Key deals

Irish Sea freight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have progressed their fleet expansion plans with the purchase of two ro-ro ferries from Elmira Shipping of Greece. 

The annual autumn exhibition and conference season hits its peak this month with two of the year' s biggest shows both lined up to take place in the Netherlands.  For many of…

The UK Port of Southampton will benefit from a major improvement to the port’ s rail freight capabilities, after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that it would contribute almost £ 43m…

Ireland' s Drogheda Port hit the 500,000 TEU container handling mark for the first time last month, with the milestone box carrying nuts and dried fruit from Holland. 

A simulated explosion in ship’ s engine room put crews from the Port of London Authority, emergency services and Royal National Lifeboat Institution to the test during an exercise on the River…

The Lloyds Salvage Groups newly formed Subcommittee on Environmental Salvage met for the first time this summer, providing the International Salvage Union delegation with their first opportunity to put forward a detailed…

An investigation was initiated in west Wales after oneperson died and seven others were rescued when the jack-up barge JB 104partially collapsed at Milford Haven on Saturday 6 October. 

The European Commission adopted an Integrated Maritime Policythis month for the European Union, which aims to provide a strategic approachto decision making in maritime affairs.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is takingaction to address the unacceptable working conditions and poor environmentalstandards at many shipbreaking yards around the world. A new convention iscurrently being drafted to regulate the…