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KONGSBERG System Suppresses Superfluous Alarms

Apr 18, 2011

The Flagship maritime transport project has developed software that enables comprehensive suppression of audible warnings in order to avoid large cascades of alarms on the bridge and in the engine room.Precise overviewKnown as iCAS (intelligent central alarm system)…

NORTH P&I CLUB Publishes Guidance On Sanctions For Shipowners

Apr 18, 2011

The ‘A’ rated, 150 million GT North of England P&I club has published new guidance for shipowners on how to avoid being caught out by the increasingly complex ‘patchwork’ of international trade sanctions currently in force worldwide.Writing in the club’s newsletter ‘Signals’…

Cianbro CEO to Address Maine Maritime Commencement

Apr 15, 2011

Peter G. Vigue, chairman and chief executive officer of The Cianbro Companies will address the graduating class at Maine Maritime Academy’s (MMA) 68th Commencement on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at 11 a.m., in Alexander Fieldhouse. Vigue, a 1969 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy…

Ulstein Acquires West Maritime Engineering Ops

Apr 15, 2011

The engineers at West Maritime have become a part of the Design & Solutions business area at ULSTEIN, in connection with a strategic effort to strengthen the engineering area.“Engineering is an important focus for Design & Solutions, as it…

Bollinger Appoints Bowen to Head Patrol Boat Program

Apr 14, 2011

Bollinger Shipyards appointed Charles 'Skip' Bowen as Program Manager for the FRC “Sentinel” Class Patrol Boat building program at Bollinger’s Lockport facility. Bowen joins Bollinger following a 32 year career with the United States Coast Guard…

Frosch Hires Marine/Offshore Specialty Team

Apr 14, 2011

Frosch is ranked as the #6 Travel Management Company in the US, with dual headquarters in Houston and New York.  To continue its growth, Frosch recently created and hired a Marine and Offshore Specialty Team with a combined 100 years of experience in crew rotation management…

Rigdon Joins Terresolve Board of Directors

Apr 13, 2011

Terresolve Technologies, Ltd. announced that Larry Rigdon, founder and former CEO of the Rigdon Marine Corporation, has joined the company’s board of directors. Rigdon, a former executive vice president of Tidewater, Inc., also sits on the board of the National Ocean Industries Association…

ClassNK: Increased Class Leadership on GHG Emissions Needed

Apr 13, 2011

ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda called for class societies to play a more central role in the maritime industry’s ongoing efforts to reduce maritime GHG emission during a speech at Sea Asia 2011 in Singapore today. “Classification…

Sea-Alliance Boosts Team as Demand for Technical Services Grows

Apr 13, 2011

Sea-Alliance Group (SAG), the international maritime business, has recruited Brigitte Tison as Personal Assistant to the company’s Technical Manager, marine engineer Pino Di Mora. The appointment comes as the company experiences significant and growing demand for its technical services expertise…

Harris Corporation Completes Acquisition Of Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services

Apr 11, 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Global Connectivity Services (GCS) business from an operating unit of Schlumberger.Harris combined…

Inmarsat Makes North American Team Appointments

Apr 11, 2011

Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) today announced two new appointments to its North American teams.David Helfgott becomes President of Inmarsat, Inc and Head of Business Development, Americas and Peter Hadinger joins Inmarsat Global Xpress™ as President of Inmarsat Government Services Inc (IGSI)…

Austal Unveils LNG Report

Apr 11, 2011

Austal has unveiled its study on the application of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for several types of ferries, as an alternative to traditional fuel options in medium and high speed vessels.Austal’s success is centred on the design…

Cargotec Delivers Its First Zero Emission(TM) RTGs to Asia

Apr 07, 2011

Cargotec has completed the delivery of six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes featuring Zero Emission(TM) technology to Vietnam's terminal operator Saigon Newport (SNP) and its subsidiaries, Tan Cang Logistics Joint Stock Company (TCL) and Tan Cang Warehousing Joint Stock Company (TCW)…

Liberia issues first Maritime Labour Convention Certificate

Apr 04, 2011

THE Liberian Registry has carried out the first ship inspection for compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), ahead of its entry into force.The inspection was performed on board the 7,000 teu containership UASC Yanbu…

Wilhelmsen Ships Service Moves Towards Ships Spares Success

Apr 01, 2011

Wilhelmsen Ships Service is preparing to move to Phase 2 of its recently launched Ships Spares Logistics (SSL) “First Mile to Last Mile” offer.This service provides a single point of contact for managing the delivery of spare parts from manufacturer to vessel…

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