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German Society for Maritime Technology joins European Forum CEMT
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
(STG) has become a member of CEMT, the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies. During its latest board meeting STG president Dr Hermann J. Klein and STG Secretary General Iwer Asmussen were welcomed by CEMT's nine member institutions from the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. The board meeting took place in Hamburg. Topics of the agenda included the implication of the latest blue paper published by the EU Commission on a coherent and integrated European maritime policy with regard to research activities and innovation. "Our membership in CEMT opens the way to an intensive exchange ...
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Latest News From Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
• Keppel AmFELS to build four jackup rigs worth US$780 million Keppel AmFELS Inc. (Keppel AmFELS), the US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), has secured contracts from Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) to build four jackup rigs. Each rig is valued at US$195 million, which includes owner furnished equipment. “The construction contracts with Keppel AmFELS afforded us the opportunity to accelerate the expansion of our offshore drilling business by partnering with a first class organisation and shipyard,” said Mr Danny McNease, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rowan. Mr Tong Chong Heong, Managing Director & COO ...
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Latest News From Wärtsilä
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
• Wärtsilä and BMZ sign a licence agreement for manufacturing marine low-speed diesel engines in Russia Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press Release, 31 October 2007 Wärtsilä and Bryansk Engineering Works (BMZ), manufacturing subsidiary of Transmashholding, JSC of closed type, Russia, have jointly signed a licence agreement for the manufacture of Wärtsilä low-speed marine diesel engines by BMZ. Wärtsilä and BMZ recognise this agreement as a basis for a long-term cooperation for manufacturing Wärtsilä low-speed engines. These large marine engines incorporate RTA engine technology and RT-flex electronically-controlled common-rail technology. BMZ will focus on manufacturing engines of up to 82 cm ...
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BOLLINGER CONVERTS BOUCHARD TUG AND BARGE TO ATB UNIT MEETING OPA’90 REQUIREMENTS WITH DOUBLE-HULL AND INTERCON SYSTEM
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana - Bollinger Gulf Repair, L.L.C. and Bollinger Algiers, L.L.C, two Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., shipyards, have completed the retrofit and conversion of a Bouchard Coastwise Management Co., barge and tug, respectfully, to an articulated tug and barge (ATB) unit utilizing the Intercon Coupler System. At Bollinger Gulf Repair, the 446-foot, black oil Barge B. No.195 which has been renamed Barge B. No.295, was transformed from a single hull to double hull vessel to meet the requirements of OPA'90. The B. No. 295 measures 468-foot x 85.5-foot x 38.1-foot, with sixteen (16) cargo tanks. A new ballast system was ...
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Crowley's Jose Nazario Elected Vice President of the Puerto Rico Shipping Association
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Jose Francisco Nazario, Crowley's finance director in Puerto Rico, was elected vice president of the Puerto Rico Shipping Association during a meeting held last week in Puerto Rico. Nazario was previously secretary of the organization and is an official member of the association's Silver Anchor Club. Nazario, who earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a major in accounting from the University of Puerto Rico, has more than 26 years of experience in the maritime industry. Through his involvement with the association, he remains committed to achieving the association's main objectives, which are to study and solve the common ...
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Latest News from Kongsberg
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
• KONGSBERG MARITIME COMPLETES REFIT OF WORLDS LARGEST NAVIGATION BRIDGE SIMULATOR Kongsberg Maritime Simulation concluded a $1 million refit of the largest simulated navigation bridge at the end of 2006. The simulator is located at the Center For Marine Simulation (CMS) at Memorial University in St.John’s, Newfoundland. The original Kongsberg Maritime simulator was delivered in 1992. The full mission system consists of a full size bridge, weighting 4 tons, mounted on a moving platform (built by CAE for use on the Boeing 747-400 aircraft simulators) actuated in all six degrees of the freedom of motion by hydraulic rams. The platform ...
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Latest News From Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd.
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
• Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd. Announces the Resignation of a Non-Executive Member of its Board of Directors ATHENS, GREECE -- October 04, 2007 -- Global Oceanic Carriers Limited (AIM:GOC), a global provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that Mr. Theo Phanos, has resigned from his duties as Non Executive Director as well as member of the Company's Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees effective Monday, October 22, 2007. Michael Tartsinis, Chief Executive Officer of Global Oceanic Carriers Limited, commented: “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Mr. Phanos for his valuable ...
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Latest News from Crowley
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
• Steve Demeroutis Joins Crowley as Director, Labor Relations (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; October 4, 2007) Crowley Maritime Corporation announced today that Steve Demeroutis has joined the company as director, labor relations. He is domiciled in Jacksonville and reports to Jerry Dowd, vice president, labor relations, in Seattle. Demeroutis is responsible for all labor relations activities for the East Coast terminal operations including grievance handling, negotiations contact administration, compliance resolution and relationship building with Crowley's union representatives and personnel. Demeroutis has more than 15 years of experience in labor relations including his most recent position as vice president, United Inland Group of ...
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Latest News from MacGREGOR
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
• MacGREGOR signs offshore orders worth approximately euros 60 million During August and September, MacGREGOR’s new Offshore division won orders totalling approximately euros 60 million for equipment to be delivered during 2008-2010 Significant offshore equipment orders recently signed by the MacGREGOR Group’s Offshore division ?" part of the Cargotec Corporation ?" include the single biggest order in the history of the newly acquired Norwegian company Hydramarine AS. This is for six cranes for two 130m Vik Sandvik VS4220 offshore construction barges being built at Davie Yards in Canada for Norwegian independent subsea installation contractor Cecon. MacGREGOR’s order comprises: two knuckle-boom ...
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TORM Group First to Place Order for New MAN B&W S50ME-B Engine
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
2 October 2007. MAN Diesel has received an order for the MAN B&W 6S50ME-B8 engine, the very first from the new 50ME-B series. TORM, the Copenhagen-based shipping company, and Guangzhou Shipyard Intl. Co. Ltd. (GSI) have signed a deal for seven 50,500 DWT chemical/product tankers to be built at GSI’s facilities in China. The 6S50ME-B engines for these vessels will be delivered by DMD Dalian Marine Diesel. MAN Diesel will supervise construction, shoptests, on-site installation and commissioning of the engines, as well as participate in subsequent sea-trials. The MAN B&W S50ME-B8 engines are the first two-stroke engines to be delivered ...
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NOBLE DENTON GROWS ITS UK PRESENCE WITH NEW OFFICE OPENING
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
Leading offshore and marine consulting firm, Noble Denton Group has expanded its UK presence with the opening of a new office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The move is part of an on-going period of global expansion for the company. Noble Denton Consultants Ltd, one of the UK operating companies of the Noble Denton Group, will operate from the Newcastle office in Seaton Burn where the new team has brought specialist skills in design and consultancy for ports, ships and marine operations, using state of the art structural and hydrodynamic tools to underpin their technical work. The office will also provide a base ...
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High quality Ecospeed coating gets repeat orders
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
A third Interscan vessel has just been completed with Subsea’s innovate ship hull coating, Ecospeed. The underwater hull of the ice class general cargo ship M/V Phantom was applied in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The other two ships, also general cargo ships, have been sailing through entirely different sea and weather conditions with hardly a mark of damage to their hull coatings. Many of Ecospeed’s qualities came to the fore with both M/V Patriot and M/V Karin during their varied routes. The Patriot has spent two entire winters sailing through icy Baltic conditions, yet the hull coating of this vessel is entirely ...
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SEANERGY MARITIME CORP. COMPLETES INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
October 1, 2007 -- Athens Greece -- Seanergy Maritime Corp. (AMEX: SRG.U) announced today that it has closed its initial public offering of 22,000,000 units. The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $.0001 per value per share (the “Common Stock”) and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock. Prior to the consummation of the initial public offering, the Company consummated a private placement of 16,016,667 warrants at $0.90 per warrant to the executive officers of the ...
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World's Fastest Ever Diesel Powered Vehicle Ferry Launched
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Omani ferries to set new standard for marine transportation in the Middle East First Sultanate of Oman vessel launched The first of two Multi-Purpose Auto Express 65 metre high speed ferries built for the Sultanate of Oman was launched at the Austal Image Henderson shipbuilding facility today. With a top speed in excess of 50 knots (93 km/hr), the vessels will be the fastest diesel powered vehicle ferries ever built. Scheduled for delivery in 2008, the two catamarans will provide a new tourism service to Oman’s magnificently rugged Musandam Peninsular and will be the flagship in the Sultanate’s expanded marine ...
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Latest News from Crowley
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
• Crowley to Build Largest and Fastest ATBs to Date Three 750-series vessels to be constructed and delivered by middle of 2013 (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; September 27, 2007) Crowley Maritime Corporation's Vessel Management Services subsidiary has signed a contract with VT Halter Marine Inc. and Dakota Creek Shipyards to build three articulated tug-barge (ATB), 330,000-barrel tank vessels, the largest in the company's history and the fastest in their class. The new vessels will be delivered in yearly intervals between the second half of 2011 and the first half of 2013. VT Halter Marine will construct the barges, which will have 78 ...
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