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Friday 19 February 2010, Ms H. Vos-van Genderen, wife of Mr P.F. Vos, retired Van Oord Plant Design and Construction Manager, performed the keel-laying ceremony of yard number CO 1261 at IHC Dredgers‘ Kinderdijk location in the Netherlands: Van Oord‘s giant self-propelled cutter suction dredger Athena. The cutter is expected to be operational late October...

Wärtsilä replaced one of the heavily damaged main engines of the push boat Rhenus Schub I by a remanufactured engine. Rhenus PartnerShip, one of the first shipping companies of dry cargo in Europe, wanted to replace the crankshaft damaged engine by the same type of engine with a CCR2 certificate to qualify for a...

Today, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has named and launched the trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje. The 137m vessel is being built for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The ceremony also marks Boskalis’ centennial, which is celebrated this...

Kranendonk Production Systems B.V. has received a major order for a flange welding system from IHC Piping B.V. The system has been developed to incorporate four ABB simultaneously operating robots and the latest vision technology to position, tack and weld a wide range of flanges and welding sockets. Optionally the system can be equipped...

The South African built Damen Azimuth Stern Drive tug 3211, the ‘Osayame’ set sail from quay 500 in Cape Town harbour at the end of January 2010 to arrive in Port Harcourt only 12 days later. The ‘Osayame’, meaning God’s gift is the first tug of its kind to be built in SA by Damen...

McMurdo, a company of the Orolia Group announces the introduction of its first AIS SART (Automatic Identification System Search And Rescue Transmitter) to its range of safety products. The Smartfind S5 AIS SART further enhances the Smartfind range of beacons from McMurdo Ltd, a leading manufacturer of emergency distress...

On 2 february 2010 a naming ceremony took place of the ‘Holland’, the first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The naming ceremony was performed by Her Majesty the Queen at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding yard in Vlissingen, the...

Wärtsilä plans to reduce its manufacturing capacity and also move the majority of its propeller production and auxiliary engine production to China. The current propeller manufacturing in Drunen, and the component manufacturing DTS in Zwolle, both in the Netherlands, are planned to be closed. Wärtsilä plans to reduce approximately 1,400 jobs globally with 570...

With the founding of the Schottel Academy this January, the propulsion systems manufacturer is demonstrating its commitment to improved training and continuous professional development for all target groups. The Schottel directors – from left to right: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Jensen (CEO), Ralf Wöllert (Service Director) and Christophe Mourot (COO) – symbolically launched the project...

Jumbo Shipping‘s Jumbo Jubilee has completed its maiden voyage following successful loading, transporting and installing two 1250 t shiploaders for FL Smidth under challenging circumstances. Afterwards, the client commented: “It was fascinating to see such professionals at...

Between 1 September and 30 November 2009 a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on lifeboat launching arrangements was conducted jointly by the Paris MoU and the Tokyo MoU. The 27 member authorities of the Paris MoU carried out 5,749 inspections. In eighty cases the lifeboat launching appliances had deficiencies which were serious enough to detain...

API Marine ApS has signed a contract with Besiktas Shipyard, Istanbul, Turkey for delivery of full Integrated Cargo Control, Monitoring and Alarm Systems for a new series of tankers to be delivered to Palmali Group of Companies. The 10 tankers will be built as the third series of ARMADA project RST22M and will be...

Imtech has been awarded a design & build contract for the high-tech climate technology aboard the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the British Royal Navy. The order represents a value of more than 118 million British pounds (about 130 million euro). The ships, which are 280 metres long, are the...

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has appointed Alan Naisby as MaK Asia Managing Director based in Shanghai, China. In his new role, Naisby will manage the growing team of sales and product support representatives for the MaK brand throughout Asia Pacific, creating and executing a strategic plan to facilitate continued growth in the...

Close collaboration between Norwegian-based Brude Safety AS and Ulstein Design has lead to a new type of space saving Marine Evacuation System (MES), designed to fit Special Purpose Ships (SPS), such as Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs). The new Brude MES Chute SPS is designed for safe and efficient evacuation from a ship in international waters...

High and increasing demand from international shipowners and local shipyards has led lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding to invest in a state-of-the-art lifeboat servicing facility in Shanghai, China. Umoe Schat-Harding LSA Service (Shanghai) Co Ltd began work as a company in its own right in December...

At the end of December last a Damen type CSD450 cutter suction dredger named Ononaku, was prepared for transport to Nigeria for Fiddil Nigeria Ltd. The Ononaku is a standard dismountable dredger of well-proven design, enhanced by a number of options. Set to travel to Port Harcourt early this month, Ononaku will work in...

UTC Fire & Security is the latest company to become a member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) Marine Partner initiative. The Marine Partner initiative is a global scheme that provides tailor-made benefits for organizations of all sizes to work more closely with the Institute and enables Institute members to...

The technical evolution of offshore support vessels (OSV) has initiated Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to publish new rules for ships intended for offshore support and supply, offshore towing, well stimulation, and other specialized offshore...

Evenementenhal Gorinchem is organizing the second edition of the trade fair On & Offshore. On- & Offshore takes place from 30th March until the 1st of April 2010, focusing on the oil-, gas-, petrochemical and dredging...

At the 4th Maritime Awards Gala, held in Rotterdam, the KVNR Shipping Award 2009 was granted to the sustainable tugboat project known as E3 Tug. The E3 tug is being developed by a consortium consisting of Smit engineering, Damen Shipyards and Alewijnse Marine...

General Dynamics Electric Boat will christen Missouri (SSN-780), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, at a ceremony at its Groton shipyard on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:...

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), delivered the third ship of its State-class of product carriers to American Petroleum Tankers, LLC, a joint venture of the Blackstone Group. The ship is named Sunshine State, the state nickname of...

Svend Høyer A/S has received the Design Assessment certificate for their Høyer marine motors from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The certificate is valid for the whole range of Høyer motors and is also valid for use on board of LNG cargotankers. Besides the ABS certificate Høyer motors is also certified by Germanische...

Alewijnse Marine Systems announces that Peter Bouman has been appointed Product Manager Marine Electronics. With this appointment, Alewijnse continues developing its growing portfolio of strategic Marine Electronics...