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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A report prepared for RenewableUK and The Crown Estate by BVG Associates has set out the scale of opportunities for UK offshore wind at what is a critical time in the industry’s…

12th July 2013

Offshore wind – building an industry

12th July 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Denmark based Cobham SATCOM made its new standalone SAILOR Class A AIS available to order in April 2013.

12th July 2013

First deliveries of new AIS due this month

12th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Two leading commercial offshore diving companies, IHC Hytech and Fathom Systems, have joined forces in a new distribution agreement which will see IHC distribute Fathom products in the commercial diving market.

12th July 2013

IHC and Fathom distribution agreement

12th July 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Port of Rotterdam Authority has celebrated the opening of their Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project to shipping, on time and significantly below budget.

12th July 2013

Maasvlakte 2 opened to shipping

12th July 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wills Ridley Ltd is celebrating 50 years of supplying hydraulic steering gear to the marine industry.

12th July 2013

50 years of hydraulic steering for Wills Ridley

12th July 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Northumberland UK based boat builder Alnmaritec has recently launched the latest (and third) of its wind farm support vessels (WFSV), NSL Discovery, for long-time client North Sea Logistics.

12th July 2013

Smooth shifting for Alnmaritec’s latest WFSV

12th July 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spanish shipping company Baleària, to design gas powered propulsion systems for three of the company’s high speed ferries, which currently run on diesel.

12th July 2013

Rolls and Baleària in LNG ferry conversion

12th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) has announced that IHC Merwede’s president, Govert Hamers, will succeed Lars Gørvell-Dahll as chairman in October 2013.

12th July 2013

SEA Europe chairman

12th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The German Port of Duisburg and the Belgian Port of Antwerp will work more closely in the future, in order to intensify rail and barge transport between the two regions and their…

12th July 2013

Duisberg – Antwerp extend

12th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK safety equipment storage expert Jo Bird & Co has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2013 in recognition of its impressive export performance.

12th July 2013

Jo Bird’s award

12th July 2013