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L-3 Maritime Systems Wins LCS Contract

Apr 20, 2011

L-3 Maritime Systems has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to supply its Seaframe Control System for the next Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The contract is for the first ship and includes options for an additional 14 ships…

Napa Signs an Agreement with DSME

Apr 20, 2011

Onboard-Napa Ltd. signed an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marube Engineering Co. Ltd.(DSME). The agreement specifies the co-operation with sales, model creation and delivery of the environment-friendly NAPA-DSME Power software for DSME…

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)…

JV to Pursue Marine Application for Clean Water Technology

Apr 13, 2011

Calgary AB, (April 12, 2011) Wescorp Energy (“Wescorp”) (OTCBB: WSCE), today announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Allied Holdings Group (“Allied”), based in Alexandria, Virginia to pursue certification of Wescorp’s H2Omaxx…

120 To 175 Floating Production Systems Forecast Over The Next Five Years

Mar 28, 2011

The number of floating production systems in service continues to grow. There are now more than double the number of units ten years ago  – 250 units now vs. 120 units in 2001.  Order backlog, which now stands at 47 units, will increase the…

Consiliums Oil Spill Detection Radar

Mar 15, 2011

The recently launched Oil Spill Radar by Consilium Marine & Safety was tested together with the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Clean Seas Association For Operative Companies (NOFO). Within months since the successful tests last July…

Seaport Chartering Adopts ShipDecision Technology.

Feb 18, 2011

Seaport Chartering Corporation selected ShipDecision technology for its New York Brokerage. Seaport President Frank Messina commented, “My team is using the technology to manage the high volume of information we receive via email every day.…

Navy Energy Conservation Open BAA Released

Feb 08, 2011

The , Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) discussing Energy Conservation Applications for the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) Combat Logistics Force, Auxiliaries and Sealift ships. The BAA solicits…

SpecTec USA: New Contract with Prestige Cruise Holdings

Jan 18, 2011

The 2010 good influence keeps on giving positive results for SpecTec Business in 2011 with a significant order that came in late December. The important news came from SpecTec USA, which has recently closed a contract for a large consulting project with Prestige Cruise Holdings…

Tidewater Selects ABS Nautical Systems

Jan 10, 2011

ABS Nautical Systems was selected by Tidewater Inc. to trial its fleet management software. With this partnership, ABS Nautical Systems intends to become Tidewater’s global fleet management software provider.  Tidewater would be replacing an…

Torghatten Nord Names LNG Supplier for Ferry Fleet

Jan 03, 2011

Barents NaturGass AS reportedly won a contract to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Torghatten Nord AS for seven new LNG ferries in one of Norway’s busiest waterways, according to a report on www.ngvglobal.com. The contract takes into consideration…

Retlif Announces West Coast Strategic Alliance

Dec 13, 2010

Retlif Testing Laboratories, an independent leader in EMC and Environmental testing since 1978, has announced a strategic alliance with Acme Testing (Acme, Washington).  The arrangement brings Retlif’s wide array of advanced Electromagnetic…

Statoil, Siemens Ink Tech Partnership

Dec 09, 2010

The cooperation agreement was signed by Nils Klippenberg (left), director of Strategy and global account manager in Siemens, and Halfdan Knudsen, senior vice president for process and refining technology in Statoil. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland)Statoil…

Greenwich Shipping Opts for ShipDecision

Nov 30, 2010

Greenwich Shipping Services is the latest New York area Maritime brokerage to choose ShipDecision technology to support its business.“We had a great deal of historical information that we did not want to lose, including over a hundred thousand emails…

PortVision Vessel-Tracking for Gulf Cleanup Ops

Aug 25, 2010

PortVision, provider of business intelligence solutions for the maritime industry, announced that BP has used the company’s PortVision vessel-tracking service and PV-OnBoard battery-operated satellite trackers to enhance and accelerate response and restoration operations related to the April 20…

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