Latest News – Page 797
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NewsTidal Transit brings Eden Rose to Seawork
Norfolk UK based Tidal Transit brings its second wind farm service vessel Eden Rose ’to Seawork 2012, where it will host offshore wind industry visitors and take them for runs on Southampton Water.
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NewsBlyth launches its biggest boat at Seawork
Seawork has been chosen as the venue for Blyth Workcats to launch a boat that promotes it into a new league of boatbuilding.
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NewsPowerful plenary line-up at All-Energy 2012
Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland has joined the line-up for the opening plenary conference session at All-Energy 2012.
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NewsThe Crown Estate has confidence in the future of offshore wind energy
Anyone who assumes The Crown Estate’s (TCE) role in UK offshore wind is simply allocating areas of seabed to developers and waiting for the rent to roll in, is clearly not aware of the organisation’s role and purpose.
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NewsLocal businesses reap windfarm benefit
Once the excitement of announcing a major investment in the form of an offshore windfarm has died down, the question that has to be asked is, “Will this create jobs in the local area and what will it do for the local economy?”
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NewsRock work rolling at Sheringham Shoal
Keen observers of offshore activity at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off North Norfolk UK will notice the arrival of two specialist vessels from Van Oord the over the coming weeks.
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First transition pieces installed at Anholt
Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed the first transition pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark.
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NewsNew gates to unlock Milford Dock potential
New lock gates are to be designed and installed at Milford Marina over the next two years, transforming the way the Marina can be accessed and boosting marine tourism and business in Milford Haven UK.
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NewsIt’s a family affair as boatyard expands
Davis''s Boatyard, a family run business in Poole Harbour UK, is making a major investment this year in a new marina pontoon, as the previous pontoon, having been built over 30 years ago, was due to be upgraded.
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NewsMaintenance facility upgrade for Dart Harbour
Sub Marine Services Ltd (SMS) of Falmouth Docks has recently completed a project to upgrade Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority’s (DHNA) Hoodown Maintenance Facility at Kingswear in Devon.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 edges closer to operations
For Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA) and contractor consortium PUMA, 2012 promises to be a busy year.
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NewsGermans stall on JWP, movement elsewhere
Last minute problems threaten one of Germany’s biggest maritime engineering projects, but the final go ahead for another appeared within grasp while work on a third began.
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Engineering solution for ‘salt bog’ city
The Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City Project is yet another awe-inspiring pioneering project in the Middle East that has environmentalists around the globe holding their breath.
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NewsBoskalis wins offshore wind contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster, the well-known dredging and marine contractor based in the Netherlands, has acquired a contract which will see it working in the offshore windfarm market.
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NewsLerwick’s dredging effort pays off
Lerwick Harbour’s ‘hub’ role servicing the offshore oil and gas industry in the waters around Shetland is highlighted by the latest statistics issued by the port, which show increased traffic in the first quarter of this year, with the tonnage of oil-related cargo and shipping both more than doubling compared ...
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NewsVariety as commercial pontoons proliferate
Pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed a trio of commercial projects at opposite ends of the UK.
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NewsMMO approves Southampton works
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has approved licences for ABP Southampton for works and associated dredging at berths 201 and 202 at the Port of Southampton.
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NewsPeel Ports invites bids for Liverpool 2
Peel Ports recently commenced the procurement phase for the construction of its new deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsStop plank trials for British Waterways
British Waterways have been working with Sapa Profiles UK to develop a lightweight aluminium emergency stop plank for use in the event of breaches in its canal waterway systems.
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NewsLinkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes
A significant growth in traffic has led Red Funnel , the original Isle of Wight ferry operator, to extend and refurbish two of its three 2,900 ton Raptor class vessels, Red Osprey and Red Falcon , stretching each boat and adding another full length car deck to provide capacity for ...
