http://www3.MarineLink.com/Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News2006 New Wave Media Intlhttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215951Modern electronic navigation systems have the potential to improve vessel navigation safety and reduce accidents.  The potential of these new systems is unlikely to be realized, however, if the officers keeping the navigation watch are not fully trained and properly qualified in their use. ...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:06 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215951http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215934Inmarsat has confirmed that its new FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) service is now live and passing commercial voice and data traffic on the network. According to Piers Cunningham, Director of Maritime Business for Inmarsat, FB150 was “designed specifically to handle broadband IP data, as well as high-quality voice and SMS...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:14:08 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215934http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215948Nor-Shipping 2009 was the largest in the event’s history, dating back to 1967. 1105 exhibitors from 52 countries participated. By comparison, Nor-Shipping 2007, which took place in the midst of a market boom, had 830 exhibitors from 42 countries.The Leading Voices conference that opened...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:06 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215948http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215937More than two dozen Sea Scouts were rescued by the Coast Guard this week after their boat began taking on water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Concord, authorities said. According to Petty Officer Levi Read, the crew of the 85-ft. SSS Farallon reported that there were eight inches of water...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:32 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215937http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215947Though it has sustained economic growth for the past ten years, China’s shipbuilding industry suffered in 2008. The nation contracted 48.3% fewer ships in the first half of the year as compared to 2007. Carrying capacity was down by about 45%, and China’s total market share in the shipbuilding industry dropped to 33.7%....Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:56 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215947http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215941According to a report on UPI, South Korean ship builders have been hit hard by the global economic slowdown as new orders plunged in the first half of 2009. Yonhap reports that South Korea’s three major shipyards received combined orders of only $1.23 billion in the first six months of this year, compared with $34...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:05 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215941http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215933Aker Solutions has opened a new, expanded manufacturing facility for surface trees and wellheads in Batam, Indonesia. The expansion is part of Aker Solutions' strategy to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific oil and gas markets. Aker Solutions has invested $17 million into the expansion, which included...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:37 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215933http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215950At the end of June, Sealink Slipways at Miri delivered a 53.8-by-13.8-m Offshore and Support Vessel to Rederij Groen B.V. of the Netherlands. Unlike Sealink’s Venture G, the new Maria G is powered by a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 mains and uses three Cummins QSM11DM-powered 245 kW generators. The...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:13 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215950http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215940Karl Erik Kjelstad has been appointed executive vice president and member of the executive management team at Aker Solutions. Kjelstad will lead the development of the strategic initiative related to oilfield services and the company's fleet of marine vessels. Kjelstad will report directly to the CEO,...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:01:26 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215940http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215946The British Royal Navy-led EU NAVFOR, the European Union’s first naval task force assembled to protect international shipping in the waters off Somalia, has partnered with IT service company Polymorph to develop a collaboration tool for its vessels. The tool will be designed to coordinate anti-piracy...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:58:56 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=215946