Key deals

Japanese diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar has introduced its new medium speed 1533kW 6EY26DF dual fuel engine at Europort 2017.

Maritime safety and survival equipment specialist Ocean Signal has introduced its new ATA100 Class A AIS Transponder to the commercial marine market at Europort 2017.

RH Marine has used the opportunity afforded by the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam to launch its next generation Alarm, Monitoring and Control Systems (AMCS).

Iceni Marine Services is supporting Manor Renewable Energy at the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of Suffolk, UK with its new build vessel, ‘Iceni Defender’.

Hamburg-headquartered SAL Engineering GmbH has been established as an independent engineering house, offering highly specialized technical engineering, consultancy and site support services.

Wello’s Penguin Wave energy converter has been permanently deployed since Spring 2017, surviving several major storms with waves up to 13m, including hurricane Ophelia.

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) intends to cut 250 jobs in a restructure due to the low price of oil.

The windfarm operator Statoil has announced the name of its latest offshore wind project off the south coast of Long Island, New York.

An incident on board an inshore survey vessel off the Cornish coast in early October resulted in injuries to two crew members and a rescue effort that involved two lifeboats, an MCA…

The Australian boat designer Incat Crowther has passed a significant milestone with the launch of its 500th vessel to the market.

Three one-day next generation vessel workshops focusing on the future of operational safety and equipment procurement take place in the UK this week.

‘Maritime Journal’ has learned that Bremerhaven’s innovative new €4.9million LNG driven hopper barge greenports 1 is taking much longer than planned to enter service because of gas pressure problems in its propulsion…

The use of robotics and artificial intelligence in marine technology will be the theme of Marine-i’s next Discovery Room event in the UK.

A new contract has been signed for the design and build of a high-spec reel lay vessel capable of installing complex rigid flowlines and pipe-in-pipe systems.

A German heavy lift company has set up a dedicated marine projects department to bring together advisory and installation support for customers.

BAE Systems will cut around 375 maritime jobs in response to “evolving customer requirements and an ongoing focus on efficiency improvements.”

BigLift Shipping has decided to end its co-operation with Rolldock Shipping in the Joint Venture ”BigRoll Shipping” from January 1st 2018. From then on, the Heavy Transport vessels will be added to…

Montrose Port Authority saw a record 337,000t of shipping activity during August 2017 due to increased commercial vessel activity.

Royal IHC has announced its acquisition of 50% of the share capital of Rotterdam Offshore Group.

GSS has completed a successful foray into the USA with its UK Registered 2209 Euro Carrier ‘Maggie M’ in what the Scotland-headquartered marine services company believes is an industry first.