Key deals

AtNor-Shipping 2007 marine transportation software solutions provider Transaswill present the full scope of its solutions for navigation, maritime trainingand vessel traffic services.

When three Dutch fishermen were killed by a bombthey picked up in their net two years ago, it emphasised the danger still posedby unexploded ordnance on the seabed

The South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) hasappointed LDA Design as master planners for the former West Medina Mills sitein Newport, a significant river frontage location and part of the ongoing…

FindingSanctuary, a project that aims tocreate a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the South West coat ofthe UK, held a Regional Workshoplate last month in Exeter.

Its the end of an era for lock keepers all along the RiverThames who hung up their old uniforms and welcomed a new look at the end oflast month.

Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has solidified its supportfor the Royal National Lifeboat Institution with a visit from chief executiveAlan Campbell and a £ 1,000 donation.

MV Texas, a 66,532gt ro-ro vessel operated by Wallenius Wilhelms led a flotilla of boats under the Sydney Harbour Bridge last month in a ceremony marking the iconic structures 75th anniversary.

Devonport UKbased DML have recently secured a contract from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for what is described as the largestsingle contract ever awarded for lifeboat construction.

Cork based commercial boatbuilders Safehaven Marine have delivered a new Interceptor 42 ‘ All Weather Pilot Vessel’ to the Port of Dublin. 

Eclipse Energy UK plc has been granted consent to constructand operate the Ormonde offshore wind farm and to generate and exportelectricity from the adjacent Ormonde Gas Fields development, thus completingthe series of…

If records are made to be broken then All-Energy 07, the UKs largestrenewable energy exhibition and conference, looks set to shatter all the glassin its trophy case when the event returns to…

A pioneering EUfunded project to promote the innovative use of multi-national maritime searchand rescue (SAR) resources when dealing with major coastal inundation, causedby events such as tsunamis and tidal surges, was launched…

The British & International Sailors Society (BISS), acharity operating in almost 100 ports worldwide, has launched the BISS DragonBoat Challenge 2007 fundraising event. Sponsored by BP Shipping and Cargill,the spectacular team event…