Our Maritime Business Magazines

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to supply eight bridge Polaris Ship’s Bridge Simulators to Vlaamse Dienst Voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB) in Zeebrugge, Belgium. VDAB has chosen Kongsberg Maritime’s Polaris simulator as the basis for the training and evaluation of crew for several customers, including Jan De Nul and DEME, two of the world’s...

The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO has granted Siemens Basic Approval for its SiCURE ballast water management system. Basic Approval indicates that the process used in the SiCURE system is suitable with respect to the safety of the ship, its crew, and the environment. SiCURE will be introduced on the Dutch market...

Since the start of this year, Dutch De Ruiter & Co is the stock keeping importer for the  Benelux of GIMA products, introducing the brand’s marking, etching,  printing and stamping products to the Dutch market. GIMA’s EBS inkjet handprinter and other products have left quite a mark on this year’s On- Offshore Exhibition 2011...

Oil and gas industry technical advisor, GL Noble Denton, will standardise on Intergraph SmartMarine Enterprise, including SmartMarine 3D, to replace its existing design solution for offshore and marine assets. This move will enable the company to increase the functionality and usability of its engineering designs, as well as to improve the data consistency between schematics and outfitting within its...

Autodesk, Inc. has named Federal Equipment Company (FEC) as the Autodesk April Inventor of the Month for using Autodesk software to design a new type of elevator system for the US Navy. The advanced system relies on magnets rather than cables to power its elevators, enabling the Navy to more efficiently transport munitions on...

Burger Boat Company has launched the Coregonus, a 60′ research vessel for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, for delivery later this month. The Coregonus is replacing the Barney Devine, a steel fishing tug built by Burger in 1937. Vripack engineered the little ship to the latest standards using its proprietary Smart Kit technology which allowed...

“We have been listening to our shipping company customers, who have been telling us they want a package of MLC-orientated training titles. In response, we have been working with experts to develop training materials that specifically support companies in meeting the training requirements of MLC”, says Seagull‘s managing director Roger Ringstad, commenting on the...

The Dutch maritime sector presented four central themes it wants to excel in over the coming years, 21 April last at the offices of the Holland Shipbuilding Association. Mrs Annemieke Nijhof, Director-General Water at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment was handed over the recommendations by Mr Sjef van Dooremalen, chairman of the...

Alphatron Marine‘s well-known PABX Alphaconnect 48 and 128 and the corresponding telephone sets have successfully passed all tests for type approval under the strict demands of DNV. They now are type approved for use on all ships and mobile offshore units according to SOLAS, MODU, HSC and relevant DNV paragraphs, with the fully integrated talkback...

Hamworthy has signed a contract to install liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks and fuel systems onboard four gas-powered ferries to be constructed at the Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The ships, which will be delivered to shipowner Torghatten Nord AS, will serve two routes across Vestfjorden in Lofoten in the north of Norway....

Starting from April 2011, shiprepair yard Niestern Sander Repair has a new representative for Germany: HHR Shipping, with offices in Jork and Leer, will represent the repair yard for docking, repairs and conversions. Niestern Sander Repair located in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, has two floating docks (max. 185 x 25 m and 10, 000t lifting capacity), a...

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Nam Cheong Dockyard of Miri, Malaysia, which will build a Wärtsilä Ship Design (WSD) multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV). This WSD 800 MPSV is the first in a new series of Wärtsilä designs being marketed as a total solution, including all relevant systems as well as the ship...

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the total propulsion package for Dockwise‘s Type O new semi-submersible heavy lift vessel. With an overall length of 270 m, this ship is the largest of its type ever to be built. The scope of supply for the contract specifies two Wärtsilä 6L38 engines and two Wärtsilä...

The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum has received a substantial follow-up order for the delivery of MTU engines and automation systems for 20 new vessels of the Indian Coast Guard. The value of the contract, which has been signed by the Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia, is in the medium two-digit million euro...

At the opening day of CIMPS, the China International Marine, Port & Shipbuilding Fair, Europort signed the official contract for the joint organisation of CIMPS-Europort in Nanjing, China, creating direct involvement in the world’s largest shipbuilding industry. Entering the Chinese market is part of the international growth strategy of Europort that now organises exhibitions in the...

Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance support agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. It is a joint co-operation between Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and its operating companies Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara Club Cruises. The agreement is the single largest maintenance agreement ever to be signed between Wärtsilä and a...

With some 3,000 delegates and visitors from all parts of the world, SMM India, shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair, closed after the three scheduled days of the exhibition and accompanying conference. More than 100 exhibitors from all parts of the world were present on the two days of the SMM India...

Van der Velden Marine Systems is further expanding its activities with the establishment of a new division: Van der Velden Equipment B.V. In addition to the maritime market, this new division will also serve the onshore industry and energy markets (power stations). Marnix Verschoor has been appointed general manager and will be responsible for...

The long established Danish naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, Knud E. Hansen A/S (KEH) is again setting sail with fair winds in the offshore wind energy sector. Recently, Swire Blue Ocean ordered a second deep-water turbine installation vessel, to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea to a KEH design. These six...

Early March, Huisman, successfully installed the world’s largest offshore mast crane – capable of lifting 5,000 t – onboard the Seven Borealis. The crane installation is considered the heaviest and logistically most complex conducted by Huisman to date. After final load testing, the Seven Borealis will depart for the Huisman production facility in Schiedam,...

Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV‘s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger. The marine and inland water construction company from Finland secured the contract to deepen the Mäntyluoto Pori harbour to 13.5 m early in 2010. The excavator was delivered...

In October 2010, Wärtsilä and Deltamarin announced that they were jointly developing a series of innovative ferry designs. The Integrated Modular Customised (IMC) designs are now ready for introduction to the ferry market.  The aim of teh new designs is to achieve considerable cost savings, both in building and operations. The latest environmental technology...

BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced today that its next ‘Fatigue and Fracture Analysis’ workshop will take place during October 2011. This fall’s course will include additional information related to the design and damage tolerance assessment of marine...

SBM Offshore has awarded a contract to Keppel Singmarine for the detailed design and construction of a multi-purpose diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) for delivery in the second quarter 2013. The investment is an important element of their strategy to grow offshore contracting activities within the turnkey services segment, adding to its fleet...

FLAGSHIP has developed software that enables comprehensive suppression of audible warnings in order to avoid large cascades of alarms on the bridge and in the engine room. Called iCAS (intelligent Central Alarm System),  the system is designed to provide a precise overview of the situation on board as it develops while freeing up staff...