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Belgium: 12 Wind Turbine Foundations Depart Zeebrugge
In the port of Zeebrugge Jan De Nul NV, branch of Jan De Nul Group, is constructing 16 concrete wind turbine foundations by order of the Swedish client Eon. The foundations were built on 2 pontoons in the inner harbour of Zeebrugge in 4 phases: concrete slab, retaining walls, central shaft and iceco
UK: First Phase of Bembridge Development Completed
The first phase of works at Bembridge are now complete and the fine weather has finally arrived. Phase 1 has included the dredging of the Duver pontoon area, the addition of 70 metres of new pontoons, and the complete replacement of Fishermans Wharf. Water and electricity are now being laid to the n
UK: Ormonde’s Large Project Award Proves Major Boost for ODE
ODE (Offshore Design Engineering) believes its role in helping Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm win a Large Project national award will prove a stepping stone to supporting developers tackling the country’s massive UK Round 3 wind farm projects. The Ormonde triumph came in the inaugural Energ
UK: Ormonde’s Large Project Award Proves Major Boost for ODE
ODE (Offshore Design Engineering) believes its role in helping Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm win a Large Project national award will prove a stepping stone to supporting developers tackling the country’s massive UK Round 3 wind farm projects. The Ormonde triumph came in the inaugural Energ
Ministry of Defence Unveils Latest Future Warship Design (UK)
The latest design of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), the next generation of warships, has been unveiled. The Ministry of Defence has released images showing the basic specification of the T26 GCS, which is a significant milestone in the development of this programme. The creat
The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Launches Easydredge
IHC Merwede has launched a new budget range of small hopper dredgers under the name of Easydredge. This is in response to the increasing global demand for smaller dredgers. The sophisticated design, standardised components and smart production choices make the Easydredge vessel an extremely cost-eff
UK: Offshore Wind Developers Face Workforce’s Competence Issue
As offshore wind projects become larger in size and further offshore the teams involved in their construction will grow significantly. Each project will be phased into separate stages which in turn will create subsets of workers. The issue which arises is the effective management of the entire workf
UK: Vattenfall Looks to Expand Its Reach to Tidal Power
With 3.4TWh’s of wind power generated in 2011, Vattenfall is heavily invested in renewable energy. Realising the importance in diversifying into power generation assets, the major utility is looking to expand its reach from wind and wave to tidal power. This provides yet another reason to be positiv
UK: Vattenfall Looks to Expand Its Reach to Tidal Power
With 3.4TWh’s of wind power generated in 2011, Vattenfall is heavily invested in renewable energy. Realising the importance in diversifying into power generation assets, the major utility is looking to expand its reach from wind and wave to tidal power. This provides yet another reason to be positiv
Norway: Safety Violations Found at Hammerfest LNG Terminal, PSA Says
From 12 – 15 June 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity related to application and use of risk analyses, and fire load and fire resistance in the process facility at Statoil’s Hammerfest LNG terminal, PSA said in a statement. The objective was to verify that
The Netherlands: Robert Allan to Design New ART 80-32 RotorTug
A design contract has been signed between Elizabeth Ltd and Robert Allan Ltd for the design of a new ART 80-32 Rotor®tug. This newly designed harbor tug will be chartered by Kotug, the Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven based tugboat operator. The Rotor®tugs are 32 meters long and have a bollard pul
Fluxys of Belgium Launches Electronic Booking System
Fluxys Belgium has successfully launched its new electronic system for booking transmission services. The application is 24/7 available to grid users and they receive confirmation of their bookings through sms-messaging. In addition, updates of their booked portfolio are instantly available for down
Hull of RAN’s New Amphibious Ship Leaves Spanish Port
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the departure of the hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) new amphibious ships from Ferrol in northern Spain. Mr Clare said the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) 01 hull will be transported to Melbourne, Australia, by the Heav
MV Lone Picks Ups Offshore Modules in Port of Tyne
The world’s largest heavy lift vessel called at the Port of Tyne to pick up a number of offshore modules from IHC Engineering Business (IHC) based at the Port. The MV Lone, owned by shipping company SAL of Germany, together with sister ship Svenja, is the most powerful heavy lift ship in the world.