Key deals

The EU has offcially adopted a compromise regarding the sulphur content in marine fuels during its September plenary session, which allows states to assist the maritime sector.

Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

The recent combined efforts of Neptune Shipyards and Rotterdam based marine services company Stemat have resulted in the new Stemat 89, a multi-purpose barge with accommodation capacity for 60 persons.

Scottish near shore and onshore service provider, Caledonian Geotech (CG), recently completed a survey contract with the Port of Cairnryan Limited.

Bond Offshore Helicopters’ search and rescue operations in Scottish waters have been supported by Lerwick harbour’s pilot boats for their 100th exercise.

Hull based energy company, Rix, has increased its order for new vessels in a bid to make the most of the developing offshore windfarm sector off the East Yorkshire coast in the…

Maritime Journal has recently added the social media platform Facebook to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.

Scotlands Aberdeen Harbour Board has begun a study to evaluate the likelihood of extending the facilities at the port to meet its increasing operations.

Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) are encouraging people interested in the management of inshore fisheries around the North East and North West coasts of England and the Isles of Scilly to…

The UKs Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has announced its plans to build an £11.2m lifeboat building and maintenance facility at its headquarters in Poole, Dorset, for future in-house production of all…

Swedish marine software company, Transas Marine, has launched its Port Management Information Systems (PMIS) – a solution for real-time port management.

Japanese marine solutions company, Eco Marine Power (EMP) Co Ltd, recently announced that it has completed the design of its EnergySail product – a year after the design project began.

Pulled by customer demand alone, Dutch marine solutions company, Imtech Marine and Offshore, will be establishing its presence in the South American market this month with the opening of an office in…

Belgian medium speed engine company ABC has launched a new engine at SMM in Hamburg. The 6DL36 is rated at up to 5,299bhp at 750rpm and is said to comply with IMO…

Germany’s ZF Marine Group had a lot to shout about at this year’s SMM trade fair in Hamburg – it launched a new hybrid ready ZF 5300 PTI transmission gearbox and introduced…

UK based Merseyside shipyard and engineering business, Cammell Laird, is looking to grow its business across the marine, renewables and civil nuclear sectors in the second half of 2012, following a strong…

The first-in-class Joint High Speed Vessel USNS ‘Spearhead’ (JHSV 1), under construction at Austal USA’s Alabama shipyard, has successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) – the last milestone before delivery.

HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint venture between Germany’s Hochtief Solutions and GeoSea, a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group, has officially commissioned a powerful jack-up vessel for offshore work, the ‘Innovation’ this…

UK based satellite tracking and monitoring systems company, McMurdo Marine Systems, displayed its range of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) at Hamburgs SMM 2012 this week.