General News

Software company Aveva has announced the release of version 12.1 of its Aveva Marine package, which is said to offer enhanced reporting options, improved productivity and extended language support features.

Hatlapa Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in Norwegian deck machinery company Triplex, extending Hatlapa’s portfolio to offer complete deck machinery packages for offshore supply and AHTS vessels.

A ship designed by Ulstein of Norway, the seismic ship ‘Polarcus Alima’, which features the company’s X-Bow, recently transited from Norway to the Asia-Pacific region via the northern sea route (NSR).

Thrane & Thrane of Denmark reports that it has shipped its 20,000th FleetBroadband terminal since the Inmarsat service was launched in November 2007.

Caterpillar says that demand for its power products from Brazil’s emerging oil and gas industry has led to the company deciding to increase its local production and packaging capabilities, and to extend…

Ulstein has delivered a new seismic research vessel, ‘Oceanic Sirius’ to Eidesvik and CGGVeritas. The ship, built to strict environmental standards, is a sister vessel to ‘Oceanic Vega’, delivered by Ulstein in…

Dutch company Royal Lankhorst Euronete says that it has acquired an industrial unit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, which will be used for rope production.