Merseyside marine firm SeaKing Electrical is spearheading an international export drive after signing a strategic partnership with a Spanish shipyard. The Birkenhead business, which has an £11million turnover, is globally renowned for its marine electrical engineering services. SeaKing Electrical ma
One of the activities specific to offshore operations is the transfer of personnel between vessels and other offshore structures. Such transfers can include movements of personnel at crew change and shift change from vessel to vessel and also between vessels, offshore structures (including offshore
Despite not winning federal government grant, a Cleveland-based non-profit group which plans to build a wind farm in Lake Erie is keen on advancing with the project. Although Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) did not qualify for the USD 47 million grant, the Department of Energy (DOE
Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ is marking its 40th anniversary by moving its headquarters to North East Lincolnshire’s flagship business park, Europarc. The company is bringing together its corporate and engineering operations under one roof to further enhance its service to clients, which include some of
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: The jack-up installation vessel Seajacks Leviathan in the Port of Falmouth, before the vessel left to work in the Irish Sea on June 9. The Seajacks Leviathan arrived in the port for minor repairs and mobilization of equipment. Recently, the vessel wrapped up the con
Coastal Marine Eyemouth Ltd., UK and TBS Yard AB, Sweden have signed a Licence and Co-operation Agreement under which Coastal Marine will build the new CarbCAT® 25 in the United Kingdom for UK and other customers. The CarbCAT® 25 is a state-of-the-art wind farm support vessel built in carbon fibre f
John Macaskill, Head of Renewables (Europe) at Bureau Veritas has given his view on the Norstec Academy, launched on May 15. “I am proud to be part of this industry, helping to create a sustainable clean energy sector and exploiting our significant natural resources. However we are only at the start
On June 18, during the visit of Premier Li Keqiang to the UK, the third Sino-British energy dialogue conference was held in London. It was hosted by the British Department for Energy and Climate Change, and Wu Xinxiong, the director of the National Energy Administration, and Edward David, the Britis
Alan Chivers, Chairman of TÜV SÜD PMSS, the global renewable energy consulting firm, has been appointed to the RenewableUK board, the firm has announced. Alan Chivers has taken up his role on the board from June 2014, and will be responsible as HSE link in that position. With health and safety playi
After a year of engineering, constructing and testing of equipment, Surveyor Interceptor is taking form at Kystdesign AS. The Surveyor Interceptor is a specialised fast underwater survey platform, capable of 8 knots while recording highest resolution Bathymetry, Lidar and High Resolution Photo Mosai
Earlier this year, a number of experienced new staff members with practical knowledge and expertise, specifically in the offshore energy sector’s subsea operations joined Auxilium Offshore. With the extensive expertise of the daily staff, the company’s aim is to bring the best team together with the
RES Offshore announced that applications made on behalf of Argyll Tidal Ltd to Marine Scotland and Argyll & Bute Council have recently been approved. The marine license and planning consent allows for the installation of a single, up to 500kW, demonstration tidal device off the Mull of Kintyre, a pr
Nautricity Ltd. and Fundy Tidal Inc. have signed an MoU to develop a 500kW tidal project in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Petit Passage. Nautricity is completing system testing of its CoRMaT and Hydro-buoy technologies at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The proje
Following several rounds of shortlisting, FoundOcean has been chosen as one of just six finalists for the 2014 Private Business of the Year Award, with the winner to be announced on 10th September. According to event organisers Ford Sinclair, the number of entries was overwhelming, with over 1000 no
