Process industries


  • Offshore Wind Vessels Charging Study Gets Underway in Irish Sea

    Maersk’s offshore vessel-charging venture Stillstrom has launched a collaborative study with EnBW and BP, the developers of the Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms, to assess the viability of integrating offshore charging solutions for service and crew transfer vessels for the projects. The study will evaluate the operational, technical, and economic viability of integrating offshore…


  • One line does the work of two as Qupaq denester improves meat-packing efficiency

    Kaufland’s Osterfeld meat-packing centre has achieved efficiency breakthroughs with with Qupaq’s tray denesting and product loading technology. In the wake of the successful integration of a Qupaq solution at its meat-packing center in Möckmühl in 2017, the German hypermarket chain Kaufland initiated a similar investment for its Osterfeld facility earlier this year. The project was…


  • INEOS FPS Picks Liebherr’s RL 650 Offshore Crane for Unity Platform

    INEOS Forties Pipeline System (FPS) has selected Liebherr for the supply of a new Ram Luffing (RL) series offshore crane for its Unity Platform in the UK North Sea. After more than 30 years of service, the currently installed RL crane on the Unity Platform has run its course, and will be replaced by Liebherr’s…


  • Nutiani identifies value-seeking consumers as top health and nutrition trend for 2024

    Nutiani’s latest research reveals a consumer shift towards high-quality, science-backed, and multifunctional nutrition amid balancing health and economic concerns. The company’s newly released Top 10 Health and Nutrition Trends for 2024 infographic draws from its recently refreshed Nutiani Ipsos Consumer Health and Nutrition Index 2023 to unveil how inflationary pressures have shaped consumer behaviours in…


  • Longitude Gets Subsea Engineering Job on Egypt’s Burullus Gas Field

    Jan 23, 2024 (Credit: Longitude Engineering) Longitude Engineering, part of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a contract to provide detailed design and engineering services for the subsea development of Phase-X at Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea. The West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession is…


  • Fischer Farms showcases revolutionary food production overhaul to DEFRA Secretary

    Fischer Farms, the firm behind one of the world’s largest vertical farms, welcomed the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to its new farm in Norwich. Defra Secretary, Steve Barclay, visited Fischer Farms’ new state-of-the-art 25,000m2 vertical farm at Food Enterprise Park, alongside Norfolk County council leader, Kay Mason Billig, Tom McCabe,…


  • EU emerging as the next Silicon Valley for cultivated meat innovation

    The EU’s gold standard regulatory framework is positioning it as the Silicon Valley of cultivated meat and promising economic and environmental triumphs. According to food awareness organisation, ProVeg International, the EU Agriculture Ministers are due to meet on 23 January to discuss the regulation of cultivated meat within the 27 Member State bloc, with concerns expected…


  • Aquaterra Energy Inks 3-Year Contract with UK Oil And Gas Operator

    Jan 23, 2024 (Credit: Aquaterra Energy) Aquaterra Energy has secured a three-year contract with a UK independent exploration and production company to provide analysis services across its global offshore operations. The contract will see Aquaterra Energy deliver a comprehensive range of offshore analysis services, including riser and conductor analysis for jack-ups and semi-submersibles, plus integrity…


  • OFI’s new F&B Solutions Platform takes the lead in addressing evolving consumer tastes

    ofi today announces the next phase of its customer first strategy with the launch of a new commercial platform – ofi F&B Solutions – which will be part of its Ingredients & Solutions reporting segment. The new F&B Solutions platform consolidates ofi’s current category solutions capabilities and innovation infrastructure to better support a diverse range…


  • OFI’s new F&B Solutions Platform takes the lead in addressing evolving tastes

    ofi today announces the next phase of its customer first strategy with the launch of a new commercial platform – ofi F&B Solutions – which will be part of its Ingredients & Solutions reporting segment. The new F&B Solutions platform consolidates ofi’s current category solutions capabilities and innovation infrastructure to better support a diverse range…