Business & Finance
MassCEC to Host Meeting on Marine Commerce Terminal
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) will host its twenty-fourth informational meeting regarding the construction of the Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford tomorrow. The meeting will be held from 18:00 to 19:30 at New Bedford Public Library where tentative agenda will comprise termin
Photo of the Day: Work Underway on DolWin Beta
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Aibel employees doing their job on the DolWin beta converter station. “Small people, great effort,” says Aibel AS in a description of the photo that shows work on the DolWin beta offshore converter station outside the company’s yard in Haugesund, Norway. With a capa
ELA Container Sets Up Specialized Offshore Subsidiary
Due to the increasing demand of offshore accommodations, ELA Container founded a specialized subsidiary. Günter Albers, managing director of ELA Container and Hans Gatzemeier, former quality manager at ELA Container, are responsible as board of directors of the newly established company, ELA Contain
Dutch Company to Build Offshore Substation Topside for Danish Wind Farm
Dutch company HSM Offshore BV has signed a contract with Energinet.dk to supply the topside of an offshore substation for the third offshore wind farm at Horns Rev off Blåvands Huk. The contract with HSM Offshore, worth DKK 207 million (EUR 27.8 million), involves building the topside in Rotterdam,
Dong Hires CMP to Install Berthing System
Dong awarded CMP a contract to construct & install a complete berthing system for the crew transfer vessels in Barrow in Furness. It included dredging, socketing piles into rock and construction of heavy concrete pontoons on site and the fabrication and installation of steel access platform and brid
Liguori Offshore Consulting Teams Up with Exxon for Geotechnical Engineering
Since October 2014, Liguori Offshore Consulting Corporation (LOC) has expanded their services by offering analyses and evaluations in the field of geotechnical engineering. Therefore, the experts of LOC have taken Exxon as a strong partner on board, who will contribute their technical know-how to fu
GEOxyz Takes Delivery of New Offshore Support & Survey Vessel
GEOxyz took delivery of Geo Ocean II, the latest addition to their fleet of vessels. Mr Patrick Reyntjens, Group CEO, GEOxyz: “With Geo Ocean II we will provide our clients cost-effective solutions for all kinds of Offshore support & Survey activities. Geo Ocean II will also give us the possibility
Siemens Boosts Blade Production Capacity at Green Port Hull
After consulting with its partners Associated British Ports, Siemens has announced plans to incorporate a leaner, more efficient wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull, by developing on a single site at Alexandra Dock in Hull. The commitment to create 1,000 direct jobs through
Alstom Considers Up to EUR 4 Bln for Shareholders
Alstom, who is selling power and grid business to US General Electric, might return up to EUR 4 billion to its shareholders. Earlier this year, Alstom board unanimously voted for GE’s EUR 12.35 billion bid, rejecting Siemens-Mitsubishi Heavy offer comprising EUR 8.2 billion cash and an asset swap. O
Vattenfall’s New Office Strengthens Energy Cluster
It has now been decided that Vattenfall’s new office in Luleå will be built by Skanska and shall be awarded the highest level of certification by the Sweden Green Building Council. Building the office means continued investment in Luleå as a key strategic location for around 300 employees. When the
Peru to Use Its Vast Renewables Resources to Cut Reliance on Fossil Fuels
With United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) high-level climate talks scheduled to be held next month in Lima, Peru, the country hosting the meeting has already set its goal to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy as much as possible. Last year, Pe
EU to Co-Fund Port of Civitavecchia’s Wave Energy Plans
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-fund two sustainable development initiatives totaling over €1 million in the Port of Civitavecchia in Italy: an innovative pilot energy production plant using sea waves, as well as a separate study on the development of rail and maritime transport connections to the
Wagenborg Supports German Energy Transition with Transformer Transport
Due to German “Energiewende”, TenneT is preparing its transmission system to handle energy from offshore wind farms. As one of the major components, Wagenborg transported a transformer weighing 260 tonnes from Nürnberg to the substation in Diele last weekend. On November 3, the transformer was trans
Boskalis Raises Its Full-Year Profit Expectations
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded a good third quarter. Revenue and earnings, adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation of SAAM SMIT Towage, are in line with the first two quarters of 2014. Overall market conditions remain challenging. Despite this the order book has risen sligh