Key deals

Swedish energy company Vattenfall has decided not to proceed further with its proposed plans to extend the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm but will carry on with plans to extend the nearby Kentish…

The European Commission adopted a proposal last week modifying the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to enable it to deal with new challenges in an ever changing world.

Coastal authorities across Europe have expressed astonishment at the British Government’s decision to withdraw funding for the nation’s Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) service.

History was made recently when the dry bulk carrier Fortune Plum was the 1,000,000th vessel to transit through the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914.

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has renewed its call for changes to the regime governing marine salvage to enable payment of environmental awards.

The UK Government has pledged £200m for the development of low carbon technologies, including funds for offshore wind power and the manufacturing of wind turbines at port sites.

A joint venture between Hochtief Construction and the heavy lift carrier provider Beluga Shipping has commissioned the construction of a special jack-up vessel for more rapid assembly of offshore wind turbines.

METS, the world’s largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry, returns to the Amsterdam RAI exhibition centre on 16 – 18 November.

Construction has begun on the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth UK, 28 years to the day after the historic vessel was raised from its watery grave in the Solent.

The annual SOLFIRE Search and Rescue Exercise took place in the UK’s Eastern Solent late last month and was successful for testing the contingency plans of the various emergency services which would…