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![]() North East England offshore wind cluster Energi Coast is launching a new Innovation Group which aims to develop long-term solutions to meet the requirements for new technology in offshore wind. The purpose of the group is to progress major innovation opportunities for the region offshore wind industry in areas such as operations and maintenance and energy storage. It will be made up of key representatives from the sector, regional universities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and industry, and is supported by Dogger Bank offshore wind farm developers Equinor and SSE Renewables, as well as Sofia offshore wind farm developer RWE Renewables. According to the Energi Coast, the Innovation Group forms part of the cluster commitment to supporting t he UK Offshore Wind Sector Deal.North East England has been at the vanguard of innovation industry for generations, which continues in the offshore wind sector,said James Ritchie, Chair of Energi Coast. (Credits:www.offshore-energy.biz) October 6th 2020 Edition
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Digital naming ceremony held for CMA CGM’s 23,000 TEU behemoth
A first-of-its-kind digital naming ceremony was held today for the 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the largest LNG-powered containership in the world. The ceremony was attended by Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard representatives in Shanghai, China, and CMA CGM management in Marseille, France. Blessed by father Francis Fang, the vessel was then officially named by its Godmother, Tanya Saad Zeenny, who
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ABS to class STL’s VLEC quartet The U.S. classification and technical advisory services provider, ABS, is set to class four very large ethane carriers ordered by Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL). These 98,000-cbm ethane-fueled VLECs are part of a Phase-2 order from STL and construction will be equally split between Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries, ABD said in its statement on Thursday. ABS was the cla
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Report: DP World, DoverTower to jointly bid for Haifa Port privatisation Dubai-based port operator DP World has partnered up with an Israeli group DoverTower in plans to jointly bid to privativise Haifa Port on the Mediterranean, Reuters reports. The deal was signed by Dovertower head Shlomi Fogel, the co-owner of Israel Shipyards and the Port of Eilat, and DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. The two companies signed a number of memoranda of understandings (MoU
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Neart na Gaoithe O&M facility gets OK Scottish Borders Council (SBC) planning committee has approved plans for the operations and maintenance building in Eyemouth for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm. The planning permission is for a new, three-story 1,040m2 main building and a two-story 538m2 storage warehouse. The OM building, designed by Corstorphine Wright Architects, will house the office, warehousing and staff welf
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