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Industry Professionals to Speak at ShipConstructor Conference

Sep 30, 2014

The speakers representing various companies at next week's SSI Americas ShipConstructor User Conference, October 7-9, 2014 in Mobile, Alabama, demonstrate SSI's philosophy of creating software solutions for the shipbuilding industry that integrate with best of breed applications…

CSL Makes Key Appointment

Sep 29, 2014

A leading North-east project services, engineering and consultancy firm has expanded its team with the addition of a key appointment as part of its long term growth strategy.Aberdeen based, CSL, located at Geo House on Commerce Street has…

Placement of Shares in Triyards Holding

Sep 29, 2014

The Board of Directors of Triyards Holdings Limited refers to the Company’s announcements dated 17 September 2014 and 25 September 2014  relating to the placement of up to 29,500,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. Unless otherwise defined…

Aker Solutions Starts Trading After Company Split

Sep 29, 2014

Aker Solutions today started trading on the Oslo stock exchange as a leaner and more streamlined company that will build on its strengths in the subsea and field design markets.The company emerges after a spin-off of the Subsea, Umbilicals…

Seakeeper Launches 5 New Models

Sep 28, 2014

Seakeeper proudly introduces five new models, offering stability and roll reduction for vessels 30’ and larger! The product range now includes the Seakeeper 5, 9, 16, 26 and 35 models, with gyros that are smaller and more powerful than ever…

HPA to Introduce New Port Railway IT System

Sep 28, 2014

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) will implement the new Port Railway IT system, transPORT rail, in the night of 27 to 28 September 2014. To keep disruption on the tracks to a minimum, the switchover will take place overnight. The new…

General Dynamics Bags U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Contract

Sep 27, 2014

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $311 million contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.Under this option…

Upgrading Of Senoko Waste-To-Energy Plant

Sep 27, 2014

Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT), through its wholly owned subsidiary1, has entered into an agreement with the National Environment Agency (NEA) to provide additional incineration capacity to the Senoko Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant, one of the three facilities under KIT's current portfolio…

Brunswick Promotes Foulkes to Chief Technology Officer

Sep 26, 2014

Brunswick Corporation today announced that effective immediately, David M. Foulkes, has been promoted to the new position of chief technology officer, reporting in this additional capacity to Brunswick President and Chief Operating Officer Mark D…

Successful MTG Light Off for USS Zumwalt

Sep 26, 2014

The future USS Zumwalt, the first ship of the DDG 1000 multimission destroyer class, performed a successful Generator Light-Off of its first Main Turbine Generator Set (MTG) this week, Rolls-Royce announced. The ship is now power self-sufficient enabling follow-on systems testing and trials…

New HTML5 Version of Insight Genesis

Sep 26, 2014

Insight Genesis™,the custom map-generation tool for Lowrance, Simrad NS and B&G Zeus series chartplotters,announced today the latest update to its premium map-making service— Apple Mac and mobile device compatibility. Significantly expanding access to Insight Genesis…

World Maritime Day 2014 Celebrated in Mumbai

Sep 26, 2014

25th September, the Day when the World Maritime Day gets celebrated in Mumbai is an event well-known among the seafaring community and in the shipping and other related circles. Though other centers in India too have their own celebration…

Catcher Update by Cairn

Sep 25, 2014

Cairn is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm out agreement for the sale of a 10% interest in the Catcher development and adjacent acreage in the UK North Sea.  With effect from 1 January 2014 Dyas UK Limited (Dyas) shall acquire…

New Sulphur Rules Force Changes at Stena Line

Sep 25, 2014

The new sulphur directive for shipping traffic within the North European SECA area, which comes into force on January 1, 2015, is good for the environment but has a significant economic impact on Stena Line's business.  The whole of the change program that begun in 2013…

Evolving Threats Met by Market Innovation

Sep 25, 2014

A look at commercial off-the-shelf technologies and products designed to mitigate risk at sea and in port. In a post 9/11 world, many facets of maritime security only seem to grow. Global threats, despite best efforts, do not diminish. Chief among these issues are port security…

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