Archive for the ‘Marine Equipment Products and Services’ Category
Maritime service provider offers onboard inspections to Asian market promoting safe onboard welding
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is currently running a campaign to promote safe onboard welding across the Asia Pacific region. The Welding Safety Inspection Service, launched earlier this year in Singapore, deals head-on with the challenges faced by vessel owners and operators in maintaining welding...
June 18th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ship Agencies | Read More
NAUTIS Simulators introduce interface to PC Maritime ECDIS
The Simulator
The VSTEP/PC Maritime bridge simulators can be provided as software only to run on standard PCs, or with hardware consoles up to Full Mission Bridge Simulators. The range is designed for nautical colleges and company training centres in compliance with the latest STCW requirements.
Navmaster...
June 18th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
Harvey Gulf expands its offshore fleet using Wärtsilä’s comprehensive integrated solution
Wärtsilä Corporation, 17 June 2013 at 10 pm EET - Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., of Panama City, Florida to supply an integrated solution for a new multipurpose support vessel (MPSV)...
June 17th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
MAN Engines to Power Italian Luxury Cruise Ships
MAN Diesel & Turbo leads consortium in clean package also featuring Alfa Laval’s PureSOx wet scrubbing system
MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply eight engines for the diesel-electric propulsion of two cruise ship newbuildings to Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., world leader in cruise...
June 14th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
GL Noble Denton wins International Business Development Award
Award Winners at the EUA IGEM Gas Industry Awards Lunch 2013. Image courtesy of EUA.
London/UK - 14 June 2013: GL Noble Denton’s contribution to developing and implementing safety regulations in hydrocarbon-rich countries has been recognised at the UK Gas Industry Awards. The independent technical...
June 14th, 2013 | Awards, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
ISS Tositti opens additional offices in Sicily
Salvatore Lanzafame
ISS Tositti, part of Inchcape Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, has opened two additional offices in Sicily.
With one office in Augusta, Sicily, these new offices in Gela and Palermo will provide a strong service base for the growing liquid and...
June 14th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ship Agencies | Read More
World’s smallest survey system gets a little bigger
Innovatum, maker of the world’s smallest system for the location, tracking and survey of submarine pipelines and cables, has added to its fleet of small-sized, yet powerful Falcon ROVs, the slightly larger but compact version of the more powerful Saab Seaeye Cougar XT.
They won their reputation...
June 12th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Oceanology | Read More
The sixth Istanbul Bunkers Conference
Eleni Charalambous from Ocean Connect and George N. Eliopoulos from Seaview Shipping & Trading, during he sailing tour on Bosporus.
In beautiful Istanbul the 6th International Istanbul Bunker Conference took place between the 5th and 7th of June. This bunkers conference was hosted very successfully...
June 12th, 2013 | Bunkering, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
Martek introduces market’s first compact BNWAS for smaller vessels
Martek Marine, UK-headquartered manufacturer of maritime safety systems, has announced the launch of a Lloyd’s Register MED-approved BNWAS designed specifically for smaller bridges to meet the next stage of BNWAS implementation starting in July of this year. BNWAS regulations state that existing cargo...
June 12th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
3M transforms grinding with launch of new Cubitron II bonded abrasive grinding wheels for shipbuilding industry
Cubitron II grinding discs
Diversified technology company 3M has introduced a range of bonded abrasive grinding wheels into the European market which are set to offer an innovative new approach to the grinding process. Employing the highly advanced abrasive grain technology, precision shaped grain, introduced...
June 12th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
WSS signs Safety Service Fleet Agreement with Wilson Ship Management
Glenn Fredriksen (Account Manager, WSS), Heine Olsen (Fleet Manager, Wilson Ship Management), Kenneth Molnes (Technical Sales Manager Safety, WSS), Jørgen Hylbak (Senior Technical Services Coordinator WSS).
Oslo, 12 June 2013 - Against the backdrop of last week’s Nor-Shipping event in Oslo, Wilhelmsen...
June 12th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipmanagement | Read More
DSV Launches New UK Website
DSV has launched a new version of its UK website www.uk.dsv.com which rolls out of its recently redesigned global site. Its aim is to create a modern digital platform to handle transport and logistics in the future.
The new look site has a more simplistic approach, taking the client straight to its key...
June 12th, 2013 | Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
GAC launches Android version of Mobile Directory Application
Dubai, 12 June 2013 – Android users can now download a free app giving them instant access to GAC contact details around the world with the
launch of the Android version of its popular mobile directory application.
The free GAC Mobile Directory Application gives Android users instant access to...
June 12th, 2013 | IT and Communications, Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ports & Terminals, Ship Agencies | Read More
Commission reinforces safety for EU ships
Marine equipment directive - On 17 December 2012, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new directive on marine equipment (or “MED”).
Marine equipment represents a significant fraction of the value of a ship, and its quality and good operation are critical for the safety of the...
June 11th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
ISS launches new Advanced Cargo Information department for Canadian ports
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has launched an Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) department for Canadian ports following new regulations and procedures for cargo and vessel reporting by the CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency).
Based in Montreal, Canada,...
June 11th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ship Agencies | Read More
ClassNK Commences Provision of Archive Center Services for NYK Lines and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Noburu Ueda
Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement with NYK Lines Co. Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Co. Ltd. regarding the use of the ClassNK Archive Center’s As-built Drawings Storage Service...
June 11th, 2013 | Classification Societies, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
Fugro’s Marinestar Manoeuvring System for the world’s largest container vessels
Fugro Seastar AS is pleased to announce that CMA CGM MARCO POLO has been fitted with Marinestar manoeuvring system to assist in berthing and navigation. The satellite aided navigation technology is based on composite GPS and GLONASS constellations and measures precise speeds at the bow and the stern...
June 10th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
TT Talk – Container Weighing: Let the Debate continue
Date: 10/06/2013 - Source: TT Talk 175 - There is general consensus that the inaccuracy of weight declaration in the unit load industry compromises safety and efficiency. There is rather less agreement on how to implement changes that are appropriate and proportionate. TT Club is hosting a Round Table...
June 10th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
Orbita zooms into quay crane OCR market
New CraneOCR system uses advanced technology to automatically identify freight containers while in motion during vessel loading and unloading operations
10.06.2013, Valencia, SPAIN – Process control and artificial vision technology specialist Orbita Ingenieria has launched a new optical character recognition...
June 10th, 2013 | Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Wärtsilä X40 engine successfully passes Type Approval Test milestone
Wärtsilä Corporation, 10 June 2013 at 1 pm EET - Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider has announced that its Wärtsilä X40two-stroke engine has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT). The testing was carried out in Zhuhai, China, at Wärtsilä’s...
June 10th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
Slide Fuel-Valves Pass Noteworthy Milestone
First introduced at the turn of the millennium, MAN PrimeServ – MAN Diesel & Turbo’s service division – recently retrofitted its 20,000th slide fuel-valve.
Christian Ludwig – Head of Retrofit & Upgrade – MAN Diesel & Turbo, said: “Slide fuel-valves have proved to be very popular...
June 7th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ship Conversions | Read More
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS UV ballast water management system to be retrofitted to LPG vessel
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® UV
Wärtsilä Corporation, 7 June 2013 at 11 am EET – By retrofitting Wärtsilä’s AQUARIUS® ballast water management system to the ‘Marola’, Carboflotta can be assured of conforming to legislation, as well as protecting and safeguarding the environment...
June 7th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Pollution, Ship Conversions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shiprepair | Read More
Port equipment and technology providers line up the launches at TOC Europe 2013
A host of new products and services are due to be unveiled at the world’s largest and longest-running exhibition for port handling equipment and technology
London, 06.06.2013 – The quest for greater productivity in maritime ports and terminals is on as ever-larger vessels enter global and regional...
June 6th, 2013 | Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Wärtsilä to design heavy construction vessel for Subsea 7
Wärtsilä Corporation, 6 June 2013 at 12.30 pm EET – Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to provide the design for a large heavy construction vessel (HCV). The ship is to be built for Subsea 7 S.A., the seabed-to-surface engineering,...
June 6th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Underwater Shipping | Read More
Wärtsilä launches a new more powerful version of its Wärtsilä 34DF engine
Wärtsilä 34DF engine.
Wärtsilä Corporation, 5 June 2013 at 11.30 am EET – Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has further developed its dual fuel technology and introduced a more powerful version of its popular Wärtsilä 34DF engine. The Wärtsilä...
June 5th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, News | Read More
