Key deals

The UK’s Fast Response Craft (FRC) training company, FRC International, is to host this year’s Crew Systems Integration (CSI) conference, taking place from 2 to 4 June 2013 at RNLI Lifeboat College…

In a bid to highlight the benefits of ship to shore power systems as an alternative to ship’s auxiliary engines at berths, Sweden’s the Port of Ystad has co hosted a community…

The Central Industry Group (CIG), a group of ten predominantly Netherlands companies which all provide goods and services to the international shipbuilding market, has come up with a unique new vessel for…

Aluminium boat builder Robust Boats Ltd of Pembrokeshire (berth V18) brings a new Alimal 700 RIB to Seawork, with a commercial specification bolt-on attachment system for the Hypalon tubes.

The Seaward range of boats will be back on show at Seawork this year courtesy of new owner, The Boat Development Company, on stand B69.

A fire broke out onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Grandeur of the Seas, yesterday, which put paid to over 2,000 holidaymakers’ holidays.

Global marine lifting, loading and handling solutions manufacturer, Palfinger, has united Ned-Deck Marine with Palfinger Marine under the new company name, Palfinger Ned-Deck.

The UK’s engineering R&D company, Roke Manor Research Ltd, has developed AGITATE, a self charging miniaturised tracking device for lifejackets to lower costs of monitoring and regulating man overboard lifejackets.

There’s a new green technology partnership in Japan – Eco Marine Power (EMP) has teamed up with KEI System Ltd to launch a new system capable of monitoring and controlling eco power…

IMO has launched a new interactive display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) at its headquarters and a new PSSA website to promote awareness on the issue.

MacGregor, part of global cargo company, Cargotec, has won an offshore winch contract from three Chinese shipyards: Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering.

The biennial Strategic Maritime Asset Research and Transformation Rivers Conference (SMART) will once again look at bringing together the best in inland waterway transport and technology to share best practice.

The UK’s offshore windfarm constructor and maintenance company, CWind, has ordered a second CWhisper ‘Swath’ workboat from CTruk Boats Ltd.

The first meeting of the new UK offshore wind sector council took place this week, chaired by the chief corporate officer of Scottish Power, Keith Anderson, and Business and Energy Minister, Michael…

The European Commission has adopted an action plan to help revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean area.

The UK boatbuilder Mustang Marine is planning to create 100 jobs as part of a £1.5m expansion following strong global orders – a move that will double its workforce.