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  • News

    US Avondale shipyard could stay open

    2011-10-17T17:38:00Z

    Reports from the US say that Avondale Shipyard has taken another step toward stability after the federal government agreed to remove the financial incentive for Huntington Ingalls to close the yard.

  • Two 32m and one 24m ferries have been designed by Incat Crowther for LNG plant personnel transport
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    Order for three small catamaran ferries

    2011-10-17T17:36:00Z

    Australian designer Incat Crowther says that construction is well advanced on three new catamaran ferries to its design, which will be used to transport workers to and from an LNG plant.

  • News

    AIS-only satellite is launched

    2011-10-17T17:35:00Z

    US satellite datacommunications company Orbcomm say that VesselSat1, an automatic identification service (AIS) enabled satellite has been successfully launched in India.

  • Carsten Brix Ostenfeldt
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    Technical Director moves up at ship manager

    2011-10-17T17:34:00Z

    Carsten Brix Ostenfeldt has been appointed Managing Director of Thome Ship Management with immediate effect.

  • LNG-powered ferries - still too many unanswered questions
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    Ferry industry looks for solutions

    2011-10-17T16:21:00Z

    Interferry’s recent 36th annual conference in Barcelona underlined that there are few straightforward solutions to the ferry industry’s current raft of operational and regulatory challenges.

  • News

    Functions added to vessel tracking system

    2011-10-14T19:40:00Z

    Pole Star Space Applications, a UK-based provider of fleet management, ship security and asset monitoring solutions, has added extra safety and security functions, under the name of Industry Zone.

  • News

    VDR manufacturer gets new Dutch owner

    2011-10-14T19:39:00Z

    NetWave Systems of the Netherlands has announced that it has agreed the acquisition of the voyage data recorder (VDR) division of Rutter Inc, a public company based in St. John’s, Canada.

  • Knud E. Hansen ro-con design for CMN
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    Order booked for Danish ro-con design

    2011-10-14T19:39:00Z

    Danish naval architecture company Knud E. Hansen says that a two-ship order, with an option for a third, has been placed for one of its designs with Hyundai MIPO in South Korea, by French operator CMN.

  • News

    Five-ship order for Singapore shipbuilder

    2011-10-14T19:38:00Z

    Singapore-based shipbuilding group ASL Marine reports that it has won an order for two platform supply vessels, a dredger and two barges. The contract is said to be worth, in total, around S$267 million.

  • News

    GE to supply fuel control retrofits

    2011-10-13T00:15:00Z

    GE Marine reports that the US Navy has ordered an additional 16 digital fuel control (DFC) kits for LM2500 marine gas turbines. The kits enable lower maintenance costs, increased reliability and better system response.

  • Olaf Eikelenboom, EMEA field service manager
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    New service organisation for satcom company

    2011-10-12T17:24:00Z

    Intellian Technologies, a supplier of marine satellite antennas, has appointed Olaf Eikelenboom to the new role of EMEA field service manager at its European sales and support office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • News

    New Imtech office opens in Spain

    2011-10-12T17:23:00Z

    Imtech Marine is opening of a new office in the Algeciras-Strait of Gibraltar region of Spain, from 17 October 2011. The company says this will be the 74th location in the its global service network.

  • ‘SCI-Panna’ is the first Havyard design to be built in India
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    Indian-built Havyard AHTS delivered

    2011-10-12T17:20:00Z

    The first offshore vessel to a Havyard design to be constructed in India has been handed over to owner Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Three more to the same design are currently under construction.

  • Rena losing containers as heavy swells wash her deck on the starboard side. Image: Mark Alen
    News

    NZ oil spill:The latest

    2011-10-12T10:09:00Z

    The Master of the oil spill vessel Rena has been arrested and charged by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) under section 65 of the Maritime Transport Act (MTA) 1994, "for operating a vessel in a manner causing unnecessary danger or risk".

  • News

    GL to certify Cat marine dealer network

    2011-10-11T15:10:00Z

    Germanischer Lloyd says that it has been contracted by Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, maker of engines under the Cat and MaK brands, to certify the marine service assessments of its worldwide marine dealer network.

  • News

    Greek company presents BWM system

    2011-10-11T15:04:00Z

    Greek Manufacturer Erma First ESK Engineering Solutions reports that it has designed, certified and manufactured an integrated ballast water management (BWM) system.

  • Henrik Uhd Christensen, Viking CEO: an obvious choice for our strategy
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    Safety company opens in Panama

    2011-10-10T19:04:00Z

    Marine safety equipment provider Viking Life-Saving Equipment has announced that it is adding a Latin American sales and service facility located at Colon, Panama to its network as from 1 November 2011.

  • News

    New marine services offices in France, Morocco and Spain

    2011-10-10T14:03:00Z

    Dutch technical services provider Imtech has announced the expansion of its marine services network with a total of five new offices in France, Morocco and Spain.

  • News

    Bridge watch alarm order for V.Ships fleet

    2011-10-10T14:01:00Z

    Martek Marine says it has secured a contract to supply its Navgard bridge navigation watch alarm system (BNWAS) to Seacom Electronics, the UK subsidiary of major global ship management services company V.Ships.

  • ‘Boa Galatea’, a first-time visitor to Gibdock
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    New offshore client for Gibdock

    2011-10-10T13:53:00Z

    Gibraltar-based shiprepair yard Gibdock has added another name to its increasing list of clients in the offshore sector. In September the yard drydocked the 3,000grt survey ship ‘Boa Galatea’.