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Remontowa Group Opens Service Centre in West Africa

May 08, 2012

Remontowa Group are commencing operations in West Africa providing direct access to Remontowa's experience and know-how for owners and operators of offshore support vessels.The new entity, Remontowa Marine Services Namibia, will increase…

Battelle Wins $15 Million USACE Contract

May 08, 2012

Five-year contract provides environmental expertise for maintaining the nation's waterways. Battelle has won a five-year, $15 million contract to support and consult with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District, North Atlantic Division…

Siemens Wins Navy Contract

May 08, 2012

Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) wona contract to equip two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Dakota Creek Industries Inc. (DCI), located in Anacortes, Wash…

Safety at Sea Focus of National Maritime Day Seminar

May 08, 2012

NAMEPA’s May 21st Event features Shipboard Safety, Piracy and  Seafarer Issues. Just months after the Costa Concordia accident, and amid daily reports of piracy and needless accidents at sea, the North American Marine Environment Protection…

GAC's New Counter Piracy Partnerships

May 08, 2012

GAC Protective Solutions, Powered by AKE, has entered into two new strategic partnerships with the innovators of anti-piracy technologies to help protect vessels, cargoes and seafarers: Unifire's SEASERPENT Anti-Pirate Water Cannon System and…

Drew Names Medved Regional Sales Manager

May 08, 2012

Maritime Sales Veteran Steve Medved Named New Regional Sales Manager at Drew Marine.Drew Marine welcomed Steve Medved as Regional Sales Manager, North America on May 1, 2012.  Mr. Medved will be responsible for executing Drew Marine’s technical solution strategies in North America…

'Aero-Citadel', Anti-piracy, Pro-energy, Ship Superstructure

May 08, 2012

Imabari Shipbuilding has developed the 'Aero-Citadel', a newly designed superstructure which includes both energy efficiency benefits as well as anti-piracy measures The Aero-Citadel is a superstructure with a slim streamlined shape which combines ship's accommodation…

Senesco, Caddell Sign Contract for Drydock

May 07, 2012

Senesco Marine, North Kingstown Rhode Island has signed a contract for the construction of a 120 x 420-ft., 7300 long ton hauling capacity Dry Dock, with Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Company, Inc., of Staten Island, NY. The announcement was made by Senesco Marine…

Mike Senner Retires from Karl Senner Inc.

May 07, 2012

Mike Senner has retired from New Orleans, La.-based Karl Senner Inc. effective April 30, 2012, the company announced. In making the announcement, the company said in its press release 'We want to thank Michael for his many years of valuable…

NOAA to Hold Public Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska

May 07, 2012

NOAA's Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is holding a Public meeting, May 22-24, 2012, Anchorage, Alaska.  Navigation areas of focus for this public meeting include: NOAA's charting and hydrographic surveying products, services and information for the Alaska/Arctic region…

Drydocks World Adjourns Decree 57 Directions Hearing

May 07, 2012

Following on from Drydocks World Dubai LLC and Drydocks World LLC (together the “Drydocks World - Dubai”) filing for Decree 57 on 1 April 2012, Drydocks World has confirmed that its restructuring remains on track and has the support of its lenders to its restructuring proposals by Q3 2012…

Omega Morgan Names McCalla CEO/President

May 07, 2012

Omega Morgan, one of the West Coast’s leading heavy equipment transport companies, has named John McCalla CEO/President. McCalla comes to Omega Morgan from Warn Industries, also located in Portland. McCalla began his career as a project engineer at General Motors and then joined Warn Industries…

Tankship Seized by Pirates on W. Africa Coast Pillaged, Released

May 07, 2012

West African pirates off Lome, Togo, release tankship 'BW Rhine' after a week of pillaging oil product cargoPirates have freed a gasoline tanker they hijacked, after stealing some of the cargo, the shipowner reports, in a fresh example of…

Edoc’s deBruyne Nominated for Executive of the Year

May 04, 2012

The Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATeC) in Victoria, British Columbia has nominated Edoc Systems Group’s CEO and Founder, Ron deBruyne, for the prestigious Executive of the Year award. Edoc develops Helm Marine Operations software for the workboat industry…

Senesco, Caddell Sign Contract for a Dry Dock

May 03, 2012

Senesco Marine, North Kingstown Rhode Island has signed a contract for the construction of a 120 x 420-ft., 7300 long ton hauling capacity Dry Dock, with Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Company, Inc., of Staten Island, NY. The announcement was made by Senesco Marine…

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