First wind turbines head to Viking Wind Farm
VIDEOOn 6 February 2023, the first convoys of Vestas wind turbine components left Lerwick Port, for the Viking Wind Farm site, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, statistically the windiest place in the UK.Read more
Pembroke Port prepares for Floating Offshore Wind
The Port of Milford Haven Authority is collaborating with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, and Tugdock Limited, to prepare for floating offshore wind construction at its Pembroke Port facilities, in Wales.Read more
Hinkley Point C final liner ring installed by world’s largest crane
The third and final ring on the first reactor building, which will eventually contain one of Hinkley Point C’s two nuclear reactors, was installed in the early hours of 12 December 2022.Read more
Allseas Global Logics announces new English office
Allseas Global Logistics announces the opening of a new office in the English Midlands, on 3rd November 2022.Read more
Neptune Energy signs decommissioning contract for wells in North Sea
Neptune Energy Group and Well-Safe Solutions have signed a $30 million contract for the decommissioning of over 20 wells in eight Dutch and UK North Sea gas fields. It is the first time contract for...Read more
Allelys delivers 137t Yankee dryer to UK
The Warwickshire-based truck transportation company, Allelys transported a 137-tonne Yankee dryer to a paper mill in Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors remove Caister Murdoch System structures
Heerema Marine Contractors have removed the Murdoch Accommodation platform, Murdoch Compression platform, and Murdoch Drilling platform, in the British North Sea. This natural gas collection, processing and transportation system operated between 1993 and 2018.Read more
Expeditors flies gas turbine rotor from Abu Dhabi to UK
The Seattle-based logistics company, Expeditors, shipped a £12 million pound gas turbine rotor from Abu Dhabi to the United Kingdom, via air. An Antonov International Cargo Transporter plane was used to transport the cargo rapidly.Read more
Swain Transport Group Acquires Proctors Transport
The British general haulage and specialist transport company, Swain Transport Group, has acquired Proctors Transport. This strategic acquisition has been made with the goal of strengthening Swain’s range of services, particularly in the construction and...Read more
Scaldis builds water intake and outlets for Hinkley Point Project
The Antwerp-based marine contractor Scaldis completed the installation of six water intake and outlets for the Hinkley Point C Project, the first new nuclear power station to be built in the United Kingdom in over...Read more
Seaway7 transports Seagreeen wind turbine foundations
The wind turbine foundations for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland will soon be transported from the Port of Nigg, to their future home in the north sea. The transport is being handled by...Read more
Casper Chartering welcomes new Humber vessel to fleet
Casper Chartering (CCL) is part of the United Kingdom-based Casper Shipping Limited (CSL) group. CCL deals in import-export in the Yorkshire and Humber region of England. They have chartered a new vessel for their fleet,...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors to install Hornsea 3 offshore converter station
The Norwegian company Aibel has contracted Heerema for the transport and installation of two offshore converter stations (OCS) for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, being developed by the Danish multinational power company, Ørsted. The Hornsea...Read more
Heerema assists in the decommissioning of British drilling rigs
The Dutch group, Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom have cooperated in the main jacket removal of the Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig and Brae Bravo upper main jacket, last week.Read more
Bertling Logistics transports heavy machinery to Malaysia
The global logistics and shipping company headquartered in Hamburg, Bertling Logistics, handled a successful transport from the United Kingdom to Malaysia. Their Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur logistics and shipping teams shipped heavy oil and gas...Read more
Collet becomes first company to use a Blade Lifter in the UK
Road transportCollett & Sons is the first transport company to use a Blade Lifter on a UK wind farm. Working in partnership with P. Adams Transport, the company has been appointed to manage and transport all...Read more
DKT Allseas extends Far East to Liverpool Service
ShippingFollowing the success of its temporary supply chain critical services from Shanghai and Ningbo to Liverpool, DKT Allseas (part of Allseas Global Logistics) has announced it will create further Far East services.Read more
Osprey to load out world’s largest tidal turbine
Project logisticsOsprey has been contracted to load out the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, which will be installed in the spring of 2021 at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, UK. The Orbital O2 tidal...Read more