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  • Petrofac Makes BoD Changes (UK)

    19 January 2012

    Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, announced two new appointments to its Board of Directors with immediate effect. René Médori (54) joins the Board as a non-executive director. Médori is finance director of Anglo American PLC, a role he has held since September 2005 after joining the company in a senior executive role […]

  • UK: Boskalis to Dredge Port of Southampton

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquired a contract from Associated British Ports for the capital dredging of the approach channel to the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 35 million and the activities are due to commence shortly. The dredging activities are related to the deepening […]

  • Dudgeon OWF to Increase Efficiency (UK)

    30 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The site of the proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is 20 miles off the coast of Cromer, and since acquiring the project late last year, Statoil and Statkraft have undertaken a review of the project design and the seabed characteristics of the consented site. As of the result of this review Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited […]

  • Acteon Announces Change in Ownership (UK)

    1 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Acteon Group Ltd today announces the acquisition of a majority interest in the company by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) from First Reserve, with management retaining a significant holding in the company. The executive management team will remain in place. Further terms of the transaction were […]

  • JDR Reports Record Revenues (UK)

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, is pleased to provide an update on its trading performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2012. Record revenue of £85.6m (an increase of 75% from the equivalent period last year) Record EBITDA performance driven by higher revenue and productivity improvements Significant […]

  • Demand for ROVs to Increase in 2013 (UK)

    12 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the global market for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the oil & gas industry will reach a value of $2.46bn in 2013. The sector will experience strong growth over the forecast period as increasing expenditure in the deepwater and subsea construction markets create strong demand for ROVs. The lead analyst of […]

  • GEOSHIPS Secures Two Contracts (UK)

    21 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    GEOSHIPS Group, a marine and subsea services provider, has announced two contract wins worth a combined value of £3 million for the company’s latest vessel. Following an open day on-board the Loch Roag for potential clients, the vessel secured work in the North Sea with two new customers for GEOSHIPS. The forecasted revenue for the […]

  • Jee Celebrates 25th Anniversary (UK)

    26 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    This year, leading independent subsea engineering and training firm Jee Ltd celebrates 25 years in business. During its history the company has experienced significant growth, expanding from one entrepreneurial engineer to a team of 90. Jee Ltd managing director and founder, Trevor Jee, said: “Reaching our 25-year anniversary is a significant milestone for the company […]

  • Veripos Extends Technology Range (UK)

    11 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aberdeen-based Veripos, the leading supplier of high-precision GNSS positioning services to the world offshore industry, has extended its range of integrated mobile receiver units with the introduction of a new multi-frequency system featuring GNSS heading, L-band positioning and wireless communication capabilities, the LD7. Compatible with both GPS and Glonass networks, the fully-ruggedised 272-channel system includes an […]

  • UK Spot Gas Prices Down

    5 October 2011

    British spot gas prices fell on Wednesday as overnight convergence with European hubs cut export demand, trapping more gas in the grid as… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, October 5, 2011

  • BP UK Awards Contract to Floatel

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    BP Exploration Operating Company Limited has awarded a contract to Floatel International for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for BP Magnus Life Extension Project. Floatel Superior is the nominated vessel for the work and the charter is expected to start in February 2015, for a firm hire period of three months.The vessel, designed […]

  • New AUV Delivered to MODUS (UK)

    9 August 2013
    Equipment

    Modus Seabed Intervention, the leading subsea engineering and specialist Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) service provider, has taken delivery of its first Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as the company expands its technology-led subsea capabilities. The acquisition is part of a planned investment programme by the North East England-based company to develop a dedicated division operating a […]

  • UK: Medmerry Dredging Makes Progress

    19 July 2012

    Coastal defence works at Medmerry have started on 28 June. The dredgers Sospan Dau (71m) and Shoreway (98m) are supposed to dredge shingle from licensed dredging areas east of the Isle of Wight and then discharge the materials onto the beach near the Bunn Leisure Caravan Park, between the newly constructed breakwaters. All vessels will […]

  • UK: Stornoway Harbour Dredging Resumes

    27 April 2012

    The dredging work at the Stornoway Harbour is being carried out over a six week period, according to Stornoway Gazette. This project includes the area of the harbour around Cromwell Street Quay as part of the enabling works for the Inner Harbour Regeneration Project and also aroundaround Esplanade Quay, both sides of No.2 Pier and […]

  • Government Invests Big in UK Waterways

    31 January 2012

    A new charity to look after England and Wales’ network of 200-year old canals and rivers will be given over £1 billion of Government help to give it the best possible start, Environment Minister Richard Benyon, announced today. This unprecedented funding for a new charity paves the way for the launch of the new Canal […]

  • UK: Portsmouth Prepares for Carriers’ Arrival

    2 February 2012

    The next step in preparing Portsmouth as the home of the biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy begins this week. A specialist rig begins six weeks of drilling on Friday, sampling the sea bed in the harbour and in the Solent. The tests will pave the way for major dredging work in a […]

  • UK: Port of Wells Dredging Continues

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    For the week commencing 7th July 2014, the Port of Wells dredging scheme will resume in the main channel. 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 […]

  • UK: River Avon Dredging Starts

    10 March 2014

    BD Westby has started to dredge the River Avon in Stratford-upon-Avon, reports the Stratford Herald. River Avon was previously dredged in 2001. Dredging operations, undertaken under the Clopton and Tramway bridges, are scheduled to last three to four weeks. “We’re removing the deposits of leaves and branches and sand that’s washed down the river,“ said […]

  • UK: Dredging Is Not the Solution, WWT Says

    24 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    As flood waters recede, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (WWT) is calling for long-term sustainable solutions to deal with flooding for both people and for wildlife. Peter Case, Water and Wetlands Officer for the Trust, explained: “Our sympathy is with those individuals and local communities that have been affected by the recent flood events and we are […]

  • UK: VolkerStevin Wins Awards at CEEQUAL

    29 April 2013

    VolkerStevin, in conjunction with Carillion, Halcrow and Glasgow City Council, has received two highly commended awards for the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Project at the CEEQUAL Outstanding Achievement Awards. The project was highly commended in the categories of ‘Relations with the Local Community and other Stakeholders’, and ‘Ecology and Biodiversity’. The White Cart Water […]

  • Cromford Canal Dredging Starts (UK)

    6 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Dredging along the Cromford canal has already begun, according to derbyshiretimes.co.uk. Work to clear a 1.3 mile section of the canal from Cromford Wharf to Leawood Pumphouse began yesterday. Material such as decomposing plants and soil particles which get washed into the canal will be removed to make the water deeper, allowing a boat to […]

  • UK’s Flood and Coastal Erosion Plan

    1 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Between April 2015 and March 2021, the government will invest £2.3 billion in more than 1,500 projects across England. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) investment plan sets out how this commitment will transform flood and coastal erosion risk management over the coming 6 years. The program of work that this funding […]

  • UK: Two Navies in Joint Dive

    16 February 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Royal Navy divers took the opportunity to dive with their counterparts in the Norwegian Navy in Plymouth Sound. The dive team from Southern Diving Unit 1, based in HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, joined colleagues from HnoMS Fridtjof Nansen, an advanced Royal Norwegian Navy frigate. Lieutenant Commander Peter Davis, the Officer-in-Charge of the Royal Navy […]

  • IIMS Annual Conference Moved (UK)

    5 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The International Institute of Marine Surveying has moved its 2014 annual conference, dinner and Annual General Meeting to coincide with Seawork 2014. Institute CEO John Lawrence comments: “London is pricing itself out of the market: the cost of hiring a venue, paying for the facilities and then the high cost of accommodation has made the […]

  • Megayacht to Survey Sunken Battleship (UK)

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Octopus, a 414 foot megayacht, one of the world’s largest private superyachts, is the latest to set sail on an expedition to study a British battleship lost during World War II. The HMS Hood was sunk during a battle in the North Atlantic in 1941. This 40,000 ton wreck, which was located 11 years […]