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IHC Parts & Services, part of the IHC Merwede group, now offers dredging operators and utility and infrastructure engineering companies all over the world the opportunity to rent its improved TT Pump Dredging Unit. The unit was specifically developed for use in small-scale dredging projects, including maintenance activities, as well as environmental projects, loading and...

Thrane & Thrane has announced that the 10,000th Sailor FleetBroadband terminal has been shipped to Certified Partner Telemar, just 2.5 years since Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband service went live. The 10,000th SAILOR FleetBroadband terminal incorporates a 19″ below-deck unit (BDU) and will be installed on board a Rickmers...

Marlink is launching @SEAdirect, a new, entry-level-band VSAT service. The low-cost service provides multiple data rates of up to 1024/256 kbps, offering Internet, e-mail, and voice capability for increased operational efficiency and crew communication at sea. The new service provides ship owners and operators with Internet and e-mail for business and crew, together with a...

BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. Work continues to attempt to bring the MC252 oil well under control, to stop the flow of oil and to contain the oil subsea. A valve that had been attached to the end of...

Genoa-based classification society RINA has strengthened its service delivery to clients by reorganising its regional management of the Marine Division. Service delivery will now be the responsibility of three regional managers in Asia, the Americas and Europe. “This new structure improves client liaison and clarifies responsibilities”, according to Antonio Pingiori, head of RINA’s marine...

In a breakthrough deal, Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Brazilian industrial group QUIP to supply three main power modules for a new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The vessel is unique in that it will be the first FPSO to utilize gas engines to produce more than 100 MWe...

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a LoI (Letter of Intent) to install rock on the 1,220km ‘Nord Stream‘ gas pipelines running through the Baltic Sea, connecting Russia to Northern Germany. The contract value will amount to approximately EUR 100 million, with the share of Boskalis amounting approximately EUR 50 million. Image courtesy...

The innovative new Mobilarm V100 VHF PLB, which uses VHF DSC and GPS to provide automatic man overboard (MOB) alerting and location has won the prestigious Safety Award at the Seatrade Asia Awards 2010. The award reflects Mobilarm‘s long-established position at the forefront of marine safety technology and joins the Safety at Sea Award...

Kongsberg Maritime has successfully completed a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) for the delivery of an innovative Suezmax Cargo Handling Simulator (CHS) interfaced to the Kongsberg K-Chief-500 marine automation system, to the Turkish ship owner Gungen Maritime & Trading...

On 28 April 2010 the next-generation fallpipe vessel Flintstone was launched at Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore. The launching ceremony was presided by Mrs. Nora Kassam, the Lady Sponsor of the day. Built under Ice Class Notation The Flintstone is the third and biggest fallpipe vessel of Tideway, with a carrying capacity of 19,000 t and...

Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) of Vancouver, Canada has announced the  launch of the next generation of Autoship marine design software. The flagship surface modeling program, Autoship, features improved usability and ease-of-use due to a re-write of the surface-to-surface intersection function, the removal of the need to worry about tolerances plus a host of additions...

Cargotec will supply two MacGregor windlass-handling manipulator systems and two offshore knuckle-jib cranes, ensuring safe and efficient offshore anchor-handling operations. The anchor-handling equipment is scheduled for delivery in 2011 and has been specified for two anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels on order for DOF. The order was received this...

Delivered in March 2010 to Loodswezen, the Dutch pilot organisation, the 22m all-weather fast pilot boat Aquila, is powered by twin Cat C32 ACERT engines, rated at 970 bkW at 2100 rpm. Built by Kvichak Marine Industries from Seattle, Washington, USA, and designed by naval architecture firm Camarc Design in the UK, which had...

Saltwater Engineering has experienced some significant changes in the past few months. In January of this year Saltwater Engineering received the NEN-EN-ISO 9001:2008 certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance after several months of preparation, and covers all aspects of the operational structures within...

Nakilat – as agents for Nakilat – Damen Shipyards Qatar (N-DSQ) –  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) for the construction and delivery of six naval patrol boats, and, on behalf of N-DSQ, a MoU with Qatar Petroleum for the provision of 19 vessels at...

Over the course of the last two years, one of the top priorities for Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has been safety, not only of employees, but also of the customers who operate Cat and MaK marine engines around the world every day.  Internally, Caterpillar facilities are measured monthly by safety metrics recording new injuries,...

Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems are co-operating in a joint development programme for a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging on large diesel engines. Advanced engine technology, together with two-stage turbocharging, offers significant advantages in fuel consumption and engine...

The Curacao Ports Authority (CPA) – represented by Managing Director Mr. R.J. Lopez Ramirez (c) – and the Damen Shipyards Group CEO Mr. René H. Berkvens (l) have signed the official contract for the delivery of the KTK Tribon and the KTK Barakuda Damen ASD Tugs 2810 on Friday 26 March 2010. The signing...

Cargotec has received orders worth around EUR 11 million to supply loose container lashings for 17 container ships being built at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea; delivery of lashing systems is scheduled to start at the end of 2010. The orders were booked in the first quarter 2010 order intake. Cargotec is supplying loose...

The office of the new wholly owned Kongsberg Maritime company, Kongsberg Maritime Tech LLC was officially opened in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 23 March 2010. The new Kongsberg Maritime company has been established to further strengthen Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training’s technology. The team will have a special focus on advanced simulation technologies, development...

Quantum is the name of a new container ship concept introduced by DNV. The new concept is based on both technical and market research and innovation and is designed to transport more cargo while using less fuel and with a reduced environmental impact. Its design speed is 21 knots, but it can operate efficiently...

Following recent EASA (European Aviation Safety Authorities) approval of the company’s helicopter suit, Viking has become one of only a few suppliers in the world able to offer a fully ETSO-approved system comprising a transportation suit and lifejacket. All EASA members travelling by helicopter in hostile sea areas must have personal protective equipment that...

Abu Dhabi MAR, the international shipbuilding group based in Abu Dhabi, and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems have signed a contract for the sale of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi MAR. The contract includes the acquisition of Blohm + Voss Shipyards in Hamburg and the civil shipbuilding facilities of the former HDW Gaarden including employees...

Last week, Jumbo Offshore completed a short series of tests to demonstrate its installation capabilities in high tidal current velocities. Its DP2 Offshore Heavy Lift Vessels proved ideally suited for the installation of tidal generators currently being developed by different companies, such as Swanturbines, OpenHydro and...

Wednesday 14 April saw the naming and launch ceremony of the 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Isandlwana at the IHC Merwede shipyard Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden (VSH) in Heusden, the Netherlands. The dredger is built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), based in South Africa. The construction of the ship will be completed at the...