Key deals

BigLift Shipping’s ‘Happy Star’s two heavy lift mast cranes have been upgraded to 1,100mt lifting capacity each at the Huisman Service & Assembly location in Schiedam, the Netherlands.

An American hydrogen technology company is entering into a license agreement for the first commercial application of technology which turns seawater into hydrogen.

European offshore renewables expertise is being used in Canada with the successful installation of the PLAT-I floating tidal energy platform in Nova Scotia.

Even before it has been officially opened, berth no. 4 at the Cuxport Terminal in Cuxhaven is already at work on its first offshore project.

DeepOcean has opened a new Offshore Services Base at Blyth in the North East of England, which will be of strategic importance to DeepOcean’s increasing presence in Global cable lay and trenching…

IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group has been working to gauge the potential impacts of self-governing ships and plot out a new course for the shipping industry’s valued workforce.

Sparrows Group is celebrating after coming out on top at the UK’s 2018 Press and Journal Gold Awards, winning the esteemed Renewables Award.

UK-based maritime engineering company Intermarine UK has landed a contract from Cammell Laird shipyard to equip the GB£160m RRS Sir David Attenborough polar research ship.

Magallanes Renovables’ ATIR turbine is now on route from Spain to Scottish tidal energy test site EMEC.

DNV GL has released the first manufacturer approval (AoM) scheme for additive manufacturing producers wishing to supply products that comply with its rules and standards.

The chairman of Damen Shipyards Group has met with the Romanian Minister of Economy to discuss future plans for the Mangalia shipyard.

NRG Systems, a subsidiary of ESCO Technologies Inc. has announced that it has acquired a portfolio of advanced technology developed by Pentalum, an Israeli company that specializes in remote sensing solutions for…

Airbus has placed a firm order with AirSeas during the international maritime trade fair SMM to purchase the first ever automated kite, named SeaWing.

In the three months since Evac Group acquired the marine equipment manufacturer Cathelco, the operations of the two companies have been brought even closer together.

A German offshore renewables company has been appointed by Petrofac to deliver integrated offshore support services for the BorWin3 HVDC platform once installed in German waters.

An offshore wind partnership has completed successful testing of innovative new installation technology which promises to reduce underwater noise and costs.

Hydraulics specialist Armada Engineering, which went through a management buyout late last year, is relaunching its services with a view to accelerating the growth of its worldwide customer base.

A new facility that can be used for testing components that are destined for use in offshore locations and facilities has been launched in Spain.

Associated British Ports says it has partnered up with Rolls-Royce and Svitzer to develop the next generation of sustainable port technologies.

Offshore marine operator Attollo Offshore recently mobilised a jackup accommodation unit to one of the world’s most innovative renewable energy projects – Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2.