Key deals

It is a rare occasion when two ships perpetuating the same illustrious name have a chance meeting on the high seas but just such an incident took place recently when the British…

Secure-Marine of Rotterdam made a valuable contribution to the fast expanding marine security market when it presented a ship protection system to the US Maritime Security Expo in New York last month.…

The Rotterdam Maritime Trade Fair has grown significantly from its origins as a primarily inland shipping show for a domestic Dutch audience. The 11th Rotterdam Maritime, to be held at the Ahoy…

Rolls Royce and Spanish shipbuilder Izar announced plans at SMM for a new European High Speed Cargo Vessel (EHSCV) to provide a cost effective shortsea shipping alternative to road transport in Europe.

North Germanys Kroeger Shipyard , part of the Luerssen Group and a specialist research vessel builder, has now won the contract to build the sophisticated 93.6m long, 17.8m wide ice-strengthened research ship…

Portchester UK based Halmatic is providing a new fleet of eight boats for the Maritime & Coastguard Agency .

Delta Power Services travelled from their base in Cheshire UK to the Isle of Wight last month to launch the first of their new range of 14 to 21m RIBs.

Briggs Marine Contractors have played a key role in the recovery of an RAF aircraft which crashed into the River Humber near the town of Brough in Yorkshire UK.

Among the innovations on the Alfa Laval stand at SMM 2002 will be the Fuel Conditioning Module (FCM), promising new levels of remote control and user friendly operation.

Hamworthy KSE has been contracted to supply advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) waste water treatment systems to the UK Ministry of Defence for the first six Type 45 destroyers to built by BAe…

Another record setting exhibitor total has been reported by Hamburg Messe for SMM 2002.

Although sailing was not an included sport in the Commonwealth Games at Manchester UK this summer, there was nonetheless a requirement for marker buoys to keep Triathlon athletes on course.

SeaStar Surveys of Southampton UK have purchased a complete range of hydrographic survey equipment from Atlantas Marine Ltd for use on their survey boat Mariner as well as other vessels of opportunity.