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  • UK: Naval Dockyard in Portsmouth Counts Its Last Days?

    23 January 2012

    The historic naval dockyard in Portsmouth could be closed, bringing to an end 800 years of shipbuilding. Defence giant BAE Systems is considering mothballing the base which launched ships that allowed Britain to rule the waves for centuries. Some 3,000 jobs are under threat under the company’s review of its warship business. Huge cuts to […]

  • Finnlines deploys three hybrid RoRos on Finland-UK route

    12 September 2024
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Finnish shipping company Finnlines revealed plans to launch a new service from Finland to England that will be operated with three hybrid roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) vessels.

  • Bilfinger Salamis UK wins work on TAQA’s North Sea platforms

    4 September 2015

    Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a five-year contract, with two one-year extension options, for international energy company TAQA for its oil and gas operations in the UK North Sea. Under the contract Bilfinger Salamis UK will provide a range of fabric maintenance support services on all of TAQA‘s UKCS assets, including: scaffolding, insulation, coatings, […]

  • Parsons Brinckerhoff Targets Humber Offshore Wind Through THMA (UK)

    18 October 2011

    One of the world’s leading engineering consultancies and energy specialists is targeting the Humber region because of its increasing importance as a renewable energy hub. Parsons Brinckerhoff, part of the Balfour Beatty group, has joined Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) as its latest member ahead of a concerted move by the industry to develop new […]

  • UK: Newcastle Gets Training Centre for Offshore Fire Fighters

    3 June 2013

    A brand new £1million, state-of-the-art, offshore training centre was unveiled Thursday, May 30,  at Newcastle International Airport, which will see up to 6,000 offshore workers trained every year in emergency fire fighting. The world-class facility has been developed by Offshore Training Newcastle (OTN) – a unique partnership of three of the North East’s leading training […]

  • FPSO ‘Voyageur Spirit’ on Its Way to Huntington Field (UK)

    1 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Sevan Marine ASA has announced that the tow of the FPSO “Voyageur Spirit” from the Nymo upgrade yard at Eydehavn, Arendal to the Huntington Field in the UK sector of the North Sea has now commenced. The “Voyageur Spirit” let go of the moorings at 07:50 hrs Sunday morning, September 30, and is estimated to […]

  • UK: Sub-Atlantic Ltd Receives Multiple ROV Orders

    12 October 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Sub-Atlantic Ltd has netted orders for six electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems with five different international customers during an unprecedented week of sales activity. The orders are for a Comanche Light/Medium Work Class system for a Far East diving contractor; a second Comanche system built to bespoke design for a European scientific institute; a […]

  • UK: Andrew Garrad Speaks at SUPERGEN Wind General Assembly

    3 June 2013

    Andrew Garrad, non executive chairman of GL Garrad Hassan, had a positive message for the future of renewable energy at his keynote address at the SUPERGEN Wind Annual Assembly in Bristol recently. He predicted that, while there may be a few bumpy years ahead, the long-term global outlook for renewables was bright. Mr Garrad looked […]

  • UK: New Deep-Water Facility at Lerwick Harbour in Operation

    9 March 2012

    An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in energy industry project management, […]

  • UK: Seajacks Enters Contract for Largest OW Installation Vessel Ever

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated with working UK Round 3, Scottish territorial waters and the other North West European markets. Seajacks also has options for […]

  • First UK-Made Offshore Wind Tower Sections Ready to Roll

    3 January 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    CS Wind UK is commencing the transportation of the first nine offshore tower sections from its Machrihanish factory in Campbeltown, Scotland, to the local harbour on 8 January.

  • New Energy and Climate Change Secretary Confirms Green Targets (UK)

    7 February 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Newly-appointed Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey will hit the ground running, joining Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in sending a clear signal that green growth and green jobs will remain at the heart of the Coalition’s strategy for economic recovery. Visiting the Building Research Establishment’s Innovation Park near Watford, a testing site for […]

  • UK: Aluminium BoatBuilding Delivers ‘Viking’ to Excel Marine Services

    14 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Aluminium BoatBuilding Co Ltd has recently delivered “Viking” to Excel Marine Services Ltd in Whitstable, this 18.25m aluminium catamaran is the 16th “Catfish” catamaran whose design was specifically developed for UK and surrounding waters. The vessel is the 8th “Catfish Crewcat” supplied into the growing offshore windfarm industry. This is Excel Marine’s fith catamaran […]

  • UK’s National Audit Office Scrutinizes Renewable Energy Contracts

    27 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) issued a report Early Contracts for Renewable Electricity today. The NAO said that it is not convinced that the Government sufficiently protected consumers’ interests by awarding without competition £16.6 billion worth of early contracts to eight renewable generation projects at risk of investment delay. This decision may provide higher returns to contractors than […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers Reaffirm Their UK Projects with Crown Estate

    7 August 2015
    Authorities & Government

    The Crown Estate has announced today the first series of agreements reached with offshore wind developers, including EDF Energy Renewables, Eneco Wind UK Limited (Eneco) and Forewind Limited, to replace their previous zone development agreements with project specific agreements. Since the award of zone agreements in 2009, developers have had exclusive rights to areas of UK […]

  • First Q-Flex LNG Carrier Docks at Dragon Terminal (UK)

    26 August 2010

    The largest LNG carrier to dock at Dragon LNG’s Waterston terminal arrived in Milford Haven on Monday 16 August; just over 12 months after the terminal greeted its first LNG vessel. The Murwab is the first Q-Flex vessel to offload at Dragon LNG and has sailed from Ras Laffan, Qatar, with over 150,000 cubic metres […]

  • UK: Cargotec’s Chain Wheel Manipulator Wins Innovation Award

    20 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cargotec’s MacGregor Chain Wheel Manipulator has won Offshore Support Journal’s Innovation of the Year award. The award was announced at the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference in London on 15 February, and presented to Cargotec’s sales team for Advanced Load Handling in front of an audience of over 400 people at the conference gala dinner. […]

  • UK: Hallin’s West Division Welcomes New Managing Director

    6 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services Company, has appointed a new managing director for its West Division as it grows the capability and assets of its Aberdeen-based operation. Hallin has promoted Giovanni Corbetta to the Managing Director’s role after he distinguished himself as the division’s projects director. Giovanni has strong, industry-wide experience and is considered […]

  • UK: Superskid Adds New Capability to Cougar XTi ROV

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A new concept in skid design from Saab Seaeye adds a powerful tooling capability to their technologically advanced Cougar XTi ROV.  It means that for Christmas tree installation and other work tasks a small electric ROV can be deployed in the support role rather than a large hydraulic work class vehicle. The innovation behind the […]

  • UK: AGR Petroleum Services Announces New Management Appointment

    28 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      AGR Petroleum Services, the world’s largest independent well management company, has appointed a new manager to oversee and grow its global consultancy division. Kirsty Crook, who has been a part of AGR Consultancy Services for nearly a decade, has now been promoted to have global responsibility for the business unit. Her role sees her […]

  • SeaHold GeoShips Announces Stril Explorer Vessel Repair (UK)

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    SeaHold GeoShips  announced the fixing of the Stril Explorer in an 18 month time charter from Simon Mokster AS. The 76m DP2 Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel was delivered in 2010 and is optimised for subsea operations. It is fitted with a 60 Te AHC knuckleboom crane for a working depth of 1500m, helideck for a […]

  • UK: Noise from South Hook LNG Upsets Locals

    15 June 2010

    PEOPLE living near the South Hook LNG site in Pembrokeshire, which provides gas to UK’s largest high-pressure pipeline, claim “nuisance nois… [mappress] Source: walesonline, June 15, 2010;

  • LNG STS Transfer Operation Takes Place in the Flow (UK)

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    A ship to ship transfer operation involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) started in Scapa Flow yesterday, August 12. The transfer of LNG is taking place between two vessels anchored in the Flow. The vessel Ben Badis will transfer approximately 70,000 cubic metres of LNG to a second vessel, the Excel. The operation is expected to […]

  • Donald Trump Invests in Anti-Wind Farm Campaign (UK)

    28 February 2012

      Donald Trump could spend over £10m fighting against the wind project offshore Aberdeen, reports BBC. It is well known that Mr. Trump believes that the potential wind farm will harm Scotland in many ways, so he has started a campaign “to save Scotland”. In case a decision on accepting the offshore wind farm plans […]

  • Osiris Marine Invests GBP 380k into New Equipment (UK)

    13 April 2011
    Technology

    Osiris Marine Services, one of the UK’s leading subsea engineering and commercial diving companies has invested £380k in new bespoke… (osirismarineservices) [mappress] Source: osirismarineservices, April 13, 2011