Self righting lifeboat for Faroe Islands
Mon, 20 February 2012
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine signed contracts last month with the Faroe Islands Rescue Service to supply an Interceptor 48 self righting lifeboat.
Powering up for Seafloor Production
Mon, 13 February 2012
ABB’s UK marine services business has won an order to supply transformers and switchgear for one of the world’s first commercial deep sea mining projects.
Royal Rowbarge build for Diamond Jubilee
Thu, 09 February 2012
Traditional boatbuilder Mark Edwards of Richmond UK is building the Royal Rowbarge, which will take part in a number of high profile events this year, including leading the Jubilee Pageant on the Thames on 3 June.
Funding finds a home for SS Robin
Thu, 09 February 2012
The UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded a confirmed grant of just under £1m to the SS Robin Trust on Tuesday, enabling the world’s oldest complete steamship to re-open to the public.
New lifeboat hook design guidance
Mon, 06 February 2012
In recent years there have been a number of accidents caused by the failure of on-load release hooks during lifeboat drills, which have resulted in seafarers being seriously injured and even killed.
Financiers flock to wind farm workboat
Mon, 06 February 2012
Adjacent to Tower Bridge on London’s River Thames, St Katherine’s Dock is very much in the City of London and financiers had only to travel a few blocks for their first sighting of an offshore wind farm support vessel.
Port of Grimsby gears up for £25m expansion
Mon, 30 January 2012
Associated British Ports says the development of a new terminal, the Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) “will herald the largest ever capital investment in the Port of Grimsby.”
Marine power boost for south-west England
Mon, 23 January 2012
Britain's first marine energy park will be developed in the south west of the country, in a bid to speed up the commercial expansion of the wave and tidal industry from 2020, the UK government said on Monday.
Over the past seven years, over 100 million pounds ($155 million) have been invested in the UK's south west marine energy industry. The park will stretch from Bristol to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The first commercial wave farms of 10 to 30 megawatts (MW) will be located off the north Cornish coast. From 2018, larger wave farms of 100 MW or more could be put in deeper water, a document by developers Regen SW showed.
Green Port Hull plans submitted
Fri, 16 December 2011
There’s good news today for the UK' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.
Tue, 13 December 2011
Wishart takes the helm as higher energy prices spur asset investment and demand for technical assurance
Lloyd's Register has appointed the John Wishart to take charge of its ambitious global energy team.
