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Damen Wins Achievement Award

May 24, 2012

Kommer Damen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork International 2012. Mr. Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Seawork Innovation Awards Dinner. Seawork International…

Cruise Ship Returns to Erie Canal

May 23, 2012

Grande Mariner was Stranded on Canal System During 2011 Flooding.The M/V Grande Mariner, a 96-passenger cruise ship that was stranded for more than two months because of flooding in 2011, today returned to the Erie Canal for a new season of cruising America's most storied waterway…

Damen Launches its Longest (120m) Pontoon Ever

May 23, 2012

Damen Shipyards announced that it launched the first of its newly designed Stan Pontoon (SPo) 12032. The SPo 12032 is the longest pontoon ever built by Damen and part of a series of 34 pontoons currently being built. In addition, Damen Pontoons…

What’s Next?

May 22, 2012

The maritime industry goes from cycle to cycle, living with and by uncertainty. You could even say that our industry embraces risk. This means that “What’s next?” is always a relevant question – and one that gets some interesting responses. During Nor-Shipping 2011…

Five Minutes with Bill Clifford, President, BAE Systems Ship Repair

May 22, 2012

We recently spent some time with Bill Clifford, President, BAE Systems Ship Repair, to discuss his views How did you come to your current position?Clifford    I currently serve as the president of BAE Systems Ship Repair and have been in this position since 2008…

Nupas-Cadmatic Expands in Russia

May 17, 2012

Nupas-Cadmatic has started cooperating with Sea Tech Engineering Company to represent Nupas-Cadmatic in the Povolski FD. Sea Tech is located on the outskirts of Nizhniy Novgorod, a city well known as the “The capital of Large Volga”, due to its density of shipyards…

Commonwealth Flagship Bid Debuts with Website Launch

May 17, 2012

A renewed effort to encourage the building of a replacement ‘Royal Yacht’ has been put on the table by yachtsman and retired advertising  entrepreneur Ian Maiden.  Replacing the Britannia which was decommissioned in 1997 is a controversial subject and has had enthusiasm…

6,000 Tonne Carrier Block Prepares to Leave Portsmouth

May 15, 2012

The public in Portsmouth caught their first glimpse of the giant forward section of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH today, as it was loaded out of the hall at BAE Systems’ facility at Portsmouth Naval Base in preparation for its departure to Rosyth. Using a fleet of remote controlled transporters…

AIDA: World’s Largest Ship’s Inauguration in Hamburg

May 14, 2012

1.4 million strong turn out for AIDA Ship Parade in Hamburg, GermanyThe latest cruise ship of the AIDA fleet – AIDAmar – was inaugurated on the evening of May 12, 2012 with an extravaganza at the Port of Hamburg, accompanied by her three sister ships…

DDW Embraces Enviro Initiatives

May 14, 2012

Drydocks World and Maritime World has implemented several new initiatives and deployed new highly advanced environmental friendly technologies.Drydocks World and Maritime World has embarked on a ‘ZERO HARM’health, safety and environmental initiative which envisages ZERO fatalities…

Aveva Launches New Software

May 10, 2012

On May 10, 2012 AVEVA (LSE:AVV) announced the release of an exciting new software product family for the marine and EPC market, AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management. Comprising the products AVEVA Material, AVEVA Planning and AVEVA Production…

Siemens Wins Navy Contract

May 08, 2012

Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) wona contract to equip two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Dakota Creek Industries Inc. (DCI), located in Anacortes, Wash…

'Aero-Citadel', Anti-piracy, Pro-energy, Ship Superstructure

May 08, 2012

Imabari Shipbuilding has developed the 'Aero-Citadel', a newly designed superstructure which includes both energy efficiency benefits as well as anti-piracy measures The Aero-Citadel is a superstructure with a slim streamlined shape which combines ship's accommodation…

Senesco, Caddell Sign Contract for Drydock

May 07, 2012

Senesco Marine, North Kingstown Rhode Island has signed a contract for the construction of a 120 x 420-ft., 7300 long ton hauling capacity Dry Dock, with Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Company, Inc., of Staten Island, NY. The announcement was made by Senesco Marine…

APL Receives Largest, Most Advanced Vessel

May 07, 2012

APL’s largest and newest vessel is also its most environmentally-friendly and fuel-efficient.The Singapore-based carrier says the 10,700-TEU APL Southampton, which called on the Port of Singapore on her maiden voyage today, has been fitted…

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