Business & Finance
Erma First Acquires Maritime-Focused Tech Firm
Erma First has acquired a controlling interest in Metis Cyberspace Technology.
Aker Solutions Enters Korean Floating Wind Pact
WindPower Korea, EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions have formed a consortium with the ambition to develop an initial 500 megawatt floating wind farm off the coast of Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Korea. The consortium was formed as EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions have invested in the development
Total Launches Its 1st Boxship Giant-Ready LNG Bunker Vessel
Total’s first large LNG bunker vessel has been launched in China, the French energy major said.
Scarborough Dredging Underway
The Scarborough Borough Council owned dredger ‘Sandsend’ is working in more confined areas of Scarborough Harbor today. The dredger is licensed by the Marine Management Organization (MMO) to remove 10,000 tons of spoil from this harbor each year in order to keep it fit for vessels to utilize it safe
€2.4M EU Funding for Minesto’s Project in France
Minesto has received approval for an EU-funded project aiming at installing its renewable energy technology at the grid-connected Paimpol-Bréhat test site in France. Minesto, as part of a wider EU-funded project called TIGER, will utilise a grant of approximately €2.4 million to manufacture, install
Noble secures more work for two offshore rigs
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract extension for a drillship in South America and another one for a jack-up rig offshore the UK.
Transforming Titford Pools
Land & Water Services has officially started its work on transforming Titford Pools in Oldbury. Hidden away under the M5 motorway, Titford Pools is located along the Titford Canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations – which this year is celebrating its 250th birthday. The pools are a qui
DOF anchor handler stays with Equinor for another six months
Norwegian shipping company DOF has been awarded a contract extension by oil major Equinor for the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Skandi Vega.
Next Step for ‘Boskalis on Bio’ Program
Boskalis and biofuels supplier GoodFuels are set to take the next key step in the ‘Boskalis on Bio’ program for the testing of sustainable bio-fuel oil. Following earlier successful tests with ‘drop-in’ blends of light biofuel and marine gas oil, Boskalis’ 143-meter long trailing suction hopper dred
Anse du Portier VIDEO Update: Filling the Belt
Anse du Portier Monaco has just released the latest update on their land reclamation project, saying that sand filling operations on the ‘belt’ have officially started on Monday, October 14. The sand for this scheme comes from quarries located around Marseille, France, and Piombino, Italy. According
ABCO Marine Wins Lagan River Dredging Deal
Thousands of tonnes of silt that currently lies on the bed of the River Lagan in Belfast will be dredged in a major project to maintain and enhance the river’s water quality and unique eco-system, the Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities reports. The £3.3m investment by the Department, whic
BHGE Becomes Baker Hughes Company
Baker Hughes, a GE company, has changed its name to Baker Hughes Company. The company will be known as Baker Hughes, and on October 18, 2019, its Class A common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘BKR’. Baker Hughes’ new name and brand better reflect its current
New CEO for Bibby Marine
Bibby Marine, a Bibby Line Group company, has appointed Helen Samuels as its new chief executive officer. Samuels will join the Group in January 2020 from Network Rail, where she currently holds the position of engineering director. Prior to this Samuels worked as engineering director for United Uti
MSC Joins CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd in Discarding Northern Sea Route
A surge in container shipping traffic in the Arctic could cause environmental damage, the company said.