Brent Barker Named Bollinger Sales Representative
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. announces the addition of Brent Barker as Sales Representative for its 10 shipyards and support services. Along with the entire Bollinger Sales Team, Mr. Barker will focus on quality construction, repair, and conversion products and services to the marine industry, with emphasis on enhancing our fabrication efforts. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana in Agriculture Business. âMr.
AAPA Commends U.S. T&I Committee for Advancing Water Resources Legislation
Following an announcement today by the U.S. House of Representativesâ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Kurt Nagle lauded the leaders of these committees for championing legislation that moves the nation closer to a final water resources bill to spur vitally needed maintenance and improvements in Americaâs seaport-related infrastructure and waterways.
Structurearine Adds Latin America Sales Manager
To capitalize on growth opportunities in the evolving Central and South American markets, Structurmarine said it has appointed Thomas Verriere its sales manager for Latin America. The company's global turnkey services for marina projects include site analysis, engineering and installation. A native of France and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma â Law School and the EM Lyon Business School, Verriere has applied his background in business and law to various industriesâŚ
Pacific Radiance Chooses Ulstein PSV design
Singapore based Pacific Radiance Group ordered two platform supply vessels (PSV) of the Ulstein PX121 design for construction at a Chinese yard. The vessels are estimated for deliveries in Q2 and Q3 2015. The contract includes options for two more vessels. The Pacific Radiance Group is currently managing more than 120 vessels. âAfter researching a few designs we found that the PX121 design suits our targeted markets in the best possible wayâ, said James Pang in Pacific Radiance.
MTU Diesel Gensets for Type 26 British Combat Ship
Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH and Rolls-Royce have jointly been awarded the contract to design the diesel generator sets for the Royal Navy´s future Type 26 Global Combat Ship.
Coast Guard, Partners Complete Arctic Oil Recovery Exercise
Members of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, under the guidance of the Coast Guardâs recently released Arctic Strategy, worked with partner federal agencies and scientific organizations to successfully complete a simulated spilled oil response and recovery exercise aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy on the Arctic ice field Tuesday. The exercise involved air, surface and underwater assets to simulate the detection and recovery of oil from ice-strewn water.
Sterling Builds Massive Dredger
Vesselâs crane is the centerpiece of this state-of-the-art, technologically advanced workhorse platform. Sterling Equipment, Inc., an East Coast marine construction rental company based out of Quincy, Mass., has more than 135 pieces of floating equipment in commission, but its newest barge, a 180- x 65- x 12-foot crane dredge, will be among its largest and most technologically advanced. In September 2012, Sterling, a subsidiary of Jay Cashman, Inc., contracted May Shipyard on Staten Island, N.Y.
Mainport: People and Business from Ireland to Malaysia
Recently, Mainport, a firm based in Cork Ireland with a range of subsidiaries in diverse marine fields and diverse locations from South Africa to the Caspian and at home in Ireland, extended business to Malaysia where the company is having two new seismic support vessels built at the Shin Yang Shipyard in Miri, Sarawak. The firm sponsored teams to a futsal tournament composed of the shipyard crews building the Mainport Cedar and Mainport Pine.
Proper Engine Maintenance Leads to Significant Cost Savings
Engine Maintenance trumps a tough economy. Bypass oil filtration technology is one way to get there. For the past several years, ferry service and tugboat operators have had one eye on fuel costs and the other on the economy. But worry as they might, thereâs not much, if anything, that operators can do to effect change to the economy or to reduce the price of fuel. What they can do, however, is effectâŚ
Americaâs Tall Ship to Visit Portsmouth, Va.
The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Portsmouth Friday, at 10 a.m. as part of their 2013 officer candidate training deployment. The Eagle will be moored at 100 High Street in downtown Portsmouth, behind Admirals Landing apartments. The Eagle will be open for free public tours on the following dates and times. ⢠Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ⢠Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ⢠Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wärtsilä Power Selected for Two Canadian LNG Ferries
Wärtsilä, a marine industry solutions and services provider, will supply an integrated solution for two dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) Ro-Pax passenger ferries being built on behalf of Canadian ferry services provider Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ). The contract was issued in August by Chantier Davie Canada (Davie), Canada's largest shipyard, the builder of the two vessels. For each of the two vesselsâŚ
Delta Named Redaelli Exclusive Distributor
Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., a provider of of lifting and rigging products and related services in the United States, announced that they have reached an agreementâŚ
Mike Robinson Appointed LR Customer Strategy Director
Lloydâs Register (LR) has appointed Mike Robinson to the newly created role of Group Customer Strategy Director. He will guide and support the groupâs businesses in designing, developing and implementing programs to meet the organizationâs business objectives through customer segmentation, customer care and the effective use of key account strategies. Robinson started at LR on September 2, 2013 and brings extensive experience and expertise from a long career with blue chip companies.
Tideland Warning Technology for Offshore Met Masts
Tideland Signal has launched a comprehensive integrated package of warning systems specifically designed to mark meteorological masts in offshore windfarms. The complete package includes both aids to navigation (AtoN) to warn shipping in the vicinity and also aircraft obstruction lights (AOL), all compliant with the relevant IALA (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities) and the UK's DECC standards (Department of Energy & Climate Change).
Palfinger Ned-Deck and Fast RSQ Secure Order from Sentinel
Palfinger Ned-Deck and its subsidiary Fast RSQ received an order from Sentinel Marine Ltd. in Aberdeen to supply UKOOA compliant rescue equipment for four emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs), which will include one 7 m aluminum fast rescue craft, type FRSQ 700 A; one 10 m aluminum daughter craft, type FRSQ 1000 A; one PRH 35H FRC davit and one PRH 75AP daughter craft davit. âThis order allowsâŚ
Rolls-Royce to Design Gas Turbine for U.K. Combat Ship
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to design the gas turbine system for the U.K. Royal Navyâs future Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will, subject to contract, feature the marine gas turbine Rolls-Royce MT30. Rolls-Royce will work with prime contractor BAE Systems and Tognum, Rolls-Royceâs collaboration with Daimler, to design the advanced propulsion system. This system will combine the Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine with four of Tognumâs MTU high-speed diesel generator sets.
Offshore Wind Market Report $19.8B Opportunity
Douglas-Westwood (DW) has released the fifth edition of the World Offshore Wind Market publication where we forecast offshore wind installations averaging 3.2 GW per year over the next 10 years. Capital expenditure is expected to hit a peak of âŹ18B in 2016. The market will remain highly concentrated in the Northern European region, particularly in U.K. and German waters. The Chinese market will also grow quickly in the forecast period. Why Offshore Wind?
Satellite Radar
With the ocean moving more than 90% of world commerce, keeping it secure is of vital importance â yet our ability to monitor activity at sea is somewhat more challenging than on land given the vastness of the oceans. Also many maritime monitoring systems rely on ships to âopt-inâ, that can leave potentially risky blind spots in our picture of maritime traffic. This article, derived from a presentationâŚ
The Busy Signal
As maritime markets continue to recover and interest and investment in advanced communication systems picks up steam, Tore Morten Olsen, Head of Maritime Services at Astrium Services, says the focus now shifts now from simple connectivity to providing specific business solutions at sea. While the evolution of communications at sea has had its fair share of starts and stops, largely driven by overridingâŚ
Maintenance & Certification: Critical to the Safety of Life at Sea
The off-load marine hook is found on many workboats and military vessels and is used to launch fast rescue craft and other similar small manned boats from the deck of a ship using a davit or other similar launch and recovery system (LARS). These hooks offer operators the split-second release control often needed at sea and include a self-locking feature, which prevents accidental release while under full load.
