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BAE Systems to develop new propulsion technologies for London
BAE Systems and partners have secured funding from the UK Department of Transport’s Maritime Demonstration Competition to design, develop, and…
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Vessels now waiting up to three weeks for Californian berth space, boxship queue surpasses 60
In what is increasingly becoming the year of the green dot for maritime reporters glued to MarineTraffic maps of Californian…
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DP World to spend $415m developing fourth berth at London Gateway
DP World will begin work next month on a new £300m ($415m) fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub.…
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NYK and BP to collaborate on future fuels
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has joined forces with London-based supermajor BP to collaborate on future fuels and…
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Thistle Wind Partners join Scottish offshore wind leasing round
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium composed of DEME Concessions, Qair Marine, and Aspiravi International, has announced its participation in…
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Former RWE Renewables boss joins BP
BP has appointed Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, a former chief executive of RWE Renewables, as its new executive vice president, gas and…
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Floating Energy Allyance pledges nearly 4,000 new jobs in ScotWind bid
Proposals for a floating offshore wind farm could create 3,900 jobs in Scotland at the peak of manufacturing and construction,…
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UK to offer $366m in subsidies for renewable energy developers
The UK government has announced its biggest ever renewable energy support scheme, backed by an additional £265m ($366m), looking to…
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James Fisher in talks to offload another DSV
James Fisher and Sons is looking to sell its remaining dive support vessel some three months after it offloaded the…
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Manor Renewable Energy charters WEM Marine CTV
UK-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a contract with compatriot OSV provider WEM Marine to charter a newbuild crew…
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Former RightShip boss reemerges with Anglo-Eastern tie-up
Lookout Maritime, a new company formed by ex-RightShip supremo Martin Crawford-Brunt, has formed a strategic partnership with Hong Kong shipmanagement…
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Penspen secures $70m in Middle East and Africa contracts
UK-based energy industry services company Penspen has recorded a highly successful year to date securing over $70m worth of new…
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Invenergy unveils gigawatt-scale ScotWind scheme in partnership with BW Offshore
US-based clean energy firm Invenergy and floating production specialist BW Offshore have set up a joint venture to develop up…
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Grimsby selected as base for hydrogen project
The North Sea port of Grimsby has been chosen by the European Union-funded OYSTER consortium as the location for a…
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Lloyd’s Register and Inmarsat tackle connectivity challenges during remote surveys
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Inmarsat have formed an industry-first collaboration between a satellite communications provider and a classification society to…
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Aquaterra Energy awarded Angola platform contract
UK-based Aquaterra Energy has secured a multi-million-dollar master engineering and design service deal with an unmanned supermajor to deliver multiple…
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Stena Drilling awarded semisub contract by Chariot
Aberdeen-based Stena Drilling has secured a contract from Africa-focused energy company Chariot to provide the 2001-built semisub for the Anchois…
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Global Offshore secures cable installation contract from Parkwind
UK offshore services player Global Offshore, part of the Global Marine Group, has been awarded a contract for the installation…
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Ocean Technologies Group acquires Compas
UK-based Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) announced today that it has aquired Compas, a crew management SaaS, introducing a third strand…
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Greenpeace launches legal action against UK government over BP North Sea oilfield
Environmental group Greenpeace is taking the UK government to court over its decision to grant BP a new permit to…
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