Key deals

The search and rescue information system SARIS II, developed by British Maritime Technology subsidiary BMT Cordah Ltd, has won the 2003 Maritime Excellence Award for Technological Excellence in Training. The UKs Maritime…

The first Waterfront Expo, Waterfront Expo 2003, an international waterfront conference and exhibition designed to serve the needs of professionals involved in waterfront and marina design, will be held in London 22-23…

Rheinmetall AG of Dusseldorf has purchased the 50% stake in EuroMarine Electronics GmbH of Hamburg held by its Brussels-based joint venture partner Zenitel SA (formerly Sait Stento) in a deal subject to…

Marine oil treatment, desalinisation and heat transfer solutions specialist Alfa Laval has acquired the Danish Toftejorg Group, which includes tank cleaning specialists Gunclean Toftejorg.

A grouping of major shipping lines have warned the British government that they could end direct calls at UK ports and even go to court unless light dues are brought into line…

Milford Haven Port Authority has reported a strong performance in shipping activity for the year 2002, with the number of ships using the Welsh deepwater port up 3% to 3,445 while gross…

Cosalt Safety & Protection has formed an exclusive working partnership with Belgium based rope manufacturer BEXCOropes to promote, sell, manufacture and supply Single Point Mooring (SPM) hawser assemblies to the offshore marine…

Recent and current world events have given rise to increased interest in port security, with many nations accelerating their plans in this area.

Cosalt Safety & Protection has acquired the Scottish company Seadog Lifesaving Appliances in a deal valued at approximately £ 2.5m. Cosalt describes the acquisition as a natural step forward for both the…

Smit Salvage resumed operations earlier this month to remove bunkers from the sunken car carrier Tricolor in the English Channel. The salvage team had earlier been forced to discontinue operations due to…

Civil engineering hydraulics and water environment consultancy HR Wallingford has been chosen by the European Space Agency to lead a team to evaluate the market for satellite earth observation (EO) data. The…

Germanys Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) has type approved and wheelmark approved Furunos recently announced AIS Type FA-100 against IEC61993-2, IEC61162 and IEC61108.