Key deals

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and Afai Southern Shipyard in China have been contracted to build a 35 m ferry for Liuzhou Yinliu Hotel Management.

Norway based E-navigation company NAVTOR has announced what it claims is a market first, with the launch of its ‘Pay As You Sail’ (PAYS) DNV approved NAVTOR ENC Service.

Finland’s Boomeranger Boats has won a European tender to deliver three high speed RIB’s to Malta armed forces.

An interim report on the Rena cargo ship grounding has revealed that the crew may have been taking a short cut which caused the incident.

Netherlands based engineering consultancies DHV and Royal Haskoning have announce their intention to merge.

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a GIS-based data study for the first stage of Forewind’s planned Round 3 Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development.

The development of a new software tool to help in the fight against substandard shipping has begun under the auspices of the SafeMed II Project.