TT Line Circles Back to Rauma Shipyard for RoPax Pair
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) said on Wednesday that it has secured an order from Australian shipping company TT Line Company to build two car and passenger ferries at the Rauma shipyard.The newbuild order comes after TT Line, also known as Spirit of Tasmania, withdrew from a previous memorandum of understanding (MOU) last July while the Tasmanian government-owned company investigated options to produce the vessels locally to help offset economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.RMC revealed Wednesday that negotiations resumed in March this year…
Wake Media Partners with Bray Leino
London-based maritime and offshore media agency Wake Media announced it is partnering with UK integrated communications group Bray Leino to expand its consumer and business marketing services across multiple industries.Steve Parks, Managing Director at Wake Media, said, “Partnering with Bray Leino enables us to be adaptable and serve the forward-thinking companies we believe in. Intelligent partnerships such as this will allow us to extend our marketing capacity as needed, with the assurance and added benefit of utilizing our unprecedented network of maritime connections and Marcoms know-how.”Parks continued, “With everything we do virtually under one roof…
Qatar's Milaha to Upgrade Shipyard in Mesaieed
Qatar Navigation (Milaha), maritime and logistics company in the Middle East, has selected Royal Haskoning DHV to develop plans to upgrade its Shipyard facilities in preparation for further growth in current markets and expansion into new areas of operations.According to a Qatar Stock Exchange annoucement, the Shipyard also serves the industrial markets by providing maintenance, shutdown, fabrication and workshops services.Since its foundation in 1978, Milaha’s strategically-located Shipyard has repaired approximately 8,000 vessels by serving a number of regional and international shipowners.Commenting on the upgrade plans, Milaha’s…
ARI Deliver India Offshore Vessel Bridge Simulators
ARI Simulation has delivered a complete suite of integrated offshore simulators to the NUSI Offshore Training Institute (NOTI) in Mumbai, India. The NOTI facility has been created by the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) to support competence development in offshore shipping among its members, promoting best practice as they progress up the chain of command in this vital, fast-growing sector. ARI Simulation was given a brief to achieve several offshore sector firsts for NOTI.
Aveva Launches New Software
On May 10, 2012 AVEVA (LSE:AVV) announced the release of an exciting new software product family for the marine and EPC market, AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management. Comprising the products AVEVA Material, AVEVA Planning and AVEVA Production, the application suite supports the entire project management and execution process. Shipyards and EPCs will benefit from lower material and production/construction costs through improved project efficiency, shortening timescales and increasing project quality and control. “AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management combines the proven plant and marine capabilities of world-recognised products AVEVA VPRM and AVEVA MARS”, said Lars Riisberg, Vice President, Enterprise Resource Management, AVEVA.
Rolls-Royce, Great Lakes Shipyard Sign Services Agreement
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine Inc. has teamed up with Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of The Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, OH to create a state-of-the-art marine service center to improve and grow their respective vessel repair and overhaul businesses in the Great Lakes Region. The long-term agreement, effective June 1, 2011 is the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Center network, which brings the expertise of Rolls-Royce engineers to customers around the world. Rolls-Royce has opened seven Marine Service Center in the last two years and the global network now includes facilities in 34 countries. Rolls-Royce is in the business of manufacturing and selling propulsion systems and machinery…
Offshore Systems International Awarded Contract
John Jacobson, president and CEO of Offshore Systems International Ltd. announced the award of a $700,000 contract to deliver a radar display and tracking system to the Canadian Coast Guard for the new Marine Communication and Traffic Services Centre in Vancouver. This system will consist of three Offshore Systems radar displays and radar data processors, communications equipment, precise network timeserver and a full complement of spare equipment to provide a world-class solution for the Canadian Coast Guard. Offshore will provide project management, software engineering, systems engineering, documentation, integration, quality assurance, commissioning and training services.
