Key deals

A surprise ?756m cash offer from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados looks set to win control of Holland' s Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) and with it the recently merged Ballast HAM Dredging.

The IMO issued a communication just days before the scheduled 1 February implementation of STCW 95 recommending a six month period of grace for seafarers to update their qualifications.

Danish shipbuilder Mulder & Rijke has received orders for 70 of its recently introduced partially enclosed PELB 95/150 lifeboats. Six of the 9.5m long, 150 passenger lifeboats have already been delivered to…

A new Multi-Purpose Personal Strobe Light, the Jotron AQ5, is now distributed in the UK by Southampton-based Ocean Safety Ltd on behalf of its Norwegian manufacturer Jotron.

Designed to be worn by crew on deck at night, the light can be activated in the event of a man overboard or other emergency.A new website has been launched by the…

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