Cuan Marine Services ltd

25/07/2025

It’s been a while 😅
Cuan Spirits got a lovely new look
She’s ready for work anywhere in Ireland

19/06/2025

02/05/2025

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We’d like to introduce you to Desmond Rodgers, a boatman that worked with Queen’s for 36 years 🤯 Desmond has helped hundreds of students across multiple sub...

01/05/2025

“Born and bred a Portaferry man and after leaving school I went into the Merchant Navy, where I spent 10 years. Then an opportunity came up with Queen's University as a boatman and, in the end, I spent 36 years with the University.

“My job was looking after the boat and taking people - students and lecturers - out into Strangford Lough. Mostly Strangford Lough, but we spent a fair bit of time doing work on plankton in the Irish Sea.

“I'm very lucky because Queen's brought students from all around the world and it was constant, and it was great being able to help them. I was able to help them with equipment and advising what they needed, for example, what types of nets they would need to do their projects.

“Some of the projects would have lasted three years, but you'd done them before with other students, maybe two or three years back. So, the same things kept coming up.

“It certainly was nice to work with them, and I found them all very grateful, you know. They were always very grateful about the help we gave them.”

We’d like to introduce you to Desmond Rodgers, a boatman who worked with Queen’s for 36 years 🤯 Desmond has helped hundreds of students across multiple subjects during his time with us.

Our marine lab, based in Portaferry, is a vital research lab for students studying different subjects, from marine biology to geography. Although officially retired now, he still dedicates some of his time to helping students and lecturers.

Portaferry is a hive of activity for marine life and has the second strongest tidal flow in Europe, making it an ideal place for students from all over the world to study. People like Desmond are instrumental to making sure our students get the best experience during their time at Queen’s, so they can go on to shape the world.

22/04/2025

Great to be working with Queens on a regular basis, with students and staff in the marine lab

04/04/2025

Looking forward to this

Exciting developments at the GP Group!

We’re proud to announce that we’ll soon be offering underwater ROV inspections as part of our expanding services. These advanced robotic solutions will complement our fully compliant commercial diving operations across Ireland and the UK.

This means greater accuracy, enhanced safety, and even more flexibility for our clients—whether it’s subsea infrastructure, vessel inspections, or hard-to-reach environments.

More details coming soon!

17/02/2025

08/01/2025

🎉 Congratulations to ORPC electric engineer Harry Knoblauch!

His aerial shot of our marine energy turbine deployment at Queen's University Belfast’s tidal test site in Northern Ireland was chosen as the cover photo for Marine Ireland Industry Network's 2025 calendar.

We can't wait to see it hanging in ORPC offices!

24/12/2024

Well that’s a wrap for us for 2024
What an incredibly busy year we have had
Thanks to everyone have a good Christmas and we will see yous all in the new year
Strangford Lough Boat Tours

24/12/2024

We would also like to thank everyone for this fabulous year
Happy Christmas and have a Brilliant New Year