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  • TUC sides with offshore unions (UK)

    15 September 2015

    British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) on Monday highlighted the devastating impact the North Sea jobs crisis is having on UK employment at the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Hundreds of jobs have been axed in the past year across the industry including in the helicopter sector. BALPA emphasized that in one company nearly 40 percent of helicopter pilot […]

  • Jee Ltd Expands to London, UK

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Jee Ltd, a leading subsea engineering and training firm, has achieved a significant growth milestone by opening the company’s first London office. Jee took the decision to open a central London office to aid the company’s overall growth strategy, which will see the firm create 150 jobs in the UK over the next 4 years, […]

  • McDermott Opens New UK Base

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    McDermott International, an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) company focused on executing complex offshore oil and gas projects worldwide, has officially opened its new UK Office. McDermott’s new office in Epsom, near London, has the latest technology in a bright modern environment with a networking café. According to the company’s social media, the new […]

  • UTEC Expands UK Sales Team

    12 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    UTEC  has announced a key addition to its UK team based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Michael Noble has been named as the company’s Sales Manager UK and will be responsible for the organic growth of the company in existing and new service lines in the onshore/offshore survey market in North West Europe.  He brings to the […]

  • First Newton Room Opens in UK

    26 March 2019

    The first Norwegian style learning centre in the UK has officially opened in Thurso on Monday. Newton Rooms are designed to inspire more young people to become interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and encourage them to study these subjects in school and beyond. The centre at North Highland College UHI in Thurso […]

  • Thor Brings Its Business to UK

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Swedish shipping line Thor has established its first UK base at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull. The company, which operates three vessels, the Odin, the Alrek and the Frej, will use the former TransAtlantic terminal for handling 300,000 tonnes of steel and other cargoes each year. The route, which runs through Sweden, Hull, […]

  • UK: Partrac Announces Recent Achievements

    18 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Partrac have led the development of tidal resource assessment measurements in the UK and arguably therefore the world given the pioneering development work being undertaken in the UK. Since 2008, they have completed over 35 deployments of ADCPs at tidal energy sites alone and have achieved a data capture rate of 100% thus far. Partrac […]

  • UK: SuperPort to Grow SuperSkills for Liverpool

    19 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Peel Ports, the UK’s second largest ports group, is backing the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College, which has just entered into its consultation period. The port group hopes that the University Technical College – UTC – which is due to open in 2014, will give young people in the Liverpool City […]

  • UK: Bond’s EC225 Helicopters Grounded

    13 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd yesterday said it would continue the suspension of all EC225 helicopter flights. Bond, the provider of offshore helicopter transportation services between Aberdeen, Scotland and several North Sea oil platforms, cancelled all EC225 flights following the “controlled descent” of one of its helicopters into the North Sea, some 30 miles offshore Aberdeen, […]

  • Yamal LNG cargo bound for UK

    2 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Dragon LNG terminal in the United Kingdom is scheduled for a cargo delivery on March 6, likely originating from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic. 

  • UK: Port of Tyne Buys McNulty

    18 June 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne has acquired 10 acres of land adjoining its Tyne Dock estate in South Shields from the Administrators of McNulty Offshore Group Holdings Limited. It is a strategic acquisition which will support the Port’s plans for future growth in both its existing business sectors and new areas.  Andrew Moffat, Chief Executive Officer […]

  • Ministers Appoint Chair of HIE (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Professor Lorne Crerar has been appointed by Ministers as Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Lorne is a founding partner and Chairman of Scottish commercial law firm Harper Macleod LLP, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness and has held the part-time Chair of Banking Law at Glasgow University since 1997. Lorne was […]

  • UK: Magma Looking for 20 Engineers

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Magma Products, a leading oil and gas engineering consultancy, has completed a £750,000 move to new offices as it looks to recruit 20 engineers as part of its long-term growth strategy. Aberdeen-based Magma, a North Sea commissioning and start-up specialist, has moved in to 4,150 sq ft premises at The Spires business park in the […]

  • UK: Delays on Jersey Met Mast

    1 October 2012

    Concerns were raised regarding the monitoring mast offshore Jersey coast, writes BBC. Namely, the 9 meter mast is supposed to measure the wind speeds during the two-year project. The installation work has been postponed while the consultations are being held. Willie Peggie, director of the Environment Department, “We’ve got perhaps a fair way to go […]

  • UK: EIB Invests in Port of Liverpool

    2 August 2012

    According to the Construction Enquirer, the European Investment Bank has agreed to provide almost half the finance for a new £300m deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. This developnet project is currently out to tender with construction due to start next year and be completed by 2015. The project details – Construction work […]

  • UK: ThinJack Announces Key Appointment

    21 February 2011

      Aberdeenshire firm ThinJack has announced a key addition to its Westhill-based engineering team. Richard Mearns from Aberdeen has been appointed to the role of mechanical technician based at the company’s headquarters at Arnhall Business Park, Westhill. He brings to the job skills in hydraulic systems and maintenance of controls, flanges and valves on christmas […]

  • Proposal Categorized as Blatant Thievery (UK)

    4 March 2011

    A Proposal by the local authority to skim off a percentage of all future wind farm community benefit funds and put it into a pan-Highland…   By Caroline McMorran (northern-times) [mappress]   Source: northern-times, March 04, 2011  

  • Proposal Categorized as Blatant Thievery (UK)

    4 March 2011

    A Proposal by the local authority to skim off a percentage of all future wind farm community benefit funds and put it into a pan-Highland…   By Caroline McMorran (northern-times) [mappress]   Source: northern-times, March 04, 2011  

  • UK: Aberdeen Harbour on Right Track

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen Harbour Board’s annual results have revealed record vessel activity in 2012 and record levels of cargo passing through the port. Overall vessel tonnage handled by the port increased by eight per cent, from 25.91 million tonnes in 2011, to 28.19 million tonnes in 2012. The Harbour also saw an eight per cent increase in […]

  • GL certifies software for RomaxWIND (UK)

    14 October 2010
    Technology

    Romax Technology Limited’s world leading virtual development platform, RomaxWIND, has been officially certified by GL Renewables Certification (GL) as a recognised method of calculating gear loads. Forming part of their certification offerings, RomaxWIND software can help to shorten the time taken to gain “A” Design Assessment approval by outputting gear load calculation reports that are […]

  • Houlder Delivers RSDS to Aquatic (UK)

    19 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Houlder has announced the delivery of its Reel Skidding Drive System (RSDS) to Aberdeen-based Aquatic; equipment and solution providers for reeled products. The unit is now in transit to South America for mobilisation on-board Aquatic’s end customer vessel for the project. The Reel Skidding Drive System (RSDS), designed, engineered and constructed by Houlder to the […]

  • UK: Belfast Harbour Prepares for Dredging

    14 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Belfast Harbour Commissioners are seeking expressions of interest from contractors who are interested in tendering for the design and construction of a new cruise ship berth in Belfast Harbour. Works will consist of dredging, quay construction, berthing and mooring infrastructure and shore side improvement works. The total value of this contract is between £5 mln […]

  • UK Needs to Renegotiate Energy Targets

    5 May 2011

    The Government should renegotiate “hugely and unnecessarily expensive” EU targets to boost renewable power by 2020, a think tank urged…   (utilityproducts) [mappress] Source: utilityproducts, May 05, 2011;

  • CETCO Expands Its Team (UK)

    19 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    CETCO Oilfield Services, produced water and production services specialists for the oil and gas industry, has further expanded its team with the recent appointment of Chris Higgins as projects engineering manager. The newly created role was developed to help increase revenues in the European and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions by upwards of […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Delivers Rix Tiger

    30 September 2013

    The thunder may have been roaring on the North East coast at the end of July but that didn’t stop the UK’s premier boat builder Alnmaritec delivering the latest boat to be built at their Blyth, Northumberland base for client Rix Shipping. The ‘Rix Tiger’ is the second of the new Wave Captain class of […]