Key deals

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.

Thales GeoSolutions (Pacific) Inc has launched an online information system aimed at providing submarine cable owners with added protection for their cable system. The web address www.Cable Awareness. com provides basic cable…

A renewable energy centre of excellence could be built at Lowestoft UK to help put the East Anglia region in prime position for the emerging windpower market. A report by the East…

ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has expanded its services by forming a Processes team which will focus on work in the flood and coastal management sector as well as undertake dredging and…

Safety and survival specialist RGIT Montrose has devised the UKs first Marine Safety Officers and Representatives Course in response to growing industry demand. Following the UK Governments recent recommendations that ship officers…

The United Kingdoms depressed shipbuilding sector was given an unexpected long-term boost last month by the British Governments decision to award the nations largest ever warship order for two new 60,000 tonne…

A new 4,750m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger was launched for Van Oord ACZ Ltd earlier this month from the van der Giessen de Noord yard in Rotterdam. Van Oord ACZ signed…