Key deals

PD Ports (PDP) has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.

Staffordshire based specialist shipping firm Robert Wynn & Sons responded quickly last month when they were asked to assist with the recovery of the RNLI' s Portrush Lifeboat, the ' Katie Hannan'…

The first Central Dredging Association (CEDA) international conference on dredging and land reclamation in the Arabian Gulf, titled ' Dredging and Sustainability: How Wide is the Gulf?' , takes place on 6…

Milford Haven Port Authority sailed into its 50th anniversary year with an announcement that it handled the largest amount of shipping ever in its history during 2007.

Global vehicle logistical services provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has announced the establishment of the Orcelle Fund, through which the company will provide an initial $100,000 of   capital for environmental marine…

Severe gales around the coasts of Britain and western Europe late in January and early February presented the emergency services and salvors with a number unusual and potentially difficult challenges.

To launch National Science Week in the UK next month, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and The University of Southampton have managed to persuade two great comedians to give a lighter side…

Early last month Marine Design International (MDI) and Deri Jones & Associates / GeoSpatial Survey Solutions (DJA/GSS) undertook a lines lifting and modelling job at Stormcats on Islay off the West coast…

The UK' s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has taken a significant step to reduce risks in a current software development programme that has implications on shipping and coastguard activity and the…

Fassmer in North Germany is designing and building a state of the art 65m LOA geophysical survey vessel for Holland’ s Fugro Group, which is active worldwide in the collection and interpretation…

The International Legal Maritime Conference 2008 is being planned to take place in Ancona, Italy, one of the country' s largest Adriatic ports. The event is scheduled as part of an ongoing…

The Mary Rose Trust has just been earmarked for a £ 21m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to build a brand new permanent museum to house the vessel and its artefacts.…