Key deals

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…

The WASUB team from the Delft University of Technology has just broken the world speed record for human-powered, one-person propeller driven submarines.

Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service has entered into a partnership agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) to contract out the service vessel ‘SeaZip 4’ for its annual summer project activities in the North…

Kjeld Dittmann, the Managing Director of Lyngsø Marine A/S,has been appointed as the new Chairman of the European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe).

Classicisation society RINA is launching revised rules for offshore cranes and new standards for cranes that will be used for transhipment of bulk cargoes at sea.

UK-based scientific instrument distributor, Planet Ocean, is partnering with Italy’s GABRI to bring its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) ‘Seastick’ to the UK and Ireland.

Twenty five years ago headlines around the world rejoiced in a new world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean for the coveted Hales trophy, more commonly referred to as…

South Wales, UK based maritime engineering company Mustang Marine has rebranded as Mainstay Marine Solutions.

Jan de Nul Group’s involvement in the building of the new Panama Canal locks is coming to an end, as the filling of the new infrastructure has begun on the Atlantic side.

UK-based workboat builder Blyth Workcats Ltd has announced at Seawork International that Associated British Ports (ABP) has awarded it the contract for a new 14-metre survey vessel to be built at the…

Damen is coordinating a multi-party, EU-supported project that aims to develop eight demonstrable concepts for low energy and near-to-zero emissions (Lean) ships.