Andrew Jackson’s shipping and transport team has been named as one of only three firms to be top ranked in the Yorkshire and Humber region in this year’s Legal 500, one of the leading clients’ guides to law firms in the UK. Led by Dominic Ward, the team is considered ‘second to none’ and...
Read moreJHL(Jolliffe Hepburn Ltd.) have won an order to supply the BP Shah Deniz project.Around $28 billion in capital investment will be required to produce the gas and transport it to the Georgia-Turkey border. From there, additional pipeline systems will deliver 6 bcma of gas to Turkey and a further 10 bcma of gas to...
Read moreBy Hull Daily Mail | Posted: 21 Sep 2016 SENIOR figures in the US delegation that has descended on the Humber have spoken highly of what they have seen and understood. The pace at which the Energy Estuary has ‘mastered’ a fledgling industry impressed the legislators from the Eastern seaboard, where grand plans to harness...
Read morezoom DONG Energy has revealed plans for a GBP multi-million investment in Grimsby to create the UK’s largest offshore wind operations and maintenance hub. Subject to planning approval, the new facility will be developed in the town’s Royal Dock and will initially support Westermost Rough, Race Bank and Hornsea Project One offshore wind farms,...
Read moreAmericans collaborating with Humber region on ‘winds of change’ opportunities The Humber will become a showcase for the global offshore wind industry next week when it welcomes American politicians to its shores, including leading wind power advocates. As the US’s eastern seaboard gears up for the race to meet tough renewable energy targets, the...
Read more16th Aug 2016 Plans to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire have been given the green light by new business secretary Greg Clark. The Hornsea Project Two offshore windfarm will provide up to 1,800 megawatts of low carbon electricity to around 1.6 million UK homes once operational. It...
Read moreThe newly constructed berths built as part of the Green Port Hull development on Alexandra Dock in Hull have welcomed their first vessels, Associated British Ports (ABP) reports. The vessels, Stema Shipping’s MV Bulknes and MV Beltnes, are using the berths to deliver almost 400,000 tonnes of crushed stone from Norway, which will be...
Read moreJames Fisher and Sons plc has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of Hughes Marine Engineering Limited, the holding company of Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Limited (HSSE). Hughes Sub Surface provides commercial diving and civil engineering services to underwater projects in the marine renewables, power generation, oil and gas, and inshore civil...
Read moreAssociated British Ports (ABP) Regional Director Humber, Simon Bird has called for the region to grasp what he calls a ‘unique opportunity’ as the Humber prepares to make its voice heard in the Northern Powerhouse debate, following the appointment of Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy to the role of Northern Powerhouse Minister. Speaking...
Read moreDONG Energy has decided not to invest in a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) in the Humber after a recent report showed that UK east coast ports have the capability to support the pipeline of offshore wind projects which will be built out in the...
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