Key Deals – Page 50
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European expertise for US offshore wind
Norway-headquarterd Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has signed a contract with leading offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm.
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NewsPalfinger acquisition
At the end of June 2016, the Austria-headquarterd Palfinger Group closed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in Herkules Harding Holding AS, and thus the globally operating Harding Safety.
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Tideway ‘Best Employer’
The National Business Success Award Institute in Belgium has selected Tideway BV (a subsidiary of the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, DEME) as Best Performing Employer 2016 in the marine engineering sector.
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Royal IHC obtains majority stake in Tompkins
Netherlands-headquartered Royal IHC and Tompkins UK Ltd have increased their strategic cooperation with IHC acquiring a majority stake in Tompkins.
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DONG wins Dutch wind farm tender
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs has awarded the concession to build and operate the Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms.
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NewsSurvitec Group joins forces with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) is transferring all of its related safety products and services, to the Survitec Group, creating a world leader in safety and survival solutions.
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News‘Sea Installer’ crane upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has concluded major modification works on the A2SEA (Denmark)-owned offshore wind farm installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’.
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European Pilots welcome EU agreement on new ports regulation
Representatives of the legislative institutions of the EU successfully reached an agreement recently on the new Port Services Regulation. This legislation will establish a framework for the provision of port services and financial transparency of European ports.
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NewsBoskalis acquires VolkerWessels
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the offshore activities of VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire the maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels which includes VBMS, Stemat and Volker Stevin International.
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NewsInto the unknown: BREXIT and the European commercial marine industry
Coming up to a week after the shock BREXIT vote, Sterling and UK stocks are rebounding to an extent, but the main reaction ’Maritime Journal’ is getting from the commercial marine industry appears to be stunned silence and confusion.
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UK office for RTS Wind
German based renewables firm, RTS Wind AG, has established a British division to serve the potential in the growing UK on and offshore sectors.
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NewsDP-2 Walk-to-Work vessel ‘Zwerver II’
HvS Dredging Support BV, an offshore support company located in Harlingen Holland, has announced that its new unique multi-purpose DP 2 vessel ‘Zwerver II’ is now operational.
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NewsKieldrecht lock inaugurated
The Lock of Kieldrecht in the Port of Antwerp has been officially opened for commercial shipping by His Majesty the King of Belgium.
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Macduff's new marine surveyors company
Macduff Ship Design, based in the North-East of Scotland, has announced the launch of Macduff Marine Surveyors.
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NewsOrkney’s EU funding
The European Commission has recently awarded just over €3.9 million (£3.1 m) to support tidal energy testing and demonstration in Orkney waters, offshore Scotland, UK.
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NewsKML purchases Falmouth Wharves
Keynvor MorLift (KML), a Falmouth, UK-based industrial marine contractor, has announced its purchase of Falmouth Wharves. The acquisition plays an important role in KML’s expansion plans which will see up to 39 new jobs created.
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New IMO group
A new GESAMP working group on marine geoengineering held its first meeting at IMO Headquarters, London, in late May.
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Alphatron management
Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has announced that Mr. Arno Metzemakers has been appointed as General Manager and will be responsible for all operational matters worldwide.
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News30th new vessel from Serco
Serco Marine Services has announced that it has brought into service its 30th new vessel, which is operating on the River Clyde.
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NewsNetherlands strong despite setbacks
According to Dutch trade body Netherlands Maritime Technology, in a recently released report, although 2015 was a challenging year for the maritime technology sector, Dutch companies performed exceptionally well.
