Key deals

Hutton & Co (Ships Chandlers) Ltd has expanded its UK national presence by adding a new office in Aberdeen to the six it already operates in Hull, Immingham, Southampton, Middlesbrough - Tees,…

Imtech NV is to acquire the Radio Holland Group BV in a move that will almost double the revenues of its maritime markets to some ?350m while increasing staff to 1,700 people.…

In a Written Statement to Parliament last month, the British Governments Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling MP, unveiled 32 locations around the UK coast that have been identified as Marine Environmental High Risk…

The International Council of Combustion Engines (CIMAC) has set the dates of 21-24 May 2007 for the 25th CIMAC Congress 2007, to be held in Vienna, Austria. A leading event in the…

A salvage industry plan to introduce a new reward system for environmental services is developing a sharper focus.

King Henry VIII would marvel at the changes since he first issued Trinity House with the Charter to collect Light Dues in 1514. The latest is a new internet based solution, Automatic…

Dutch dredging industry giant Royal Bosklis Westminster nv has acquired the dredging fleet of Finnish company Wasa Dredging Oy. The Wasa staff of some 30 employees will join Terramare Oy, the Finnish…

Trinity House is funded from Light Dues levied on commercial shipping in some of the busiest sea lanes in the world, at no expense to the taxpayer. The revenue provides for nearly…

BMT Ltd has acquired Belgian based Techmar International NV, the largest technical marine surveying company in Antwerp.

As the largest single owner operator of LNG tankers in the world, Petronas subsidiary MISC is concerned for the safe and secure mooring of its vessels. Along with another Petronas subsidiary, Malaysia…

Search and rescue statistics published last month by the UKs Royal National Lifeboat Institution show that 2005 was the busiest year on record, with RNLI lifeboat launches up 8% to 8,273.

With the British Governments energy review drawing considerable media attention and public interest, there will be more buzz than ever at the action packed sixth annual All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Aberdeen…

Aberdeen Harbour demonstrated its strengths as a regional resource and global gateway by breaking records in 2005 for tonnage of cargo, which totalled 4.85m tons.

The News Business Award for Excellence has been won by Fareham UK based ROV manufacturer Seaeye in recognition of its success at selling 80% of its products to 30 overseas countries.

First published as a hardback volume in 1984 and reprinted many times, thisis the first paperback edition of a book deemed quite the best on the subjectby Yachts and Yachting magazine.

Over recent years we have seen growing evidenceof climate change, with statistics suggesting that 2005 was the second warmestyear on record.

Even today we know more about the surface of themoon than we do about the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.