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Seagull AS has introduced a new module that incorporates the regulatory changes made through the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code that became mandatory under the SOLAS Convention from 1 January 2011. The new Code, which covers the loading, discharge and transportation by sea of dry bulk cargoes, replaces the Code of Safe...

The Danish Maritime Authority hereby opens up for a tender for a so-called feasibility study for establishing an LNG filling station infrastructure. The tender is made on behalf of the project partners, and the Danish Maritime Authority functions as the coordinator. The infrastructure is to cover both the physical conditions related to filling stations...

Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder has ordered a new LNG carrier from Meyer Werft. The new tanker for the transport of liquefied natural gas will have a length overall of abt. 156 m, a breadth of 22.70 m, and a cargo capacity of 15,600 cu. m. The vessel which will be able to run...

The 30,000cu.m trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Congo River was successfully launched early Friday evening on 21 January 2011 at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. IHC Merwede is building the THSD for the DEME Group. The Congo River will be one of the largest in the fleet.  The contract for the...

Kongsberg Maritime‘s simulation division and Vestfold University College have signed a framework agreement to further explore activities and projects of joint interest within R&D of maritime simulators from an innovation and human factor perspective. The agreement comprises extensive R&D project plans and the use of an Interactive Simulator Laboratory (SIMSAM lab) at Vestfold University...

Hatlapa has welcomed a new agent into its family, the Finnish company Epomare Oy, located in Turku. The company has a longstanding position within the Finnish marine sector and enjoys its status as a respected partner to shipyards, design offices, consultants and the Finnish government.  In 2010, Hatlapa had already expanded by establishing offices...

Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept which will improve uptime of deepwater wind turbines and reduce maintenance costs and carbon emissions whilst offering a solution to the logistics problem of carrying out simultaneous multiple wind turbine maintenance: the Sea-Wind WMV vessel – a submersible dock...

Wärtsilä, has signed a turnkey contract with Finnish door-to-door shortsea carrier Containerships Ltd Oy of Finland. The agreement covers retrofitting of a Wärtsilä fresh water scrubber for the vessel Containerships VII, which is equipped with a Wärtsilä W7L64 main engine. This is Wärtsilä’s first commercial marine scrubber project for a main engine. The scrubber...

ABS has announced the appointment of Todd Grove to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in a move that further underscores the strategic alignment of the classification society’s technology resources and Rule development initiatives with the operating divisions. Grove will report to ABS President and COO Christopher J. Wiernicki and be based in...

VSTEP, a leading International developer of simulators and virtual training software,  has announces the appointment of system integrator company PT Terravision Indonesia as its marketing, sales and implementation partner in Indonesia. Terravision will be responsible for business development for both VSTEP’s advanced NAUTIS Maritime Simulators and RescueSim Emergency Response...

FLAGSHIP, the Pan-European maritime transport project part funded by the EU, has successfully developed software that can forecast the condition of a ship’s hull over time to help improve the efficacy of surveys and reduce the amount of time a ship is out of service. FLAGSHIP-HCA (Hull Condition Assessment) is designed to accurately predict...

PTR Holland BV – the world’s largest manufacturer of rope ladders – has recently started the expansion of its warehousing and office facilities at the company headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The provider of products such as embarkation, lifeboat and gangway ladders, scaffolding, nets, anti-corrosion tapes and a host of other safety related products...

Rolls-Royce will supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten of the US Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the Group’s largest ever marine naval surface ship contract. Designed to operate in combat zones close to the shore (littoral waters), each LCS will be equipped with two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines of 36 MW each....

New Zealand’s Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) has signed a distribution agreement that will see its Wide Angle Sonar Seafloor Profiler (WASSP) distributed by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd into UK/Ireland, USA, China, Spain, South Korea and Japan. WASSP allows commercial fishing boats to map the seafloor. Having WASSP distributed into these key markets by Furuno,...

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole to the position of Business Director responsible for the Maritime Logistics Services portfolio. Hole will drive the design, development and launch of new offers in line with the company’s strategy and identified market and customer needs, across its range of logistics services. This includes developing new services,...

Scana Industrier ASA and Becker Marine Systems from Hamburg, Germany,  are strengthening their cooperation. Scana has through its subsidiary, Scana Steel Björneborg AB, entered into a one year contract with Becker concerning the supply of rudder stocks for the shipbuilding industry. The value of the contract between both companies is estimated to amount to...

Draka Offshore has announced that Keppel Singmarine has selected Draka as a cable supplier for its production of hull 362 for Royal Boskalis Westminster. The contract requires Draka to deliver the first batch of cable during first quarter 2011 which is being manufactured at the company’s Asian marine cable manufacturing facility located in Suzhou, China....

SSPA, FKAB, White Smoke and the Swedish Marine Technology Forum have announced that they have entered into a joint agreement with the Korean energy giant KOGAS to evaluate the possibilities for developing a Korean system for delivery of LNG to gas-fuelled ships. The project – divided into seven tasks – runs until April 2011 and...

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new office in Sousse, south of Tunis and conveniently located between Tunisia’s main ports. The new facility will service a growing market in the region, including vessels calling on Tunisian ports and a number of offshore customers, with WSS’s range of agency services and Unitor marine products....

Imtech has received a major order from the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the energy efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) technology on board of two new Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ships planned a spring 2013 and 2014 delivery. The vessels will be the largest cruise ships ever built in Germany. An...

Alewijnse Marine Systems has signed a major contract with Dutch Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) for the installation of the electrical systems on the planned Joint Logistic Support Ship (JSS) for the Dutch Navy. Alewijnse will play a full role in the ‘Integral Approach’ system, ensuring that the yard and its subcontractors work in the...

The lines of a 9,000 TEU container ship series were significantly improved in a joint venture of the Chinese design office Maric and Germanischer Lloyd‘s subsidiary FutureShip. As a result of the optimisation, a smaller main engine can be installed – saving fuel and emissions as well. Shipowners Schulte Group (Germany) and Costamare Inc. (Greece)...

The chemical free EnwaMatic water treatment system by ENWA Water Treatment has obtained approval from engine manufacturer Wärtsilä. The recent approval of the system was preceeded by an approval period of several years with the final test running for 16,378 engine hours. For this reason, the EnwaMatic was installed onboard the cruise ferry Color Fantasy,...

FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has successfully implemented the first real-time optimisation system targeting congestion in container terminals. The system, FLAGSHIP-RTS was trialled at the Port of Valencia and plans transport resources, container repositioning movements and inventory levels simultaneously, using a real time scheduling model, reducing both air pollution and...

Being snapped up by shipowners in a series of increasingly large, global deals, the latest of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment´s Shipowner Agreement servicing contracts – and one of the largest of its kind – is the signing of a liferaft exchange contract with Stolt Tankers BV worldwide. Stolt Tankers operates  a fleet of more than...