Key deals

The UK’s Alicat Workboats has been contracted to construct four bespoke aluminium catamarans for the UK energy supplier E.ON later this year – the first will serve E.ON’s Robin Rigg windfarm off…

Global marine IT solutions company, Transas Marine, has received approval from RINA and Lloyd’s Register to carry out Radio Communication equipment surveys and Voyage Data Recorders (VDR/SVDR) Annual Performance Testing (APT).

UK catamaran manufacturer, Powercats Ltd, is powering into 2013 by bringing the Powercat 525 to this year’s Tullet Prebon London Boat Show taking place from 12 to 20 January at Excel, London.

UK based safety equipment company, Reach and Rescue Limited, has designed a Reach and Rescue telescopic pole in conjunction with a UK Fire and Flood Rescue division, in a bid to improve…

UK insurance company, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human…

South Korea’s Hyundai SeasAll recently announced it will be releasing a new, compact, fuel-efficient range of engines suitable for smaller, semi-displacement workboats, over the next 18 months.

According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.

French wind engineering company, Meteodyn, has developed new Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software to for the monitoring and forecasting of wind conditions.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the trade organisation which represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has highlighted the hazards of electrical shocks and noise damage in two new offshore safety…

Australian boatbuilder, Incat Crowther, has been contracted to design a pair of bulletproof monohull crew boats for the fleet of Nigerian C&I Leasing Plc.

UK based boatbuilders McTay Marine Services Ltd and Alucatz Catamarans have been working on a new range of windfarm vessels for the past six months.

Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the Baltic Ace, which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5…

When Wales’s Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd was formed in 2006 by Cardiff Bay Cruises Ltd to operate a commuter service around Cardiff Bay and the Rivers Taff and Ely, it was…

Swedish shipbuilder, Dockstavarvet, has delivered a new pilot boat to Wilhelmshaven in Germany, 12 months after the contract signing and two weeks ahead of schedule.

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