Industry News – Page 194
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NewsGrand designs for Chinese yard
A complete FORAN package has been installed in Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co (GYOE) - formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding - after a three month trial.
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NewsInland chart first
Following an agreement between Transas Marine and the State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine, Transas’ TX-97 non-official chart collection now includes Ukrainian charts.
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Satcomms strategic alliance
Imtech Marine BV and ITC Global Inc have entered into a long term strategic alliance to provide a VSAT satellite communications network for the global maritime industry.
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Oceana optimism
Oceana, an international advocacy group working to protect the world’s oceans, has launched a report outlining how saving the world''s oceans can help to feed the UN projected 9bn people projected to be on earth by 2050.
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NewsDamen dredges Chinese waterways
A Damen Dredging Equipment environmental cutter section dredger type ECSD450 has been commissioned by Changjiang Chongqing Waterway Engineering Bureau for environmental and maintenance work on Chinese waterways.
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NewsInnovative ro-pax build goes to FSG
German yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is working on the design and construction of an innovative ro-pax ferry for Scotland that has to be particularly reliable.
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JUNE 2012 Front Cover Story
The Eurocarrier 2611 Martine P, built by Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlands for GSS Marine Services, went into service in April of this year.
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NewsFinding out what’s needed
“In the beginning the windfarm industry simply didn’t know what it wanted, said Ben Coleman, sales director of South Boats Special Projects.
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MAN for Denmark
The newest MAN PrimeServ Academy held its official opening recently at Frederikshavn in Denmark. It thus became the 11th training and education centre in MAN Diesel & Turbo’s global network.
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NewsNew safety measures for cruise industry
In the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) has adopted two new safety policies - the latest in a series of recommendations that will be submitted to the IMO.
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Zeeland acquires site
Agreements between Zeeland Seaports, the Dutch company UTB and the American concern Century were concluded for the takeover of the foundry and the anode plant on the former ZALCO site.
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NewsHamburg works on LNG feasibility
The Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first LNG ship - the Norwegian Coastguard''s ''KV Barentshav''.
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Fugro goes Italian
Fugro Satellite Positioning has appointed Genoa based CAIM as Italian national sales agent for the Marinestar range of navigation products and services for deep sea commercial shipping.
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NewsIMO renews commitment to sustainability
Last month the IMO publicly renewed its commitment to sustainable development in the maritime industry and gave feedback on its input to the Rio+20 conference held in Brazil.
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DCT wins Teraz Polska
Poland’s largest terminal, DCT Gdansk, claiming over 50% market share and the only hub in Baltic Sea, has won the Teraz Polska competition.
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Drew acquires Chemring
Marine solutions services specialist Drew Marine has agreed to acquire marine distress signal company Chemring Marine.
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NewsNew MD for Damen Shiprepair
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken has appointed Ms Monica Svenner as its new managing director, making her the first woman to take an MD position within the ship repair industry.
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NewsFRC to hold Whole Body Vibration seminars
FRC International (FRC) is holding a Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Seminar on 10 July and a Health Surveillance Awareness Seminar on 11 July at the RNLI Lifeboat College in Poole, UK.
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Revised IMCA marine inspection
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) has published a revised edition for small workboats: ‘Marine inspection for small workboats (Common marine inspection document for small workboats)’.
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OMM becomes MSOP
Due to the growth and success of its personnel department, Offshore Marine Group, owners of Offshore Marine Management (OMM), will rename, rebrand and launch the existing department as Main Source Offshore People LTD (MSOP).
