Key deals

The decision of the IMO Protection Committee (MEPC) to proceed with sector specific methodology for energy efficiency requirements for ro-ro cargo and ro-pax vessels has been welcomed by the industry.

A Transas Offshore and Dynamic Positioning simulator was recently installed at Pan Arab E-Navigation’s (PAEN) dynamic positioning training centre in Alexandria, Egypt.

UK based boatbuilder, Meercat Workboats, has just launched its latest vessel, ‘Skua’ which is now working in Ireland for new owners, Strangford Moorings – a specialist moorings contractor.

South Boats Special Projects Ltd, the market leader in the production of offshore wind farm support vessels, called in corporate restructuring specialists today after running into financial difficulty.

UK marine electrical engineering expert, SeaKing Electrical, has completed a major international contract delivering an electrical upgrade to part of the Bibby Renaissance ship.

Transportation service company, Metrans, subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), has taken over the trimodal container terminal in the Port of Krems, Austria, after acquiring Mierka Donauhafen Krems GmbH & Co…

Australian boatbuilder Austal has appointed a new regional service manager for the Asia Pacific region – part of the company’s strategy to develop new business in the region and better serve one…

The owner of a former UK Royal Navy ice breaker and Antarctic research vessel, GB Rieber, has turned Norways Vestdavit for help in extending the vessel’s handling capability in extreme Antarctic conditions.