Key Deals – Page 44
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NewsJoining forces reaps rewards
Palfinger Marine and Harding Safety are beginning to reap the rewards of joining forces and have secured a new contract to provide lifesaving equipment and cranes for two fishing vessels being built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.
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News“Shoe box” ferry marks 30 years service
One of Germany’s busiest and smallest, passenger ferries has marked thirty years of non-stop commuter service navigating the busy, big-ship Kiel Canal – the busiest man-made waterway in the world.
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NewsSMS Shoalbuster completes round trip
A 26m Damen Shoalbuster 2609 has completed a 14,572nm round trip that included two transatlantic crossings.
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NewsSiem win contract for offshore wind farm
A wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore has been awarded a contract for work at the Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One (HOW01) by DONG Energy Wind Power A/S.
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NewsRampion foundation installation completed
MPI Discovery, Vroon’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), has completed foundation installation work at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, England.
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Realising the potential of Baltic inland navigation
Inland navigation has a lot of potential in the Baltic Sea Region, even though the geographical and administrative conditions for inland navigation differ from country to country.
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NewsFirst hackathon from MacGregor
MacGregor’s first hackathon, Hack the sea, took place on 11-13 November at the Interschalt Maritime Education and Training Centre, in Schenefeld, Germany.
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NewsHydrofoil water taxi concept
A new concept of water taxi designed to operate on rivers has been developed in France. Called the Sea Bubble to reflect its shape this new water taxi is powered by electric thrusters and uses hydrofoils to reduce the power requirements, allowing the Sea Bubble to operate at speeds up ...
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Blue New Deal launch
The New Economics Foundation has launched its 20-point action plan which aims to revitalise the UK coast.
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NewsSupport services contract
Germany’s SeaRenergy and UK''s SMC have been awarded a contract for Offshore Support Services on the Veja Mate Offshore Wind farm off the German coast.
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Marine Maintenance Management
Conference organiser ACI has announced Amsterdam, The Netherlands as the host city for its 13th Marine Maintenance Management Conference taking place on 1st & 2nd March 2017.
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NewsInnovative dredgers recognised
European dredging specialists DEME and Royal IHC have been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers which are currently under construction.
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NewsLagersmit expand to Poland and Baltic States
Netherlands-based Lagersmit is expanding its global service network in Poland and Baltic States in cooperation with Baltmarine Trading - which is already responsible for Lagersmit sales in the Baltics and Poland.
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NewsSurvey Cheetahs
Isle of Wight, UK-based catamaran builder Cheetah Marine has recently been awarded contracts for four hydrographic and environmental survey catamarans.
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FORESEA programme awards support to ten offshore renewable energy technology developers
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme has awarded a ‘Recommendation for Support’ to ten ocean energy technology developers.
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NewsDutch Dredging down under
Dutch Dredging is to sign a ten-year deal to carry out maintenance work for five New Zealand port authorities.
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NewsLiverpool2 official opening
Peel Ports’ £400 million Mersey investment Liverpool2, has been officially opened at the Port of Liverpool, UK by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP.
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NewsType 26 deal could secure Clyde shipbuilding for decades
UK-headquartered defence company BAE Systems has confirmed that the first steel will be cut on the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ships in Glasgow in summer 2017, subject to final contract negotiations with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
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NewsShip building blueprint for 3D printing
3D printing is set to cause ‘turmoil’ in the ship building industry until 2050, according to the National Institute for Shipping and Shipbuilding (NISS).
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NewsUnmanned offshore vessel first
The UK’s Automated Ships Ltd (an M Subs Ltd subsidiary) and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the "world’s first full-size unmanned and fully-automated offshore vessel."
