meeting has been organised between councillors and Dr Charles Beardall of the Environment Agency to discuss when the vital work to the river will begin. Mid Suffolk […]

  • River Cam Dredging Program Moves Ahead (UK)

    7 January 2014

    The River Cam dredging program is currently underway, according to cambridge-news.co.uk. Boat owners have been asked to remove their vessels between Bishop’s & Newnham mills and Jesus Lock area until the work is done. In order for essential maintenance to take place around the Trinity College area in Cambridge, the officials made a decision to […]

  • Repairs to Start on Flood Defences at Snettisham and Heacham (UK)

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Environment Agency has started emergency repairs to the damaged sea defences at Shepherds Port in Snettisham and at Heacham Dam. The defences were damaged last Thursday when the most serious tidal surge for over 60 years washed part of the shingle flood bank away. The shingle bank between the Heacham North beach and Snettisham […]

  • UK: Tendring Flood Protection Plan Moves Forward

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Flooding issues have been tackled at four out of five sites in Tendring which were put up for urgent attention earlier this year. Due to a long sustained period of wet weather Essex County Council (ECC) came up with an extra £1million of emergency funding for hotspots across the county. Tendring District Council (TDC) produced […]

  • UK: Aberdeen Harbour Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

    14 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Aberdeen Harbour Board has been recognised for its major contribution to the North-east economy as it received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Northern Star Business Awards. The accolade was presented to Aberdeen Harbour Board chairman, Chris Lloyd and chief executive Colin Parker, by television and radio personality Gaby Roslin, at the ceremony […]

  • UK: Tanker Fleet Increases While Demand Slows

    18 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      A glut of oil tankers competing for Middle East crude has expanded as demand for the vessels has slowed. There are 23 per cent more very… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, August 18, 2011.

  • UK: Harris Pye to Become Corporate Partner of RINA

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Harris Pye executives were delighted this month when they were invited to become corporate partners of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). Corporate partnership is only offered to companies which have clearly demonstrated high professional standards within the international maritime industry. Indeed, RINA’s policy states that: “Membership of the Institution identifies member’s employees as […]

  • UK: Exciting Career Opportunity for Lowestoft College’s Students

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    One student has gained employment on a trial period working on offshore platform support vessels (PSVs) in the Southern North Sea gas fields while another is continuing to work for a Great Yarmouth company who owns and operates a growing fleet of self-propelled jack-up vessels. A further six have been selected for interviews for trainee […]

  • UK: BMT Fleet Technology Appoints New President

    19 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    BMT Fleet Technology Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, appointed Darcy Byrtus as President. Darcy joins BMT from General Dynamics Canada where he held the post of Director of Business Development for Naval Programs and Project Management. There, he was responsible for the strategic […]

  • London Array Awards Three-year Bursary (UK)

    16 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The London Array University Bursary for the academic year 2011/2012 has been awarded to Thomas Gray from Rodmarsham. Thomas attended Borden Grammar School in Sittingbourne and has taken up a place at Surrey University to study Electronic Engineering. Richard Rigg, London Array’s Project Director, said, “As part of the selection process Thomas presented a school […]

  • UK: BP Net Debt at USD 29 Billion

    7 February 2012

    BP today released its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results. Highlights:   BP’s fourth-quarter replacement cost profit was $7,606 million, compared with $4,614 million a year ago. For the full year, replacement cost profit was $23,900 million compared with a loss of $4,914 million a year ago. Replacement cost profit or loss for the group […]