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The Mimir Marine hyperbaric reception facility chamber being loaded for Baku
Firms dive in to assist Baku
Yorkshire’s specialist shipping, rail and transport law firm Myton Law has advised Hull-based Mimir Marine on a contract for the urgent supply of a port-side hyperbaric reception facility to Baku, Azerbaijan.
The 80-ton, 300 metre-depth rated life support chamber complex provides a shore based safe-haven for the controlled decompression of deep-sea divers. Developed by Mimir Marine in Hull, the unit is suitable for multiday decompression of up to 24 divers.
The unit was dispatched by Mimir Marine for urgent delivery after damage to an existing facility at Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It was air lifted via East Midlands Airport on board an Antonov 124 aeroplane. The equipment arrived in Baku within 12 hours of leaving the UK.
“Myton Law was delighted to advise Mimir Marine against tight deadlines on such a complex, multi-faceted contract in negotiation with a major oil and gas company for this urgentlyrequired, high value kit,” said Myton Law’s John Habergham.
Mimir Marine, based on Neptune Street in Hull, is a leading global provider of hyperbaric reception facilities, diving and high-altitude pressure vessels for human occupancy and associated equipment.
Hull-based Myton Law has been listed for its maritime expertise in the 200 ‘Best Law Firms 2022’ published by The Times.
BDMLR training session in Bridlington with current and new marine mammal medic volunteers
ABP lends support to marine life rescue
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), working across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, have successfully run several of their Marine Mammal Medic courses thanks to support from Associated British Ports (ABP).
ABP donated £1,150 to the BDMLR, for the charity to purchase inflatable, life-sized marine mammals to use on their courses.
The BDMLR carry out vital work across the Humber and beyond to help marine and freshwater wildlife.
Volunteers, who complete the BDMLR Marine Mammal Medic course, are on hand to rescue injured or sick mammals.
It is not the first time ABP have supported the BDMLR. Each year ABP host a collection of unwanted towels and cotton sheets in good condition to be used for seal rescues, and in 2019 ABP purchased two seal rescue bags and a kennel.
Seal rescues make up a sizeable proportion of the BDMLR’s work in the area. The UK and its waters are home to over 120 000 grey seals, representing 40 per cent of the species’ global population.
ABP has its own team of volunteers called the Green and Clean Team. The group works to help ABP reduce its waste, create places for wildlife to live and for colleagues to enjoy, across the Humber Port estate.
They also act as champions for local charities' such as the BDMLR to continue their vital work in the area.
Simon Bird, Director Humber, said: “It is great that ABP have been able to support such a worthy cause.
This donation is part of a wider set of activities we carry out to support community groups and charities across the Humber area.”
Catherine and Dave Leng, BDMLR Area Coordinators, said: “We would like to thank ABP Humber for their very generous donation. These models, that are handmade in the UK, have already been used to train 25 new volunteers in Bridlington.
“The models will also be used across the year for public engagement and fundraising events.”
If you would like to find out more about the BDMLR you can do so by visiting -bdmlr.org.uk/ or following their social media channels @BDMLR. Visit: www.abports.co.uk
Solicitors makes key appointment
Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP announces that Stephen Dettman has joined the firm as a Partner and Head of the Residential Property Team, strengthening its client offering across the region. Stephen has extensive specialist property law experience and will be a valuable addition to the well-established team.
Having qualified as a solicitor in 2005, Stephen has since specialised in technical property transactions and has developed expertise across all aspects of residential transactions, from sales, purchases and remortgages, to lease extensions, shared ownership and solar panel leases.
Geoff Phillips, Partner and Head of Property at Andrew Jackson, said: “We are delighted to welcome Stephen to Andrew Jackson Solicitors. Demand for our residential property services remains exceptionally high and I have no doubt that Stephen’s depth of understanding across all aspects of residential property, along with his strong commercial outlook and proactive approach, will ensure that we continue to provide the highest standards in service and value for our clients.”
Stephen added: “Andrew Jackson has developed an excellent reputation for the provision of high quality, and often technical, residential property matters. I am delighted to be joining a firm that shares my commitment to delivering exceptional services tailored to clients' specific requirements.”
Stephen Dettman and Geoff Phillips
Opportunities available with Drax
More than 328 businesses came together at an event run by renewable energy company Drax and its engineering, procurement and construction partner, Worley, to learn how they can win contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to deliver Drax’s vital carbon removal technology, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
The event, run in partnership with NOF, the UK’s leading UK energy sector business development organisation, and the West & North Yorkshire and Hull & Humber Chambers of Commerce, was held in Hull.
Drax has previously said that it aims to source 80 per cent of the construction materials and services from British firms and to build a robust UK supply chain for BECCS, ahead of construction getting underway as soon as 2024, with the creation of around 10,000 jobs.
Graham Backhouse, Drax’s Commercial Director for the BECCS project, said: “We want to put British businesses at the heart of our plans to deliver BECCS. It was fantastic to see such a broad range of companies, large and small, from across the region come together to learn how they can benefit from hundreds of millions of pounds worth of new contracts.
“Negative emissions technologies like BECCS will play a vital role in enabling the UK to reach its net zero goals, as well as creating exciting opportunities for Britain to lead the world in this vital technology, creating a new sector of the economy, as well as export opportunities.”
David Hooper, External Affairs and Membership Director at Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, said: “The event was a fantastic opportunity for businesses from across the region to learn about the huge opportunities available for them to be involved in Drax’s BECCS project. Projects like this will provide a vital opportunity for the UK supply chain to access millions of pounds worth of contracts, supporting jobs and growth in the Hull and Humber region. The Chamber welcomes and supports this initiative and it’s encouraging to see so many local businesses wanting to get involved and play their part.”
Diana Taylor, Managing Director of Marketing Humber, said: “BECCS at Drax will have a huge impact both economically and environmentally across the whole of the region, and it will play a vital role in enabling a zero carbon Humber.
“It’s crucial that businesses from across the Humber play a role in Drax’s plans, as it will not only support the economic growth of the region, but it will also support the creation of green jobs, helping to level up the North.”
Drax has a proven track record in delivering ambitious and pioneering infrastructure projects with the conversion of its power station in North Yorkshire to use sustainable biomass.
This has enabled it to become the UK’s largest single site renewable generator, supporting more than 6,600 jobs throughout its supply chain across the North, while reducing its emissions by over 95 per cent and paving the way for the deployment of BECCS.
Switch to reduce emissions
Phillips 66 Limited has announced plans to pursue the use of lower-carbon hydrogen to refuel industrial heaters at the Phillips 66 Limited Humber Refinery in the UK. The heaters are integral to the refining process because they provide heat necessary to convert hydrocarbons to transportation fuels.
The Refuelling the Humber Refinery project will aim to reduce CO2 emissions at the Humber Refinery and demonstrate the importance of hydrogen for industrial fuel switching as part of the UK government’s carbon-neutrality goals.
Phillips 66 Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66, will conduct a feasibility study that will look at how world-leading technology can be used at the Humber Refinery to refuel geographically remote industrial fired heaters with lower-carbon hydrogen instead of natural gas.
Phillips 66 Limited has committed £500,000 to the Refuelling the Humber Refinery project. UK Research and Innovation, the largest source of public funding for research and innovation in the UK, has matched the funding through its Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
Phillips 66 Limited has awarded contracts for the feasibility study to Worley and John Zink International. The results of the feasibility study could help to develop a template for hydrogen refuelling that could be replicated in industrial facilities across the UK and worldwide.
Phil Gothard, Humber Refinery Project Development Lead, said: “This is great news for the region as well as the Humber Refinery. It is another project helping the Humber Refinery play its part in the energy transition and toward its position as a ‘refinery of the future.’”
Bradley Andrews, President at Worley, said: “This project highlights the important role Phillips 66 Limited plays in the decarbonisation of the Humber region, and our global expertise will help it achieve this vision. This is another step on our journey as we work with our customers to help adapt existing assets and decarbonise industrial hubs in a common vision to achieve net zero.”
Camilo Yarce, Regional Customer Advisor at John Zink International, A Koch Engineered Solutions Company, said: “We are honoured to participate in this project along with Worley and Phillips 66. We trust that this feasibility study will become a footprint for other plants across the globe to transform their operations into more sustainable ones.”
The feasibility study is launched at the Phillips 66 Limited Humber Refinery. Its General Manager and UK Director of Phillips 66 Limited Darren Cunningham (front, second from left) is joined by project team members from Phillips 66 Limited plus specialists from Worley and John Zink International, (back, left to right) Alex Merrall, René Becker, Harry Crocker, Darren Partridge, Alexander Leiser, Jon Gregory, (front) Art Parkinson, Carilo Yarce and the refinery’s Technical Manager Chris Gilbert
Davies Turner established the Express China Rail service in 2016 in conjunction with our long term partners in China, Air Sea Transport, who already had years of experience in the China rail sector.
Initially, predominantly an import service, offering both LCL (groupage) and FCL (full load containers), the service quickly gained momentum as clients took advantage of the fast transits, compared to ocean freight and the much lower costs, compared to air freight. With confidence and demand for China rail freight services soaring, February 2022 seeing the 50,000th China-Europe train embarking on its journey, Davies Turner, keen to fulfill the desire of the UK export market, has established a dedicated weekly LCL rail service from the UK to China. Following successful trials, where transit savings in excess of 20 days compared to ocean freight were achieved, we are sure our export clients will benefit from this third freight option.
