Key deals

This year will see a nationwide celebration of Britains long love affair with the sea, inspired by the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson.

The UKs Maritime and Coastguard Agency has awarded a new contract for Maritime Radio Survey & Inspection to Selenia Communications Ltd .The three year contract, awarded following a full European tendering process…

To obtain a further shortening of lead time, especially in the increasingly important retrofit market, Furuno has opened a new European Distribution Centre at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands.

Box traffic on French inland waterways increased by 37% during the first nine months of 2004 and showed particularly strong growth in the River Rhone basin, where it increased by 53%. Growth…

Thamesport (London) Limited has signed a new contract with Burton-upon-Trent UK based resin importer Resin Trade which will boost the companys volume through Thamesport from 1,000 tons per month last year to…

In our January coverage of Wijsmuller Salvage s year end activities, reference was made to their response to the sinking of the tanker Vicuna , which exploded while discharging methanol alongside Cattalini…

The Marine Society and The Sea Cadet Association in the UK have merged to form a new organisation called TheMarine Society & Sea Cadets .Committed to serving seafarers and promoting the sea…

Specialist construction services and protective coatings group Pyeroy Ltd is supporting Belfasts Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries on a major contract for the repair and refurbishment of two large semi-submersible oil rigs.

Doha International Airport Steering Committee in Qatar has awarded a contract for dredging and reclamation for the new Doha International Airport to a consortium of four dredging companies.

The RNLI Trustees have given the go-ahead for a new lifeboat house and slipway to be built at Padstow as a home for the next generation Tamar class lifeboat.

UK lifting gear distributor Certex has been bought out by its existing directors and will be run as a private limited company.

Potential use of Alternatives to Primary Aggregates in Coastal and River Engineering (CIRIA C590) By Alan Brampton, Michael Wallis, Elizabeth Holliday. Published by CIRIA. ISBN 0 86017 590 1 Paperback, 134 pages.…

Rolls-Royce rolled up a strong second half performance in 2004, signing contracts for some £ 160 million worth of UT-Design vessels and equipment for the offshore market. The company signed contracts with…

Applied Acoustic Engineering, which is presently expanding its Great Yarmouth premises, reports an order worth more than £ 100,000 from PGS Physical in Norway for 32 of its 915 series acoustic positioning…

The Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC) will be renamed the National Oceanography Centre , Southampton from 1st May this year as it bids to become the focus for oceanography in the UK. The…

Southampton UK based corporate recovery specialists Fanshawe Lofts successfully sold the troubled Isle of Wight business GRP Laminates last month to the Oxford based Seighford Investments Company Ltd, which plans to expand…

Port Talbot UK based filter element specialists for marine and other industries, Filtration and Separation Ltd , reports a 60% increase in production during 2004, its first full year since being taken…

The UK Harbour Masters Association will hold its 2005 Spring Seminar at the IMarEST Conference Centre incentral London on 13 April.

Klyne Group Holdings has purchased from LEC Marine Limited (currently in Administration), plant, machinery and stock to operate a marine maintenance division, switchboard division, engraving and sign writing and cable supply division…