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Damen Fishery Research Vessel for Angola

Jul 26, 2016

The Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a state-of-the-art, 74 m Fishery Research Vessel from the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries. This special vessel, which has Silent-A/F/R Class notation and features a basic design from Skipsteknisk…

C. Raymond Hunt Associates Celebrates 50 Years

Jul 25, 2016

C. Raymond Hunt Associates, a boat design firm that continues to expand on the legacy of its founder, C. Raymond Hunt, to produce innovative boats with rugged seaworthiness, is now celebrating its 50th year. “Ray Hunt was a genius, able…

BMT Asia Pacific Names New Director

Jul 25, 2016

BMT Asia Pacific (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has appointed Dr Sukhy Barhey as Director to lead the implementation of BMT Asia Pacific’s strategy and expand its specialist service offering across the Region. Dr Richard Colwill, Managing Director of BMT Asia Pacific comments: “The Ports…

Live Fish Carrier Launched at Gondan

Jul 23, 2016

At high tide, the vessel “MARTIN SÆLE”, the first Live Fish Carrier built by Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, was successfully launched today. Representatives of the owner of the vessel, the Norwegian company Salmon Star AS, were present at the event…

LCS 6 Completes Full Ship Shock Trials

Jul 20, 2016

Austal Limited successfully completed Full Shock Trials by USS Jackson(LCS 6) on July 16, 21016. The Navy stated that USS Jackson (LCS 6) “performed exceptionally well” during her third and final underwater explosion as part of her Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST)…

Incat Crowther Designs NYC's New Ferries

Jul 15, 2016

Incat Crowther has designed a new fleet of vessels for Hornblower, the selected operator of New York City’s new Citywide Ferry Service.The undertaking announced by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will create a network of ferries serving…

BMT’s Cox Named Environmental Committee Chairman at SAME

Jul 13, 2016

Maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Designers & Planners, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced that its Vice-President, Rick Cox, has been appointed as the Environmental Committee Chairman for the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)…

Steel Cut for Holland America Line’s ms Nieuw Statendam

Jul 13, 2016

Holland America Line celebrated a significant construction milestone today as the first steel was cut for ms Nieuw Statendam, due for delivery in November 2018. The ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, and…

LR Defines 'Autonomy Levels' for Ship Design and Operation

Jul 08, 2016

New guidance provides the route to classification with six levels for autonomous ships Lloyd’s Register (LR) has set out the ‘how’ of marine autonomous operations in a new ShipRight procedure guidance, which describes autonomy levels (AL)…

Keppel Secures Marine Projects worth S$120 mln

Jul 07, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)'s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured four contracts worth a total of about S$120 million from repeat customers. Mr Michael Chia, Managing Director (Marine & Technology) of Keppel O&M…

Aibel Bags Greater Enfield Project Contract

Jul 04, 2016

Aibel Pte Ltd in Singapore has been awarded the E&P contract for modifications on Woodside Energy Ltd’s Nguijma-Yin floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) off Western Australia.The FPSO will undergo modifications to the topsides…

ClassNK Sets up Industry's first Digital Archive Center

Jul 01, 2016

ClassNK has established ClassNK Archive Center (NKAC), the maritime industry’s first onshore digital archive center that fully complies with IMO Goal-based ship construction standards (GBS) and the Industry Standard, which begin to apply from today…

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Extends Interoperability on Large Assets

Jul 01, 2016

Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that the 3DEXPERIENCE platform now extends…

Shipbuilder launches revolutionary real time Shipbuilder VR module

Jul 01, 2016

Shipbuilder unveiled its new and revolutionary virtual reality module Shipbuilder VR during the Shipbuilder and Relatics Client Day on 30 June.“Shipbuilder VR allows the real-time publication of project management data, technical data and logistical data in 3D on smartphones…

SENER Hosts FORUM Users Meeting

Jun 30, 2016

The SENER engineering and technology group has finished its ninth FORUM (the FORAN Users Meeting) designed so that FORAN users from all over the world can share their experiences and concerns, exchange points of view and suggest new functionalities…

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BIMCO, ICS Report Warns of Possible Shortage of STCW Certified Officers

BIMCO, ICS Report Warns of Possible Shortage of STCW Certified Officers

France to Export Four Barley Cargoes to China

France to Export Four Barley Cargoes to China

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Order for Ammonia Fuel Handling System

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Order for Ammonia Fuel Handling System

Cavotec Inks Southern California Shore Power Order

Cavotec Inks Southern California Shore Power Order

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