Key deals

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.

UK boatbuilder, Alnmaritec, recently delivered a hull number 149 new line handling vessel for operations at a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit off the coat of Ghana.

Australian satellite communications company Beam Communications Pty Ltd, will be showcasing its satellite piracy solutions for secure communication onboard a vessel at SMM 2012 taking place in Hamburg this week.

Titan Salvage has presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the ‘Costa Concordia’ wreck to the Osservatorio, the body responsible for overseeing the removal operations.

UK marine companies have a significant chance to influence Government sponsored research.

The third Motor Ship Gas Fuelled Ships (GFS) Conference is due to take place on 12 to 14 September 2012 in this year’s host city, Bergen, Norway.

Damen Shipyards has revealed its latest multifunctional design, the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500, providing a new concept to the shipping industry.

Furuno Shanghai Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Chinese engineering support company, Furuno Electric, is now providing Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training to the Chinese market.

Lithuanian shipyard, Western Baltija Shipbuilding, part of Estonias BLRT Grupp, has delivered a new fishing vessel hull to Danish company, Karstensens Skibsvaerft A/S, amongst other newbuilds.

The UKs Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has been working to deliver an outer breakwater for the outer harbour area to provide a more sheltered environment for vessels - but it needs more…

The House of Lords EU Committee has published its follow up report on tackling Somali piracy through ‘Operation Atalanta’ and has stressed the need for the operation to be extended beyond 2014.

The UK’s South Boats Special Projects Ltd has handed over its offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels number 63 and 64, ‘Seacat Endeavour’ and Seacat Reliance to windfarm operator, Seacat Services Limited.

UK marine evacuation systems company Survival Craft Inspectorate recently signed an agreement with IRM Offshore Services to supply its products and services to the Middle East – the company’s first presence in…