Equipment News - page 207

 

ValvTechnologies Names Bodine Global Marketing Director

Apr 02, 2013

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…

Don Rodocker: The Man in the Sea

Mar 28, 2013

In the early days of subsea technology, there were a number of pioneers: men and women who stepped over the edge of what we knew about the underwater world. These individuals left the comfort of solid ground to explore beneath the waves and report back to the rest of us what they had seen…

Safariland Group Acquires Mustang Survival

Mar 25, 2013

The Safariland Group, a  manufacturer of protective products and equipment primarily for law enforcement and the military, has acquired Mustang Survival and its related entities, Mustang Survival Inc. and Mustang Survival Mfg., Inc. (collectively…

Conference to Address Crane Operator Certification Question

Mar 21, 2013

Joint industry conference to consider Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) Crane Regulation requirements.With the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard requiring U.S. operators to be certified by November 2014, Maximum…

Vikoma Appoints Downie to Key Position

Mar 11, 2013

Vikoma International Limited appointed Guy Downie as Sales and Marketing Director. Vikoma, which is part of Aberdeen head-quartered Energy Environmental Group, a  design manufacture and installation of oil spill containment and recovery equipment…

Walz & Krenzer Appoint New President, V-P

Mar 06, 2013

Walz & Krenzer’s Board of Directors appoint Benjamin Rising as their new President and Tom Themel as their Vice President.Mr. Steven Shepstone, WK’s President for the past 16 years, will retain his position on the Board of Directors and will…

JW Fishers Win More UMD Contracts

Mar 03, 2013

Police departments & sheriff’s offices around the country are adding underwater metal detectors (UMD) to their crime-fighting armory.An essential tool for locating evidence disposed of in a waterway, metal detectors routinely assist police divers in finding weapons…

Kobelt Manufacturing Acquired by Private Equity Firm

Feb 14, 2013

Kobelt enters a new era with retirement of Jack Kobelt and acquisition of company by US investment company Bow River Capital Partners.Jack Kobelt founded Kobelt Manufacturing from his basement in 1962, developing unique, hand-engineered components for the marine industry…

AVEVA: Business Value Calculator Offers Savings

Feb 13, 2013

Aveva launched the Marine Business Value Calculator (BVC), an interactive application that illustrates the project cost savings, up to 30 percent across all disciplines, by adopting Aveva’s Integrated Engineering & Design solution.“We have…

Texas A&M Trains on Latest Technology

Feb 13, 2013

Maritime academy cadets at Texas A&M train on Rose Point ECS following a donation by Rose Point Navigation Systems. Maritime academy cadets at Texas A&M University at Galveston are now training on state-of-the-art electronic charting system software…

MacGregor Wins Ship Equip Deal

Jan 31, 2013

More car carriers benefit from established MacGregor electric-drive technology.MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract to deliver electrically-driven RoRo equipment for two new car carriers under construction at Shin-Kurushima's main facility…

ABS Grants Energy Management Certifications

Jan 29, 2013

ABS announced the certification of several maritime industry leaders for adopting energy management systems.  Gaslog LNG Services Ltd., Consolidated Marine Management and Goodwood Ship Management Pte Ltd. are among the first organizations…

Free Nautical 'BookletCharts' for Boaters

Jan 29, 2013

BookletCharts, nautical charts that are easy to download & print from home computers now in official NOAA production.Coast Survey has now moved the BookletCharts from experimental stage into official production. Nearly a thousand newly updated BookletCharts are available free on the Web…

Awlgrip Announces Retirement Of Founding Member

Jan 22, 2013

AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip business today announces the early retirement of industry legend and an Awlgrip founding member David Halcomb.David, or “Dr. Grip” as he is affectionately known in the industry, has finally decided that, after a career spanning 40 years in leading the way in topsides systems…

New Director of Sales Joins UMSI

Jan 14, 2013

Unlimited Marine Services, Inc. (UMSI), a full service marine technology company continues to expand with the recruitment of Scott MacDonald as Director of Sales.   Scott MacDonald will be running the Sales Department, responsible for business development for the megayacht division…

Logistics News

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up in June

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up in June

Consilium Safety Group Appoints New Chairman of the Board

Consilium Safety Group Appoints New Chairman of the Board

AAL Shipping Unveils Sixth Heavy Lift Super B-Class Vessel

AAL Shipping Unveils Sixth Heavy Lift Super B-Class Vessel

MDL Leases Land for Peterhead Offshore Project Support Site

MDL Leases Land for Peterhead Offshore Project Support Site

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News

US LNG exports drop in June due plant maintenance
Maguire: US power pollution increases with increased coal use
France closes schools due to heatwave that grips Europe and sea temperatures near Spain record high