There was a real vibrancy to the 14th edition of Seawork.  While the business of maintaining Europe’s marine infrastructure is important work, the prospects surrounding marine renewable energy are proving exciting.  By making the most of these opportunities for business, Seawork continues to reinforce its position as Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition and conference.

This year’s 14th annual Seawork drew an enthusiastic response from all who attended the three-day event. Held in the ABP Port of Southampton (14-16 June), there were almost 12% more visitors than in the previous year. Of particular significance was the increase in those travelling from overseas. Examples included a party of 12 foreign Naval Attachés from countries including North and South America, Europe and Asia. 

Sunny Thakrar, group finance director at Sunseeker, has confirmed the company has appointed top accountancy firm Deloitte as its new auditors after many years with Grant Thornton, writes Matt Johnson.

“Periodically changing auditors is regarded as standard corporate governance in order to preserve the independence of the audit,” Mr Thrakrar told Boating Business.

Sunseeker’s move to Deloitte is all part of the restructuring process that began when the company acquired its new shareholders in June 2010 and initiated a review of its advisory arrangements.

Aldar, Abu Dhabi's leading property development investment and management company, today announced the appointment of Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (CNM), a world leader in luxury marina management, to operate Yas Marina on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

Located at the heart of Yas Marina Circuit, home to the Formula 1TM Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina welcomed its first guests in 2009 ahead of the inaugural race and has been providing premium services to its clientele ever since.  With a capacity for 143 yachts from 10m to 90m, and additional visitor berthing for superyachts up to 150m, Yas Marina has been designed and built to the highest international standards.

Following the owner’s request to build and coat their latest yacht with a Tahitian black pearl finish, Diverse Projects NZ chose Awlcraft SE, the Awlgrip effect topcoat system, to achieve these wishes. The successful launch of the stunning 31.5 m “Black Pearl” superyacht marks the first significant application of Awlcraft SE in the Asia Pacific region.

New Zealand’s Diverse Project build team spent over 200,000 man hours, 5 staircases, 3 decks and over 3,000 litres of Awlgrip products to build the “Black Pearl”. To create the perfect foundation for the finish, Diverse Projects applied the full Awlgrip exterior finishing system which included Awlgrip primers (High Build Epoxy Primer & Ultra Build Epoxy Primer), Awlgrip fillers (Awlfair LW & Awlfair Surfacing Filler) and Awlgrip Surfacers (High Build Epoxy Primer & Awlquik Epoxy Primer).

BCB International Ltd, the British company which developed the world’s first life raft survival equipment, will be exhibiting its latest range of marine survival equipment at the Seawork Show (14-16 June 2011, ABP Port of Southampton) including a highly effective shark repellent and sea marker dye that can be seen for more than a mile.

Since it designed and developed the world’s first ever life raft survival kit for the UK’s Ministry of Defence nearly 50 years ago, Cardiff-based BCB International has been a dependable supplier of quality life-saving equipment to the Maritime Industry. 

Jonathan Delf, BCB International’s Marine Sales Manager said: “We are enormously proud that for many years, our marine survival equipment like the life raft survival kits have helped save thousands of lives.