Key deals

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A campaign is being launched to boost investment in the marine industries in South West England as part of the £ 1m second phase of a campaign aimed at attracting investors and…

1st November 2003

£1 Million Marine Sector Boost for SW England

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dean & Dyball Construction sWelsh region has been awarded a £ 5m contract by the RNLI for the construction of a new lifeboat house and slipway on the site of the old…

1st November 2003

Tenby RNLI Lifeboat House and Slipway Under Construction

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The EU has officially adopted its unilateral plan for the accelerated phasing out of single hull tankers. The regulation places a ban on the the transportation of heavy oils in single hull…

1st November 2003

EU Bans Single Hull Tankers

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

First time exhibitors continue to swell the ranks of companies taking part at Ship Repair & Conversion 2003 , the twelfth anniversary of the industrys premier exhibition and conference, taking place the…

1st November 2003

First Timers Flock to ShipRepair & Conversion

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

With two of the first four so-called ghost ships towed from America to the UK for scrapping now moored at Hartlepool and the other two mid-Atlantic, uncertainty surrounds their future as the…

1st November 2003

Ghost Ships Scare Up Government Reversal

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first financial package to secure the future of passenger transport services on London’ s River Thames was announced last month.

1st November 2003

Funding For Riverbus Service

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It has been an encouragingly active Summer and Autumn for many of Europes ship repair and conversion facilities and thus a refreshing contrast to the gloomy order situation in much of the…

1st November 2003

Encouraging Signs for Repair Sector in Europe

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Swedish Road Administration operates a fleet of more than 60 ships and is thus the country’ s largest shipping company in terms of number of vessels. The Road Administration has overall…

1st November 2003

Venus in Green Call to Arms

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Abeking & Rasmussen Shipyard in Lemwerder and offshore specialist T&S Transport & Service in Bremerhaven have announced the joint design and construction of a unique SWATH windpark maintenance vessel.

1st November 2003

Germans Unveil Wind Park Maintenance Ship

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Oil Control Systems of the Netherlands has received an order from SMIT Salvage for the delivery of 400m of Ro-Boom 1100 Oilboom . The order contains four hydraulic operated reels, each including…

1st November 2003

OCS Goes Boom

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Twelve of Britains most inventive and technologically brilliant first degree university students were honoured in London recently at the Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year Awards . The multi-disciplinary awards,…

1st November 2003

Coastal Study Wins ICE Student of the Year Award

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

This is the third and final volume in the series The Anatomy of Canals bythe same author/ photographer team.

1st October 2003

The Anatomy of Canals – Decline & Renewal

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Professional seaman Steve Nicholas has spent 26 years at sea, which hasgiven him a wealth of sights, sounds and experiences to draw upon.

1st October 2003

Ensigns and Echoes

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Amsterdam RAI will once again be given over to the theme of the global maritime industry from 18-22 November when both Europort 2003 and the Marine Equipment Trade Show 2003 (METS)…

1st October 2003

Global Maritime Industries Sail for Europort

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first new shipbuilding yard in Britain for many years was opened last month in ceremonies at Portsmouth Naval Base presided over by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP.…

1st October 2003

New Portsmouth Yard Boosts British Shipbuilding

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of States Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime…

1st October 2003

Controversy Haunts Ghost Ships Scrapping

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The International Workboat Show celebrates its 25th anniversary when it returns to the Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans USA on 3-5 December.

1st October 2003

Workboat Show Returns to Irresistible New Orleans

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A study to establish performance assessment criteria that will assist developers of wave devices to harness the power of wave energy has conducted detailed testing for the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)…

1st October 2003

Orkney Wave Energy Study

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A contemporary marine artist who helped to build clinker workboats as an apprentice shipwright in his youth has a feature exhibition of his works opening at Londons National Maritime Museum next month.

1st October 2003

Boatbuilder Artist Inspired by Ship Shapes

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Savannah Pilots of Savannah, Georgia USA have ordered a new 78ft pilot boat designed by the UKs Camarc Ltd which will be built at Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle USA. The…

1st October 2003

Camarc/ Kvichak for Savannah Pilots

1st October 2003