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Would be interesting if H & W were able to do "anything" with batteries on "any" vessels, atm. :)
All gone a bit quite following their announcement of the partnership with Echandia and the consortium with Macduff and Kongsberg. Same with Harland & Wolff Technologies. Giss an update, JW. Go on, giss it.
Did see in the news section of Northstars website that they had signed also MoU wih Stillstrom for development of offshore charging. Think that may have been flagged up here in the past. If memory serves...
Not sure if it's related but it is the season for those doing their final Bed and ISA's before the new financial year. Was thinking of transfering the few I have languishing in the trading account over, as it takes up less of the allocation whilst the price is down here. Just a thought. :)
In the absence of the Linkedin link I looked at Northstars own Linkedin page to see if they had mentioned the visit. They haven't, just yet, but they did mention that they were attending the Renewable UK's Port and Vessles Conference yesterday in Newcastle.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-star-uk
https://events.renewableuk.com/portsvessels24-overview
H&W were not on the exhibitors list and no sign of anybody from H&W attending on the delegates list, afaics. You can downloaded the list, if you want to see who was attending. Did see that Belfast Harbour sent someone. Would have thought that this would have been a far more useful event to have some representation at than some of the Skipper fishing boat things they've been doing. Especially the new Aberdeen branch.
https://events.renewableuk.com/portsvessels24-delegatelist
Anyway, thanks Stokey. For the providing the original source of tanget I've just been off on. :)
Yes, "Arnish is now working on five barges". But that comes in as raw sheet steel and goes out as barges. That might have been the delivery from the RDJ Maasstroom you flagged up a week ago.
A "could be", in regards to the Meghan at least, might be freshly H&W Arnish fabricated items being picked up from in front of their Yard, which is where the Meghan keeps returning to, and being delivered/installed out "near" the new terminal. Berthing /mooring dolphins, comes to mind. Like those shown in the new, to me, cruise related video on the Deepwater Terminal website.
https://www.stornowayportauthority.com/our-projects/deep-water-terminal/
"This major development will establish Stornoway as the only port in the north-west of Scotland where large ships can get alongside. It will enable the islands to realise their full potential as a perfect location for UK cruise itineraries, being an overnight sail to and from Greenock, Invergordon, Orkney and Belfast."
Https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-6.379/centery:58.192/zoom:15
There are other businesses Stokey, but Megan looks like it's actually working in the harbour. It's been going back and forth from shore to a point out in the bay. Same as yesterday. More likely in relation the new DW terminal.
Noted that they expect to announce plans for a second ship in the summer. But sticking with known knowns for now, announcing, taking ownership and planing work takes time and although there is no reason to believe it wouldn't get a repeat contract, at this time, it doesn't automatically follow that Belfast would be get that work also.
Overall it's being exported but is the work on the M55 for the MOD (DESA) initially and the ownership only being transfered to the Lithuanian Government on completion of the work.
But, others could include...
Villa Vie Residences, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Margaritaville At Sea, Palm Beach, Florida.
Recent Services Agreement with a "Global" oil services company. ???
Local tug just gone out to meet the incoming Islander. Should be going into dry dock during the next half hour.
Gleened some info from LSE's video link that the Odyssey (Breamar) will be switching places with the Islander and going in behind her. Would have been March 10th but now end of month early April. Says for two to three week stay depending on what they find underneath the waterline. With some work whilst alongside at the SRQ.
So, will that be two cruise ships in the BDD and one FSRU in the BBD.
Regardless of involvement , heard dry docking ain't cheap.
Not a bail out. Not a hand out. No money is coming from the gov. or the taxpayer. It's coming from the banks.
It's more that they are being asked to trust that the company can make a go of it with those funds and if they eff it up then and only then would they require anything. ANd even then, I guess it would after they have auctioned off the goods and chattels.
Not ideal, but thats is the price of trying to do things quickly as opposed to a more organic growth. imo :)