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... the Ro-Ro Cargo SEATRUCK PERFORMANCE is coming into BDD on the 28th for a couple of days.

According the the harbour website.

:)

Now then, BP. Stop all that moping.

To mope, to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment. ;)

Findingtheta, the trouble with individuals with trollish tendencies is, much like strays, if you keep feeding or engaging with them, then they will hang around and end up causing irritation. If you let them.

Either filter, ignore and just don't engage. Simple really.

Consuela is just shooting fish in a barrel. Little bit of bait and up another one pops to have a bite. :)

""A professional bid writer"? Come on...😂 "

Ahem!

https://www.harland-wolff.com/jobs/bid-manager-commercial-marine/

Just FYI :)

Last time the SG was in Methil it went North and over the top to Belfast, picked up and delivered a barge and gone full circle around the UK back to where it started. Meanwhile the Venture has pooled about between Burntisland and Methil.

NB. Careful mentioning marine traffic pertaining to the company, as you may get yapped at. Or is that just targeted yapping :)

Thanks Stokey. I have submitted my idea and will wait for the cheque. :)

Cheers LSE.

Guessing that picture is from when it was last in Belfast in 2012. Thought I would re-post this article regarding it's half-sister ship when it was in for it's refit with Navantia recently. Give an idea of what's involved.

https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/news-and-stories/our-stories/a-deep-dive-into-the-terra-nova-upgrades

I'm not sure why, but I'm getting an idea that Chris may have been on holiday. ;)

Yeah, that's the one I referenced that K posted from David Honeyman.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-honeyman-480a34b_with-the-continual-build-up-of-work-in-our-activity-7118270995911598080-eb9q?trk=public_profile

I think the time difference you refer too maybe due to the fact that the HSE Advisor contract is for six months and starts before the vessel actually arrives. Just a thought. :)

That should keep the B&B's busy in Belfast going by the amount of people that come with these contracts. But only 8% up? Would have thought it would have shiffted a bit more than that , tbh. But, it's a nice win. Must admit though, that after that post from K last week it was kind of in the bag ,imo. If I was being my usual cynical self I would suggest that it's been in the bag for a while and being held in reserve. Maybe to counter news of the IM appeal.

Stokey, here are all the outstanding and secured bids for Cenovous. Maybe JW is tendering for the "Catering and Accommodation" job. :) As mentioned, they themselves don't have another FSPO that requires work and the other one they opperate, as a JV, has just been upgraded. What, besides your "limited information" makes you think another one may be incoming?

https://www.cenovus.com/Suppliers/Supply-and-service-opportunities

Needs updating now. :)

Did he happen to mention which way it was predominantly flowing? In or out?

Lots of new staff and not a lot of activity in the yards, afaics. Guess that is why we have had lots of new proposed "ventures". People trying to look busy and coming up with this stuff.

Stick to basics. Fill them dry docks and fabrication halls with achievable work and stop faffing about at shows and pp conferences.

Other than that, going great. :)

The 25k's obviously haven't gone unnoticed then. I thought that maybe someone was trying to instigate a rally. Maybe to allow then to get a better price for their sells. Who knows? Sure to be as many theories as you could shake a stick at.

But, I know where my towel is. ;)

:)

Best hope for the Searose contract then, or he might think that he could start drilling for O&G as well. Oh, hang on... forget that, that's where the company started. That didn't turn out that well. :(

So, they will need a couple of nice tugs and they should be able to pull it off. Okay. :)

Don't forget, they will be "gettin' gud" at this now. And they will flying out the door, soon.

The IOSSSC had their first public meeting last week and I don't recall seeing this link posted or it commented on.

But if you have not already seen this I think it's worth dowloading the PDF for a read. Some interesting info regarding the timelines, funding(LU and private) and the shortlisted shipyards. Only 2 UK yards were considered it would seem. H&W(Appledore) and Cammell Laird.

https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/new-vessel-replacement-news-media/

And the spanking? I'm sure I heard mention of spanking. Is that before or after Tuesday? ;)

Mo on the shortlist for Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Results are tonight, I think. :)

https://www.aim-awards.co.uk/nominations-overview/

Nicely found K. Best clue yet.

Fwiw, their only other FSPO is the Terra Nova (as a JV) and that has only recently been in for its mid-life upgrade. The work was done by Navantia., who along with Damen are also vying for the SeaRose contract.

Original RNS said five months but I personaly wouldn't get caught up on what times were given, as the scope of work can change.

15 replies to LSE's post and of the ones that I can see, due to filtering, all seem to be having a go at someone, in some form or another. Try posting something on the subject matter rather than cheap shots at others. If you have nothing to say on the matter being posted, try some restraint.

Having said that, I will join in.

Consuela, I realise that your soul aim is to pour scorn on the company itself and disrupt this board as much as possible. Which is fine, everyone needs a hobby. :) I know where you stand and I personaly have no problem with that. That 's why you are not filtered where as some other "regular" posters are. But try not to stray off mission and start making personal comments at those that don't deserve it. tia LSE's posts are for the most part informative at some some level and can lead to finding other things to research further. But even when, on occasions, they could be described as a bit tenuous they are done with good grace. If you can't find anything in the link for yourself, just move on. Others might.

For a start, I'm sure you and others are well aware that BP were actually an early partner of the Islandmagee project.

https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/INFA/bp-gas-marketing-equity-option-in-islandmagee-hmhhb2aithmud55.html

But then they changed their mind.

"Following a review of its European wide gas assets portfolio which determined that further investment in gas storage in Northern Ireland is no longer aligned with the portfolio's objectives, BP Gas Marketing Limited ("BPGM") has decided to relinquish its option to acquire 50.495% of the shares of IMSL and will therefore not be taking any further participation in the project."

https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/INFA/islandmagee-gas-storage-project-update-l8598lyy660vx4a.html

Times change. There is nothing to say they can't change it back. :)

The Sarah Grey's navigational status is showing as "Restricted Manoeuvrability", so I would guess it's towing. Noted it was inside the building dock yesterday and that is where the barges are usually lowered into the water.

As you say and also reported by Vessel finder... "The current position of VENTURE is at North Sea reported 23 hours ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to the port of London, United Kingdom (UK), and expected to arrive there on Oct 12, 12:30."

Marine Traffic has not updated it's details since early yesterday so can't see it's status.

Talking of tugs, namely electrified, zero emmissions ones. The ones H&W are proposing to be gettting into. I've been looking at the competition and it would seem that they are already years behind the curve, even if they had one ready to go, as of today. Most of the major tug manufacturers have had theirs on the market for quite some time. Noted that our latest "partner" Echandia collaborated with Damen in 2020 to create the world's first full-size, fully electric ship-handling tugboat - dubbed 'Sparky'.

They say they had "lots of interest" when they showed their design at a trade show. Duh, it's a trade show. That's what people do at trade shows. They wander from stand to stand showing great interest, grab some freebies in a branded tote bag and move on. No a great reason to start on the road to manufacturing a new line.

If they need one so badly, then just buy one. Makes good sense if they can get a good deal on one. But to go through the whole process of a new design and build seems a bit daft. In my view.