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  • Marine Technical Limits Adds Four New Recruits

    1 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    FPSO integrity management and repair specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL) has added four new recruits to its specialist team. The organisation, which employs 41 members of staff, took on the new employees as part of a significant investment programme in people and equipment, after it secured and executed 28 contracts in 2018. The Kintore-based business […]

  • Antarctic Marine Life Flourishes Despite Climate Warming

    11 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Rapid climate change is threatening marine communities, but scientists have found that marine life is flourishing in Antarctic fjords despite warming in the region. Deep inside the subpolar fjords of Antarctica, researchers have uncovered an unexpected abundance and diversity of marine life at the seafloor. The team, led by Professor Craig Smith of University of […]

  • Universal LNG, Sembcorp Marine form African JV

    13 May 2015

    Universal LNG Holdings said it has formed and launched West Africa LNG Development, a partnership between Universal LNG and Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard.

  • Mojo Validates Its Marine Ops Planning Tool

    20 May 2014

    Adverse weather frequently delays offshore operations, creating substantial commercial risk. The nascent marine energy sector feels the impact of this risk keenly and, Mojo Maritime has found that understanding how to mitigate this risk is not a simple matter. Mojo Maritime’s planning software tool Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) has been created through years of hard earned […]

  • High School Students Eye Careers in Marine Sectors

    30 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital

    Lasswade High School students keen to explore careers in the burgeoning marine and offshore renewables sector demonstrated work undertaken using an innovative pilot on marine renewables called ‘Clean Energy from the Sea’. Described by Scotland’s Schools Minister as “a hugely impressive project”, the resource is being used as a springboard for learning about the different […]

  • Floating Concrete TLP Platform Passes MARIN Tests

    12 June 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    Mocean/DBD Systems/Ewind was selected by Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) to conduct a 2 week long wave tank tests on a unique TLP foundation for deep water sites suitable for the Siemens SWT 6.0-154 6MW offshore wind turbine generators (WTG) and other similar WTGs. The results of the tests conducted on a 1:50 scale model […]

  • Resolute Marine’s CEO Leaves IEC TC-114

    23 December 2014

    Resolute Marine Energy CEO Bill Staby has stepped down as the Chairman of the U.S. delegation to IEC TC-114, the committee that, since 2008, has been developing technical specifications and standards for the marine energy industry. He will be replaced by Jonathan Colby who is the Director of Technology Performance at Verdant Power. In his […]

  • Marine Designs Sets Up Pontoons for Humber Gateway

    4 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed its 11th offshore wind related project with the installation of crew transfer pontoons in Grimsby Fish Docks for E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Project.  The company, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs, builds and installs heavy-duty, 50-year design life ‘DockMaster’ concrete pontoon systems. […]

  • Norad Backs Marine Environment Protection in Southeast Asia

    11 December 2017

    IMO-Norad environmental project in Southeast Asia is set to begin, supporting seven ASEAN countries.

  • Gulf spill could affect marine life, shipping

    4 May 2010

    The calamitous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has forced the shutdown of the gulf’s rich fishing grounds and could also spread to the busy shipping lanes at the mouth of the Mississippi River, tying up cargo vessels. Though a total shutdown of the shipping lanes is unlikely, there could be long delays if […]

  • Van der Velden Marine Systems present at Posidonia

    18 May 2010

    The Oceangoing vessels division of Van der Velden® Marine Systems will feature its latest developments at the Posidonia exhibition, which will be held on 8 – 11 June 2010, in Piraeus, Greece. You can find Van der Velden in Hall no. 3 at the Technava S.A stand, no. 366. Highlights of the presentation will include […]

  • Women Blazing Trail in Middle East Marine Engineering

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Women seem to be blazing a new trail in marine engineering education in Oman, and the Middle East as more female students opt for this highly coveted profession. Mir and Hajar are graduates from the International Maritime College Oman (IMCO) in the Omani city of Sohar. They became friends after enrolling on a four-year bachelor’s […]

  • Sembcorp Marine, Partners Target Innovative Hull Designs

    21 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and University of Glasgow Singapore (UGS) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and develop new hull designs for large ocean-going vessels. Under the three-year MoU, IHPC, Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and UGS will use computational modelling and […]

  • Orkney Marine Work Gets Cannes Festival Spotlight

    16 May 2019
    Environment

    A major documentary on climate change, featuring Orkney’s pioneering marine energy work, is set to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival next week. Ice on Fire has been produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and is also narrated by the actor, who has a strong interest in climate change and ecological issues. Directed by Leila Conners, […]

  • Centre for Doctoral Training for Wind and Marine Energy Established

    7 February 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) led by the University of Strathclyde to train researchers to PhD level in wind and marine energy has been established. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) after a winning proposal was submitted by the University, a total of 70 researchers will be employed for four years […]

  • BP, Sinopec form Singapore marine bunkering JV

    19 May 2015

    Oil and gas giants BP of UK and China’s Sinopec said they have formed a marine fuels bunkering joint-venture. Based in Singapore, one of the largest and busiest ports in the world, BP Sinopec Marine Fuels will build out from its partners existing bunkering locations and activities, BP said on Tuesday. In addition to marine […]

  • TGE Marine supervises trials for 30,000 cbm carrier

    18 May 2015
    Vessels

    TGE Marine said it has supervised the gas trials of three new gas carriers including a 30,000 cbm LNG carrier.

  • Delta Marine’s Damen 2611 Multicat Exceeds Expectations

    7 August 2015

    Shetland based operator Delta Marine has reported that its vessel Whalsa Lass (Damen 2611 Multicat) demonstrated its versatility during recently completed works on a large wind farm off the coast of Grimsby, UK, for one of the ‘Big 6’ energy contractors. Even though Delta Marine has not named the wind farm or its client, it said the wind farm […]

  • Australia: Austal Opens Henderson Marine Support Base

    2 May 2012

    To meet the growing demand for its marine services and facilities, Austal has officially announced the opening of its Marine Support Base in Henderson, Western Australia. Located adjacent to Austal’s Henderson shipyard, the Henderson Marine Support Base provides comprehensive refit, repair and maintenance services to private, commercial and defence operators. The site boasts four 90 […]

  • Ireland: Arklow Marine Services Wins ‘Then & Now’ Award

    3 May 2012

    The annual Arklow & District Chamber Gala Dinner was held on Friday 27th April, with special guest Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Richard Bruton. The Chamber celebrated 75 years in existence with a special “Then & Now” award to acknowledge some of the oldest and most successful companies in the town. This prestigious award […]

  • EMEC to Exhibit at International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy

    2 April 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    EMEC is exhibiting at the International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy (THETIS MRE) in Cherbourg, France on 9-10th April 2014. Oliver Wragg (Commercial Director) and Eileen Linklater (Client Relationship Manager) will be attending the event, and exhibiting as part of the SDI pavilion on stand B5. Mr Wragg is speaking at a session which will […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Requires Marine Energy Cable Consultancy

    6 January 2014
    Research & Development, Storage

    Scottish Enterprise (SE) has approval for up to £2,400,000 funding to invest in Marine Energy Array Cabling Solution Development. The Scottish Enterprise is calling for a competitive dialogue, where focus will be to produce practical solutions to the challenge of providing low-cost, safe and effective methods of locating, securing and protecting electrical array cables in […]

  • Marine Renewables Test Centre Established at University of Dundee

    14 January 2014

    Scotland’s ability to meet its renewable energy targets will be significantly boosted by the creation of a new Marine Renewables Test Centre at the University of Dundee. The Centre will become a leading facility for the development, design and testing of marine renewable construction materials and prototype foundations. ‘Scotland is well placed to deliver offshore […]

  • Scotland Inks Marine Energy Deal with Basse-Normandie

    30 October 2013
    Authorities & Government, Storage

     Scotland has signed an international co-operation agreement with the Basse-Normandie region in France, to develop closer working between the two geographies in the field of marine energy. Scotland is currently a global leader in the development of wave and tidal energy, which it’s estimated could be worth a potential £1billion to the Scottish economy by […]

  • Sweden: New Technology Multiplies Marine Energy Potential

    2 May 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    New technology for harvesting energy from low velocity ocean and tidal currents multiplies the potential for marine energy. Written by Anders Jansson, CEO, Minesto  Marine energy – for instance energy from tidal and ocean currents – is the ‘best of the best’ amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential (in theory, the planet’s […]