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Atlantic Cordage is proud to announce that Erik Gronbeck has joined the Atlantic Group of Companies.
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Mr. Gronbeck is third generation following in the footsteps of the founder of the company, Mr. Walter Gronbeck Jr. (deceased) and Erik’s father, Mr. Peter W. Gronbeck C. E. O. and Susan Gronbeck, President, his Aunt. Erik Gronbeck is a graduate of Fairfield University in Fairfield Ct. where he majored in International Studies with emphasis on Global Issues and Global Marketing. Extended studies were at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. While in Hungary he taught conversational English at the Eotvos Jozef College. After attending Fairfield and Corvinus Universities, Erik Gronbeck was involved in various positions in the Financial and ...
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THRANE & THRANE INTRODUCES NEW ATEX APPROVED VHF AND UHF HANDHELDS TO THE SAILOR SP3500 PORTABLE RADIO SERIES R
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
SMM 2008, 23-26 September, Hall B6, Booth 333 Three new SAILORR ATEX portables including the first GMDSS ATEX on the market Thrane & Thrane's SAILOR SP3500 portable series is growing with the addition of three ATEX certified models, designed specifically for use in hazardous marine environments. These incredibly robust portables, which expand the choice in the SP3500 range to seven different models, will be shown for the first time on the Thrane & Thrane booth at SMM 2008. Fully waterproof, the ATEX versions of the SAILOR SP3500 portable series are built specifically for use at sea, and can be trusted ...
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PEMA expands, welcomes raft of new members
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA) is pleased to announce the expansion of its membership with the addition of four specialist manufacturing and consulting companies from Europe and the United States. “PEMA’s work supporting the ports sector will be boosted with our new members – all of whom represent key interests in the port equipment industry,” says Ottonel Popesco, PEMA President. The new members include Italian industrial cable chain producer, Brevetti Stendalto, and Franco-German Conductix/Wampfler AG, a leading supplier of energy and data transmission systems, mobile electrification and crane electrification solutions. Also joining PEMA are flexible cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi, ...
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MacGREGOR to supply total cargo handling solution for SE Shipping Lines Pte Ltd including new 450- tonne cranes
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area has secured a contract with SE Shipping Lines Pte Ltd of Singapore worth around € 32 million MacGREGOR will supply a total cargo handling solution that includes hatch covers and company’s new 450-tonne SWL cranes for four firm 25,000 dwt heavy-lift vessels being constructed for SE Shipping at the Wenzhou Zhongou shipyard in China. Delivery of the cargo handling equipment is planned for 2010 and the first ship with new equipment is expected into service at the end of 2010. “We were looking for an environmentally friendly, cost efficient and reliable solution to transporting project cargo ...
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Shipping Group Unicom Selects KVH TracVision M9 to Improve Crew Welfare in its Fleet
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
TracVision M9 satellite TV system installations are underway for long-term project that will benefit crew members on 60 vessels at completion KVH Industries, Inc., today announced that it is working with Unicom, a member of Sovcomflot, Russia's largest shipping company, to equip the Unicom fleet with entertainment at sea via KVH's TracVision® M9 satellite TV antennas. A total of 60 antennas will be installed over the duration of the project, representing the largest single maritime TracVision order in KVH's history. Installations, which are being managed by KVH's Russian distributor, Navicom are well underway and the project is expected to reach ...
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Wärtsilä wins major ship design orders from China, India and Germany
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Wärtsilä has received major orders for its recently established Wärtsilä Ship Design unit. The orders were received from customers in China, India and Germany. The Ship Design unit was set up following the acquisitions of the ship design companies Vik-Sandvik and Schiffko. The most recent acquisition, the Singaporean based Conan Wu & Associates will also be part of the Ship Design unit. The orders call for Wärtsilä to design a Deepwater Engineering Survey Vessel, a Multi-Purpose Support Vessel, a Diving Support Vessel, and an Emergency Towing Vessel. Each of these contracts comes as a result of successful bids to design ...
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Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc. of Bayou La Batre receives award
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc. of Bayou La Batre, Alabama was presented the Alabama Exporter of the Year award by the U. S. Small Business Administration on September 9, 2008. The ceremony took place aboard Horizon’s most recently completed vessel ready for delivery to its Nigerian customer, Fymak Marine & Oil Services Nigeria, Ltd. of Lagos, Nigeria. Presenting the award was Teresa Wilson, Public Information Officer of the SBA Birmingham office, accompanied by Brent McMahan of the Mobile SBA office and Brian Davis, Director of the Alabama International Trade Center in Tuscaloosa. The Exporter of the Year award is presented to a ...
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Intergraph and The Napa Group to Collaborate on Shipbuilding and Offshore Applications
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Joint development to improve design and hull form import functionality HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 23, 2008 -- Intergraph and the Napa Group, two of the world's leading marine software firms, will collaborate to improve the interfacing to integrate each other's shipbuilding and offshore structure software solutions as well as create new capabilities. A mutual arrangement allows the companies to use existing features inherent in their software offerings. Intergraph's SmartMarineT Enterprise suite, including its next-generation, data-centric, rules-driven SmartMarine 3D modeling and visualization solution, complements Napa's high-end software systems for stability calculations, hull fairing and basic design operations. In addition, the two marine ...
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Latest new from SMM in Hamburg
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
HATTELAND DISPLAY GOES GREEN WITH SKYSAILS SMM 2008, Hamburg, 23-26 September, Transas - Hall B6, Booth 231 Displays and computers for environmentally friendly wind propulsion system SkySails, the innovative wind propulsion system for ships will utilise displays and computers from Hatteland Display. The control system for SkySails, which uses large towing kites to reduce emissions and fuel costs in the range of 10-35% a year, requires highly reliable displays and computers to ensure safe and efficient operation. The ship's crew can operate the SkySails system from the bridge. The automatic control system performs the tasks of steering the towing kite ...
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CSC Part of Team Selected by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it is part of a team led by Diversified Global Partners, LLC, that has been awarded a contract to develop and maintain the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS), a secure and evolutionary environmental data storage and distribution system, for the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will process and store critical environmental and climate data, and make it available to the public. By working with NOAA to re-engineer, modernize and enhance the current suite of ...
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Ulstein launching a new giant ship
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
A new giant offshore vessel was launched from Ulstein Verft Sunday 21 September. Viking Poseidon for Eidesvik Offshore is 130 metres long and 25 metres wide. The launching went well, and Viking Poseidon was a giant colourfull sight at the Ulstein fjord before she was tugged to the quay at Ulstein Verft. Viking Poseidon will now be completed by the quay and tested before delivery in December, says Ulstein Verft managing director Karsten Sævik. Eidesvik Offshore is situated in Bømlo, Norway, and is known as an innovative ship-owning company that has a strong focus on environmentally friendly solutions. Viking Poseidon ...
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Stinger Jet leads new generation of fast rescue boats
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
LEADING lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is leading the way for a new generation of Fast Rescue Boats. Its new Stinger Jet FRB will give rescue crews on ships and offshore units higher speed and safer recovery options in rough seas. It is also suitable for a wide range of tasks including search and rescue, diving support, crew transport and work boat duties. “This boat sets new standards of safety, speed, crew friendliness, sea-keeping and low maintenance,” says Endre Eidsvik, Executive Vice President and head of Schat-Harding’s Equipment Division. “The design has been developed from scratch to take in all ...
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Port of Portland Successfully Completes Stage Two of Gate Automation Project with Tideworks Technology
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
SEATTLE --Tideworks Technology®, Inc., a leading provider of full-service terminal management and planning software solutions, announced that the Port of Portland has successfully completed the second stage of a gate automation project with the implementation of gate Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Implementation of Tideworks GateVision®, its proprietary gate operating system, was completed in December 2006. The OCR system further advances the Port’s goals of streamlining gate processing and improving truck turn-times at Terminal 6, the Port’s primary container handling facility. Port of Portland has been utilizing Tideworks’ Mainsail Terminal Management System®, Spinnaker Planning Management System®, and Forecast® since 2003. Tideworks’ ...
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Crowley Equipment Acquisitions Hit $21 Million in 2008
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; September 23, 2008) Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services equipment fleet is continuing to grow this year with the acquisition of $21 million worth of containers, chassis, refrigerated containers, trailers and generator sets. Part of the order - 600 45-foot (102-inch wide) dry containers and chassis - is currently being received in Jacksonville and immediately deployed in the company's Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Latin America services for the benefit of customers. "Maintaining a competitive edge in our industry means we need to offer our customers the highest quality equipment of the right type and consistently make it available when ...
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Northrop Grumman Introduces New Series of Multisensor Speed Logs for Maritime Market
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Sept. 24, 2008 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is introducing a new family of multisensor marine speed log products at the 2008 SMM maritime technology exhibition in Hamburg, Germany this month. The NAVIKNOT 600 series of products, which are being marketed under the Sperry Marine brand, are based on a new satellite speed sensor that yields dual axis speed over ground. The satellite speed log can serve as a standalone device or be integrated with a single-axis electromagnetic or Doppler speed log. The three-way satellite-electromagnetic-Doppler combination provides maximum built-in flexibility and redundancy. The NAVIKNOT 600 systems ...
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Hartmann Logistik chooses AMOS for new AHV fleet
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Hartmann Group of Leer, Germany, has selected AMOS to be installed on board the new 12 Anchor Handling Vessels to be built by Fincantieri in Italy. The contract has been agreed during SMM exhibition in Hamburg. It is the second contract awarded on the new Amos2 Enterprise Suite, following the one of Marlow Navigation of Cyprus. Hartmann Logistik is part of the Hartmann Group, which is one of the leading shipping companies in Germany, with a fleet of 40 gas/chemical tankers, 55 CT vessels,and 37 multipurpose ships. It is an important contract for SpecTec Group as it rewards and reinforces ...
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PPG to restructure protective, marine coatings operations in Europe
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
ROLLE, Switzerland, Sept. 24, 2008 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) protective and marine coatings business today announced that it would restructure its manufacturing presence in Europe and reorganize its support functions. The company said it has proposed the closure of its Geldermalsen, Netherlands, coatings manufacturing facility sometime in 2009. Production would be consolidated with facilities in Amsterdam and Deurne-Borgerhout, Belgium. Approximately 111 people are employed at the Geldermalsen site. The consolidation would create approximately 50 positions in Amsterdam and approximately 15 in Deurne-Borgerhout. The Geldermalsen project will be submitted for consultation to the Works Council of its Dutch subsidiary, PPG Industries ...
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VIKING SYSTEMS MAKE BARGE EVACUATIONS QUICK AND SAFE
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Due to heavy cargo, barges and other commercial transport vessels experience larger draft variations than traditional ro-ro ships, such as ferries. Meeting strict SOLAS requirements, the VIKING Evacuation Slide (VES) System from Viking Life-Saving Equipment provides the ideal solution. Its design enables evacuation angles of 30-35° in normal conditions and up to 55° in distressed situations. A high-capacity evacuation system, Viking's VES can evacuate 657 people in 30 minutes or at least 386 in 17 minutes, 40 seconds. Offering a flexible installation, the incredibly compact slide system is stowed in cassettes with a small footprint, freeing valuable deck space. Unlike ...
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Hemisphere GPS Wins Deloitte Technology Green 15 Award and Named Finalist for the ASTech Leadership Foundation Award
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Calgary, AB — September 25, 2008— (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products, was honored with the Deloitte Technology Green 15 Award at a ceremony in Calgary last night. The award recognizes companies creating innovative, important, and economically viable intellectual property in the burgeoning field of green technology. Deloitte Technology Green 15 companies are judged on technology solutions that deliver both a significant environmental impact and a compelling return on investment for their clients. Growers who utilize Hemisphere GPS ground agriculture Outback Guidance® technology realize a significant return on their investment. These products enable ...
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GE Introduces New L250 Inline Diesel Engine Family Improved Fuel Consumption, Flexible and Reliable Design
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
HAMBURG, Germany, September 23, 2008 – GE Transportation today introduced the L250, a new inline medium-speed diesel engine family, custom designed for a variety of marine applications. The company reported at SMM 2008 that the new engine will be available in six and eight cylinder configurations. The new inline design expands GE’s diesel engine product offerings, while providing customers with a variety of design and operational benefits. “As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medium-speed diesel engines, we listened to our customer’s installation, maintenance and operational preferences. With the L250, we leveraged reliable features of our popular V250 diesel ...
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KONGSBERG ACQUIRES ACHILLES(T) SATELLITE SYSTEM TO ENHANCE CYBER SECURITY
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
As part of a strategic plan to prepare for increasing cyber threats, KONGSBERG recently acquired the Achilles(T) Satellite test system from Wurldtech(T) Security Technologies. The system will ensure a higher level of security by providing resilience against digital attacks. Developed specifically to address cyber-security challenges unique to the industrial automation industry, Achilles has become a world leader delivering trusted solutions for diagnosing known and unknown vulnerabilities in SCADA and industrial control systems. The system is widely deployed amongst global operators, systems integrators and vendors who supply and manage critical infrastructure in sectors such as power, energy, water, transportation, telecommunications, manufacturing, ...
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Germanischer Lloyd Signs new contract with DK Group - Cooperation for a 200.000 TDW Bulker Project
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Hamburg, 25 September 2008 - The development of energy efficient ship designs and the joint development of a 200,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) bulk carrier design was announced today by DK Group and Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Dr. Pierre C. Sames, GL Senior Vice President Strategic Research, Torsten Schramm, GL Senior Vice President Europe / Middle East / Africa and Chief Operating Officer, Jorn Winkler, DK Group Founder and Executive Vice President, and Christian Eyde Møller, DK's Chief Executive Officer, signed the contract today at SMM. Based on the existing partnership the agreement will include DK Group's ground breaking Air Cavity System ...
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First oil on FPSO Sevan Hummingbird
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The FPSO Sevan Hummingbird has commenced oil production on Venture's Chestnut field, in the central UK North Sea. The Sevan Hummingbird is based on Sevan's unique and patented technology and is the first cylindrical FPSO to be installed in the North Sea. Sevan's FPSOs are designed to provide higher uptime, better motions and lower operating costs than conventional units. The Sevan Hummingbird will be working under a 2.5 + 2 year charter contract with Venture Production Plc. The geo-stationary FPSO has an oil storage capacity of 300,000 barrels and is equipped with an oil processing capacity of 30,000 barrels per ...
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Jeppesen Marine launches improved chart updating service - Now the market’s only supplier of full chart updates online
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
EGERSUND, NORWAY, September 19, 2008 – Jeppesen Marine has launched a new updating service that can transmit "Notices to Mariners", new charts and new chart editions to ships at sea, all via a high-speed Internet connection. The service, called C-MAP Updating Service Online+, applies to Jeppesen Marine's C-MAP Professional+ and C-MAP ENC chart database subscribers. "The significance of this new service is that ships can update their chart data with the same reliability as the updates distributed on a DVD, without the trouble of arranging delivery of the DVD to the ship. With this new service, Jeppesen Marine can deliver ...
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