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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Dutch marine construction major Van Oord reports that its offshore installation vessel ‘Aeolus’ has installed the final wind turbine at the Gemini Offshore Wind Park, completing the installation of all 150 turbines

26th August 2016

Last Gemini blade for Van Oord

26th August 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Port of London Authority (PLA) have agreed what they are calling ‘a streamlined approach to regulating development in the River Thames’.

26th August 2016

Thames Concordat

26th August 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Femern A/S updated application for planning permission for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel linking Germany and Denmark was submitted for public consultation in Germany between 12 July and 26 August 2016. The process is…

26th August 2016

German Fehmarnbelt link consultation concluded

26th August 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Magnomatics, a specialist in magnetic gear technologies formed in 2006 as a spin out from the UK’s University of Sheffield has announced that it is currently working to develop a marine current…

25th August 2016

Magnetic gear turbine project

25th August 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Netherlands-headquartered lifting concern Huisman, has secured new crane contracts with a total value of around 300 million Euro and representing a lifting capacity of over 20,000 tonnes from various major offshore, shipping…

25th August 2016

20,000 tonnes worth of orders for Huisman

25th August 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is set to take place in Amsterdam from on the 25 and 26 October 2016.

24th August 2016

Offshore Energy 2016 preview

24th August 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Norsepower, a Norway-headquartered provider of low maintenance, software operated, and data verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems based on the Flettner rotor principle, has announced that it has been selected to receive €2.6M…

24th August 2016

Commercial wind propulsion funding

24th August 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Over 350 world delegates are expected at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 24th symposium and exhibition in Rostock-Warnemunde from 8-10 November.

24th August 2016

Hydro 2016

24th August 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

UK-headquartered Bibby HydroMap has completed major geophysical, geotechnical, benthic and land survey operations along the route from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Lewis on behalf of SHE Transmission.

24th August 2016

Bibby HydroMap completes Western Isles surveys

24th August 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dr Parry Oei, Chief Hydrographer and Director of Port Services of the Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) who is also Chairman of the International Hydrographic Organization’s Inter-Regional Coordination Committee, is this year’s…

24th August 2016

UKHO award for Singapore hydrographer

24th August 2016