Orcades Marine hosted a social networking event named ‘Oktoberfest’ for Orkney’s marine supply chain on 27th October 2023. The event was attended by members from the Orkney Harbour Authority, EMEC and other various marine organisations. Orcades Marine also took this opportunity to collect for the Orkney Blide Trust, a local charity organisation who focuses on […]
We are hiring a marketing executive to join our small team of consultants here in Orkney. If you enjoy working in a highly collaborative work environment, please send your interest and CV following the contact details listed in the job overview below.
We would like to welcome Lingxuan (Ling) to the Orcades Marine team as our Electrical Design Engineer. His interests lie in hybrid AC/DC microgrid system modelling and the integration of power regulation and converter control into renewable energy systems and other energy storage systems. He has an MSc in Electrical Power System from the University […]
Orcades Marine Asia has moved office! You can now find us at: 11 Beach Road, Unit #03-01, Singapore 189675 For more information on the range of services that we can provide, please visit our website here.
It was great for one of our Orcades Tow Masters’ to be part of the highly successful operation on board the new Orkney Harbours tug “Thor of Scapa”, during the tow out and connection of the Magallanes Renovables Tidal Energy Converter “ATIR” onto moorings at the EMEC test site in the Fall of Warness in […]
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has awarded a Standard Innovation Voucher for a project between Orcades Marine Management Consultants Ltd. and Orkney College UHI. Together with the computer science department at Orkney College UHI, they will undertake the development of a mobile tool for assessing workboat vessel stability prior to sailing and ship manoeuvres. The final […]
Our Operations Director Alexandra Thomson has successfully coded her first vessel “Gold Rush” as an SCMS Code Examiner – this included the change over of Certification Authority to the Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors (SCMS) and all relevant inspection criteria carried out. The SCMS is approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as a […]
We are excited and delighted to welcome Isla Kemp into our team as a Modern Apprentice in Digital Administration! She moved to Orkney from Brazil 2 years ago and she will be assisting the Finance Manager with key daily administrative tasks.
Grangemouth, 13 September 2019 – GAC UK and leading marine consultants Orcades Marine have joined forces to offer an array of consultancy services and specialist personnel to the industry. The partnership was formed in response to rapid developments in offshore and shipping technology and the growing marine and offshore renewable energy sector. It unites Orcades […]
The new pilot boat “Scapa Pathfinder”, built for Orkney Islands Council (OIC) Marine Services, arrived today in Orkney after a smooth delivery trip from the Armon shipyard in Navia, Northern Spain. Orcades Marine were initially contracted to put together the specification based on the existing pilot boat the “John Rae” (delivered in 2010) but with […]