Trans Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) has completed financial close in December 2018, securing € 3.9 billion – the largest project finance agreed for a European infrastructure project in 2018. Luca Schieppati, TAP’s managing director, said: “With the financial close now achieved, TAP has reached ano
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission), the wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE plc, has completed the construction, commissioning and energisation of the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link. Caithness-Moray is the largest single investment ever undertak
Norwegian offshore company Østensjø Rederi has decided to rename the survey/research vessel Sun Enabler before the start of the new Fugro contract in March. The vessels’ new name will be “Edda Sun”, in line with the rest of the Edda-fleet and Østensjø Rederi’s tradition. The first Edda Sun was an an
Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has put into operation the world’s strongest reachstacker at the port areas in Esbjerg, Denmark. According to BWS, the reachstacker has a lifting capacity of 152 tons and is a result of the targeted development work with the Danish supplier N.C. Nielsen. The new machine is
Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has put into operation the world’s strongest reachstacker at the port areas in Esbjerg, Denmark. According to BWS, the reachstacker has a lifting capacity of 152 tons and is a result of the targeted development work with the Danish supplier N.C. Nielsen. The new machine is
Orkney-based contractor Green Marine has recently supported offshore operations at the Meygen tidal project in the Pentland Firth. Simec Atlantis Energy successfully redeployed two of the 1.5MW tidal turbines in challenging winter conditions. The first two 1.5MW MeyGen turbines were returned to serv
Aker BP has selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for the next 2 years, with extension options. Optime Subsea will provide its “Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System” (SCILS) well access system for the work. Optime Su
Turner Iceni has purchased two vessels – MCS Maestro and Don Quixote – which return to operations later this year after full refits. MCS Maestro, an 18-metre South Boat, was purchased from Maritime Craft Services. The vessel will be refitted with Volvo IPS 900, shot blasted and repainted in Turner I
The Denmark-headquartered PcP. has provided louvre gratings for the offshore substation of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. According to PcP., the seawater resistant gratings will provide protection and ventilation for vulnerable transformer chambers of the substation. The protectio
EllaLink and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have started construction of the EllaLink Submarine Cable System. Scheduled for operation in 2020, the EllaLink System is a 4 fiber pair submarine system designed to satisfy the demand for traffic between Europe and Latin America. Linking Data Centers in
Gardline has appointed Christiaan Vermeijden as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Christiaan Vermeijden will replace Gardline’s current interim CEO, Gerben Eggink. Vermeijden said: “I am looking forward to working with my new colleagues to make Gardline even more successful and realise
Northland Deutsche Bucht has completed the installation of all 31 foundations for its offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. This concludes the first phase of construction within the planned time frame. Jens Poulsen, project director of Northland Deutsche Bucht, says: “Installation work on the
Marine contractor Leask Marine were engaged by Inyanga Maritime to support Minesto UK’s Deep Green project in Holyhead Deep, off Wales. The works consisted of mooring handling operations and the recovery of the micro-grid system (MGS) buoy for winter storage and service maintenance at Holyhead port.
Ørsted has awarded SMC with a framework agreement to provide statutory inspection and auxiliary services to their sites across the United Kingdom. The contract will run for an initial 2-year period, with extension options available for a further 2-years, based on performance. Ørsted’s portfolio incl
