Murmansk hosted Wednesday a working meeting between Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Dmitry Dmitrienko, Governor of the Murmansk Oblast. The parties discussed the prospects for developing the regional shipbuilding sector placing an emphasis on a possible r
Seajacks UK announces that WindMW GmbH (WindMW) has confirmed that the Meerwind project has reached financial close. Seajacks will be the the main installation contractor and will use vessels from Seajacks’ fleet to install 80 foundations and wind turbine generator sets at Meerwind’s location in the
Second ship of Project Gepard-3.9 built by Zelenodolsk Shipyard (developed by JSC Zelenodolsk Design Bureau) was delivered to Cam Ranh naval base (Vietnam) on July 25. When all sea and acceptance trials were finished and all weapons and life support systems were tested, the ship was embarked on a sp
Campaigners are calling for urgent efforts to restore a west Cornwall beach. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, August 11, 2011
Aberdeen could become an offshore wind technology hub if plans put forward by industry firms are approved. By Emily Thomas (energysavingtrust) [mappress] Source: energysavingtrust, August 11, 2011
IBERDROLA has surpassed 8,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity in Europe, solidifying its status as the benchmark for this type of energy on the continent. This installed capacity is enough to supply nearly four million Europeans and prevent the emission of around 14 million tonnes of CO2. The c
European Union strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships will not move freight away from trucks to waterborne transport … (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, August 11, 2011.
With defence ministry shipyards unable to meet the Indian Navy’s growing need for warships, New Delhi had no choice but to look to Russian shipyards… Read more [mappress] Source: business-standard, August 11, 2011
SCOTLAND’S first commercial-scale tidal turbine has been connected to the electricity grid off the Orkney coast and begun generating… By Jenny Fyall (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 11, 2011
The service, Hamworthy Academy, includes a range of courses which are designed to provide training for the company’s equipment and comprise e-based learning packages backed up by a significant investment in hands-on facilities. Hands-on training is currently available from Hamworthy’s Norway-based f
A group of minority shareholders in BP PLC’s Russian joint venture TNK-BP said Wednesday they would claim 87 billion rubles … Source: Fox Business [mappress] Source: Fox Business, August 10, 2011;
ULSTEIN has established a new company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions. This company will take over the activities of former IDEA Heavy Equipment b.v, a Dutch company that ULSTEIN has cooperated with in recent years. Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions will be engaged in the development and manufactur
Van Oord Australia Pty Ltd and Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd have been awarded a third contract for the Western Basin Main Works Dredging at the Port of Gladstone. This third contract signed with the Gladstone Ports Corporation on 15 July 2011 represents a value of EUR 90 million (AUD 1
In the first six months of 2011, E.ON, the Düsseldorf energy group, recorded a massive decrease for all key earnings indicators. While group sales rose by approximately 20 percent year-on-year to roughly EUR53 billion, the Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 45 percent to EUR4.3 billion. The main reasons f
