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Beatrice Foundation Piles Almost In Place
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s crane vessel Stanislav Yudin has installed 84 out of the 86 sets of piles for jacket foundations on the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.
ABTO: Biomass a Challenge for Bulk Terminal Operators
Bulk terminal operators looking to make the transition from coal to biomass are facing challenges, it was emphasized at the Association of Bulk Terminal Operators’ (ABTO) inaugural conference, Bulk Terminals 2017, which took place last week in London. “Biomass is not one material,” Mike Bradley, Dir
SBM Offshore earmarks $238M for DOJ bribery probe settlement
Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore has set aside $238 million to settle an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department
Iceni Backs Manor Renewable Energy at Galloper OWF
Iceni Marine Services is supporting Manor Renewable Energy’s work at the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, where Manor is providing a temporary power solution during the wind turbine installation and commissioning.
Bangladesh ties Siemens to develop LNG-to-power project
Bangladesh’s state-run North-West Power Generation Company signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens to develop 3,600 MW of LNG-to-power project by 2021.
Container Volumes at Port of Gothenburg Hit New Low
Container volumes at the Port of Gothenburg have reached a new record low, according to the port, which recorded a fall of 28 percent in its figures for the third quarter of this year when compared to Q3 of 2016. Based on the figures, this is the worst third quarter ever in terms of container [&hell
Rose de Cascia
One could easily think that the ‘Ship of the Year award 2017’ for the innovative fishing vessel MDV-1, won together with shipyard Hoekman from Urk, seems to have paid dividend for shipyard Padmos from Stellendam. The yard is constructing a series of three fishing vessels for a French client which be
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VNG awards LOI for Fenja development to TechnipFMC
Norwegian oil company VNG Norge has signed a letter of intent with Technip FMC for the Fenja (formerly Pil & Bue) field development project offshore Norway.
Gallery: Refloating Glory Amsterdam
Central Command for Maritime Emergencies Germany (Havariekommando) published photos of the Glory Amsterdam’s refloating operation after the bulker grounded in the German Bight days ago. The Panamax successfully reached the Port of Wilhelmshaven with the help of three tugs at around 19:30, November 2
Belgium Could Raise 2020 Offshore Wind Bar
Belgium has the potential to almost double its installed offshore wind capacity planned for 2020, according to Flemish Minister for Energy Bart Tommelein, who sees the 2,200MW capacity planned for 2020 going to 4,000MW.
Space@Sea to Introduce Floating Islands
The consortium consisting of seventeen European partners intends to develop a standardized and cost-efficient modular island with low ecological impact, providing “sustainable and affordable workspace at sea”. As of November 1, the Horizon 2020 funded project Space@Sea will make a step in the effici
Point Resources completes takeover of Exxon’s Norway assets
Oil firm Point Resources has closed its acquisition of the ExxonMobil-operated Balder, Ringhorne, Ringhorne East, Jotun, and Forseti fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).