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PD Ports has unveiled plans to launch a new innovative digital platform to enhance the national and international competitiveness of the River Tees. The platform, which aims to promote the strengths of the River Tees and support businesses that rely on the river to trade, is part of the Statutory...

Gateshead-based Express Engineering, a global leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea oil and gas industry, has appointed six new apprentices as it continues to invest to support growth and engineering excellence. The move sees Cameron Gray from Wideopen,...

Port of Blyth and its tenant GEOS Group, the UK's largest independent marine fuel supplier, have been celebrating the arrival of the firm’s latest vessel on its maiden voyage as the company sets its sights on further growth. Named in honour of the GEOS Group’s base at the Northumberland port, the...

Cable world leader Prysmian Group set to supply turn-key solution for 1.4GW Sofia Third major contract for RWE Renewables’ largest development project agreed Introducing eco-sustainable cable technology and cutting-edge cable-laying vessel Leonardo da Vinci Prysmian Group is set to provide a tu...

Following the publication of the Government's Freeport Bidding Prospectus on Monday, November 16th, PD Ports is seeking to accelerate preparations for a Freeport bid.  The Government's deadline for bid submissions is February 5th, 2021, injecting fresh urgency into building a compelling Freeport...

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are prone to cyber-attacks, warn DEKRA experts. Cyber defence measures usually focus on computers, IT networks and data highway, ICS is often a little-noticed gateway for attacks. If these control systems are not secure, the process industry in particular could fa...

PD Ports has today welcomed the launch of the Freeports bidding prospectus - an opportunity set to turbo-charge post-Brexit trade, boosting the economy, creating thousands of jobs and transforming the outlook for socio-economically challenged regions. As Statutory Harbour Authority for the River...

Wed, 18 November 2020 13:00 – 14:00 GMT This talk will review the recent progress, plans, R&D, investment, public opinion and political support for Nuclear energy About this Event The UNclear NUclear Future - Brian Matthews With recent interest in all things energy, nuclear power...

The Port of Tyne won two brand new Clean Energy Awards last night at the Maritime UK Awards. Announced during a virtual ceremony hosted by Dee Cathari MBE, Port of Tyne was named as the winner in both the Maritime UK 2020 Clean Energy Operator and Clean Energy Enabler categories. Winning these tw...

ITI has reached a significant health and safety milestone, clocking up a massive 2 million hours of working time without a RIDDOR (reportable H&S incident). Because ITI operates in some of the most stringent critical industries, from nuclear, through oil and gas, to defence, where standards a...