Key deals

Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has secured an order with German heavy lift company Combi Lift to build a total of 19 specially customised shallow draught vessels.

The newest addition to London’s river bus transport network has made its almost 200 nautical mile maiden journey to the Capital from the Isle of Wight. Joining the MBNA Thames Clippers fleet,…

UK-based ship repair and conversion specialist A&P Group has partnered with Peel Ports Group at the latter’s site in Great Yarmouth to serve the East of England’s offshore sector.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ruled that a transducer product should not admitted into the country, following a patent dispute between two marine electronics manufacturers.

The Belgian DAB Vloot Group has taken delivery of a multi-purpose ship that will fulfil a variety of roles in the Belgian section of the North Sea.

UK-based marine systems integrator Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) has awarded Norway-headquartered Nortek AS status as an approved partner.

UK-owned navigational data distributor ChartCo has acquired Swedish environmental navigation specialist Marine Position, to extend its digital platform onboard vessels.

Italian-owned marine fabrics and nautical accessories company Tessilmare is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

A young cargo shipping company is seeking investors to take part in a small-scale sail cargo network in Costa Rica’s ecologically friendly corridor.

The recent spate of cyber attacks around the World has focussed attention on how vulnerable GPS could be from similar attacks. GPS is considered to be a public utility these days ranking…

A £1.85m investment into the refurbishment of the slipway at Port of Grimsby east includes a boat hoist able to accommodate vessels up to 600 tonnes.

Production of two low-emission Woolwich ferries for Transport for London (TFL) has begun at the Rementowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland.

Following the IMO ratifications of the ballast water and exhaust gas treaties, government-owned Export Credit Norway is offering financing to international vessel owners who purchase retrofit equipment from Norwegian suppliers.

A new initiative aims to provide local fishermen operating out of coastal locations in the UK with essential safety equipment in line with Marine and Coastguard Agency guidance for fishing vessel operators…

The new High Speed Offshore Service Craft (HSOSC) draft rules are already having an impact, Andy Page of Alicat Marine Design told MJ.

Burbo Bank Extension, a new offshore windfarm boasting the first commercial use of record-setting 8MW turbines, was officially opened at a ceremony in Liverpool, UK in May.