Carey Joins RPG
Resource Power Group (RPG) has appointed Sean Carey as the engine sales & service company’s General Manager of the MaK and large bore engine business for the southeast…
Fishermen Rally to Reform Magnuson Stevens Act
Thousands of Coastal Fishermen to Rally in Washington, D.C. on March 21. In another historic show of solidarity, U.S. recreational and commercial fishermen will…
WTS Supplying IGS for 5 LNG Carriers
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has received a landmark order to supply inert gas generator systems for five LNG carriers under construction in South Korea. Wilhelmsen…
Wireless Sensor Alerts Before Trouble Occurs
Predictive Sensor Technologies (PST), introduces its Wireless Environmental Temperature, Humidity and Dew point Sensor/Transmitter, (PST-THD) which, alerts the user via text or email when pre-set targets are reached. Operations which are sensitive to ambient conditions such as clean rooms, with sensitive electronics, commercial bakeries, food storage, transportation and processing and manufacturing…
CMA CGM, IBM Sign Five Year Agreement
Partnership links world’s third largest shipping company with world leading technology services company. After five years of working together through a joint subsidiary…
Ship Delivery Recognized as ISM Compliant
International Maritime Services (IMS) Ship Delivery department has been recognised for meeting the international standard for safe management and operation of ships…
Abu Dhabi Ship Building Launches UAE Navy Corvette
Abu Dhabi Ship Building launches ‘Mezyad’ as fourth vessel of Baynunah Corvette Class Program for the UAE Navy. Abu Dhabi Ship Building completes expansion of facility to accommodate more vessels for fit outs, tests and trials. Abu Dhabi Ship Building, the leading shipbuilder and naval support services provider in the Gulf region and a strategic affiliate of Mubadala, has today (Wednesday, February 15…
Emco Wheaton Offers Improved Loading Arms
Loading Arms – Emco Wheaton set to change expectations. Konnect, a new range of value for money loading arms, especially developed to handle the safe transfer of petroleum products to and from road and rail tankers and offering rapid delivery times from order confirmation, has been launched worldwide by Emco Wheaton. The range delivers exceptional quality without compromise at highly affordable prices.
RWO Offers 3D Scanning for BWT
RWO offers as the first ballast water treatment company a 3D scan service Modelling of the installation of a ballast water treatment system on board a ship. The Bremen-based water and wastewater treatment specialist RWO now offers its maritime customers - besides its efficient CleanBallast ballast water treatment system that has been tested under and designed for realistic conditions - an additional and essential service for retrofittings.
Widdows to Lead Rickmers
Ron Widdows to take over from Jan B Steffens as CEO of Rickmers Holding and Rickmers-Linie. After ten very successful years with the Rickmers Group and especially…
Inside the Atlantic Canada Shipbuilding Action Plan
In a bid to inform small and medium sized companies to tap into Atlantic Canada's $33-billion naval fleet renewal, the Government has launched the Atlantic Shipbuilding Action Plan…
NCS Survey Wins Shell Rig Position Deal
NCS Survey, an Acteon company, won a rig positioning contract by Shell. The contract covers Shell’s four entities in Europe; Shell UK Ltd, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV…
Seaspan Launches Supplier Self-Registration Portal
Seaspan Marine Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of its Supplier Self-Registration Portal. The multi-year shipbuilding program that Seaspan is undertaking…
Hyundai Heavy Wins Orders Worth $1.1 Billion
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today announced the Company had won orders for 4 liquefied natural gas carriers and 1 LNG floating storage regasification unit worth USD 1.1 billion. Hyundai Heavy won orders to build two 162,000 cbm LNG carriers for Golar LNG of Norway on February 10 and two same-class ships for an unnamed European shipowner on February 8. The contract with…
Blohm + Voss Wins FPSO Conversion Work
Germany's Blohm+ Voss signed an agreement for the conversion and vessel life extension for the FPSO unit EnQuest Producer (formerly known as Uisge Gorm). oil tanker into the FPSO Uisge Gorm, the vessel has been at the yard since January 16, 2012 and is scheduled to remain in Hamburg for 17 months. Following a bidding phase of around 12 months as part of an international tender process, Blohm + Voss Repair was able to win the contract in early February 2012.
Scanjet Merges Ariston
Scanjet announced the acquisition and subsequent merger with Ariston cargo and ballast control systems, now renamed Scanjet Ariston. “Joining the group means the…
AAPA: Mixed Reaction on Proposed 2013 Budget
With the release of President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) expressed both accolades, and some disappointment,…
Technip Wins Saudi, Kuwait Contract
Technip was awarded a contract by Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC), for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning assistance of their Gas and Condensate Export System project.
Fugro Geos Wins Maintenance Contract
Fugro GEOS won a contract award which provides Qatar Shell with support for a seabed water temperature monitoring system. The 5-year contract will ensure round-the…
AWT Launches GlobalView Fleet Management 2.0
Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), released GlobalView 2.0, a new version of its fleet management system featuring port forecasts, tide data, tools for customization and direct access to bunker pricing. The new version also includes improved safety features including global ice concentrations and spot forecasts with the latest weather and wave conditions. In addition, fleet managers can now view the voyage tracks of captains using AWT’s BVS onboard system in GlobalView.
