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After five years as the President of the NBCC, Annett Abo will be handing her leadership responsibilities over to a new executive team and we are delighted to announce Maren Strandevold‘s appointment as the new President of the NBCC, effective from 2 April 2024. Maren has been a supporter and lon...

Drive critical engineering innovation in electrification and manufacturing with Newcastle University’s new Level 6 BEng Product Design and Development Engineer Degree Apprenticeship, with specialisms in PEMD, batteries and advanced manufacturing. Drawing on Newcastle University’s sector-leading e...

Subsea solution provider, Film-Ocean, has announced the expansion of its work-class ROV fleet with the purchase of a third hydraulic ROV from global technology manufacturer, SMD. The company has also entered into a support agreement for services and spares. Film-Ocean will take delivery of the ul...

March 25, 2024 - Houghton International, a renowned electro-mechanical repairer in Northeast England, is proud to shine a spotlight on its commitment to nurturing talent through its Small Works Department. Going beyond traditional apprenticeship programs, Houghton International has developed its...

Cable installation equipment specialist Osbit showcased its ‘first-of-a-kind’ cable fatigue test rig at the high profile launch of Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s flagship National Floating Wind Innovation Centre today (Monday 18th March). Humza Yousaf MSP, First Minister of Scotland joined...

Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) is providing loan financing of €525m to Orsted based on the purchase of two transformer platforms from Norway's Aibel for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The transaction increases Eksfin's total offshore wind financing to nearly €3.5bn, the company said....

Kent, a global integrated energy services company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a five-year global commissioning framework agreement by bp. Under the agreement, Kent’s specialists will be fully integrated within bp’s commissioning and completions management team, ensuring a sta...

CFB Risk Management (CFB RMS) CIC has supported the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Dogger Bank, providing Emergency Response Plans. Dogger Bank Wind Farm has awarded CFB RMS with the opportunity to develop and produce their Emergency Response Plans for their Logistics and Warehouse departmen...

Wallsend-headquartered subsea engineering and technology company, SMD, has announced the sale of its first electric ROV to Luxembourg-based marine contractor, Jan De Nul Group. SMD’s Quantum EV will be integrated into Jan De Nul Group’s new cable laying vessel, Fleeming Jenkin, and deployed to of...

 Scotland’s First Minister, the Rt Hon. Humza Yousaf MSP, will today (Monday 18 March) officially open the world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind. Located in the heart of Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone, ORE Catapult’s £9 million National Floating Wind Innovation C...