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  • Subsea 7 vice president joins Oil & Gas UK board

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 vice president for North Sea & Canada has been appointed to the board of directors of Oil & Gas UK. Oil & Gas UK, a representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, said on Thursday that Phil Simons would sit alongside industry representatives responsible for setting Oil & Gas UK policy. […]

  • Tidal Transit’s MCA CAT 1 OWSV Hits Water (UK)

    11 November 2011

    MV Ginny Louise will be in UK waters in early December. She will be touring the UK’s East Coast in December starting in Southampton and stopping at Ramsgate, Sheerness, Brightlingsea, Harwich, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Wells-next-the-Sea and Grimsby. MV Eden Rose due in the UK in January (the second of 10 vessels that TTL plan […]

  • UK: Houlder, MCA team up for autonomous vessel review work

    27 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    A consortium, led by ship engineering consultancy Houlder, has been collaborating with the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on the first large autonomous vessel review work in what was described as a ‘watershed moment for smart shipping’.

  • UK: Inmarsat Selects Intellian for Global Xpress Maritime Antennas

    7 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced the selection of Intellian Technologies for the production of marine stabilised antennas for its forthcoming Global Xpress™ (GX) service. Intellian, a leader in antenna systems for the maritime market, will design and manufacture a 60cm Ka-band GX antenna and a 1m Ku-band antenna […]

  • UK: Humber Sea Terminal Wins Global Carrier Contract

    17 May 2011

      Amajor new contract has been won by Humber Sea Terminal to handle a regular schedule of calls for a global cargo carrier… (HumberBusiness) [mappress] Source: HumberBusiness, May 17, 2011

  • UK: Reef Despina and Reef Larissa Complete Maiden Projects

    29 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea AS announced that it has successfully completed two contracts for its new subsea support vessels to perform their maiden operations. The Reef Despina and Reef Larissa have recently completed their first projects for Aker Solutions and Heerema Marine Contractors, respectively. Reef Subsea’s Technocean company in Norway was awarded the maiden project for the […]

  • China and UK establish joint energy storage research center

    6 July 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Experts from the United Kingdom, and their colleagues from China, have come together to create a joint research center into energy storage.

  • Stainless UK Produce Profiled Plates for Undersea CPT Testing System

    26 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Stainless UK has manufactured stainless steel profiled plates to be used as thruster back plates and gussets on a deep water subsea CPT testing system rig. Cone Penetration Testing was developed in the 1950s as a method of establishing the bearing capacity of soft ground into which foundation piles were to be driven. More recently […]

  • Macquarie Acquires UK Green Investment Bank for GBP 2.3 Billion

    20 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    A Macquarie-led consortium has agreed to acquire the UK Green Investment Bank from the UK Government for GBP 2.3 billion.

  • UK Consumers Annually Pay Only GBP 10 for Wind Power

    4 April 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    While debate in the media rages on whether the UK’s green energy policies will raise electricity bills or not, Ed Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has said that onshore and offshore wind power together cost householders only £10 a year in total, according to a Guardian article. Moreover, Davey said […]

  • UK: Xylem Launches New ‘FerryBox’ Water Quality Monitor

    5 March 2013

    Xylem Analytics UK and Aanderaa Data Instruments have launched a new marine water quality monitor which has been designed to enable wider deployment of water quality sensors on ferries and other marine vessels. The ‘SOOGuard’ will be launched at Ocean Business 2013 in April and Xylem’s David Goldsmith says: “In order to encourage the operators […]

  • UK: HMS Protector Sets Sail on Her Maiden Voyage

    25 November 2011

    The Royal Navy’s new ice patrol ship HMS Protector sets sail for her maiden voyage. The 5,000-tonne icebreaker has just completed an intensive period of sea trials and training prior to deploying to the Antarctic region. She has three ‘work periods’ lined up around Antarctica, using her multi-beam echo sounder and her survey motor boat […]

  • Maersk Oil Gets 10 UK Blocks in 26th Licensing Round

    28 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Oil sees a strong future for its UK North Sea oil and gas business after the Department of Energy and Climate Change awarded it 10 blocks in the 26th Licensing Round Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited (Maersk Oil)  announces that it had been granted licenses encompassing 10 blocks in the DECC’s 26th Licensing […]

  • Prospects Are High for Coastline Surveys to Strike Gold in Cornwall (UK)

    30 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Cornwall is synonymous with tin mining, having built its fortunes in previous centuries extracting and producing the metal for export around the world. Sadly in recent years the industry has all but disappeared with only shore based mining taking place in one or two sites.. The resultant impact on the economy of the region is […]

  • UK: HMS Iron Duke, HMS Richmond Return to Portsmouth

    29 July 2011

    Sister ships HMS Iron Duke and HMS Richmond returned home to Portsmouth yesterday, where they were met by cheering crowds of families and friends, having spent more than six months at sea. HMS Iron Duke has spent almost seven months east of the Suez Canal, and finished her deployment supporting operations in Libya, where she […]

  • UK: 19m ASD Tug TSM ALBATRE Starts Trials

    14 December 2012

    The 19m ASD tug – “TSM ALBATRE” commenced trials from the Padmos Shipyard, the Netherlands. The vessel is equipped for towing from both the bow and stern in addition to plough dredging, Macduff Ship Design Ltd, the designer of the vessel announced. The French-flagged tug covers 19 meters in length with 8 meters breadth and […]

  • UK: DP World, Shell Open Tanker Jetty at London Gateway

    16 December 2011

    DP World’s London Gateway and Shell are celebrating the joint efforts to advance London Gateway into an efficient fuel handling facility that will provide a continuous supply of energy to the UK. These joint efforts have been marked by the official opening of a state of the art tanker jetty at London Gateway which will […]

  • UK: Northern Offshore Ltd. Receives Contract for Energy Enhancer Jackup

    22 April 2010
    Business & Finance

    Northern Offshore UK, a subsidiary of Northern Offshore, which is engaged in the provision of offshore contract drilling equipment and operating services for offshore oil and gas operators, has received a contract from Perenco UK, for the jackup Energy Enhancer. The contract is for a one-well program on Perenco’s Inde Field in the UK Southern […]

  • GDF SUEZ Working to Develop Cygnus and Juliet Gas Fields (UK)

    2 August 2012

    Operator GDF SUEZ has made significant progress towards developing two major operated projects in the UK, Cygnus and Juliet, that illustrate its ongoing ambition to be a leading E&P company in the region. GDF SUEZ has a significant portfolio in the UK North Sea and West of Shetland with over 40 licences, 16 of which […]

  • European Marine Energy Centre Celebrates 10th Anniversary (UK)

    23 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The European Marine Energy Centre – the world’s first and only test centre for wave and tidal energy devices – celebrates its tenth anniversary this month, with the pioneering Orkney based facility planning a host of events to mark its milestone year. The centre, which started off with just four wave test berths at Billia […]

  • UK: Kommer Damen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork

    23 May 2012

    During the Seawork Awards Dinner on 22 May, Kommer Damen was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Arnout Damen, COO of Damen Shipyards Group, accepted the inaugural award on behalf of his father from Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head. After working in the family business, Kommer Damen set up his […]

  • UK: Aberdeen Harbour Submitts Directions for Growth Document to NPF

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen Harbour Board has submitted a Directions for Growth document to the National Planning Framework (NPF), in response to its call for candidate developments. The document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potential expansion options for a new or improved harbour facility. Three […]

  • UK: Developers of Falmouth Harbour Vow to Protect Maerl Beds

    25 April 2011

    Developers behind the planned dredging of Falmouth harbour say that it will not harm a protected algae.   (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, April 25, 2011    

  • Funds Secured for Coastal Defense Works at Hengistbury Head (UK)

    3 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Bournemouth Borough Council has been granted over £1.2million by the Government to repair storm damage caused last winter to its coastline at Hengistbury Head, with works due to start on 8th September. Councillor David Smith, Cabinet Member for Planning and Environment at Bournemouth Borough Council, said: “Securing this investment is great news for Bournemouth following […]

  • UK: Environment Agency Prepares Exeter Flood Defence Scheme

    6 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Environment Agency has completed the consultation on the environmental impact of the first phase of Exeter’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme. The first phase works will begin in June this year ahead of the main scheme, which is designed to reduce flood risk to properties on both sides of the river throughout Exeter. The […]