* China is key post-Brexit market with 133 shipyards and 1483 ships on order. * Package of Department of International Trade (DIT) support and events to help UK companies meet Chinese customers. * Marintec biggest shipbuilding trade fair in China….
A crowd of thousands gathered at Cammell Laird’s shipyard in Birkenhead on September 26 for the official naming of RRS Sir David Attenborough. This ground-breaking polar research vessel pushes the boundaries of marine engineering technology, and underlines the breadth and depth…
Merseyside shipyard and marine engineering services company Cammell Laird is inviting professionals, in particular from its existing and prospective supply chain, to attend its inaugural Health and Safety conference on Wirral on November 28. The event at Thornton Hall…
Poole, Dorset-based maritime equipment specialist Marine Components International (MCI) has been awarded global rights to distribute BSB’s range of A60 fire dampers. BSB is a major supplier of fire dampers to the maritime industry, with the A60 range carrying all…
Forecasts show potential for nine-12 GW of offshore windfarms in Baltic Sea Offshore wind can generate 25pc of Poland’s energy by 2040, replacing aging coal power stations. Port of Gdynia reports biggest ever investment programme Poland’s leading maritime…
A part-time inventor whose design for a trike for special needs children caught public attention earlier this year says progress is being made to bring the design to a global market. Les McMahon and his trike shot to prominence in…
The latest developments in plans to build Poland’s biggest ever offshore windfarms are set to be unveiled at the Maritime Economy Forum Gdynia (MEFG) on October 11. Polish state-owned energy company PGE Baltica Ltd is due to present an updated…
Manchester-based bike brand Insync is starting production this month of a new state-of-the-art racing bike for the company’s elite mountain bike racing team. Insync, owned by India-based Hero Cycles, the world’s biggest bike manufacturer by volume, sponsored a team of…
Cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec UK has appointed a process manager to spearhead the company’s growth in this sector. Ross Mannin joins Greater Manchester-based Roxtec UK from another well-known international manufacturer and will cover an area stretching from Scotland…
Turnover of £82.4m up 2% on 2017 Underlying pre-tax profit of £2.6m, up 13% on comparable 2017 results Group turnover target of £150m by 2026 Scottish headquartered construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has published its year-end financial results for 2018,…
