A new maritime hub dedicated to research and development for the maritime sector has officially opened in at Port of Tyne, South Shields today
UK’s first Maritime innovation hub officially opens at Port of Tyne
UK’s first Maritime innovation hub officially opens at Port of Tyne

A new hub dedicated to research and development for the maritime sector has officially opened in at Port of Tyne, South Shields today A new partnership has been announced between a number of organisations including Port of Tyne, PD Ports, Nissan, Connected Places Catapult, Accenture, Royal HaskoningDHV and Ubisoft to create the UK’s first Maritime […]

Energy
International Offshore Wind delegation to visit North East
International Offshore Wind delegation to visit North East

NOF, the business development experts for the energy sector, is welcoming an international delegation to North East England to demonstrate the industrial and economic benefits of the region’s established offshore wind cluster. Taking place between 26-28 June, the visit of nearly 50 government officials, industry leaders and global stakeholders from 21 countries, has been organised […]

Osbit expands head office to support increased demand in offshore sectors
Osbit expands head office to support increased demand in offshore sectors
Osbit expands head office to support increased demand in offshore sectors

Work has begun on expanding Osbit’s Northumberland-based headquarters to accommodate the company’s rapidly expanding workforce and facilitate an increase in demand for its engineering expertise in the offshore renewables and oil & gas markets. This comes after the award of grant funding from a programme designed to accelerate business growth and stimulate employment in rural […]

A Squared Engineering sets up new office in Blyth
A Squared Engineering sets up new head office to support increased demand in offshore sectors
A Squared Engineering sets up new head office to support increased demand in offshore sectors

A new offshore engineering company is the latest tenant to move into Blyth Workspace to accommodate the increase in demand for its engineering expertise in the offshore renewables and oil & gas markets. A Squared Engineering is an offshore engineering consultancy. The company provide specialist engineering and technical services to the offshore energy, commercial marine […]

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PORT OF BLYTH FIRST TO SECURE PRESTIGIOUS SAFETY STANDARD
PORT OF BLYTH FIRST TO SECURE PRESTIGIOUS SAFETY STANDARD

The Port of Blyth has become the first UK port to achieve the new ISO 45001 standard in Occupational Health & Safety Management. The prominent standard follows other generic management system approaches such as ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 and is now regarded as the single benchmark for the management of occupational health and safety. Developed by […]

Northumberland Energy Park, Development Site in North East England
Work Starts at £30m Northumberland Energy Park Site
Work Starts at £30m Northumberland Energy Park Site

Advance Northumberland have reached a major milestone in the redevelopment of the former Blyth Power Station Enterprise Zone, where work has now begun, following a ground breaking ceremony on the site of Northumberland Energy Park at Energy Central. The main purpose of this activity is to maximise opportunities to attract investment from the offshore energy […]

Offshore Ambition Bonds Port of Blyth & New Tenant Texo CFS
Offshore Ambition Bonds Port of Blyth And New Tenant Texo CFS
Offshore Ambition Bonds Port of Blyth And New Tenant Texo CFS

Port of Blyth has announced it will soon be welcoming another new client to its offshore energy hub once a brand new £0.7m facility at its South Harbour terminal for fabricating specialists Texo CFS is completed. The Northumberland port, known as one of the UK’s leading offshore energy support bases, has developed an impressive cluster […]

ORE Catapult Blyth testing facilities
GE Renewable Energy strengthens offshore wind partnership with ORE Catapult
GE Renewable Energy strengthens offshore wind partnership with ORE Catapult

GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have today announced a £9 ($11) million four-year research partnership aimed at minimising the time people have to spend offshore, which will enhance both safety and operating costs for offshore wind farms. The “Stay Ashore!” programme is built on three pillars: Reliability by design, […]