The four ports in Humber are a significant gateway for the UK’s offshore wind industry, according to an industrial inspection director. Kevin Black, Director of Services and Inspection at IMES International, said the ports in Immingham, Hull, Grimsby and Goole hold the keys to the development of the offshore renewables industry, and that marine...
Read moreMHI Vestas has awarded Boston Energy with three Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) Statutory Inspection contracts in the UK, commencing in early April 2018. “These contracts further extend the level of support and partnership with MHI Vestas and the increased trust placed in our organisation,” the East Yorkshire-based company said. A year ago, Boston Energy won a...
Read moreMyton Law has advised Samskip Multimodal BV on a new agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) relating to container services at the 30-acre Hull Container Terminal, Queen Elizabeth Dock. This new agreement* confirms Samskip’s appointment of ABP to provide terminal services for Samskip’s Rotterdam to Hull sailings, which operate five days a week, and...
Read moreDear members and partners Yet another year flys by! However, 2017 has been a pivotal year for THMA, and indeed the region, as many long-term aspirations have finally started to come to fruition. These of course include the opening of the Siemens Gamesa Green Port facility, the consent for the Hornsea 2 and Triton...
Read moreGood Travel Management has created a new marine and energy travel division and appointed industry expert Jennifer Lee Wright to head up its development. Good Travel Management’s parent company, the John Good Group, is well known in the maritime industry, and the Group’s experience with ship owners and operators, port authorities and other maritime...
Read morePress Release 12 December 2017 SMC supplied Inspection Technicians to SHL Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) supplied Inspection Technicians to the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project for Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL). SHL are the Foundation Principal Contractor for BOWL. It is their responsibility to install the jacket foundations across the project. The...
Read morezoom Siemens Gamesa welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to its offshore wind turbine blade factory at Alexandra Dock in Hull, UK, on 16 November. On arrival at the site, the Queen drove the full 75 metre length of the turbine blade that featured as an art installation in the Queen Victoria Square, in Hull city centre,...
Read morezoomImage source: Coda Octopus DeepOcean has deployed Coda Octopus’ Echoscope real-time 3D sonar system on DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm project in the UK. The Echoscope was used for a number of tasks including live cable touch-down monitoring and position recording, monitoring of first and second end pull-ins, cable-cut marking and survey...
Read moreDear Members & Partners What an excellent autumn it has been for the UK offshore wind industry and especially for the Humber region. My five-year-wish-list has so many ticks on it that now I’ll need to start another one! Those projects that were long into the future are now starting to see the light of...
Read moreWWL ALS UK’s project team headquartered in Hull, UK were successful in supplying a complete logistics package for a major project, with WWL ALS being selected by the contractor due to local knowledge and expertise in handling oversized and project cargo. Following months of planning the team coordinated all shipments of materials, large equipment...
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