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DNV GL Sees Hybrid Propulsion, Connectivity as Hot Trends

Jun 01, 2015

Hybrid propulsion systems and connected ship solutions are emerging technologies that are gaining ground faster than expected, according to Tor E. Svensen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime, giving an update on the classification society's Shipping 2020 report…

DNV GL Presents Award for Young Professionals

Jun 01, 2015

DNV GL rewarded three engineers for their scientific research at Nor-Shipping today and presented them with the DNV GL Award for Young Professionals. This year’s theme was finding innovative ideas for increasing safety, efficiency and sustainability in the maritime industry…

SSI Hosting Two ShipConstructor Webinars

Jun 01, 2015

SSI, a developer of software products for shipbuilding engineering and construction, reports its ShipConstructor Structure Webinar, previously scheduled for June 3, has been rescheduled for July 8, 2015, 8 a.m. (PDT). Structure offers rapid 3D production detailing of internal hull structure…

DNV GL sees Hybrid Propulsion, Connectivity the Emerging Trends

Jun 01, 2015

With 2020 in sight, DNV GL looked at the lessons to be learned from the update to the classification society’s “Shipping 2020” report which was published in 2012. Now, three years later, hybrid propulsion systems and connected ship solutions…

AVEVA to Acquire FabTrol Systems

Jun 01, 2015

AVEVA Group plc announces that it has agreed to acquire FabTrol Systems, Inc. from the Dowco Group of Companies the acquisition is expected to complete by Friday 26 June 2015.FabTrol is a software business, headquartered in Eugene, Oregon…

Mexico Lifts Bidding Limits for First Batch of Oil Tenders

May 31, 2015

Mexico's oil regulator voted on Friday to relax rules on bidding terms and contracts that form the first step in a historic sector opening that kicks off this summer with the public auction of 14 shallow water fields.The July auction…

HAROPA, an Official Partner for Vinexpo 2015

May 31, 2015

From 14 to 18 June, HAROPA, world top port for wine and spirits, will be an official partner for Vinexpo 2015, a major and inescapable event in the wine and spirit sector.For its first participation in Vinexpo, HAROPA - the alliance of the ports of Paris…

Pentair Opens Aquaculture Center of Excellence

May 30, 2015

Mindful that fish farming has the potential to help meet an expanding  population's need for protein in a world with increasing water constraints, Pentair announced the opening of its Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems' World Aquaculture Technology Engineering & Research Center of Excellence in Apopka…

Great Barrier Reef Kept Off UNESCO 'Danger' List

May 30, 2015

A heritage committee of the UNESCO cultural agency stopped short of placing Australia's Great Barrier Reef on an 'in danger' list, but the ruling on Friday raised long-term concerns about its future.The long-awaited ruling by UNESCO's…

Imtech Appoints Neven as VP

May 29, 2015

Imtech Marine Canada has announced that Gerry Neven has been appointed as Vice-President, Industrial and Governmental Affairs.Neven, previously CEO/Managing Director of Imtech’s subsidiary Techsol Marine, will join the Imtech Marine Canada…

SENER holds a FORAN seminar in Wuhan, China

May 29, 2015

The ‘FORAN new modules, new functions and FEM-Link (Hypermesh) Seminar’ was held on April 23rd in Wuhan. SENER is playing a big role in China, where it has been promoting the FORAN System for many years.Through the seminar, important new enhancements in its shipbuilding CAD/CAM System FORAN…

Entries Sought for SHIPPINGInsight Award

May 28, 2015

Entries are now being accepted for the 2015 SHIPPINGInsight Award, which will be presented at the SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 13 in Stamford, Conn. The annual award honors a ship operating company and…

Lamprell to Implement Software for Automated Manufacturing

May 28, 2015

U.A.E based offshore jackup rig builder Lamprell Energy Ltd., will implement SSI's EnterprisePlatform software solution to allow its engineering team to automate manufacturing processes. Acording to SSI (developer of ShipConstructor software)…

DNV GL Names Remi Eriksen Group CEO

May 28, 2015

Remi Eriksen has been appointed as the DNV GL Group’s new president and CEO, succeeding Henrik O. Madsen, who will retire August 1.The DNV GL board of directors began an executive search and selection process in October 2014 to find and…

VIKING’s Top Safety Offerings at Nor-Shipping

May 28, 2015

Marine safety equipment leader VIKING Life-Saving Equipment will appear in force at Nor-Shipping 2015, displaying both innovative products and services that are proving popular with shipowners around the world.Shipowner AgreementsFew…

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