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  • UK: Final Section of Giant Aircraft Carrier Sets Sail

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The final section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of two new aircraft carriers being built for the UK Royal Navy, has left BAE Systems’ shipyard at Scotstoun today to embark on a 600 mile journey to Rosyth. The Aft Island, also known as Upper Block 14, is the air traffic control tower of the […]

  • UK: BP Board Appoints Non-Executive Director

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The board of BP p.l.c. announced today that Andrew Shilston will join the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 1st January 2012. Andrew Shilston is currently chief financial officer at Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Carl-Henric Svanberg, chairman of BP, said: “We continue to strengthen the Board with world class individuals. Andrew has deep financial […]

  • UK: IXSEA Releases New DELPH Software Suite

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    IXSEA introduces a new version of the DELPH geophysical software suite. This major 2.9 release introduces a number of new tools and functions to simplify survey acquisition operations and boost side-scan sonar, seismic or sub-bottom profiler and magnetic data processing and analysis. Whilst being already the most productive data processing solution, DELPH reaches a new […]

  • UK: Veripos to Provide Positioning Services for Technip Fleet

    15 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    VERIPOS has recently been awarded a new three-year contract by Technip, a global project management, engineering and construction company serving the energy industry. The contract is for provision of services aboard eight of Technip’s fleet of subsea construction vessels and represents a continuation of a working relationship between the two companies which began in 1993. […]

  • UK: Ecosse Subsea Systems’ SCAR1 Completes Trials

    16 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Ecosse Subsea Systems’ wholly owned subsea trenching system SCAR 1 has just ploughed a 20-metre wide, one kilometre stretch of seabed to the West of Shetland to remove boulders prior to umbilical and pipelay work. Following the initial call, the Ecosse Subsea Systems team was able to design modifications to SCAR 1 to meet the […]

  • UK: Offshore Helicopter Forced to Ditch into North Sea

    10 May 2012

    Aberdeen Coastguard has confirmed that a helicopter has been forced to ditch into the North Sea 30 miles east of Aberdeen. 14 people on board have been confirmed to be in a liferaft and rescue units are now on scene. Aberdeen Coastguard was alerted at 12.15pm that a Bond helicopter was on route from Aberdeen […]

  • Shell Awards Gannet Field Job to Technip (UK)

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Technip, a France-based oilfield services provider has secured from Shell U.K. Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Gannet F Reinstatement project, located in the North Sea, 180 kilometers east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of 95 meters. Gannet field is located 180km east of Aberdeen, in a water depth of […]

  • Offshore Industry Boosts Lerwick Harbour Traffic (UK)

    30 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lerwick Harbour attracted higher-than-forecast offshore industry traffic last year as the increasingly buoyant oil and gas sector generated more activity at the deep-water port’s expanding facilities. Figures released by Lerwick Port Authority show that the number of offshore industry vessels using Lerwick rose 9% last year to 623, compared with 2011, with the tonnage of […]

  • Ferguson Group Makes New Management Appointements (UK)

    11 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeenshire-based Ferguson Group has started the New Year by strengthening its management team with a round of key appointments. The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, refrigeration containers, accommodation modules and engineering modules to the global offshore energy, has significantly boosted its finance and HR teams, including the appointment of Richard J Smith […]

  • Expro Launches SafeWells at SPE ICoTA Conference (UK)

    13 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    International oilfield services company, Expro, is officially launching its well integrity software solution at this year’s SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference, in Aberdeen. SafeWells is a software solution specifically developed by Expro as an effective well integrity data management system, which monitors and reports on well integrity performance. SafeWells has been recognised at the […]

  • UK: Maersk Receives IMO Award for Sustainable Development

    17 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maersk won the IMO 2013 themed award: “Sustainable Development – IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20” in support of the IMO’s theme for World Maritime Day for 2013, at the 25th annual Seatrade Awards ceremony held in London recently. The award ceremony was held at the historic Guildhall, London, on Friday, 10 May, with over 350 of […]

  • APM Terminals – “International Terminal Operator of the Year” (UK)

    23 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    APM Terminals was named “International Terminal Operator of the Year” for 2012 at the annual Containerisation International awards luncheon in London, with the company’s “ongoing investment programs at its terminals and its ability to implement and adapt very effectively global safety, security and environmental guidelines at the local level” cited by the judging panel, as […]

  • Port of Wells Dredging Set for Next Week (UK)

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Port of Wells dredging project will commence on January 20th. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by the port hand […]

  • UK: Council Leader Welcomes PM’s Announcement on Dredging

    29 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Somerset County Council has welcomed the Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement in the House of Commons that he supports dredging on the Somerset Levels as a huge boost. Mr Cameron made his comment in the House during Prime Minister’s Questions. He said: “Dredging will start again as soon as it is practical.” His comment was […]

  • UK: Dredging Causes Negative Impact on Beach Levels?

    16 November 2010

    The Courier has seen a report on the first phase of Dundee University’s initial research into low-tech intervention solutions aimed at … (thecourier) [mappress] Source:thecourier ;

  • UK: Business Secretary Visits London Gateway Superport

    6 October 2010

    Secretary of State for business Dr Vince Cable made a visit to the London Gateway superport on Tuesday to give his backing to the project… (thurrockgazette) [mappress] Source: thurrockgazette, October 7, 2010;

  • UK: MMO Defends Silt Dumping at Whitsand Bay

    17 June 2010

    A new agency set up to protect the marine environment has defended a decision to base a silt dumping site in Whitsand Bay. [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, June 17, 2010;

  • UK: Falmouth Marina Major Expansion Under Way

    1 September 2011

    Contaminated dredgings from the Cornish coastline are to be cleaned up and recycled as part of a £1.5M redevelopment scheme for Falmouth … By Maxine Perella (news) [mappress] Source: news, September 1, 2011;

  • UK: Somerset Levels Dredging to Start as Soon as Possible

    21 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Dredging of the Somerset Levels will begin next month as soon as it is safe and practical to do so, the Environment Agency (EA) announced yesterday. The Environment Agency is formally advertising the works in preparation for work to start. Dredging will take place on eight kilometres of river channel where the Tone and Parrett […]

  • UK: Increase in Teesport Container Traffic Signals Optimism

    21 March 2011

      Container traffic into Teesport is steadily increasing and figures show it rose 15% just in the last year. An article recently in the Evening Gazette discussed that Port owner PD Ports is keen to build on this momentum with a multi-million pound expansion of Teesport’s container terminal facilities. The move is part of a wider […]

  • Jee Introduces New Subsea Training Course (UK)

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Jee has introduced a new addition to its growing programme of subsea training courses. The Engineering of Flexibles course provides delegates with an expert level of understanding in flexible risers and flowlines in conjunction with OrcaFlex software training. The four-day course, which is offered in Aberdeen and being held from the 24th to the 27th […]

  • UK: Red7Marine Develops New Subsea Excavation Equipment

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    As an established provider of specialist subsea services to the offshore energy markets, Red7Marine continues to develop its range of fully integrated bespoke equipment and has made a commitment to being considered ‘The Partner of Choice’ where subsea excavation solutions are required. Following an extensive review of displacement and relocation of a variety of seabed […]

  • UK: Forum Subsea Technologies Introduces Tomahawk ROV

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Forum Subsea Technologies has recently announced a new addition to their ROV fleet, the Tomahawk ROV. It is constructed by Sub-Atlantic at its facility in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Forum’s Sub-Atlantic fleet includes the class-leading Comanche, Mohican, Super Mohawk, Mohawk, Mojave and Navajo Electric ROV Systems and subCAN high-speed communications data network system. According to Ocean News, […]

  • UK: J+S Launches Mooring Verification System

    21 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Barnstaple and Aberdeen based engineering firm J+S enjoyed a successful launch of their latest addition to their marine renewable energy product portfolio at AllEnergyUK in Aberdeen last May. The J+S Mooring Verification System (MVS) is an extension of the subsea range of products developed specifically for the Marine Renewables Sector and the first product to […]

  • UK: Gardline Geosurvey Selects Sonardyne’s Tracking System

    18 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Leading marine contractor Gardline Geosurvey has selected Sonardyne International’s Ranger 2 USBL tracking system as part of a multi vessel upgrade programme. By equipping its survey vessels with Sonardyne’s latest generation acoustic technology platform, Gardline will now benefit from Ranger 2’s ability to track multiple subsea targets over long ranges and with the highest level […]