Key deals

Atlantic Towage and Marine Ltd has completed its largest salvage to date after raising the Dutch tall ship Astrid, which ran aground off Ireland’s Cork coast.

A new three year EU research project has been launched to help improve the efficiency of maritime regulations.

The Middle East is proving popular with the offshore marine industry, with four major contracts signed within moments of the opening of ‘Middle East Workboats and Offshore Marine 2013’.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Vestas Wind Systems AS have set up a new joint-venture (JV) company dedicated to business in offshore wind turbines.

Alnmaritec has delivered the second of the new Wave Captain class of windfarm support vessels being built for Rix Shipping.

Kongsberg GeoAcoustics has completed its Swedish Coast Guard (KBV) project with the installation of a 125 kHz GeoSwath on the fourth and final multipurpose vessel.

Dutch workboat operator Acta Marine is gearing up for Round 3 windfarm development by ordering a new multi purpose vessel available to charter in early 2014.

Royal Boskalis Westminster is to dredge and construct the Bronka Port shipping channel in St Petersburg, Russian Federation, as part of a €130m contract.