Key deals

Offshore wind farm developments are bringing welcome business to many sectors of the marine industries in the UK and the port of Ramsgate is one of the many ports small and large…

A pledge to provide direct input from seafarers to debates at the International Maritime Organisation was delivered by the Nautical Institute’s new president.

This week saw a mixed picture in Europe’s offshore renewables sector. Four offshore wind demonstrator units are being put together through a partnership between two Norwegian energy companies and GE Energy.

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) testified before Congress last week that if it is necessary to waive the Jones Act in order to mobilise enough oil pollution control vessels to the Gulf…

With 101 proposals received by the call deadline, the third Marco Polo II call has attracted a record number of submissions, with over one third addressing short sea shipping.

North Wales UK based offshore wind farm support vessel specialists OWPMS has partnered with the Brook Henderson Group, a leader in mission critical asset services, in order to provide a bespoke package…

The next stage of the South West RDA’s (Regional Development Agency) pioneering Wave Hub project gets underway this week with the start of excavation work on Hayle beach in Cornwall UK.

More than 245 marine scientists from 35 countries are calling for the establishment of a worldwide system of very large, highly protected marine reserves.

Two sisters are getting back together at Dover UK. LD Lines has announced the addition of a second ship to its Dover - Boulogne route, and since it is the first ferry’s…

The increasingly severe shortage of seafarers and its future impact on the global maritime industry wasl be addressed at an international seminar at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in…