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AMERICAN SALVAGE ASSOCIATION AND SPILL CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ESTABLISH AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIP
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Washington, DC – The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA) have established an Affiliate Membership relationship. The Spill Control Association of America was organized in 1973 to actively promote the interests of all groups within the spill response community. The organization represents spill response contractors, manufacturers, distributors, consultants, instructors, government & training institutions and corporations working in the industry. The American Salvage Association is the trade association promoting professionalism and improving marine casualty response in North American coastal and inland waters. ASA has partnership agreements with the U.S. Coast Guard (Quality Partnership Agreement), and ...
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YRS’ SUCCESSFUL LOAD-OUT OF WILPIONEER’S LOWER HULL
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Singapore, 08 October 2008 – Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited (“YRS”) successfully executed the load-out operation for the first of Awilco Offshore’s three semi-submersible drilling rigs which are under construction at the YRS shipyard in Yantai, Shandong Province on 27th September 2008. The lower hull of the Wilpioneer was successfully loaded out onto a floating barge by means of an unprecedented combination of the Gripper Jack System with the shipyard’s existing Roller Skidding Method. The hull was subsequently floated off inthe dredging area and tugged into the dry dock on 29th September 2008. Mr Cho Yong Jin, Chief Executive Officer of ...
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CONTRACTING SERVICES FROM DELTAMARIN
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Deltamarin’s one-stop Contracting Services were published at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg at the presence of invited representatives of marine industry and press. This life-cycle service was launched at the request of our customers and to meet the growing market needs. It uniquely combines our high-quality engineering with cost-efficient construction or conversion support for the marine industry. “We make it possible for our customers to take full advantage of the global market of shipbuilding capacity”, says Rami Hirsimäki, Director of this newly launched business area at Deltamarin. Contracting services are intended for both Shipowners and Shipyards to manage complex newbuilding ...
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Teekay Announces 15 Percent Dividend Increase and New $200 Million Share Repurchase Program
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Bermuda , October 7, 2008 - Teekay Corporation (Teekay or the Company) (NYSE: TK) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 15 percent increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend. The dividend will increase to $0.31625 per share, from $0.275 per share in the previous quarter. This dividend will be paid on October 31, 2008 to shareholders of record as at October 17, 2008. “We are pleased to announce the sixth consecutive yearly increase in Teekay’s dividend, which has grown at a compound annual rate of 20 percent over this period,” commented Bjorn Moller, Teekay’s President and ...
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DONJON MARINE CO., INC. ENGAGED IN DREDGING FOR RETURN OF EX-USS INTREPID TO NEW YORK HARBOR
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Hillside, NJ -- Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services, was contracted by the U.S. Navy, Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), as requested by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide dredging and related support services for the return of the Ex-USS Intrepid to its permanent berth located at Pier 86, Manhattan, New York. The WWII vintage U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier has been in services as a museum and educational center by the Intrepid Association in New York City. Donjon was ...
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W&O breaks ground on its new corporate headquarters
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
W&O, the nation's largest supplier of marine and offshore solutions and products, broke ground on its new corporate headquarters, the first L.E.E.D.-certified commercial warehouse in the growing JAXPORT region. Jacksonville, Fla. Mayor Peyton, who was present at the groundbreaking ceremony, discussed the domestic importance of the JAXPORT area in the maritime industry and the vital role that W&O is playing in that continued growth. W&O CEO Jack Guidry has directed W&O on a path of unprecedented growth over the past year, which has helped inspire this strategic geographic alignment with JAXPORT’s maritime importance. For more information: Joe Wolf Account Executive, ...
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Namegiving of newbuilding L 214 from Odense Steel Shipyard
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
On Saturday 4 October 2008 Odense Steel Shipyard named its latest newbuilding, a 7,000 TEU container ship, for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Mrs Yumiko Arakawa, married to Mr Shoshi Arakawa, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Bridgestone Corporation, honoured A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the newbuilding METTE MÆRSK. METTE MÆRSK is the fourth ship in a series of six container ships. The ship is designed and built to meet the highest demands for safe, precise, environmentally friendly and economic transportation of goods all over the globe. Among other things, a waste heat recovery ...
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Broadpoint announced today Jerome DeCuir as its new Vice President of Engineering
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
HOUSTON (OCTOBER 8, 2008) – Broadpoint, a full-service telecommunications and network solutions company announced today Jerome DeCuir as its new vice president of engineering. In his role, DeCuir will leverage 20 years of engineering experience to help Broadpoint develop cutting edge communications technologies that will improve its customers’ productivity and profitability. “Jerome’s commitment to innovation makes him a perfect addition to the Broadpoint team,” said Bryan Olivier, COO of Broadpoint. “His expertise and technical knowledge will be instrumental as we look to expand our technology portfolio.” Prior to joining Broadpoint, DeCuir served as the director of network engineering for McLeodUSA ...
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MAN Diesel builds six power plants for Electricité de France
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
6 October 2008 – MAN Diesel has been awarded a major order from the French energy company Electricité de France PEI SAS for the construction of three diesel power stations in its overseas Départements Réunion, Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as one in French Guyana and two power plants on Corsica. The contract means that all French Départements that are not on the European mainland will be supplied with electricity from MAN Diesel engines. The total order volume is around Euro 1.3 billion, with MAN Diesel supplying a share worth more than Euro 750 million. The order includes the delivery ...
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KVH Announces Pacific Coverage for mini-VSAT Broadband
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
MIDDLETOWN, RI – Taking a major step toward expanding availability of the mini-VSAT Broadband service, KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced that it has signed a 5-year agreement with GE International Holdings, Inc., (also known as SAT-GE) to lease satellite capacity on its GE-23 satellite to provide coverage in the Pacific Ocean via the satellite’s North Pacific Ku-band Beam. Expected to go live in December 2008, the new coverage area will include Alaska, the west coasts of Canada and the United States, Hawaii and extend into Asia. It represents a significant expansion in the availability of the increasingly popular ...
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Keppel/Technip consortium on track to deliver P-51 to Petrobras
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The consortium of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Technip Engenharia S/A is on track to deliver the P-51 floating production unit (FPU) to Petrobras Netherlands BV (PNBV) by November 2008. This 48,000 tonne FPU is the second such rig that the consortium partners have completed. The first rig, the P-52 FPU, is currently producing in the Roncador field. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and First Lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva who was the Lady Sponsor, were at Keppel FELS Brasil’s BrasFELS shipyard yesterday to witness the christening. They were joined by some 5,000 ...
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News from MacGregor
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The following link will bring you to Macgregor's monthly newsletter. Click: http://www.macgregor-group.com/?id=4912
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Independent tests once again confirm Ecospeed to be 100% environmentally safe
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Over the last year stringent tests were carried out by Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) in close cooperation with the port authorities of Antwerp and Environmental Resources Management Belgium n.v. (ERM) to provide scientific data to authenticate the non-toxicity of the Ecospeed hull performance technology. These tests were done as the environmental part of ECOTEC-STC, a project funded by the European commission within the Life demonstration projects to confirm the ecological and economical advantages of the Ecospeed coating. During these tests the coating and its effect on the environment were closely examined throughout 4 different stages. 1. Application The tests showed that only ...
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LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP CHRISTENED INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2)
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship Team (GD LCS Team) christened the LCS 2 Independence Saturday, October 4, on the waters of the Mobile Bay at the Austal USA shipyard. Present at the Christening Ceremony were over 1,000 guests and dignitaries. The Ship Sponsor was Doreen A. Scott, wife of the 10th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Terry D. Scott. She was joined by her daughter, Maid of Honor, Lauren A. Scott, but her daughter, Matron of Honor Ensign Lindsay Fatz, USN, was out of the country on orders. Speakers at the ceremony included: Robert Browning, Managing director ...
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News from Kongsberg
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The new oe11-143 Underwater HID Lamp was shown for the first time on the Kongsberg Maritime’s stand at Seawork 2008. This High Intensity Discharge lamp provides a tremendous increase in light output compared to a conventional filament based lamp, whilst still only using the same amount of power. Designed specifically for ROV/AUV and other underwater vehicle use, the oe11-143 gives in the region of 5 times the light output - 5600 Lux @ 1 metre - of a conventional 250 Watt filament lamp so by replacing conventional bulbs an immediate increase in lumens without additional power demand is obtained. And ...
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Sigma Tankers expands its fleet.
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Norwalk, Connecticut October 9, 2008 --- Heidmar Inc. (“Heidmar”) announced today that Mercator Lines Limited of India (“Mercator”), China Shipping Development (“China Shipping”) and Conti Reederei of Germany (“Conti”) will be joining the Sigma Tankers pool and that Emirates Trading Agency of Dubai (“ETA”), an existing member of both Sigma and the Heidmar managed Dorado Tankers pool, will be entering two more vessels into Sigma Tankers. Mercator and China Shipping, also members of the Dorado Tankers pool, will enter one vessel each into Sigma Tankers. Conti will take delivery of two coated LR2 tankers from Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2009. ...
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Cruise terminal in Hamburg-Altona
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The new mooring space in the Altona fishing port will be given a modern terminal building with an integrated and automated gateway. This will speed up the putting in and casting off of ships. Preparatory work for the project on the marine side has been going on since August. Before the end of this year a start will be made with the construction of the quay wall, so that the first cruiser will be able to put in to the new berthing space by mid-August 2009. Then the mooring basin will need to be created, and further work done on ...
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IHC Vremac Cylinders B.V. celebrates 50th anniversary
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
IHC Vremac Cylinders began life in 1958 as Vremac, a company of four people; it has now been in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, for the past 50 years. The company specialises in the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders, and it now has a workforce of about 130. It has been part of the IHC Merwede Group since 2007 and turnover in 2008 is expected to be EURO 35 million. History The founder of the company, Mr Venderink, was a manager at Werklust Excavators, and he decided to branch out on his own in Apeldoorn repairing hydraulic cylinders. He came up with the ...
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Seaboard Ship Management has chosen SpecTec US for Fleetwide AMOS Business Suite Implementation
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Seaboard Ship Management, a Miami-area client, has chosen AMOS for a fleetwide implementation of Purchase, Personnel, Replication, and Mail. Seaboard Corporation is made up of a group of uniquely integrated and innovative companies with a broad international presence. The main business Seaboard Foods, one of the top ten producers of premium pork products in the United States; Seaboard Marine, a containerized shipping service between the United States, the Caribbean Basin, and Central and South America; and Commodity Trading and Milling, an international grain processing and trading business with primary operations in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Other major businesses ...
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Wärtsilä extends service centre in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Wärtsilä Corporation has inaugurated a new extension to its service centre in Chesapeake. The building provides increased capacity for propeller repairs and water jet assembly, while creating a service centre for repair and overhaul of engines, propulsion equipment and shaft seals. The principal customers for the new service centre are the US Navy, US Coast Guard and US Military Sealift Command. The service centre is also well located to serve a number of commercial shipyards, repair yards and commercial vessel. The extended premises have ample capacity to provide the wider scope of services to our customers and enables tasks to ...
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