Key deals

A newbuilding which combines the capabilities of shallow-water and deep-water cable laying and repair vessels has joined the fleet of Bohlen & Doyen Group subsidiary Submarine Cable & Pipe.

A first shipment comprising 1,200 tonnes of recycled bottle-glass material left the Midland Glass Processing Companys (MGPC) new plant at the ABP Port of Southampton last month on board MV Sea Kestrel,…

Eastern Point is the 18th catamaran to be built by South Boats Isle of Wight yard. It has been custom-built at 34ft 10in to comply with Canadian fisheries regulations as its owner…

A working-scale model of the Blackpool UK seafront has been constructed by ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) in the companys laboratory at the Port of Southampton as part of a research project…

Our coverage in the March MJ of Wessex Marines delivery of a fourth Ta rga 31 patrol boat to Londons Metropolitan Police was inadvertently accompanied by the wrong photograph. To correct matters,…

Associated British Ports exceeded already high market expectations by posting a 6% rise in underlying pre-tax profit to £ 138.1m and boosting turnover by 7% to £ 401.9m.

EXODUS evacuation simulation software developed by the University of Greenwich (UK) Fire Safety Engineering Group has been awarded a prestigious Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education at a special ceremony…

The public inquiry into P&O and Shells proposals to regenerate the 1,500 acre site of the former Shell Haven oil refinery on Londons River Thames began late last month.

Portsmouth UK based marine safety equipment manufacturers McMurdo have announced plans to set up regional centres of excellence in major ports around the world.

Irelands busiest ferry port at the Port of Belfast has received a high security digital CCTV installation supplied by Bell Security (NI) Ltd.

A 2002 sales increase of over 200% has given Suzuki a clear European lead in the fast growing 115-140hp outboard motor sector. Export figures published recently by ICOMIA handed Suzuki a 27.5%…

The Genthin facility of German shipyard Schiffbau und Entwicklungs-gesellschaft Tangermunde (SET) has handed over the police boat newbuilding Loreley to authorities in Mainz.