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Lifetime Achievement Award for Kommer Damen + New Design ASD 3212 for Multraship

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

Kommer Damen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork International 2012 Mr Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Seawork Innovation Awards Dinner. Seawork International is in its 15th year and is the largest European workboat event. Arnout Damen, COO of...

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Classification Societies

ABS Forms Independent Offshore Technical Committee

Published Friday, May 18, 2012

The successful first meeting of The Offshore Technical Committee of ABS confirms the value of more focused collaboration with the offshore industry. ABS, the leading provider of... Read More >>

BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System Receives Type Approval from Bureau Veritas

Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. –The Type-Approved BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has received type approval from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV)... Read More >>

Naval Architecture

Successful Delivery of USS ZUMWALT Destoyer Modules by TradeWinds Towing (Video)

Published Monday, May 21, 2012

TradeWinds Towing is proud to be a part of history having completed two back to back tows for the U.S. Navy towing composite modules constructed by Huntington Ingalls, Gulfport, MS for the... Read More >>

Navy Commissions Amphibious Transport Dock Ship San Diego

Published Monday, May 21, 2012

The Navy commissioned the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, May 19, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. The ship is named for... Read More >>

Newbuilds

Lifetime Achievement Award for Kommer Damen + New Design ASD 3212 for Multraship

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

Kommer Damen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork International 2012 Mr Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the... Read More >>

Damen Launches Longest Pontoon Ever & New Crane Barge 6324 Design

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Damen Shipyards has launched the first of its newly designed Stan Pontoon (SPo) 12032. The SPo 12032 is the longest pontoon ever built by Damen and part of a series of 34 pontoons currently... Read More >>

Ship Repair

USS Miami Crew, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Combat Fire Aboard Submarine

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

Statement from Rear Admiral Rick Breckenridge, Commander, of Submarine Group Two in Groton, Connecticut: "Late yesterday afternoon, USS MIAMI experienced a fire in the submarine's... Read More >>

Hearing to Examine Coast Guard Plan to Replace Aging Vessels & Aircraft

Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A Congressional hearing on Wednesday will examine the status and sustainability of the U.S. Coast Guard’s acquisition program and plans for recapitalizing its aging vessels and aircraft,... Read More >>

Technology

New Alaska Navigational Chart Makes Increased Arctic Shipping Safer

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Kotzebue Harbor chart replaces measurements last taken in 19th century NOAA formally presented to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for Kotzebue Sound in the Alaskan Arctic, a sparsely... Read More >>

Videotel Launches New Dynamic Positioning Course at 2012 DP Conference in London

Published Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Dynamic positioning (DP) is essential to an ever increasing number of maritime sectors. Today there are over 1,000 DP-capable vessels, and whilst the majority of them are operationally related... Read More >>