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UK: Peel Ports to Develop “Action Plans”
Peel Ports yesterday identified a programme of actions to tackle the main areas of concern raised in the Mersey Ports Master Plan consultation which took place between June and September 2011. Nine out of 10 respondents to a questionnaire put to the public during the Master Plan consultation came ou
Germany: State of Lower Saxony Assents to Adjustment of Elbe Navigation Channel
The cabinet decision taken in Lower Saxony on Tuesday, 3 April 2012, means that the required assent from the three states of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony for the adjustment of the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer Elbe has now been received. Frank Horch, Hamburg’s Minister of
Wood Group Directors Step Down (UK)
Wood Group confirmed that Group Directors Les Thomas and Mark Papworth will step down from its board on 29 June. Les joined the board in 2004, as CEO of the Group’s Production Facilities business, and last year moved to the fulltime role of Group Director of Health & Safety. On Les’s departure, Cinz
Switzerland: ABB Appoints New Member of Executive Committee
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Prith Banerjee to its Executive Committee in the role of Chief Technology Officer. Banerjee, 51, will start midyear 2012 and will be based in Zurich. He joins ABB from Hewlett Packard, where he was Senior Vice President of Researc
The Netherlands: Gasunie Books EUR 600 Million Loss
Gas infrastructure company Gasunie is writing down a total of € 1.3 billion over 2011. This includes the € 900 million already written down at the occasion of changes in the regulatory framework in the Netherlands and that was accounted for in the interim report in mid-2011. On top of that and despi
Denmark: Svanen Installs One Third of Anholt Wind Farm Monopiles
As of 1 April 2012, 37½ of the 111 monopiles that make up Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are installed, and as such one third of the driving is complete. As expected, there are great challenges associated with the seabed where both very soft areas and very hard areas are present. The driving of monopile
UK: Falmouth Dredging Costs Raise Concerns
The possibility that Cornwall Council could spend £23 million on the dredging of Falmouth Harbour has raised concerns. Graeme Hicks, a Cabinet member, has asked for a comprehensive report concerning the funding of the Port of Falmouth Masterplan, which states that the £23 million cost of the dredgin
Denmark: Dong Energy Exhibits at EWEA 2012
Each day at 4 pm there will be VIP presentations at DONG Energy’s stand C5-B28, where executives in DONG Energy will give a High Level Outlook presentation followed by networking and Danish delicacies. Hear our executives give their view on DONG Energy’s strategy, industrialisation and innovation in
GL Organises Exchange Forum in Poland
The challenges of preparing to meet the next generation of shipping regulations were very much on the minds of the participants at Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) latest exchange forum in Szczecin, Poland. Reducing the impact of global shipping on the environment and making improvements in efficiency are
The Netherlands: MV Julia to Serve Offshore Wind Farm Industry
The former Fastnet Line ferry Julia has sailed into the new life as a floating dormitory for offshore wind farm workers. The 30-year-old ship, with capacity for 1,860 passengers will sail to the Netherlands for major refit, where C-BED, the company that acquired the vessel, will rename her Wind Perf
UK: DOW Appeals for Substation at Little Dunham
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has appealed to the High Court the recent decision to refuse its planning appeal for a substation at Little Dunham, Norfolk. The decision to refuse the earlier appeal was taken jointly by the Secretaries of State for Commun
The Netherlands: MV Julia Sails into Offshore Wind Industry
The former Fastnet Line ferry Julia has sailed into the new life as a floating dormitory for offshore wind farm workers. The 30-year-old ship, with capacity for 1,860 passengers will sail to the Netherlands for major refit, where C-BED, the company that acquired the vessel, will rename her Wind Perf
Germany: RWE Receives Permit for Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm
RWE Innogy today received the permit for the construction of the Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The construction field of the wind power plant is located some 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist and covers approx. 34 square kilometres. Together with the wind farms Innogy Nordsee 2 and I
Germany: RWE Receives Permit for Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm
RWE Innogy today received the permit for the construction of the Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The construction field of the wind power plant is located some 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist and covers approx. 34 square kilometres. Together with the wind farms Innogy Nordsee 2 and I