Key deals

UK Transport Minister David Jamieson MP launched British Waterways new national freight marketing initiative last month by opening a project on the Grand Union Canal which will see 450,000 tonnes of sand…

Four Dutch shipyards in Holland have handed over LRG Gas 85, an innovative, ultra-safe, ¢ 8m inland gas tanker which is the new flagship of German transport company VTG Lehnkering.

History was made recently off the coast of Denmark when scientists from Aalborg University switched on the turbine which made their Wave Dragon the first offshore wave energy converter in the world…

Stena Line has launched the longest ship ever to sail on the Irish Sea, the 211m superferry Stena Adventurer, on the Holyhead to Dublin route. The arrival of Stena Adventurer follows the…

Ove Roessland, managing director of lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding, has been elected chairman of the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers Association (ILAMA).

The Trinity House Lighthouse Service has installed the Atlas lightweight carbon fibre portable davit system on board a number of its vessels for handling light loads on and off of light vessels.

While the marine industries have enjoyed the advent of carbon fibre technology for masts, hulls and other maritime applications, propeller technology had seen little similar benefit over recent years.

The £ 20m redevelopment and expansion of the UKs PD Teesport to create a second container terminal known as TCT2 reached a significant milestone recently with the first lift of a container…

Consultancy High-Point Rendel has played host to a visit rom the Malaysian Department of Irrigation and Drainage and other representatives of the countrys government, business and academic institutions. The 23 member Malaysian…