Classification society BV acquire LVQ-WP, a German group specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT) and industrial inspection services. Founded in 1994, LVQ-WP is headquartered in Muelheim in the Rhein-Ruhr area, which is a strategic industrial cluster in Germany…
London-based Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) announce the election of Paul Dean as head of the law firm's shipping practice.Paul Dean has taken over from current head George Eddings who becomes the firm's new Managing Partner effective from 1 April 2013…
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrates the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway 2013 international shipping season with the recent arrival of two vessels.On March 22, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened its locks for ocean vessels from around…
The infield support vessel (ISV) ‘Siem Moxie’ will be the first Ulstein X-BOW workboat to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP).X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards above…
Furuno say new multi-GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver chips 'eRideOPUS 6' and 'eRideOPUS 7' will be available from summer 2013.The new receiver chips are multi-GNSS compliant single-chip LSIs, capable of concurrently receiving signals from multiple satellites of GNSS systems…
AMS President Louis Meltz passed away today, April 2, 2013, after a several-month battle with cancer. Until just a few days ago, his doctors were hopeful that the treatments he was undergoing would be successful. His passing has been a sudden shock to all in the maritime industry…
Greene’s Energy Group (GEG), a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services, has promoted Blayne Prejean to Operations Manager of Cherokee Services, a division of Greene’s Energy Group, announced President Eric Langlinais. Based in Lafayette…
The United Kingdom (UKHO) Hydrographic Office announced its plans for a series of ECDIS Workshops during the Sea Asia 2013 Conference in Singapore.These free-to-attend workshops will present the “Admiralty Guide to policy and procedures…
New technology, already in use by a major terminal operator, puts the requirement for 100% scanning of all inbound containers back on track. The breakthrough, however, represents so much more than that.In July 2007, U.S. legislators passed a law requiring 100% scanning of U…
Anthony Chiarello, President & CEO, TOTE, Inc., is a fourth-generation maritime professional, starting with his great grandfather who owned a ferry service from Sicily to North Africa. When the family emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1800s…
The hull is complete, the steelwork concluded, the building of the deckhouse has begun – in the dock of Sietas shipyard the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms developed and constructed in Germany is currently taking shape. Construction started in April 2012…
ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, has named Julie Bodine as Director of Global Marketing, announced ValvTechnologies President Kevin Hunt. Bodine will be based in Houston and will report directly to Hunt…
The SOS 2013 program will take on the issues that are challenging access to ocean areas and resources by responsible industry operators. Click here to see the program.This global gathering of the diverse ocean business community is not a conference to discuss the issues…
Chinese shipbuilding giant, China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) makes debut at Malaysia defense show.The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) recently made its debut in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia…
U.S. Navy awards Lockheed Martin US$57-million contract to upgrade electronic warfare (EW) ship defense system.Under this low-rate production contract for Block 2 of the Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), Lockheed…
