Key deals

In 2005, Bourbon became the first offshore operator to adopt an inverted bow vessel, the ‘Bourbon Orca’.

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), to supply engines and essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger.

A punchy new Finnish-built patrol and supervision launch which is twice as fast as its 20 year old predecessor has gone into service with fisheries authorities on the German Baltic.

Germany’s Frisia-Offshore has ordered a third multi-purpose catamaran CTV for its service fleet because, it says, the first two ships in the series have been so successful and technically reliable.

The UK’s Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) is making progress on the Port of Poole Master Plan to modernise the commercial port infrastructure following environmental assessments.

The Irish Government has outlined new economic research indicating its blueprint for the marine industry which could deliver more than 16,000 additional jobs and an additional €2.7bn in economic growth by 2020.

The Simrad Professional Series has a new line-up of professional-grade Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) – the Simrad MARIS ECDIS900 MK5 and MK15.

Italy’s Ocean Koper d.o.o. is expanding its fleet with a second Damen Stan Pontoon barge, expected to be the largest pontoon in the region.

Ocean Safety has opened a new liferaft hire division and is in the process of making the liferaft hire service available across all its branches around the UK.

Spanish shipyard Rodman Polyships has just reached an agreement with the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard, for the construction of five patrol boats; a contract said to be worth €42 million.

The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a £31m contract to Boskalis Westminster for capital dredging works on the approach channel to Portsmouth harbour.

Rolls-Royce is leading a €6.6m autonomous waterborne applications project that aims to produce the next generation of advanced ship solutions.

The 15-metre dive support vessel ‘Tedworth’, funded by the Ministry of Defence, will be used for underwater maintenance, repairs and inspections on Royal Navy vessels and installations including waterfront jetties in the…