Key deals

Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd is expanding its operations in Europe, with the purchase of three new vessels to service German windfarms at a cost of £8.9m.

Shipbuilder STX Finland has built a state of the art polar research vessel for the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for use in the Antarctic.

An £8m fund to help fast-track marine efficiency solutions is being coordinated by the UK Marine Industries Alliance together with the MOD’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory and Scottish Enterprise.

Danish naval architect, Knud E. Hansen is behind the design of a new double end ferry which has just been delivered to Swedish domestic ferry company, Ven-Trafiken.

UK pontoon design and construction company, Intermarine, has formed a new partnership with Finnish floating solution provider, Marinetek.

Scottish technology solutions company, Marine Management Training and Security Limited (Marine MTS), has launched a new personal locator beacon system which could speed up marine casualty rescues.

International classification society, Bureau Veritas has classed the ‘CGM Marco Polo’ – currently the world’s largest containership.

Netherlands based International maritime service provider, KOTUG International, is putting two new Damen Azimuth Tractor Drive Tugs 2412 into operation at Germany’s port of Hamburg.