North Star to build vessel for East Anglia Three in India
A North Star shipping hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) set for the UK’s East Anglia Three offshore wind farm is to be built in India.
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Life after oil: From North Sea ships to Aberdeen Geek Retreat
Scott Leslie admits his hands were trembling as typed up a letter quitting his job overseeing a fleet of North Sea ships.
North Star Renewables secures £96m to build vessel fleet
North Star Renewables (NSR), of Aberdeen, is today announcing a £96 million funding package to support its vessel-building plans.
Green battery start-up brings in shipping and marine industry veteran
Carbon Neutral Energy (CNE) has brought in a marine and shipping sector veteran with a bulging contacts book to help speed up the fledgling green battery firm’s growth.
North Star Shipping gets £40m cash boost to fuel growth
North Star Shipping, the largest offshore support vessel operator in the North Sea, has secured a £40million finance package from Bank of Scotland.
Union hits back at ‘unsafe’ rota plan from Rever Offshore
A seafarers union has hit back at plans from Rever Offshore to continue an extended rota for workers which it claims is “unsafe”.
North Star Shipping plans 100 job cuts due to oil downturn
Aberdeen-based oil and gas support vessel operator North Star Shipping has told crews it plans to make around 100 people redundant.
‘Anger’ as offshore vessel crews face an extra month at sea over coronavirus
Crews of oil and gas emergency standby ships are facing an extra month out in the North Sea in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sparking “anger” from parts of the workforce.
North Star’s turnover was down ahead of sale by Craig Group
Turnover for Craig Group’s emergency response business dropped nearly 20% in the financial year before its sale to international investors.
Craig Group sells off core shipping business
Family-owned Craig Group, of Aberdeen, has sold its core North Star Shipping business to international investors in a move described as “restructuring for a new era”.
Craig Group “robust” despite North Sea slump
An Aberdeen-based shipping and oilfield procurement and services group has hailed its “robust” business despite measuring the impact of the oil and gas downturn on its balance sheet.
North Star Shipping receives top safety award
North Star Shipping has won a top health and safety award from the British Safety Council.
VIDEO: Incredible footage of orcas near North Sea platform
The crew of a North Sea emergency response and rescue vessel were amazed to see a school of orca whales surround their ship, 155 nautical miles east of Aberdeen.
Craig Group adds new rescue vessel to fleet
The head of Aberdeen-based Craig Group yesterday swatted away any suggestions the firm may be experiencing buyer’s remorse after its shipping division added a new vessel to its fleet. A number of North Sea oil and gas companies have been forced to the wall this year after their ambitious spending plans failed to reap rewards as orders tailed off amid the oil price slump. But Craig Group’s boss said its outlay on emergency response and recovery vessels would safeguard hundreds of jobs at the privately owned, family-run shipping and energy services company.