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New 800m Quay Planned in Portugal

Jan 29, 2018

Portugal’s Blue Atlantic has released new plans for an 800 meter quay to berth two Panamax vessels showcasing its maritime trade potential.  The 96-hectare site for sale in one of Europe’s leading maritime industrial zones is being primed for maritime…

Trelleborg Solutions for FLNG Ship-to-Shore System

Dec 13, 2017

Trelleborg has hailed the recent test of the Universal Transfer System (UTS) conducted with Connect LNG and Gas Natural Fenosa, as tangible evidence of the new applications that its suite of products for jettyless LNG transfer can unlock in this challenging field…

Hempel Rolls Out New Cargo Hold Coating

Nov 24, 2017

Hempel has launched Hempadur Ultra-Strength Fiber 47510, a new cargo hold coating said to deliver up to 40 percent reduction in cargo holds maintenance costs, according to the coatings manufacturer.Hempel said the new coating is specifically…

Matson to Upgrade Honolulu Terminal

Aug 23, 2017

Matson Navigation Company, a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has signed contracts with Paceco Corporation for the purchase of three new 65 long-ton capacity cranes and modifications to upgrade three existing cranes at its Sand Island Terminal in Honolulu Harbor…

JNPT Gets Radiological Detection Equipment at Exit Gates

Mar 28, 2017

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai has become the first major port in the country to install radiological detection equipment (RDE) at all its exit road and rail gates. An official press release said the Marine Department…

Asbestos on Board

Feb 21, 2017

What happens when a solution to one or many obstacles ends up becoming an even larger problem? For seamen, one such problem is asbestos.  Asbestos is a natural fiber that was mined for use in construction and household products. It became…

Tony Bon: From Yarn Handler to CEO

Feb 17, 2017

January of 2017 saw the retirement of one of the veterans of the Samson family. Tony Bon, CEO through 2015 retired as of December 31, 2016. Bon shares his impressions of the time he’s been with Samson and the high points of both the company and the industry it serves…

Chilean Wood Products Export to Shrink in 2016

Dec 27, 2016

Chilean forestry exports will total $5.3 billion by value in 2016, 3 percent less than last year, as supply has increased and the economies of key export markets remain sluggish, an industry body said on Tuesday. The Chilean Wood Corporation…

New Vessel Traffic Equipment at ABP Southampton

Sep 21, 2016

Associated British Ports marked the latest in a series of multi-million dollar investments in the port of Southampton by inviting the Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP to open its brand new vessel traffic service (VTS) operating room, (September 21)…

Underwater Center Links with Bibby for ROV Apprenticeships

Jun 30, 2016

Scottish subsea training facility, The Underwater Center, has partnered with Bibby Offshore to provide ROV apprentices with the opportunity to gain practical, unique hands-on experience. The apprentices, who are employed by Bibby Offshore but are still too young to go offshore…

Technip Bags Statoil's Umbilical Supply Contract

May 25, 2016

Technip’s wholly-owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals Ltd.(1) has been awarded a contract by Statoil ASA to supply the umbilical(2) to the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field offshore Norway. This field is located approximately 8 kilometers North West…

Seafarers Trust in Technology

Apr 05, 2016

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust recently re-released an upgraded version of Shore Leave 2.0, enabling seafarers to access the internet in ports on tablet consoles. Together with Shore Leave, the Seafarers’ Trust believes that these initiatives will effect real change…

Turner Designs' C6P enables upto 6 Sensors

Mar 25, 2016

Turner Designs now offers a C6P Submersible Sensor package enabling up to six sensors in a corrosion resistant, highly durable, Delrin plastic housing able to withstand even the harshest of environments.  Modeled after the popular C3, the C6P can be configured with 1…

Cambodia, China Deal For Submarine Cable

Mar 03, 2016

The Cambodian government signed a $70 million investment agreement with a Chinese-owned telecommunication infrastructure provider on Wednesday to connect Cambodia to a 25,000-km underwater fiber-optic network spanning three continents. The…

C&W Networks Selects Xtera for Submarine Cable Upgrade

Jan 28, 2016

C&W Networks, part of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the largest telecommunications service provider across the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and United States with more than 48,000 miles of subsea fiber-optic network has selected Xtera Communications…

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