Our Maritime Business Magazines

As per 1 October 12hoist4u is targeting the market niche for hoisting & lifting, heavy lift and specialized transports as a specialist recruitment services agency. For operational positions, such as rigger, banksman, crane operator, safety officer, engineer, supervisor, coach or inspector of hoisting & lifting equipment, 12hoist4u can supply competent personnel on a contract...

The world’s leading maritime service network, Wilhelmsen Ships Service, is measuring the success of the sales campaign launched for its Liferaft Exchange Programme one year ago. The company’s Liferaft Exchange Programme has now extended to cover 743 ports in 74 countries worldwide and continues to...

Dokmar has released the third edition of ‘Scheepskennis’ (ISBN 978-90-71500-13-8). The book – at EUR 69.50 per copy (multiple copies at a discount) – has been extensively revised to reflect the state-of-the-art developments in maritime technology and is the Dutch-language identical twin of the latest edition of ‘Ship...

Thrane & Thrane is proud to announce the September 2009 shipping of the 5000th Sailor FleetBroadband terminal since deliveries started in December 2007. The 5000th terminal, a Sailor 500 FleetBroadband, is a major milestone for Thrane & Thrane and was delivered to a UK based Master Distributor, well-known satcoms solutions provider NSSL...

Cargotec has recently won new orders for MacGregor offshore cranes, demonstrating the buoyancy that still remains in the offshore market. The cranes are destined for three vessels being built for US, Russian and Canadian customers. “Although there has been some obvious uncertainty in the marine market for some time, prospects for the offshore and...

STX Europe has been awarded a contract with Deep Sea Supply for design and building of a Platform Supply Vessel. The new PSV 09 CD design, optimized for eco-drive in all weather conditions, is designed by STX Europe in Ålesund, Norway. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012, and will be built...

Radio Holland has signed an agreement for the VSAT Ku-band footprint T11N. With this new footprint Radio Holland significantly improves its network for VSAT. The extension adds to the strategic priority of Radio Holland to provide seamless global coverage of maritime broadband...

September 2009 saw the initial operation of the first high temperature fuel cell to be run on board of a ship, within the FellowSHIP research project (Fuel Cells for Low Emission Ships). The HotModule supplied by the Tognum subsidiary MTU Onsite Energy GmbH Fuel Cell Systems is scheduled for service on the offshore supply...

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. has announced that its new, high-performance Ku-band VSAT antenna for satellite-based maritime broadband communications will be introduced to the market in the first quarter of 2010. This development is brought about through close technical collaboration between Furuno and Mitsubishi Electric...

DNV has appointed Kenneth Vareide as the new regional manager responsible for maritime and offshore class operations in North and South America. Mr Vareide has held several senior management positions within...

Cyprus based shipowning companies Intership Navigation Co. Ltd. (ISN) and Athena Marine Co. Ltd. have received the GL Excellence – 5 Stars certificate of classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). The certificate is awarded for the introduction of highest and up-to-date safety, environment protection and quality standards. Capt. Eugen H. Adami (rigth), Managing Director of...

Austal is celebrating the completion of fourteen high speed passenger ferries for Hong Kong’s Venetian Marketing Services Limited (VMSL) following the successful, on-schedule delivery of the final four vessels. Recognizable for their exciting electric blue livery, each of the 47.5m aluminium CotaiJets are now in operation between Hong Kong and Macao, servicing the entertainment,...

FarSounder recently concluded an initial series of joint tests with The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). The tests took place off a local pier in Rhode Island using the new FarSounder FS-3 Wideband Sonar as an advanced tool to study the acoustic recognition of various fish species (i.e. fish classification), prior to...

Steyr Motors newly developed emergency drive system – EDS – is a mechanical emergency drive system for Steyr Motors’s electronically controlled marine diesel engines. This Steyr option has been developed specifically to satisfy the highest requirements of life and rescue boat builders for their SOLAS related products. According to Steyr, there are also many...

The new www.northern-lights.com website will provide visitors with an entirely new interface to view Northern Lights’ line of marine- and land-based diesel generator sets and Lugger propulsion engines. While popular features like product specifications, comprehensive literature and up-to-date dealer locations are still mainstays of the site, the overall look of Northern Lights’ Website is...

As part of Cargotec‘s strategy to strengthen its global service network, the company has opened up new service stations in Zeebrugge in Belgium, Esbjerg in Denmark, Liverpool in the United Kingdom, Cadiz and Ferrol in Spain, Kaohsiung in Taiwan, and Balboa in...

Rockwool Marine & Offshore has introduced a new comprehensive insulation Technical Guidelines manual. The manual offers information and guidelines for the installation process, recommendations for fire, acoustic and thermal insulation and it offers an overview of the product range and certificates. The manual is available for...

Claimed to be a step-change for the international maritime industry’s escalating war against piracy, the Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based, non-profit organization staffed by experienced maritime security specialists has just opened its...

International Paint Ltd. are proud to announce that the fluoropolymer foul release coating, Intersleek 900 has won a prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Award in the Clean Seas Category 2009. The Clean Seas Award, sponsored by the Bahamas Maritime Authority, honours an institution, firm or individual which has made a recognisable contribution to the fight...

In its third significant commercial order for the year, Austal will design and construct four 41m high speed passenger catamaran ferries for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Designed to carry 405 passengers at a speed of approximately 37 knots, the aluminium vessels are intended to help reduce road congestion in Trinidad and Tobago...

Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) of Vancouver, Canada is pleased to announce Farstad Shipping‘s Ship of the Year, Far Samson sails with Autoload onboard stability software. Far Samson is a construction support vessel with a length of 121.5 m and a beam of 26 m, outfitted at Aker Yard Langsten and designed and equipped by...

As from 19 December 2010, It will no longer be possible to export numerous types of alternating current (AC) motors to the USA. Aproco BV, the Baldor – Reliance motor distributor in the Netherlands, has a digital White Book available, that provides answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding the ‘Energy Independence and...

A comprehensive product range for minimizing potential leak paths in process instrumentation was unveiled at Offshore Europe by the instrumentation products division of Parker Hannifin. Innovative solutions for all standard connectivity and functional requirements from the process line to the instrument are available in Parker’s range, as a result of an intensive innovation-driven development...

Marlink has become the first VSAT provider to receive Japanese radio license approval for its Sealink VSAT solution. The license comes via Intelsat International Systems LLC, owner of the satellites used by Sealink. Having issued a radio license to Intelsat, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has approved the Sealink ESV...

This morning driving pile no. 1,000 at 09:09 hrs on 09-09-’09, Wärtsilä has officially begun construction of its Central Distribution Centre (CDC) in Kampen, the Netherlands, covering 37,000 m2. This new unit will enable Wärtsilä to supply parts worldwide, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This 24/7 service strategy will improve both...