Bourbon’s controlling shareholder Société Phocéenne de Participations (SPP) has strengthened its supervisory board, chaired by Jean Peyrelevade. Four new members have been appointed to the Supervisory Board: Carsten Plougmann Andersen, former vice-president of Maersk group and Maersk Supply Service
Petrofac is joining other providers in actions responding to the unprecedented market conditions. As a result, Petrofac will reduce its capex by 40%, reduce salaries across the company, and reduce its personnel by about 20%.
Thousands of seafarers employed on cruise ships are still stranded at sea as ports deny vessels the permission to dock and carry out crew changes amid restrictive measures adopted to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that around 31
University of Plymouth – Faculty of Science and Engineering wishes to recruit a research fellow for a 3-year full time post in Marine Renewable Energy research (MRE). The funding has been secured as part of the EU INTERREG Channel Area TIGER project (Tidal stream Industry enerGisEr pRoject). The aim
BP has underlined there will be no layoffs in the next three months as a result of coronavirus cost-cutting.
Norwegian ocean bottom node seismic player Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has appointed Nils Haugestad as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO). Haugestad comes from Seabird Exploration where he held the position as CFO over the last six years and was instrumental in the refinancing of the company
A UK-based charity the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) is launching a $ 1.23 million ( £ 1 million) emergency fund to address the impact of the global pandemic on seafarers and their families. Seafarers are being retained on vessels after sign-off, left ashore in foreign countries unable to return to t
The extension of time at sea for seafarers due to restrictions on crew changes and travel across the globe in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus has left thousands of seafarers stuck at sea. In any given month around 100,000 seafarers reach the end of their employment contracts and are repa
Cathie, an offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, has appointed Roger Birchall as senior project geophysicist. Birchall joins Cathie’s London team as senior project geophysicist. Prior to starting the role, Birchall worked as an associate for Cathie providing project managemen
The number of Maersk employees working from home has increased considerably amid lockdown measures implemented across Europe and Asia to contain the coronavirus pandemic. “I am proud to experience how this transition has been managed rapidly by our teams without any major impact on our ability to ke
RenewableUK has appointed the former Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby Melanie Onn as the new Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
The Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA), Atlas Professionals and DOB-Academy have launched an initiative to increase the pool of qualified personnel in the offshore wind sector. The Renewables Roadshow has an aim to promote working in the wind industry among adolescents and create the foundat
Safety training provider RelyOn Nutec has invested in its Aberdeen facility to diversify into offshore wind safety training. RelyOn Nutec updated its Foinavon Close and Wellheads Road centers with a GBP 60,000 refurbishment to accommodate new wind safety training courses. According to the company, t
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has appointed Stefan Kapferer, former head of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), as its new CEO. Kapferer took over the position on 1 December from Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Frank Golletz, who was in charge of the CEO t
