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Marine safety equipment provider Viking Life-Saving Equipment has announced that it is adding a Latin American sales and service facility located at Colon, Panama to its network as from 1 November 2011.

10th October 2011

Safety company opens in Panama

10th October 2011

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Dutch technical services provider Imtech has announced the expansion of its marine services network with a total of five new offices in France, Morocco and Spain.

10th October 2011

New marine services offices in France, Morocco and Spain

10th October 2011

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Martek Marine says it has secured a contract to supply its Navgard bridge navigation watch alarm system (BNWAS) to Seacom Electronics, the UK subsidiary of major global ship management services company V.Ships.

10th October 2011

Bridge watch alarm order for V.Ships fleet

10th October 2011

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Gibraltar-based shiprepair yard Gibdock has added another name to its increasing list of clients in the offshore sector. In September the yard drydocked the 3,000grt survey ship ‘Boa Galatea’.

10th October 2011

New offshore client for Gibdock

10th October 2011

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STX OSV has announced the award of a new contract for the design and construction of one PSV, of 81m length and 3,800dwt capacity, to the company’s PSV08 design, for Troms Offshore…

9th October 2011

Troms orders another PSV from STX OSV

9th October 2011

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Wärtsilä says that it is to deliver an integrated propulsion system based on the use of LNG for two offshore support vessels for operation in the Gulf of Mexico. These will be…

9th October 2011

Engines for first LNG OSV under US flag

9th October 2011

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An incident involving the collapse of a ramp at the Subic shipyard in the Philippines, operated by Singapore business conglomerate Keppel, has left six workers dead and several others injured.

8th October 2011

Six workers killed at Philippine shipyard

8th October 2011

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Kongsberg Maritime says that it has successfully completed factory acceptance tests for the K-Master aft bridge systems being delivered to two PSVs built at Havyard in Leirvik, Norway, for Sartor Offshore.

8th October 2011

New PSV bridge trials completed

8th October 2011

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Mill Log Marine, of Burnaby, British Columbia, has been appointed as authorised distributor in British Columbia for Canadian manufacturer, Thordon Bearings, replacing W.L. Marine.

8th October 2011

Canadian bearing company appoints new local distributor

8th October 2011

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Philippines-based Sandigan Ship Services has signed up with BASS of Norway for BASSnet Maintenance (PMS) software for its fleet of vessels.

8th October 2011

PMS for Philippine fleet

8th October 2011

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German propulsion supplier Schottel reports that it has established a sales and service company, Schottel Middle East FZE in Dubai

7th October 2011

Schottel sets up Middle East subsidiary in Dubai

7th October 2011

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What is claimed to be the first purpose-built lightering support vessel (LSV) has joined the AET Offshore fleet. ‘AET Innovator’ is intended to streamline ship-to-ship fuel transfers in the US Gulf.

7th October 2011

First lightering support vessel joins AET

7th October 2011

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NEI Treatment Systems has received type approval in The Netherlands for its venturi oxygen stripping (VOS) ballast water treatment system with a treatment rated capacity of 6,500m3/h.

7th October 2011

New approvals for high-capacity BWTS

7th October 2011

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Incat Crowther has been awarded a contract to design a 20m catamaran ferry to operate in the Cocos Keeling Islands, which it says will be the 34th built through its partnership with…

7th October 2011

Design contract for 20m catamaran ferry

7th October 2011

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PPG Protective & Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched a new antifouling, Sigma Nexeon 750, claimed to deliver optimum protection against hard fouling and whitening, with high performance and low environmental impact.

7th October 2011

New high-activity antifouling

7th October 2011

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GE Marine is to provide IHI of Tokyo with LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s new 22DDH destroyer. The LM2500 gas turbines will feature integrated electronic…

7th October 2011

GE gas turbines for new Japanese warship

7th October 2011

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Marlink and Thrane & Thrane have come to an agreement for the introduction of the new Thrane & Thrane Sailor 900 VSAT antenna. Marlink will add the Ku-band antenna to its VSAT…

7th October 2011

Sailor VSAT offered by Marlink

7th October 2011

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new full service office in Ningbo, providing a comprehensive range of ships agency and maritime logistics services. The company now has five offices in mainland…

6th October 2011

Another China office for WSS

6th October 2011

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Australian ship builder Strategic Marine and UK-based vessel design company BMT Nigel Gee have signed a teaming agreement which will provide the ship builder with access to BMT Nigel Gees many designs.

6th October 2011

Shipyard takes advantage of designer’s portfolio

6th October 2011

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BIMCO’s Marine Committee recently discussed the implications of the amendments to MARPOL Annex VI which imposes an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) to new ships built after 1 January 2013.

6th October 2011

BIMCO to help members meet EEDI rules

6th October 2011