International subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has added to its management team with the appointment of Tim Sheehan as commercial director.The appointment, which is a new position, comes as part of the company’s strategy…
COSCO International acquires Germany's Hanyuan to further develop global service network in marine spare parts supply.Yuantong Marine Service Co. Limited, COSCO International’s wholly owned subsidiary mainly engaged in supplying marine equipment and spare parts…
Supplier of marine air conditioning and sanitation equipment Dometic Marine has announced the promotion of Dennis Chiang to Asia Pacific Marine Divisional Manager.Singapore-based Chiang has been with Dometic Marine for just longer than two…
Rolta India Ltd wins contract for establishing 'National NAVTEX Network' from a subordinate office under the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, that provides general aids to navigation along the Indian coast…
ABB wins the awsrd for product design of the Azimutn lever that steers its Azipod XO marine propulsion unit.An international panel of 37 experts assessed products submitted by more than 1,800 manufacturers, designers and architects from 54 countries…
Raven Aerostar recently concluded a successful maritime operation in response to an urgent requirement from the Commander, U.S. Navy South for a maritime persistent surveillance solution aimed to enhance security in the Caribbean Basin. Quickly meeting the requirements provided by U…
US Department of Defense, Navy, awards LRAD Corp. of San Diego, a US$12,231,360 order for its products.The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for for small, medium and large acoustic hailing devices, mounts…
Parmaris, a U.K. manufacturer of lifejackets, appointed Pete Evans as Sales Manager.Pete, who formerly worked for Crewsaver for more than 16 years has a wealth of experience in the safety equipment sector which he brings to the company,…
ABB to acquire the Coalville, UK-based manufacturer of drives, controls and motors for industrial and marine applications & automotive test rigs.Dynamotive has about 40 employees and is privately owned. ABB says its owners will continue to work for them…
Nigeria currently loses about N80 billion (US$500-million) annually to foreign shipping operators due to Federal Government not enforcing ship chandlery laws.Citing Head of government and international matters of Nigerian Customs Licensed Ship Chandlers Association (NCLSCA)…
Brennan Industries named new general managers at three of its distributions centers.Michael Caliebe was named general manager of Brennan’s Ohio distribution center, located in Solon, Ohio. Caliebe joined Brennan in 2000 as a regional sales…
Marco Group International, a provider of service and equipment for the surface preparation industry, announced the appointment of Annette Rettig as Vice President and Northeast Region Manager. Annette will oversee regional growth strategies…
Wärtsilä contracted to retrofit its AQUARIUS UV ballast water management system for the Marola, a 37,000 cbm fully-refrigerated Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel of the Carbofin SPA, Italy fleet.The retrofitting for the Marola will take place in autumn 2013 when the ship is dry docked…
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has added two digital charts of the South China Sea to its ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service (AVCS) to complete the coverage.The cover is now complete for shipping routes from Singapore to China and beyond…
First introduced at the turn of the millennium, MAN PrimeServ – MAN Diesel & Turbo’s service division – recently retrofitted its 20,000th slide fuel-valve. Christian Ludwig – Head of Retrofit & Upgrade – MAN Diesel & Turbo, said: “Slide fuel-valves have proved to be very popular within the marine…