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Gas Tankship Equipment Contract for Wärtsilä Hamworthy

Sep 19, 2012

Wärtsilä Hamworthy contracted by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for cargo handling equipment & engineering for four Exmar Shipping SA gas carriers.Wärtsilä Hamworthy’s scope of supply will include cargo related engineering including deck tank engineering…

Sailboat Water Turbine Doubles Energy Production

Sep 19, 2012

Watt&Sea Hydrogenerators produce power with a water turbine housed in a computer-optimized hydrodynamic design.Once a sailboat has left the docks, is totally isolated from utility (grid) power. The production of energy on any boat is crucial to powering communications…

Tidal Energy System Contract For OceanWorks

Sep 18, 2012

OceanWorks International contracted by the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) to establish project cable termination in the Bay of Fundy, Canada.The project contract includes the design, manufacture and integration of the subsea instrumentation…

IMCA Appoints New Chief Executive

Sep 13, 2012

Chris Charman is appointed Chief Executive of IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association) taking over from Hugh Williams who is retiring.Chris Charman is greatly looking forward to his new role: 'IMCA will bring together so many…

Satellite Hub Sale By VT iDirect Expands Maritime Coverage

Sep 12, 2012

New hub to support increasing demand from oil & gas customers in Africa & extend coverage to mega-yacht owners in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), announce that SkyStream FZ LLZ…

Hall Spars Rig Winning Yachts in Maxi Rolex Cup

Sep 12, 2012

Hall Spars & Rigging equipped yachts claim victory in three of the five divisions of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2012 at Porto Cervo, Sardina.The 2012 edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup that took place in Porto Cervo, Sardina, could be described as one of the top events in the yachting world…

Dutch Submarine Cable Handling J/V Formed

Sep 12, 2012

Oceanteam Shipping forms a joint venture with WIND B.V. offering a complete range of submarine cable storage & handling solutions.OceanWind Cable Storage Solutions joint venture provides, at its cable facility in Velsen, The Netherlands…

Ship Model Range Expanded by SD

Sep 12, 2012

San Marcos, California-based SD Model Makers expands range with its tall ship model offering.SD Model Makers master model shipwrights produce models in magnificent detail. From hand laid decks, tarred standing rigging, complex running rigging…

Cargotec Gets Major Order from DPWorld Brisbane

Sep 11, 2012

Cargotec receives an order to deliver 14 Kalmar automatic stackingcranes & 14 Kalmar one-over-one shuttle carriers to DP World Brisbane Pty.The equipment will be taken into use at the Port of Brisbane. DP World Brisbane will also be using Navis Sparcs N4 TOS in their Brisbane terminal expansion…

US Rope Maker Names President

Sep 10, 2012

US-based Yale Cordage, a custom and specialty rope manufacturer, announce that Bill Putnam has been named president of the company.Saco, Maine-based Yale Cordage is a custom and specialty rope manufacturer that designs a wide variety of application-specific ropes…

Crystal Cruise Ship Grows Plants on Bulkhead

Sep 10, 2012

Crystal Cruises unveils the world's first self-contained, free-standing 'living wall' at sea, with indoor plants depicting a world map.A living wall is a vertical garden that is pre-planted in panels and then attached to the wall or facade of a building…

BWT: Demystifying the Buying Process

Sep 10, 2012

When the Coast Guard’s final rule on ballast water management became effective in June, the event perhaps signaled the end of one arduous journey for regulators, but the beginning of another for shipowners. The U.S. rule establishes discharge…

Siwertell Ship Unloader Orders for Cargotec

Sep 10, 2012

Cargotec has secured orders for three new mobile Siwertell ship unloaders for ports in Turkey, Denmark and Sweden.The Siwertell road-mobile unloader enables clean, dust-free, handling of dry bulk material, and its minimal exhaust and sound…

Cruise Ship Steering Control System Contract for Anschütz

Sep 10, 2012

Raytheon Anschütz wins contract to supply NautoSteer advanced steering gear control systems for two Fincantieri cruise ship new-buildings.Raytheon Anschütz is to supply a Standard 22 gyro compass system, the brand-new NautoSteer AS Steering Gear Control…

US Container Manufacturer Listed Among Fastest Growing

Sep 07, 2012

Hoover Container Solutions, provider of liquid & bulk container systems, listed as one of Houston's top 100 fastest growing companies.Houston Business Journal's 'Fast 100 List' ranks the fastest-growing private companies in the Houston area by percentage of growth in revenue from 2010-2011…

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Oil Supply to Outpace Demand in Medium-Term

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Guinea Exports Record 48.6 Million Tons of Bauxite

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ASRY Hosts First Innovation Forum with Lumofy

Osbit Opens New Offshore Wind Facility in Port of Blyth

Osbit Opens New Offshore Wind Facility in Port of Blyth

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