Key deals

ITT-Jabsco has signed an agreement with Americas Algae-X International for the sale and distribution of Algae-X fuel maintenance and management systems to the European marine industry. Algae-X is a range of fuel…

Swedens Trelleborg Group has acquired the Lancashire UK based CRP Group of companies for £ 70m. CRP, whose operations relate primarily to systems for the subsea sector of the oil and gas…

Ship and boat builders who want to know how best to match ship propulsion components and systems, perhaps avoiding costly mistakes, will take interest in the second international Matching Marine Propulsion Workshop,…

The Simon Group, which operates the Humber Sea Terminal (HST), has signed an agreement with A P Moller-Maersk Group subsidiary Norfolkline BV to supply port and terminal services between HST and Vlaardingen…

Short sea shipping has been identified as a sector for attention by EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas. Alongside ship building, Mr Dimas believes new legislation for Europes maritime industries is necessary under…

The London P& I Club has warned of the potentially fatal consequences of failing to observe the highest levels of care and attention, on board and ashore, during the mooring and unmooring…

The following Merchant Shipping Notices and Notes have been published recently by the UKs Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) - an executive agency of the Department for Transport.

Marine aftermarket products manufacturer MICAD Marine Specialty Products (MMSP) has launched the website www.MICADSHOP. com to make its range available to boat and ship owners worldwide. A debut product on MICADSHOP is…

Dutch nautical instrumentation and control systems specialist Stork-Kwant, which was taken over through a management buy-out in January 2004, has changed its name to Kwant Controls BV with effect from the first…

RingProp PLCs innovative ringed propeller for outboard motors received Special Mention in the Machinery, Propulsion, Electrical & Mechanical Systems and Fittings category from the international jury for the DAME 2005 Awards handed…

Historical animosities have been set aside to deliver the EU funded Summeri Project, which unites three major Gulf of Finland maritime training centres as one network capable of both training personnel and…

The Port of London Authority has been awarded the EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate in recognition of its work to maintain high environmental standards. PERS is a European standard system…

Having observed evident changes in the way products will be sold in the near future, Marine Electronic Services (MES) has established a new company, Raydirect, specialising in Raymarine products online. This is…