Key deals

Paul Hickinbotham will drive product innovation and customer responsiveness as marine HVAC specialist Dometic’s EMEA Marine product manager.

A GB£1.5m investment by the Scottish Government into an offshore wind programme will help to reduce the cost of wind energy.

Europe has added 6.1 GW of extra wind energy capacity in the first half of 2017 putting it on course for a bumper year for installations, albeit mainly in Germany, the UK…

Germany-based Harren & Partner has acquired German carrier SAL Heavy Lift from Japanese-owned “K” Line.

Jan De Nul Group’s fall pipe vessel ‘Simon Stevin’ recently arrived at the Visnes Eklogitt quarry in Norway to load and transport a first batch of 32,000 tonnes of rock to the…

UK-based JDR Cable Systems (JDR) will provide termination and testing services for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm (BOWL) in Scotland, one of the largest private investments ever made in Scottish infrastructure.

The second phase of a GB£400m investment to create a deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool that will accommodate larger vessels has begun.

The very last blade on the last turbine at the Tahkoluoto offshore windfarm in Finland has been installed by Jan de Nul Group’s offshore jack-up vessel ‘Vole au vent’.

Cyberhawk, a UK-based engineering company using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to inspect offshore wind turbines has been named a finalist in two categories at this year’s Energy Innovation Awards.

Norway-headquartered DNV GL has conducted a study into the future LNG market in the Iberian Peninsula, to assess its potential as a marine fuel.

As proof that the right vessels will find work even in the most struggling markets, UK-headquartered Bibby Marine Services has signed a contract with Total E&P Netherland to charter the new Damen…

36 European shipyard and maritime equipment industry representatives met at SEA Europe’s 2017 General Assembly to discuss its reorganisation and upcoming challenges.

EU-funded FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) programme has opened its third call for support package applications designed to help commercialise offshore renewable energy technologies.

Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has acquired the Keppel Verolme shipyard from Keppel Offshore & Marine.

Danish shipowner J.A. Rederiet has upgraded its multipurpose support vessels Susanne A and Mira A to meet the requirements for operation in the offshore wind industry.

British Marine has published key findings for the UK’s small commercial marine sector in response to an industry call for a clear performance measure of the industry.

As another key step down the long road to fully autonomous workboats, Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have successfully demonstrated what they believe to be the world’s first remotely operated commercial…