Key deals

It must have been the kind of moment every contractor dreads: the smaller of two cranes started to tip sideways during a tandem lift, the pontoon underneath began to list dangerously and…

The German Wind Energy Association, Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V., will hold a conference on offshore wind energy operation focusing on strategies and experiences.

In this article, Glyn Humphries, head of Adler and Allan’s marine response division, discusses the key measures to avoid the most common pitfalls in contingency planning for pollution incidents.

Norwegian-based company DNV GL is leading a joint industry project (JIP), Win Win, to bring the concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications a step closer to reality.

Icom UK has revealed the new IC-F3202DEX ATEX Digital Series to keep workers safe in potentially explosive and dangerous environments.

UK consultancy Braemar SA (Incorporating The Salvage Association) has announced the appointment of Brian Armour as the new senior maritime civil engineer within its ports and harbours division.

Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd (FMEL) is to build two new 100m hybrid ferries for Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).

Loran is the land based positioning system that many claim can provide an alternative to GPS. Being a terrestrial system it is less likely to suffer from jamming or other interference and…

Rolls-Royce has been selected to design and equip a new Service Operation Vessel for Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi. The vessel will support wind farm operations for DONG Energy.

Palfinger Ned-Deck has received an order from Boustead Naval Shipyards for 12 newly designed davits which will be produced for the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Marine scientists are employing the underwater metal detector, Pulse 8X, in order to receive transmitter devices, locate shellfish and protect habitats.

One year on the foundations for the Siemens development at ABPs Alexandra Dock in Hull have been laid providing what has been called a foundation for the UK’s low-carbon future.

APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam is already setting records with its loading operations even though its only been officially open since April.

Plans for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, a 320MW energy project being built off the coast of the UK, have come to a halt as developers wait for the government to finalise…

UK-based Burgess Marine has entered a phase of expansion by securing the long-term lease of two slipways from ABP Southampton and the acquisition of Small & Co Marine Engineering in Lowestoft.

Ocean science and marine technology exhibition and conference, Oceanology International (OI), is expanding with a new North American event.