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Mitsubishi Super Skiving System

Oct 21, 2014

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of the 'Mitsubishi Super Skiving System' for machining internal gears with high speed and outstanding precision. The new system has overcome technical issues characteristic of conventional skiving by use of an MHI developed…

Ocean Power Technologies to Deploy PB40 PowerBuoy Off New Jersey

Oct 21, 2014

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., announced today that the PB40 PowerBuoy(R) fabricated for the WavePort Project has shipped from Santander, Spain to Bayonne, NJ with the intent to deploy off the coast of New Jersey in the first quarter of 2015…

Lumitec Names New VP of Engineering

Oct 16, 2014

Lumitec, an engineering firm solely focused on the development and manufacture of extreme environment LED lighting, has announced  the appointment of Chris Long as VP of Engineering of their R&D/manufacturing headquarters in Delray Beach.Chris…

APM Terminals wins Battle for Moin Container Terminal

Oct 16, 2014

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Costa Rican Government and APM Terminals in an appeal filed by the port workers union against the 33-year concession contract for the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM) in Limon on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica…

Making the Case for Glycerine as Clean Marine Fuel

Oct 16, 2014

GLEAMS Project concludes that Glycerine is a viable, clean, alternative marine fuelAfter a year of intense activity, Marine South East’s GLEAMS (Glycerine Fuel for Marine Sustainability) project has concluded that Glycerine is a viable, exceptionally clean alternative marine fuel…

Furuno Makes Clean Sweep of NMEA Awards

Oct 14, 2014

Over the past 43 years, Furuno has received the honor of being the most recognized company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). This year, Furuno won four more NMEA awards at the prestigious 2014 NMEA Convention in Sanibel…

Cooper Yacht Debuts Cooper 800 Yacht Tender

Oct 13, 2014

Cooper Yacht proudly announces the debut of the Cooper 800 yacht tender.  Founded in the Netherlands in 2009, the mission of the company is to offer ultimate style and comfort in a multi-functional vessel at a reasonable price to the consumer…

Shell Helps Track Product Availability Using Mobile

Oct 09, 2014

Shell has launched its Shell Marine Products app, providing its customers with one-touch ability on mobile devices, to track their marine lubricant orders anytime, anywhere.  This complements Shell Marine Products’ (SMP) International Customer Service Centre (iCSC)…

XL Offers KRE Cover to Yacht Owners

Oct 07, 2014

To help yacht owners navigate increasingly risky waters, XL Group is adding a Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion (KRE) Crisis endorsement to ShipShape, and ShipShape Plus, its recreational marine insurance coverages. 'Crisis events like kidnapping…

Former DHS Chief Ridge Introduces Cyber Solutions

Oct 06, 2014

First U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Partners with Five Lloyd’s Syndicates to Offer ‘Intelligent’ Cyber Insurance. Ridge Insurance Solutions Company to close dangerous cyber insurance gap by providing informed-assessment capabilities and insurance…

5 Boaters Recued near Holden Beach by USCG & Agents

Oct 05, 2014

Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued five boaters Saturday after their boat capsized in Lockwoods Folley Inlet near Holden Beach, North Carolina.Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification from a good Samaritan…

Miko Carrying Case for High Power Magnets

Oct 05, 2014

Miko Marine has developed a new carrying case for the convenient transport and storage of its high power anchor magnets. Manufactured from special high density polypropylene the new case is water and dust proof and contains an inner storage…

Discovery of Gas Accumulation at Espírito Santo Basin

Oct 05, 2014

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces the discovery of new gas accumulation at Espírito Santo Basin post-salt. The discovery took place during drilling of well 3-BRSA-1259-ESS (ANP nomenclature) / 3-ESS-222 (Petrobras nomenclature)…

Seagull Maritime AS debuts STA 4.0

Oct 03, 2014

Seagull Maritime AS has launched Seagull Training Administrator 4.0, an updated version of the shipping industry’s most widely used training administrator, in a move the company says makes computer-based packages even easier to use. Norway…

Jaccar Holdings & Hartmann form JV

Oct 02, 2014

Jaccar Holdings of Luxemburg and Hartmann Group of Leer, Germany, announce the establishment of a joint venture for the commercial management of ethane carriers. The new company, “United Ethane Carriers” or UEC, will be based in Singapore…

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