Key deals

A new generation Antigoon class dredger, called Scheldt River, being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä…

MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply a complete propulsion package for two new trailing-suction hopper dredgers ordered by dredging company, Van Oord.

Rix Sea Shuttle is extending its fleet of crew transfer vessels for the offshore windfarm sector by ordering a new 27.4m vessel to be constructed by French boatbuilder, Piriou.

ELA Container Offshore GmbH is seeing an increase in demand for its offshore units as the offshore wind, oil and gas industry booms, and is now celebrating its one year anniversary.

The renowned French research vessel, ‘Marion Dufresne II’ has left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque in northern France having recently undergone sea trials and a complete renovation.

Italian tug owner, Fratelli Neri S.p.A, has ordered its first Damen tug, an ASD 3212, the first ASD tug in the Mediterranean region equipped with a Damen Render Recovery Escort winch.

Leading power and automation group, ABB, has successfully commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT.

Finnish oil technology company Valmet is joining forces with SeaKing Electrical – a move that will bring the company’s automation services overseas.

The UKs RNLI will open its All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC) on Friday 21 August to take over production, maintenance and refit of the charity’s all-weather lifeboat fleet in-house for the first time…

Construction of the USA’s first windfarm has begun, seven years after Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind’s first proposal for the 30MW Block Island pilot windfarm.