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  • Bergen Group CEO and CFO accept permanent roles

    8 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hans Petter Eikeland and Nils Hoff have both agreed to take permanent positions as the Bergen Group CEO and CFO, respectively. Eikeland took the CEO role at the Norwegian services provider for offshore and maritime industry in August 2015, a position previously held by Asle Solheim, to establish a foundation for profitable growth in the Group’s […]

  • Wintershall welcomes new executive board member

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Thilo Wieland, currently General Manager of Wintershall Libya, will join the Board of Executive Directors of Wintershall as of December 1, 2015. Wieland will be responsible for Exploration & Production in Russia, North Africa and South America. He thus takes over the Ressort that was previously the responsibility of Mario Mehren, who has been the […]

  • First Flight Wind Project Canceled

    2 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The developers of the First Flight Wind offshore project, Dong Energy, RES and B9, have given up on the project that could have comprised 100 wind turbines off the coast of Northern Ireland.  The companies behind the project cited new regulatory requirements as the reason the project became nonviable. “The company has made significant progress in […]

  • ESB Seeks Offshore Wind Environmental Impact Assessment Services

    16 September 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s state-owned electricity company, has opened a tender for environmental impact assessment (EIA) services for offshore wind projects in Ireland and the UK. ESB plans to procure works, supplies and services through a framework agreement related to environmental assessment and consenting services for the offshore and onshore elements of offshore wind farms. […]

  • Equinor gets consent for use of well intervention vessel

    4 January 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety agency for the use of the Island Wellserver vessel for well intervention.

  • Towing of Fremantle Highway begins with Eemshaven selected as the port of refuge

    3 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Green Marine, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    After several days of deliberation, it has been concluded that Eemshaven will serve as the designated Port of Refuge for the distressed freighter Fremantle Highway. The decision was made by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management as Eemshaven is the most suitable port due to its closeness to the temporary anchorage (64 kilometers) […]

  • Statoil’s UK business gets new MD

    14 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s oil major Statoil has appointed Hedda Felin as the new managing director of Statoil Production UK. Statoil said that she succeeds Tove Stuhr Sjøblom who left the company. As the new head of the company’s Aberdeen office, Felin will be responsible for Statoil’s upstream development and production activities in the UK and Ireland. Hedda Felin […]

  • Tri-Nation Accord Copes with Wave, Tidal Risks

    26 October 2015
    Research & Development

    A tri-nation accord between firms based in Ireland, France and the UK is to result in shared research technology designed to dramatically reduce risks faced by developers of renewable tidal and wave power schemes around north western European coast lines. Known as MOREDATAS (Methods to Obtain Refined Environmental DATA from the Seas) the project addresses […]

  • The Netherlands: BOW Terminal new deepsea terminal in Vlissingen for the construction of new offshore wind farms, general cargo & heavy project cargo

    13 September 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    Under the name BOW Terminal (Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal), a new terminal has been developed in the seaport of Vlissingen, part of Zeeland Seaports, to support the construction of wind farms at sea. The terminal in Westhofhaven has an ideal location to serve as operating base for the preparatory work needed for the construction […]

  • All Set for Moyle Interconnector Repair

    5 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The vessel Elektron is being mobilised to carry out emergency repair work on the southern Moyle Interconnector power cable in the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. This work is scheduled to begin on the May 6, 2017, with cable repair work carried out in two campaigns. The first campaign will involve precise location of […]

  • CMRC and HMRC form Beaufort Research

    29 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) have joined forces and formed Beaufort Research, a new research centre, it is stated in Beaufort’s press release. Beaufort Research is dedicated to inter-disciplinary research and knowledge transfer supporting development and innovation in the maritime and energy fields. Its maritime […]

  • GDG Wraps Up Sediment Dynamics Study in Irish Sea

    24 August 2018
    Research & Development

    Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has completed a sediment dynamics study in the Irish Sea, which included a two-year investigation of the geomorphology off the East coast of Ireland in order to quantify the impacts of sediment dynamics on upcoming offshore wind farm developments.

  • Madifushi Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project Complete

    15 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has participated in the ceremony to mark the completion of three projects in Madifushi Island of Kolhumadulu Atoll. The ceremony held yesterday marked the completion of the Madifushi Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project. Under the project 28 hectares of new land was reclaimed and 2070 meters […]

  • Predator sets up Irish FSRU unit

    16 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    London Stock Exchange-listed Predator Oil & Gas has established a new unit Predator LNG Ireland to advance an FSRU project in the country.

  • ARCH to Set Up Training Facility at Shannon Airport

    27 March 2014
    Human Capital

    ARCH, a specialist technical training provider focusing on the wind energy and other ‘work at height’ sectors, is establishing a new training facility at Shannon Airport to deliver safety training for technicians working on tall structures. The new training centre will see ARCH convert the former Boiler House building on the approach road to the […]

  • Top news, February 15 – 21, 2016

    21 February 2016

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from February 15 – 21, 2016. Scotrenewables anchors at EMEC Scotrenewables Tidal Power has deployed its modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) ahead of the installation of its SR2000 2 MW floating tidal turbine. The anchor deployment […]

  • Lifeboats aid drifting cargo ship

    12 March 2006

    A Russian cargo ship is at the centre of a rescue operation off the coast of Northern Ireland. The 1,500-tonne vessel with six crewmen on board developed engine trouble on Saturday and is currently drifting nine miles off Millisle, County Down.

  • EU eyes more offshore renewables, meshed grid infrastructure in Atlantic Ocean

    21 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The European Union is considering tapping into more of its offshore renewable energy sources farther out in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, where it plans to study not only the technical potential of offshore wind and wave and tidal energy generation, but also the potential for building a meshed offshore grid. A few days […]

  • ExxonMobil gains nod for well intervention at Sigyn field

    11 August 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given consent to ExxonMobil to use the Island Frontier and Island Wellserver vessels for light well intervention at Sigyn field, offshore Norway. The Sigyn field is in production license 072 in the North Sea where ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway is the operator. The field […]

  • European Commission kick-starts work on EU ports and industrial maritime strategies

    2 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy

    In a long-awaited move, the European Commission has started preparations for an EU Ports Strategy and EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and is inviting stakeholders to participate in the process.

  • Greece: Emergence of First Wave Power Station on the Mediterranean

    14 May 2013

    The governor of the Greek island of Crete Stavros Arnautakis met with representatives of the Russian company Ocean RusEnergy. The question of the possible construction of the first on the Mediterranean sea wave power. The island of Crete is interested in alternative sources of energy as tourism on the island is the main source of […]

  • Marina Preko – new superyacht marina in Croatia

    18 January 2008

    Marina Preko is situated on the beautiful Dalmatian island of Ugljanu – the new marina destination in Croatia’s best sailing area. Right in the middle of the stunningly beautiful Dalmatian Coast, Marina Preko provides the delights of an island, yet has easy access to other anchorages in waters sheltered by the other islands, providing a […]

  • Watch: Damen splashes BC Ferries’ 5th hybrid-electric ferry

    25 February 2021
    Environment, Transition, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has launched the fifth in a series of six Island Class vessels for the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. The hybrid diesel-electric ferry will undergo final touches before it sets off to sea trials in June. Following successful sea trials, the vessel is slated to be delivered to Point Hope Maritime […]

  • Dutch King Willem-Alexander Visits Marker Wadden

    24 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch King Willem-Alexander yesterday toured the first finished island of the Marker Wadden in the Markermeer (Lake Marken), near Lelystad, the Netherlands. The Marker Wadden is a project aimed at creating five islands in the Markermeer. The construction of four new islands of the Marker Wadden archipelago was officially inaugurated in March by Dutch Transport Minister, […]

  • UK, Scotland to secure grid access for marine technologies

    19 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    Goverments of Scotland and UK have reached an agreement for funding proposal that would enable grid access for marine technologies on Orkney Island, it is stated in the Scottish Government’s press release. At the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum, the UK and Scottish Governments reaffirmed their continued support and joint effort towards delivering the huge […]