Key deals

Norway based E-navigation company NAVTOR has announced what it claims is a market first, with the launch of its ‘Pay As You Sail’ (PAYS) DNV approved NAVTOR ENC Service.

Finland’s Boomeranger Boats has won a European tender to deliver three high speed RIB’s to Malta armed forces.

The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted Siemens Final Approval for its Sicure ballast water management system.

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and Afai Southern Shipyard in China have been contracted to build a 35 m ferry for Liuzhou Yinliu Hotel Management.

An interim report on the Rena cargo ship grounding has revealed that the crew may have been taking a short cut which caused the incident.

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a GIS-based data study for the first stage of Forewind’s planned Round 3 Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development.

Netherlands based engineering consultancies DHV and Royal Haskoning have announce their intention to merge.

The development of a new software tool to help in the fight against substandard shipping has begun under the auspices of the SafeMed II Project.

More than a dozen marine businesses in Cornwall UK have boosted their workforce through Cornwall Marine Network’s unique Apprenticeship Scheme.

The training course Environmental Aspects of Dredging will next be presented in Delft, The Netherlands on 19 and 20 April 2012, organised by the Postgraduate Academic Programme of the Delft University of…

Compañía Sudamericana de Dragados S.A., a subsidiary of Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group, has been awarded a contract for capital and maintenance dredging in the port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon Plc and European Batteries Oy, a Finland-based lithium-ion-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery systems manufacturer, have agreed on cooperation in the field of technology that combines the use of…

In the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, the global cruise industry has announced a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port.

Ferry operator Stena Line bucked industry trends in 2011 by carrying 4.4% more cars on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route than during the previous year.

The UK Department for Transport has awarded Bristow Helicopters Ltd the contract to provide Search and Rescue (SAR) services in the North of Scotland.

Scotland’s Transport Minister, Keith Brown, has announced extra financial help for all hauliers and businesses using ferry routes to the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree.