Environment and Sustainability Minister Jane Davidson has launched the consultation Sustainable Development for “Welsh Seas: Our approach to marine planning in Wales” to seek views on national plans for the inshore and offshore marine areas of Wales. The Marine and Coastal Access Act requires the As
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy is set to broaden its capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region with the successful acquisition of port and harbour engineering specialists, JFA Consultants Pty Ltd based in Perth, Western Australia.
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has signed a cooperation agreement with Canyon Offshore for trenching services to support ABB’s subsea high-voltage cable installation projects. “Subsea cables are increasingly being deployed for interconnections and offshore wind integration p
The latest, towering additions to Southampton’s skyline, two enormous cranes, rising more than 278 feet over the port, are so huge they had… By Keith Hamilton (dailyecho) [mappress] Source: dailyecho, February 16, 2011;
A delegation from Faroese company Articon was in Shetland late last week to finalise details of the contract to dredge Scalloway Harbour… (fishnewseu) [mappress] Source: fishnewseu, February 15, 2011;
The naming and launch ceremony for the 24,650kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger, ATHENA, took place on 12 February 2011 at the IHC Merwede Shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. This was a unique event because the ATHENA is the largest cutter suction dredger to be built in The Netherlands fo
Norske Shell AS has signed a letter of intent with AGR Drilling Services for a contract worth NOK84m (£9m). AGR Drilling Services’ excavation and trenching technology has been chosen by Shell for the next phase of its extension project in the northern part of the Ormen Lange field. Four new engineer
Van Oord’s largest self-propelled cutter suction dredger Athena was named and launched at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk on 12 February last. The Athena is the largest ever cutter suction dredger built in the Netherlands for a Dutch dredging company. What is more, the Athena is one of the la
M.Sc. (Econ.) Pauliina Tennilä has been appointed Director, Investor Relations at Wärtsilä Corporation as of 1 March 2011. She succeeds Joséphine Mickwitz, who has been appointed HR Director, Wärtsilä Industrial Operations. Tennilä has worked at Wärtsilä since 1998 and has held various positions in
The entrance lanes to and Fuengirola port itself are to be dredged in an effort to improve the navigation of fishing and recreational … (listandalucia) [mappress] Source: listandalucia, February 14, 2011;
Imtech Marine (the marine division of technical services provider Imtech) announces its new 2011 – 2015 growth strategy. Imtech Marine targets to double its revenue up to 1 billion euro in 2015. Growth will be achieved by organic growth and by means of acquisitions. Eric van den Adel, Managing Direc
Nine months after the launch of construction works at the new Limassol marina in Cyprus, Camper & Nicholsons has announced that the project… (timesofmalta) [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, February 11, 2011;
