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Crowley Establishes New "Project Solutions" Enterprise

Sep 19, 2011

Combining Project Management with Company Services and Equipment to Provide Complete Turnkey Marine SolutionsCrowley Maritime Corporation announced today the establishment of a new Project Solutions group that bundles company-wide capabilities…

BELCO and A.P. Moller - Maersk Ink Exhaust Gas Cleaning Contract

Sep 19, 2011

Demonstration Aboard the Maersk Taurus Containership.Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., USA, has reached an agreement with A.P. Moller – Maersk, headquartered in Copenhagen…

Cooperation between Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy and ABS

Sep 19, 2011

ABS has signed an agreement with the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) initiating a new cooperation between the two organisations.  Based in St Petersburg, AMSMA has a total of nine faculties offering a wide array of marine…

U.S. Ports Defy Slower August Trend – Report Positive Tonnage

Sep 19, 2011

U.S. ports reported upticks in tonnage during the normal summer slowdown period. The Seaway’s year-to-date total cargo shipments from March 22 to August 31 were 22 million metric tons, up 3.5 percent from the same period last year. “In addition to the cargo shipments increase…

Regulation of Vessel Discharges

Sep 19, 2011

Regulatory burdens, those here and now coming, translate into a tale of many acronyms. By Matthew Valcourt (taken from our September 2011 MarineNews print edition). • Defining the Burden The latest trend to further regulate vessel emissions…

Maersk Line, Rickmers-Linie (America), Form U.S. Flag Project Cargo Partnership

Sep 19, 2011

Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie (America), Inc. announced a partnership to provide breakbulk and project cargo shipping using two newly-built multi-purpose ships to be operated under the U.S. flag. The partnership brings together the…

Statoil: Troll Redevelopment Contract Awarded

Sep 19, 2011

Statoil has awarded Aibel a contract for modules and modifications for two new pre-compressors on the Troll A platform in the North Sea. The contract is worth an estimated NOK 2.7 billon.Statoil and its partners in the Troll licence on the…

McGraw-Hill Education Selects SBS Worldwide for Freight Deal

Sep 19, 2011

Academic publisher, McGraw-Hill Education, has appointed SBS Worldwide as its freight forwarder and supply chain partner of choice for all inbound air and sea consignments. SBS will manage the logistics of cargo being delivered to the McGraw-Hill Education EMEA headquarters in Maidenhead…

Stena Line Announces Super Ships for NI Ferry Travel

Sep 19, 2011

Stena Line has announced the refurbishment of two giant ships that the company will be introducing on the Irish Sea later this year.The identical 'sister' ships 'Stena Superfast VII' and 'Superfast VIII' will be the biggest ferries ever to…

First GPA-Designed Hopper Dredge Barge Launched for ACP

Sep 19, 2011

The first of five hopper barges, developed by Seattle-based Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) was launched at Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) PERU S.A.   In 2010, GPA was awarded…

North P&I CLUB Hosts Sanctions, Drugs & Guns Seminar

Sep 19, 2011

Over 100 representatives from the German shipping community attended a seminar entitled ‘Sanctions, Drugs and Guns’ in Hamburg, Germany last week (15 September 2011), which was hosted by the ‘A’ rated 150 million GT North P&I club.  Simon Williams…

Regs4ships Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

Sep 19, 2011

On Thursday 15 September 2011, local city champions, colleagues and customers joined to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Regs4ships Limited, a digital maritime organisation based in the heart of Southampton.Guests, including His Right…

Globus Maritime Expands Fleet to Seven with Supramax Delivery

Sep 17, 2011

Globus Maritime Announces the Delivery of the Supramax 'Sun Globe,' Expanding Fleet to Seven Vessels. Globus Maritime Limited ('Globus' or the 'Company'), (NASDAQ: GLBS), a dry bulk shipping company, announced that it has taken delivery of the M/V 'Sun Globe…

The Eagle Has Landed - in Florida

Sep 16, 2011

Cranston Eagle, DBA Eagle Products, has signed an exclusive deal for Delta 'T' Systems to become the authorized U.S. agent for Eagle Products' full line of offload marine hooks. Known around the world for its high quality lifeboat and rescue boat hooks…

John Deere Power Systems introduces redesigned 6068SFM75

Sep 16, 2011

New design offers 400 hp in a more compact 6.8L marine engine. John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is pleased to announce a redesigned PowerTech™ 6068SFM75 marine diesel engine that offers a power range of 186 kW to 298 kW (249 hp to 400 hp)…

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