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  • UK: Swire Oilfield Services Appoints New COO, CTO

    11 September 2012

    Swire Oilfield Services (Swire), the leading global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management has appointed two new members to its executive team. Richard Sell joins as chief operating officer (COO) and Peter Ellington as chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen, Mr Sell has […]

  • UK: Kocurek Marine to Finish Assembly of Two Stern Units

    19 August 2011

    Kocurek Marine have almost finished the assembly of all hull units, with the two stern units, complete with Kort designed nozzles manufactured by Kocurek, ready for final alignment to the main hull. The advantages of Kort Nozzles are well known for towing vessels such as tugs and fishing boats. However, significant improvements in performance can […]

  • MSC FLAMINIA Needs Permission to Enter UK’s Coastal Area

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The fire onboard MSC FLAMINIA remains under control. Individual hotspots still have to be fought. Thanks to stable weather conditions, salvage and firefighting operations can be continued. The vessel is listing by 10 degrees. Since a permission to enter a coastal area is unfortunately still not granted, the position of MSC FLAMINIA remains unchanged. Without […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Nabs Anchor Handling Vessel Contract

    20 June 2012

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an £18 million (approx $ 28.3 Mln) contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino S.p.A for the design and delivery of an integrated power & propulsion and equipment system for an anchor handling vessel. The vessel will be built for Augusta Offshore S.p.A and is a repeat order […]

  • UK: Kongsberg Maritime to Provide Simulators for South Tyneside College

    19 June 2012

    Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply a suite of upgraded navigation, engine room and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) simulator hardware and software for an extensive facilities upgrade to the School of Simulation & Senior Marine at South Tyneside College. The upgrade project is being carried out during the summer and will include installation of […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Thrusters as Preferred Choice for New Drillships

    25 July 2012

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced orders worth over £70 million (approx $ 108.5 mln) to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels. These latest orders, which include options for additional thrusters, are from a variety of customers who are expanding their drillship fleets and are driven by greater demand in oil and […]

  • UK: CTruk Boats Secures Orders for Three MPCs with CWind

    11 June 2012

    CWind has recently signed three new skippers to its boat share scheme and placed orders for three 19m multi-purpose catamarans (MPC) with CTruk Boats. These vessels will be built this year and will all work with CWind on charters, going straight on to contract on the UK’s east coast. CWind already has four vessels running under […]

  • Latest Blyth Workcat Works Efficiently with Clements Engineering (UK)

    13 June 2012

    The latest launch from Blyth Workcats was recently on display at the Seawork Exhibition in Southampton. Clements Engineering has worked with the team at Blyth over many years supplying all their stern gear, shafts and propellers and the team have built a good knowledge of this builder who has been producing successful workboats and catamarans […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Bags $ 12.6 Mln Design Contract

    22 August 2012

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured an £8 million (approx USD 12.6 mln) contract to design and power a highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India. The vessel will be operating in remote waters off the east coast of India and around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands maintaining and replacing navigational aids and […]

  • CTruk Delivers 18.5m Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (UK)

    19 October 2011

    CWind has taken delivery of the first of the three support vessels contracted to fulfil a deal with Siemens. (renews) [mappress] Source: renews, October 19, 2011

  • UK: CDL Announces Their New DiverLevel Attitude Measurement System

    8 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      CDL announces that their newly released DiverLevel attitude measurement system has seen a very early adoption rate from the major rental companies in Aberdeen; with both Seatronics and DPS Offshore committed to multiple purchases within days of the systems launch. Building on the success of the original CDL MiniTXT and MiniTilt devices, the DiverLevel […]

  • UK’s EMEC Supports Pacific Marine Energy Centre Creation

    23 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Scotland’s world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, announces a major collaboration with Oregon Wave Energy Trust and its partner, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Centre (NNMREC). EMEC will deliver advice and support on the design, set up and operation for the NNMREC Pacific Marine Energy Centre (PMEC), a […]

  • Falkirk Council Announces River Carron Dredging Plan (UK)

    15 July 2013

    Falkirk Council has announced a plan for the River Carron dredging program. These works will involve dredging of a sediment bar from the bed of the River Carron beside Dunipace Bridge and will consist of: – Site establishment; – The removal and disposal of Japanese knotweed from the riverbed (approx. 35m3); – The removal of […]

  • Harbour Managers Encouraged to Gear Up for Marine Planning (UK)

    3 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABPmer, in association with law firm LA Marine, is hosting a half day seminar to assist harbour authorities in the region engage with the marine planning process to ensure that the policies in the South Coast Marine Plan Area are fit for purpose. The seminar, being held in ABPmer’s dedicated seminar room in Southampton, is […]

  • UK: Dredging Ensures Fully Functioning Lyme Regis Harbor

    20 February 2012

    Dredging works undertaken at Lyme Regis harbor resulted in 3,000 tons of removed sand. This project worth £25,000 comprised deepening the area known as the Pool and removing silt building up by the North Wall over a four-day period. Harbourmaster Grahame Forshaw and deputy Mike Higgs stressed the importance of this regular cleaning in order […]

  • UK: Innovative Technology Restores Reed Bed at Salhouse Broad

    23 October 2012

    The Broads Authority is restoring a lost reed bed and eroded strip of land at Salhouse Broad using funding and the latest innovative technology from Europe. Erosion over the last 60 years from boat wash and wind has caused the land between Salhouse Broad and the River Bure to become significantly narrow, down to 2 […]

  • TFG Marine to commence bunkering ops from Falmouth, UK

    20 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    TFG Marine, a joint venture bunker company formed by commodity trader Trafigura and shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean in 2020, will start bunkering operations this month for vessels at the Falmouth Anchorage, off the South West Coast of the United Kingdom, the company said.

  • UK: Trelleborg Reveals Importance of Testing for Berthing and Docking Materials

    6 March 2012

    An exclusive market report by Trelleborg Marine Systems has revealed that the vast majority (90%) of the port owners, operators and contractors surveyed believe that both laboratory and full scale testing are important requirements in the manufacture of docking and mooring products. Despite these encouraging results, it appears that the good intentions of those responsible […]

  • Canal and River Trust to Improve Weirs on Regent’s Canal (UK)

    29 November 2012

    The Canal and River Trust has announced plan to make improvements to a number of weirs on the Regent’s Canal, making them even more efficient during periods of heavy rain. They are proposing to give the existing weirs crenulated edges, which will increase surface area and allow higher volumes of water to flow over them. […]

  • Cuadrilla drills UK’s second shale gas well in Lancashire

    17 July 2018

    Lancashire-headquartered Cuadrilla has completed drilling the UK’s second horizontal shale gas well at its exploration site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.

  • New Budget Proposal, Harwich to Become Wind Port? (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A new budget proposal has increased a chance for Harwich to become a wind port. More than 100 MPs have written to the Prime Minister David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut to the £500 million a year subsidies for onshore wind farms and more influence for the local people to stop them being built. […]

  • Osiris Marine and Nordic Offshore JV Reaches Milestone (UK)

    19 September 2012

    After securing and successfully completing two major cable projects in the Irish Sea, and a further fault investigation on an Interconnector underway, the joint venture of Osiris Marine Services and Nordic Offshore Marine look to the spot charter market to provide a cost effective solution to subsea cable owners requiring burial, de-burial or repair. On-board […]

  • UK: Clacton to Holland on Sea Coastal Scheme in Full Swing

    4 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Work on the £36m Clacton to Holland on Sea Coast Protection Scheme is now fully underway. The old groynes along the first kilometer of beach, opposite the Port of London Authority Radar Mast, have been removed and the Sospan Dau, a shallow draft dredging vessel, has recharged with sand and shingle to ensure a solid […]

  • UK: East Riding of Yorkshire Council OK’s Dogger Bank

    3 December 2013
    Storage

    Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind energy development proposals have received the green light from East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The Council voted unanimously, after the recommendation from the Director of Planning and Economic Regeneration’s report, for the proposal to connect the potential 2.4 GW offshore wind development to the grid at an existing substation […]

  • UK: SHOAL Develops Robotic Fish for Water Pollution Detection

    22 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      SHOAL, the pan-European ICT project, part funded by the EU, has successfully developed and delivered intelligent robotic fish capable of working together to detect and identify pollution in ports and other aquatic areas. Luke Speller, Project Leader of SHOAL and Senior Research Scientist at BMT Group commented: “SHOAL has introduced the capability of cutting […]