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  • SPACE Gets New Acting Head at Queen’s University Belfast

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Professor Trevor Whittaker, the inventor of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy technology, has been given the prestigious post of Acting Head of the  School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPACE) at Queen’s University Belfast. The new position, for six months initially, puts Whittaker, who is Professor of Coastal Engineering, in charge of leading research […]

  • Australia: Port of Melbourne Development Moves Ahead

    20 August 2012

    Port of Melbourne Corporation’s (PoMC’s) $1.6 billion redevelopment of Webb Dock is advancing with the awarding of civil and maritime design contracts. The expansion of capacity at the Port of Melbourne, which is Australia’s largest container, automotive and general cargo port was announced by the Victorian Premier, Mr Ted Baillieu and the Minister for Ports, […]

  • USA: GLDD Wins Monmouth Beach Replenishment Project

    21 June 2013

    Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the contract has been awarded to Great Lakes Dredging and Dock Company, LLC for the beach fill project in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach and that work will begin by the end of next month. The contractor will use 2.5 million […]

  • Pallone Announces Historic Funding for Port Monmouth (USA)

    19 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Port Monmouth flood control project will be funded by Army Corps of Engineers with federal dollars from the Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January. On a “telephone town hall” call to Port Monmouth residents late last week, Pallone announced that the Army Corps of Engineers […]

  • Marsol and Aubin Team Up to Offer ‘Industry First’ Pigging Solution

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    UAE-based global marine solutions provider, Marsol International and chemical engineering specialist Aubin Group has announced a partnership agreement to provide an ‘industry first’ total pigging solution for non-piggable pipelines. Marsol and Aubin delivered a solution to achieve a world’s first by completing the successful displacement of pipeline preservation fluid in three, 48 inch pipelines using […]

  • DNV GL Finds Way to Reduce Cost of OW by 10 Percent

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    DNV GL’s FORCE report (For Reduced Cost of Energy) identifies cost of energy savings of at least 10% through the integration of four market-ready technologies. DNV GL’s project FORCE (For Reduced Cost of Energy) has identified potential savings of at least 10% of the cost of offshore wind energy, if an integrated approach to four […]

  • NSWC Completes First Ship Model Using 3-D Printer, USA

    30 January 2013

    Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock completed a fabricated model of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Jan. 10, marking the first ship model to be created using a new 3-D printer. The state-of-the-art 3-D printer, which is one of four in the United States, provides Carderock with the capability to deliver large, complex […]

  • Plans for hydrogen development at Dogger Bank D gain ground

    4 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Dogger Bank D, the potential fourth phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, Dogger Bank Wind Farm, has awarded contracts to engineering consultants to support the feasibility and optimization of a large-scale green hydrogen development option on the project. SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the Dogger Bank wind farm in […]

  • Wärtsilä Awarded to Power Six New Pipe Laying Vessels for Brazil

    29 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä power and positioning systems have been selected for ships being built for use by the Brazilian energy giant Petrobras. The proven reliability and superior efficiency of these systems, which results in lower operating costs, fewer emissions and less maintenance, are cited as reasons for their selection. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services […]

  • Brazil: Wärtsilä to Power Petrobras’ Pipe Laying Vessels

    29 June 2012

    Wärtsilä power and positioning systems have been selected for ships being built for use by the Brazilian energy giant Petrobras. The proven reliability and superior efficiency of these systems, which results in lower operating costs, fewer emissions and less maintenance, are cited as reasons for their selection. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services […]

  • Rolls-Royce hybrid propulsion systems for Liberty Lines’ newbuilds

    13 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Technology, Vessels

    Marine propulsion specialist Rolls-Royce has received an order from the Spanish shipyard Armon to supply nine mtu Hybrid PropulsionPacks for nine new ships of Italian high-speed maritime passenger transport company, Liberty Lines.

  • Chinese firm scores offshore multimillion-dollar job for Eni’s LNG project

    11 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Eni has hired China’s Hilong Group’s Hilong Offshore Engineering to handle the second phase of the offshore transportation and installation works for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Congo, Africa.

  • Fueling the future: KSB’s ammonia dual fuel MR tanker concept secures stamp of approval

    13 January 2025
    Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    South Korea’s shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (KSB) has recently received the go-ahead for an ammonia dual-fuel medium-range petrochemical carrier from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). As disclosed, the South Korean maritime industry player secured the green light via an approval in principle (AiP) from ABS on the 30th of last month. According to […]

  • Maritime industry witnesses ‘unprecedented’ surge in dual-fuel ship orders

    25 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects

    There has been a huge rise in orders for dual-fuel vessels over the last six years, according to Veson Nautical’s data.

  • Brazil: Wärtsilä’s Power and Positioning Systems for Petrobras’ PLVs

    29 June 2012

      Wärtsilä power and positioning systems have been selected for ships being built for use by the Brazilian energy giant Petrobras. The proven reliability and superior efficiency of these systems, which results in lower operating costs, fewer emissions and less maintenance, are cited as reasons for their selection. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and […]

  • DNV Helping Industry to Introduce LNG as Ship Fuel in Germany

    14 August 2013

    “Making technology-based decisions is complex for each individual company, as is finding the right way into the future. We fully support the overall political will and dedication to reduce harmful emissions from ship operations,” said Jörg Langkabel, DNV Country Manager, on the occasion of the visit of the German Minister of Transport, Peter Ramsauer, to […]

  • UK: EnerMech Expects to Have 1000 Employees by 2011 End

    29 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, is on a major recruitment drive as it forecasts its workforce will grow by one-third from 750 to 1000 by the end of 2011. The Aberdeen-based oil services company currently has 80 vacancies but is hoping to attract ex-military personnel and plans to open two new bases in England to […]

  • Aker Solutions Aims to Create 500 New UK Jobs

    19 August 2011

    International oil services company Aker Solutions aims to create 500 new UK jobs over the next year. In a bid to grow its business substantially, Norway-listed Aker Solutions is set to recruit 300 staff to its Aberdeen operation and create 200 positions at the company’s newly established west-London engineering office. The move follows a successful […]

  • Auramarine´s Cost-Efficient Solution Meets Lower Sulphur Emission Levels

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    The new tightened sulphur emission rules will become effective in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel and North America in 2015. The time for making the alterations required by the new regulations is running short. The easiest, fastest and the most cost-effective solution to meet the challenges of reducing sulphur emissions is […]

  • Ramboll now covers all North Sea countries

    6 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    In pursuit of an ambitious strategy to grow employees and geographical reach, Ramboll has acquired Apply Altra in Aberdeen.

  • Aqualis ASA Buys Aqualis Offshore

    8 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Aqualis ASA  (formerly Clavis Pharma ASA) has today successfully completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Aqualis Offshore Ltd., a specialized offshore marine and engineering consultancy group, for NOK 70 million. The acquisition has been settled though the issue of 43.75 million shares, at an issue price of NOK 1.60 per share. “The acquisition of […]

  • DSD Shipping Fined for Discharging Oil into the Ocean

    11 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian shipping company DSD Shipping (DSD) was sentenced to pay a total corporate penalty of USD 2.5 million for discharge of oil-contaminated waste water into the ocean, thus violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). The company was also convicted for obstructing justice, tampering with witnesses and conspiring to commit these offenses. A total of USD 500,000 […]

  • UAE: Topaz Group Announces Delivery of Fast Catamaran Ferry to Royal Court

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Topaz Marine Engineering, a leading Engineering, Shipbuilding and ship repair services firm for the offshore support vessel industry, announced the delivery of one Fast Ferry Catamaran Boat to the Government of Sharjah’s Royal Court (AI Diwan AI Amiri) on 28 April, Abu Dhabi, UAE Ferry boats demand is increasing across the Gulf countries and Topaz […]

  • Italy: Cantiere delle Marche Launches DARWIN 86’ Explorer Vessel

    12 May 2011

      DARWIN 86’ explorer vessel was launched in Ancona last Saturday, May 7, 2011. The Darwin 86′, 26 meters Explorer vessel in steel and aluminum in construction at the Cantiere delle Marche and designed by naval architect Sergio Cutolo, responsible of the engineering and design studio Hydro Tec in Varazze. This is the fourth launch […]

  • WES Call Awards Funding for Wave Power Development

    5 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Firms from the subsea and offshore engineering sectors were among the winners in a Europe-wide call to find new technologies to quickly and easily connect wave energy devices at sea. The call from Wave Energy Scotland will award contracts to firms keen to bolster their involvement in the renewables sector. Aberdeen-based offshore engineers Apollo, subsea […]