Greg Barker, Minster of State for Energy and Climate Change, describes his visit to Falmouth and the FaB Test facility off Falmouth Harbour. FaB Test is a wave test site developed as a partnership between Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, Wave Hub, the University of Exeter, A&P Group, Cornwall Marine Network and Mojo Maritime. May 08, 2013 [...]
CARIS recently visited the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) in Ouistreham, France for a training course on CARIS BASE Editor and Engineering Analysis Module. The Ports of Normandy Authority is responsible for the maintenance, dredging preparation and dredging monitoring of the ports of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham. CARIS BASE Editor and Engineering Analysis Module have been [...]
As part of a February tour, The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore visited Technip Offshore Wind’s Aberdeen headquarters to hear about current and upcoming Technip Projects and how the Company has adapted its Oil & Gas heritage to the development of award-winning, cutting-edge technology geared to providing safe, effective project delivery in the [...]
The Minister of State for Work and Pensions and Member of Parliament for Fareham, Mark Hoban, visited top ROV manufacturer, Saab Seaeye on Friday 12th October. He met the new managing director, Jon Robertson, previously the company’s engineering director, along with the other key members of the management team: sales director, Matt Bates and operations [...]
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited yesterday welcomed His Excellency Mr. Noel White, Ireland’s Ambassador to Australia, to its Fremantle Wave Energy Research Facility. Carnegie’s Chairman, Grant Mooney, and Project Development Officer, Tim Sawyer, gave His Excellency a tour of the Fremantle facility, including an inspection of the recently deployed commercial CETO unit, and [...]
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, today visited, for the first time, the Siemens-owned SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough. Minister Attwood climbed aboard SeaGen and met members of the SeaGen project team, who explained how the technology operates and the work that has been carried out locally to develop this pioneering green [...]
The Royal Navy’s Deputy Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Philip Jones CB, visited the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) last Wednesday, 18 July, to see at first hand the navigational services and charts that the organisation provides for the world’s mariners. A key UKHO objective is “To deliver the Hydrographic Services which enable the Royal Navy [...]
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox, MP for North Somerset, visited the company’s headquarters in Portishead on Friday 13th July 2012 and praised Viper Subsea for its successful export strategy, which has contributed to the company’s rapid expansion and a record current order book value. Dr Liam Fox MP, who departed to Azerbaijan on Wednesday [...]
The Duke of York will be in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on Tuesday 24th July 2012, when he will be visiting Scira Offshore Energy and meeting staff from Gardline, the marine sciences company based in Great Yarmouth. His Royal Highness is interested to learn more about the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK. The two [...]
The President of SPE International, a global society which aims to advance the technical and professional skills of individuals in the oil and gas industry, spent last week visiting the Aberdeen section including attending its annual awards ceremony. President Dr. Ganesh Thakur was in the city to hear about the innovative and important work that [...]
