Comark Corporation Receives ABS Type Approval
Medfield, MA. March 21, 2011 – Comark Corporation, a leader in the design and manufacture of ruggedized computer solutions for the marine, military, and commercial markets, has received Type Approval on their 23” Series of MDU marine displays from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Type Approval is given to marine display products that are designed and tested to meet IEC 60945, Maritime Navigation and Radio Communication Equipment and Systems, and can be consistently manufactured.
BOEMRE: First GOM Deepwater Exploration Plan Approved
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich announced that the…
SpecTec Group Opens Newest Office In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The SpecTec Group has opened their newest office in Rio de Janeiro: officially, AMOS Brasil Sistemas de Gestão de Recursos e Consultoria de Software Ltda., or SpecTec Brazil…
Challenging Themes at BIMCO’s Vancouver General Meeting
Climate, energy and demographics are to be discussed by industry leaders in Vancouver BC, when BIMCO, the world’s largest representative shipping organisation holds its General Meeting in the Canadian city in June this year. Issues of sustainability are never far from the thoughts of ship operators these days, especially when contemplating the purchase of new ships, which may well have a 25 year lifespan.
Thomas Gunn In Vancouver Tie-Up
Thomas Gunn Navigation Services Limited, the international chart supply specialist, has strengthened the services it provides to the US and Canadian markets by joining forces with Vancouver-based Maritime Services Ltd to form Thomas Gunn Maritime Services Inc. This strategic tie-up combines the ongoing experience of ex-seagoing staff of both companies together with a high level of existing in-house…
Veson Nautical Announces Imos6 Bunker Management Phase II
BOSTON, MA and STAMFORD, CT – March 21, 2011– At the Connecticut Maritime Association 2011 Shipping Exposition today Veson Nautical, the premier provider of maritime commercial management and trading software solutions, announced Phase II of the company’s IMOS6 Bunker Management Module. Veson’s newest offering helps professionals manage their overall bunker operations, which can account for more than 50% of total voyage costs.
Marlink Secures Contract Renewal with Fugro-Geoteam
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for a further five years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will supply its innovative Sealink(TM) VSAT service to the seismic vessels via Marlink's Eik teleport in Norway, providing 512 Kbps of bandwidth and 10-15 telephone lines for each vessel. "For safe…
MTNW Completes Anchor Winch Monitoring Project in Nigeria for Adamac
March 16, 2011. Seattle, WA. Measurement Technology NorthWest (MTNW) announces major award from Adamac, a leading Nigerian Oil & Gas Services Company based in Port Harcourt. The project called for 9 running line tensiometers, displays, and software to monitor the anchor winch lines for a pipe-laying barge. “The Gulf of Guinea off of Nigeria is one of the fastest growing new oil patches. It is becoming as criss-crossed with sub-sea pipes as any ocean in the world…
Douglas-Westwood Opens in Singapore
Leading international energy business advisors Douglas-Westwood today opened a new office in Singapore. Located at 1 Fullerton in Singapore’s central business district, the new facility will manage the Douglas-Westwood group’s Advisory and Research business across the Asia Pacific region. Group CEO Andrew Reid said “Establishing in Singapore is core to our continued internationalisation strategy and provides our organisation with a global presence…
ABS and HHI Evaluate LNG Carrier Designs for Ice Operations
(Houston, TX---) Class society ABS has been collaborating with Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to evaluate the basic design and containment system parameters for an LNG carrier operating in an Arctic environment. Specifically the carrier would operate a trade route from the Kara Sea and Barents Sea to Europe or the United States. The industry has accumulated plenty of operating experience for LNG carriers…
ABS and DSME Offer New Sloshing Analysis Methodology for FLNG
(Houston, TX---) Class society ABS and Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are concluding a one-year joint development program (JDP) examining critical wave conditions for sloshing model tests and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the cargo tanks of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessels. The results will offer the industry a new methodology to determine critical sloshing…
Wärtsilä LNGPac and Compact Silencer System added to scope of supply for new Viking Line ferry
This extension to the delivery contract awarded to Wärtsilä further contributes to the vessel being the industry’s most environmentally sound and energy efficient large passenger vessel to date. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by shipbuilding company STX Finland Oy to supply additional equipment for the world’s biggest LNG fuelled passenger ferry.
PrimeServ Centre on Hamburg's Hachmannkai Revamped
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, the global manufacturer of large diesel engines and turbo machinery based in Augsburg, has revamped and modernised its service centre on Hamburg's Hachmannkai. The service centre is one of the major ports of call on the German coast for ships requiring maintenance and repair. With the complete overhaul of the premises, which will be officially opened on 22nd March 2011, MAN Diesel…
Tognum Expands Production Network
Friedrichshafen, 21 March 2011. The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum is expanding its production capacity in Europe. Tognum is to invest several million euros in the next few years in the lead plant in Friedrichshafen and in a new facility in Eastern Europe, in order to bring its production and assembly capacity in line with the significant growth expected in the years ahead. The investments…
Bay Electronics NOAA Vessel Subcontract Award
Bay Electronics Inc. announced they have been awarded a subcontract from Fincantieri's Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard in Wisconsin. Bay Electronics Inc. will provide design services…
MOL Containership to Transport Aid Supplies from Overseas
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) is determined to provide containerships to transport aid supplies from overseas. As the damages of the earthquake set in…
USCG Statement Regarding Transit Near Fukushima, Japan
In response to the situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, the U.S. Coast Guard recommends, as a precaution, that vessels avoid transiting within…
Huntington Ingalls Form 10 Registration Statement Declared Effective
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that the Form 10 Registration Statement for the spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Japan Asks for More LNG, Oil from Indonesia
According to a report from Reuters, Japan has asked Indonesia to supply more liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil after the devastating earthquake which crippled several nuclear power plants.
Japan's Nuclear Crisis to Shrink LNG Spot Market
A report from Platts said that the nuclear crisis in Japan could slow the development of spot LNG trading as buyers fearing increased competition for gas look to…
