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  • Harland & Wolff Inks Five-Year Contract with Global Oil Services Company

    Mar 6, 2024 (Credit: Harland & Wolff Group) Harland & Wolff Group has signed a five-year master services agreement for the fabrication of large structures with oil services company supplying subsea infrastructure for global oil and gas developments. Harland & Wolff has received its first purchase order under that agreement to fabricate six subsea structures…


  • Princes Group announces worldwide decrease in food wastage

    International food and drink group, Princes, has published food waste data for its global operations, reporting an 18% fall from last year, and a 38% reduction against the group’s 2018/2019 baseline. The group said this marks half a decade of continued progress and puts the company firmly on track to meet its 2030 goal to…


  • Lewis Hamilton’s alcohol-free agave ‘Spirit’ launches in the UK

    The first expression of Lewis Hamilton’s foray into the alcohol-free market sees the launch in the UK of the sipping tipple, Almave Ambar Distilled Non-Alcoholic Blue Agave Spirit. The liquid itself captures the authentic aromas and flavours of its key ingredient, giving tasting notes of roasted blue agave, sweet caramel and toasted wood. While tequila…


  • China connects gravity storage and launches three new projects

    A second EVx system in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, started in Q2 2023 has completed foundation work and initial four floors of construction above ground (Photo: Business Wire) Swiss-based storage developer Energy Vault has confirmed China state grid interconnection and inverse power operation for the Rudong EVx system announced in 2023, alongside construction on three…


  • Belden introduces connectivity solutions for optimal performance in critical settings

    Belden unveiled a series of new offerings tailored for the optimal functioning of mission-critical environments. Enhanced data orchestration and management capabilities Belden has enhanced its suite of products with significant updates aimed at improving data management and orchestration in industrial settings: The Belden Horizon Console has been updated to offer improved data collection and transfer…


  • Mouser Electronics Celebrates 60th Anniversary

     Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, is proud to mark the company’s 60th year in business. Mouser began with a couple of employees working out of a garage in El Cajon, California, and today ranks as a top 10 global distributor and multi-billion-dollar corporation with…


  • 30 million smart meter milestone in Britain

    Image: DCC More than 30 million smart meters are now connected to Britain’s national smart meter network, the Data Communications Company (DCC) has reported. The 30 millionth meter was connected to the network at midday on March 1 by E.ON. With the average daily connection rate approaching 16,000, the number of connections is growing apace…


  • ABS Awards AIP for OceanSTAR’s FSO Design

    Mar 5, 2024 (Image: OceanSTAR Marine & Offshore Investment Pte. Ltd.) Classification society ABS said it has granted an approval in principle (AIP) to OceanSTAR Marine & Offshore Investment Pte. Ltd., for its newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) design. The OceanSTAR FSO-01 is a shipshape hull design specifically developed to cater to midsize FSOs…


  • ABB to supply hybrid power system for Nexans’ cable-laying vessel

    ABB has secured an order with Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft to supply a hybrid power and propulsion system for a forthcoming cable-laying vessel (CLV) of energy transition company Nexans. On delivery in 2026, the vessel will join Nexans Skagerrak and sister ship Nexans Aurora – also equipped with ABB technology – as the third and…


  • Nautical Sunrise project invests €6.8m in plans to build world’s largest offshore floating solar system

    Horizon Europe’s Nautical Sunrise project has invested €6.8m (US$7.4m) in floating solar company SolarDuck’s €8.4m (US$9.1m) plans to design, build and showcase the world’s largest offshore floating solar (OFS) system. The project to execute research and development on OFS systems and their components began in December 2023. It is expected to enable the large-scale deployment…