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TenneT Offshore Eyes Subsea Cable Installation Contractor (Germany)
TenneT Offshore GmbH eyes subsea cable installation contractor. The contractor will be in charge of establishing a grid connection between an onshore transformer substation and one or several offshore Wind farms located in the offshore wind farm cluster BorWin on the North Sea. The services include
DONG Energy Starts Construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)
400,000. This is the number of Danish households that as of next year will have their power consumption covered by Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Today, DONG Energy starts construction. ”It’s in fact somewhat of a record; in early July 2010, we won the project based on the Danish Energy Agency’s tender.
UK: ABPmer Delivers Strong Performance in 2011
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has delivered a strong performance in 2011 despite the continued challenging economic climate and increasing market competition. Much of the success has been underpinned by a sound business plan, clear marketing strategies to grow the customer b
Qatari LNG Cargo Bound for Belgium
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on January 26, according to the Zeebrugge Port Authority website. The Murwab LNG tanker, with a capacity of 210,175 cbm, is sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The Zeebrugge terminal is operated by Fluxys LNG and ha
Maasvlakte 2: Blockbuster Reaches Main Land Building Hard Sea Wall (The Netherlands)
Construction of the hard sea wall that is to protect the north side of Maasvlakte 2, proceeds steadily. The ‘wet’ activities underwater were completed in November. In the meantime the specially constructed land-based crane, the Blockbuster, continues to work briskly on the block dam that will reach
Vestas Announces Organizational Changes (Denmark)
Yesterday, Vestas has disclosed a company announcement outlining its organizational changes. Globally, Vestas expects to lay off 2,335 employees by ceasing manufacturing at a factory, merging production units and centralising administrative functions. Additional cost reductions are being prepared as
The Netherlands: Fugro Summarizes Last Year’s Achievements
Fugro confirms that the earlier forecast of more than EUR 260 million net profit and about EUR 2.5 billion turnover will be achieved. About EUR 6 million from the EMGS shareholding comes on top of the aforementioned profit. The turnover increase of about 10% compared to 2010 comes from the growth in
The Netherlands: MARIN Develops Green Shipping Simulator for UK Dredging Fleet
In the light of the upcoming EEOI, high fuel costs, levy’s on CO2 emissions and economical difficult times, efficient ship operation has become high priority. The most straightforward way to save fuel is to operate a ship in the most efficient way, by careful voyage planning and efficient ship opera
Willi Balz Appoints Two New Windreich AG Supervisory Board Members (Germany)
The sole shareholder Willi Balz has provided the board with a new course for sustainable growth of Windreich AG. Dr. Ing. Axel Muller, director of Transporter Industry International GmbH, who has been a member of the Windreich Supervisory Board since the founding, will chair the Supervisory Board. H
Golar LNG Charters Golar Arctic (Bermuda)
Golar LNG Limited announced that it has executed a time charter for one of its modern LNG carriers, the Golar Arctic, to a major Japanese trading company for a firm period of 3 years. The charter is expected to commence in March 2012 following the end of the vessel’s current charter. The annualised
France: Officials Seek Bids for Port of Dielette Dredging
Communauté de communes des Pieux has announced tender for dredging works at the Port of Dielette. This project includes the dredging on the access channel to the Port of Dielette from the entrance or turning basin and if necessary a part of the basin of the commercial port in order to maintain accur
Statoil Stops Production at Hammerfest LNG (Norway)
On Wednesday afternoon, Statoil temporarily shut down production at its LNG plant at Melkøya outside Hammerfest following rupture of a fire water line. The fire water unit is part of the plant’s safety system, and Statoil implemented a controlled production shut down. A water leakage at the rupture
Gazprom CEO Meets Russian President
A working meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee was held Wednesday. Alexey Miller informed Dmitry Medvedev on the Company’s operating results of 2011, particularly on gas supplies to the domestic and European markets, execut
Rotech Subsea Works On UK’s Largest Windfarm (UK)
A global subsea engineering firm is working on a major North Sea contract worth in excess of £2million. Rotech Subsea, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and owned by Norwegian firm Reef Subsea, is involved in a subsea excavation project with marine construction firm Red7Marine on what will be the U