Key deals

South Shields UK based Solar Solve Marine has supplemented its well established range of type approved SOLASOLV anti-glare sunscreens with the launch of ROLASOLV, a range of fire retardant roller blinds for…

The first public display of the recent co-operation agreement signed by Scania Industrial and Marine Engines and Yanmar Marine was seen at the Dusseldorf Boat Show last month when a 12 litre,…

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.

While working off St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall last month, the crew of the Trinity House Lighthouse Service vessel THV Mermaid captured a drifting navigation buoy.

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…

Autronica Fire and Security has acquired Kongsberg Maritimes fire protection business for just under £ 5m. The new business, a division of Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems, will gain greater access to global…

CIRIA has launched a new website which aims to make construction companies more sustainable, and more costefficient, in dealing with the 100 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste produced each year…

Peel Holdings made a successful £ 184m bid last month for Clydeport, which operates the ports of Glasgow, Greenock, Hunterston, and Androssan. The bid for the port operators shares was snapped up…