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SEACOR Marine Invests Windcat Workboats Holdings (USA)
SEACOR Marine LCC announced that it has invested in Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd, a European operator of wind farm utility vessels. U.S.-based SEACOR Marine, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc., operates a fleet of offshore marine support vessels, serving the global offshore oil and gas explorati
Gerd Buss Stevedoring Expects Successful 2012 (Germany)
The Gerd Buss Stevedoring wants to strengthen its market position in 2012. Buss’ subsidiary has wide product portfolio and location-independent services. “We look forward with confidence to the coming year 2012. The Gerd Buss Stevedoring is well positioned in the industry.“ said Wilfried Gerotzke, M
RWE, Gazprom End Joint Venture Talks (Germany)
RWE and Gazprom decided by mutual agreement to terminate at the end of the year their exclusive talks on a potential joint venture for the construction and operation of power stations in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. These talks had started in July this year and the parties agreed to explore
Gardline Completes Marine Soil Investigation for Innogy Nordsee 1 (Germany)
At the request of Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH, Gardline Geosciences Limited performed a marine soil investigation for the proposed offshore wind farm Innogy Nordsee 1 which is located off the German coastline and 40 km to the north of the island of Juist. The projected area of the proposed site was 145.6k
Maritime Industry Also Relies on Offshore Wind Energy (Germany)
Shipyards, suppliers, shipping companies and ports do not have a really good year behind them. The expansion of offshore wind energy will bring a turnaround. But this can take time. According to the official announcement, by the year 2025 wind energy at sea is to cover about 15 percent of German ele
Maritime Industry Also Relies on Offshore Wind Energy (Germany)
Shipyards, suppliers, shipping companies and ports do not have a really good year behind them. The expansion of offshore wind energy will bring a turnaround. But this can take time. According to the official announcement, by the year 2025 wind energy at sea is to cover about 15 percent of German ele
Norway: Hoegh LNG Extends HHI Deal
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has extended its option agreements with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI) for the delivery of two FSRUs, that were to expire by mid December 2011 and mid January 2012, respectively. Both option agreements are now valid into first quarter 2012. The Company’s third and fo
LNG Guardian Finishes Sea Trials (Spain)
This week, the LNG Guardian, built by Gondan Shipyard for the Italian Owner Fratelli Neri, has finished the trials period. During the past days, the LNG Guardian has set sail from the Yard facilities in Figueras as well as from El Musel, Port of Gijon. These days’ aspects such as the speed or the bo
France: Elengy Says Signed Deals with More Than 20 LNG Customers
In November 2011, Elengy has signed LNG terminal access contracts with its twentieth and twenty-first direct customers having a direct access to regasification capacities at the Montoir-de-Bretagne and Fos Tonkin LNG terminals. Elengy has then more than doubled its portfolio since the subsidiary was
Chairman of UN IPCC Agrees with DONG Energy on Climate Strategy (Denmark)
Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has visited a number of Danish companies during his two-day visit in Denmark to give a lecture at the University of Copenhagen. He also visited DONG Energy. On Monday, he met with Anders Eldrup, CEO, to dis
Sassnitz to Become Base Port for Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)
The Sassnitz will expand into a base port for a planned offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The offshore terminal with a 410 meter long quay wall is planned to be completed by the summer 2012, port of Sassnitz said on Thursday. For the purpose of the project, a six-hectare area will be […]
Jee Enters Shortlist for Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (UK)
Aberdeen-based subsea engineering experts Jee Ltd announced it has been shortlisted for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. “I am very proud that we have got to this stage for this prestigious award,” said Trevor Jee, Managing Director. “British engineering is second to none an
Jee Enters Shortlist for Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (UK)
Aberdeen-based subsea engineering experts Jee Ltd announced it has been shortlisted for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. “I am very proud that we have got to this stage for this prestigious award,” said Trevor Jee, Managing Director. “British engineering is second to none an
Kazakhstan: Aktau Port Witnesses Great Expansion
The Aktau marine harbour is finishing the year with record indices. The port has handles almost 12 million tonnes of freights, including over 8 million tonnes of oil, over 3 thousand tonnes of grain and two million tonnes of metal products. Together with the everyday work the port is conducting the