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Maersk Decom and Maersk Supply Service to provide Thames decommissioning

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Maersk Decom and Maersk Supply Service to provide Thames decommissioning

Maersk Decom, together with Maersk Supply Service, is project managing the removal, recycling and waste management of subsea infrastructure for Perenco’s Thames field in the UK North Sea. 

The project includes the cut and recovery of wellheads and wellhead protection structures, as well as end-to-end recycling and waste management. It is being delivered by an integrated team covering project management,...

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Svitzer holds naming ceremony for newest London tug, Svitzer Meridian

Svitzer holds naming ceremony for newest London tug, Svitzer Meridian

Event on the Thames, in partnership with National Grid Grain LNG and Sanmar, celebrates latest addition to ten-strong London fleet 

LONDON, 21 March, 2019: In London, leading global towage operator Svitzer and key partners have today officially christened Svitzer Meridian as the latest and tenth vessel in its Port of London fleet.

During a naming ceremony held on the River Thames with guests representing a variety of...

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DHL Express to make a splash with delivery option using Thames barges

DHL Express is targeting a roll-out of delivery barges on the Thames this year, as part of its “go green” strategy.
Chief executive John Pearson confirmed to The Loadstar the company’s UK division was working on a scheme similar to that in Amsterdam.
“Over the past three or four months, Paul [Hampson, UK operations director] and the team have been exploring moving stuff up and down the Thames,” said Mr Pearson. “From there the …

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Sewerage project shows how the Thames could again be a major cargo route

London is facing the perfect opportunity to revitalise the Thames’s reputation as a working river that can be a viable alternative to the city’s gridlocked roads for cargo transport.
At Intermodal Europe in Rotterdam this month, freight and fleet project manager at Transport for London (TFL), Peter Binham, said a new sewerage system being constructed in London sets a good example of this.
“More than 7m tonnes of cargo are being moved by barge in the development of …

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