Key deals

Alfa Laval , specialists in oil treatment, desalinisation and heat transfer solutions for the marine, power and offshore industries, has acquired the Danish Toftejorg Group , including the advanced tank cleaning operation…

A new alliance has been formed between British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) and International Infrastructure Management Pty Ltd (IIM) in Brisbane, Australia. The new company, to be called BMTMaritime Consultants Pty Ltd…

P&O and Stena AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Stena s proposed acquisition of a significant part of P&O s ferry operations on the Irish Sea.

Published this month, Scots and the Sea is a serious work imbued with astrong sense of history by a former naval officer who was present in Tokyo Harbourfor the Japanese surrender in…

There are over 3,000 miles of navigable waterway in the UK, with many more in Irelandand Europe. Britains inland waterways arecurrently enjoying a welcome period of restoration and high profile works suchas…

P&O Ferries and BP Marine will commence trials next month of a new technology that is expected to dramatically improve ship exhaust emissions, including a 95% reduction in sulphur and an 80%…

A new interactive online river map has been added to the Port of Londons website (see www. portoflondon. co. uk/river map) as part of a drive by the Port to increase its…

It is an unusual book that requests reader input to plan future editions butthis new undertaking from Conway Maritime Press, subtitled The InternationalAnnual of the Historic Sailing Ship: Volume 1, celebrates the…

The Spanish Izar San Fernando shipyard has entered the conventional ferry sector with the keel laying ceremony for a Ropax ferry that will operate in the harsh weather conditions around the Faroe…

The first e-learning package to train personnel in handling pollution incidents from offshore installations to UK standards has been accredited by the British Governments Department of Trade and Industry.

Scotlands Forth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre conducted an exercise with the Greek registered ro-ro ferry Superfast 10 last month as the vessel was on passage from Zeebrugge to Rosyth. The 30,285 tonne,…