Key deals

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Following its administration Burgess Marine assets have been partly sold off to Southampton Marine Services (SMS) saving some jobs at the company with maybe more to follow.

Germany’s Schottel Hydro and its wholly owned subsidiaries TidalStream Ltd. (TSL) and Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP) have revised their business strategy to concentrate on the smaller floating platforms such as SME’s…

What is thought to be the smallest SES (Surface Effect Ship) workboat is being built in Denmark for operations on wind farms. With a length of just 15.8 metres, this new SES…

Two maritime pilots have died after a Finnpilot Pilotage vessel capsized and sank near Emäsalo island in Finland.

Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland, UK has recruited two new Marine Officers (Pilots) to help manoeuver ships in the Highlands’ largest port.

The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) has donated two rescue boats to the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) which are helping to rescue stranded refugees crossing the Aegean.

C-Job Naval Architects has opened its first international office employing 20 engineers in Nikolayev, Ukraine.

ETE Group has said it will significantly increase its presence and investment in Cape Verde.

Lithium ion battery system company Corvus Energy has appointed a new CEO to help steer the course for its future growth.

A conference on the application of new technologies to maritime safety has addressed underwater vision technologies, autonomous ships and surveillance platforms.

An offshore engineering service provider has acquired Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business in order to better monopolise the sector.

Marine fuel suppliers should anticipate that there may no longer be significant demand for fossil fuels from shipping within as little as 25 years, if not sooner, and that the sector is…

Manor Renewable Energy, suppliers of generators, vessels and personnel to the Offshore Renewables Sector, has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of UK ship builders, Manor Marine UK Limited.

Two American maritime pilots who defied fire to bring a burning ship to safety, averting a major maritime catastrophe, received the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea during the 2017…

Dutch lifeboat manufacturer Verhoef has been awarded the first contract for the delivery of aluminium freefall lifeboats with electric propulsion on behalf of the Valhall Flank West project in Norway.

The Ship and Boat Builders’ Association (SBBA) has joined International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA).

A new MBNA Thames Clipper River Bus has been launched which will service the UK’s new Battersea Power Station development.

An EU sponsored study says that only a clear targeted EU shipbuilding policy with a unified approach will help Europe keep up with competition from Asia.

Meercat Workboats is no longer in administration and will continue to trade under new management