When David Durnford-Slater and Johnny Buxton (the ‘D-S’ and ‘B’ of DSB) launched DSB Offshore in January 1981, they did so with some trepidation.

The team behind Oceanology International are putting together the final touches to Oi Connect – the leading digital meetings platform for the ocean tech and science community.

A JFC Marine Data Buoy is to monitor how noise impacts whales and dolphins was deployed off the coast of Baltimore, west Cork, as part of Ireland’s first ever real-time acoustic monitoring project.

PDL Marine have completed the multi build patrol boats destined for Africa. The 6 x 10m Patrol boats underwent final trials in the Solent and surrounding areas.

We are extremely pleased to announce that IMS (Industrial Marine Silencers Ltd.) have appointed Halyard (M&I) Ltd. as their exclusive distributor for the marine market. This follows a longstanding and successful relationship where the two companies have w

Red Jet 7 was built in East Cowes by Wight Shipyard Co in 2018 and represents a £7m investment by Red Funnel in upgrading its Southampton-West Cowes route. 

Keynvor Morlift (“KML”) has successfully completed the decommissioning of the offshore met mast as main contractor on behalf of Moray East Offshore Wind Limited.

IM&M have over 25 years of experiencing in specifying, supplying and servicing gas detection equipment for the most demanding of work environments, with a dedicated team of in-house engineers, we are able to provide specialist solutions for gas detection.

Teignbridge is pleased (and excited) to announce the release of our new web site.

Southbay Civil Engineering Limited and Wirral Borough Council have been awarded the Civil Engineering Contractors Association Small Project of the Year award for the North West Region.

Harnessing energy from the wind provides a renewable source of low-carbon energy, cleaner and more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels. But developing the tools to harness that energy requires innovation and investment, not only from energy compani

Williams Shipping is delighted to welcome another Eurocarrier 2209 to the fleet. Our crew joined the vessel at Neptune Marine’s yard in Aalst, The Netherlands and sailed to Southampton in February.

It’s fair to say that oil and water have a complicated relationship. While they famously don’t mix, it’s also true that when there are no intervention measures in place, oil will usually find a way to reach water.

Pride in ownership and trust in delivery – The SMS Group is excelling with fit out and marine interior refurbishments in 2021, exceeding budget by circa 25%.

Leading marine and logistics company Williams Shipping provides key services to the marine energy sector and is a recognised supplier to the Port of Milford Haven at the heart of the UK’s energy supply and development industry.

The PCE-GA 10 leak detector was developed to detect and locate escaping flammable gases in systems, containers and pipes. The sensor head can be brought close to the examined parts even in confined spaces as it is connected to the device via a semi-rigid

"After the huge success of the L-BOX and XL-BOX, our compact marking stations, we have been asked on numerous occasions to offer a larger workspace in order to be able to mark large parts.

A new USA material handling equipment store has gone live at fadequipmentstore.com, offering free shipping on all products.

The Rotrex Group, which boasts the largest range of trailer winches in the UK and is one of the leading lifting firms in the whole of Europe, has invested almost a quarter of million pounds in a brand new state of the art 60-tonne capacity trailer winch t

The SMS Group is pleased to represent Tohmei Industries in the UK for its Anti Rolling Gyro (ARG) system – widely regarded as one of the best solutions in the world for the minimisation of roll both at anchor and at slow speed.

Borescopes enable quick and non-destructive visual inspections in cavities that are otherwise not accessible, for example to inspect machines in offshore plants. Due to the various fields of application, there are many different devices with a wide range

Hydroscand UK, a leading provider of solutions and services for hose and fittings, is pleased to announce it has acquired the assets of Southampton-based JC Mobile Hydraulics as of 31st December 2020.

Valeport has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a Head of Marketing, as it targets market leadership in the environmental sensors sector.  

The SMS Group relocated their Southampton base just eight weeks ago; the business has proudly become the only ship repairer based within the Port of Southampton.  

On the 12th of November leading marine contractor Van Oord, awarded Breman Machinery and KENC Engineering with the assignment to design and build a casing lifting adapter (CLA). The lifting tool supports the installation of 190 pin piles at Saint-Brieuc o

SMM, the leading international maritime trade fair, will not be held as a hybrid event on Hamburg's exhibition campus in February 2021 as originally planned. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamburg Messe und Congress is instead organising a purely d

Jet tender and waterjet expert Castoldi is no stranger to cutting edge technology.  Now thanks to SAIM, Zipwake distributor in Italy, it has entered into collaboration with the Swedish top interceptor manufacturer to make its waterjets the best on the m

Associated British Ports (ABP) the UK’s largest and best-connected port operator, has commissioned a fleet of nine new state-of-the art pilot boats from Goodchild Marine Services, representing an investment of around £9 million to further enhance port

Shipbuilders around the world are currently facing the challenge of reducing their environmental impact.  Accurate alignment of engines, propeller shafting and stern tubes all reduce vibration and wear - which cause fuel inefficiencies - so the Taylor H

Film-Ocean Ltd, a leading ROV specialist company, continues with its delivery of providing excellent inspection and integrity support to its clients with the appointment of George Gair as Inspection Manager. 

Portishead Marina, on the Southern bank of the river Seven, just to the North of Bristol offers boat owners a relaxed atmosphere with a quayside of restaurants and craft ale pubs.

PDL Marine are pleased to announce securing an order for a 14.4m Landing craft. The aluminium vessel has been purposely designed to suit the client’s specific requirements such as cargo loads, shallow draft and the ability to carry passengers as and whe

Plymouth Boat Trips and Voyager Marine, Cornwall have launched e-Voyager, the UK’s first sea-going electric ferry.  Designed and developed in partnership with the University of Plymouth, the University of Exeter, Teignbridge Propellers, MarRi-Uk and E

The RNLI has announced its life extension programme for the Severn class lifeboat and DuroWiper Class 60 pantographs are being tested on the prototype vessel.

Our customer, based in Singapore, contacted us when they needed a bow fender solution for one of their oil and gas crew boats delivered and fitted in a very short timeframe. In addition to the short timeframe, the solution had to be impact resistant to pr

Kloeckner Metals UK is pleased to announce they have completed the purchase of a site in Thurrock, Essex to develop a new state of the art facility.  

Already a leading provider of subsea products, Advanced Insulation is strengthening their Subsea division with the acquisition of Bardot, a French-based specialist who engineer and design all S.U.R.F functions based on polymers, syntactic or steel technol

UK ROV services company, Film-Ocean Ltd, continues to expand its ROV fleet with the addition of a further Quasar 150HP Workclass ROV system.  This significant investment is part of Film-Ocean's fleet expansion strategy, which has seen four ROV systems a

Shamrock is a Damen Pushy Cat 14.5 metre workboat, coded under  MCA Workboat registry, Category 2 up to 12 passengers.  She can be used as a survey vessel, dive support operations and general port towage, she has also been adapted for plough/dredgi