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GENERAL NEWS

ABS Group of Companies has enhanced its presence in the offshore market, having concluded its acquisition of Safetec Nordic, which provides integrated safety, risk and asset lifecycle management services.

13th January 2012

ABS Group concludes acquisition of Safetec Nordic AS

13th January 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Bjørn Jalving has been appointed as executive vice president of Kongsberg Maritime’s Subsea division and a member of the Kongsberg Maritime management group, effective 1st January 2012.

13th January 2012

New executive vice president for Kongsberg Maritime subsea division

13th January 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Egersund, Norway-based E-navigation company Navtor reports that Tor A Svanes, the founder of C-Map Norway, has joined the business in the position of managing director.

13th January 2012

C-Map Norway founder takes the helm at navigation company

13th January 2012

OPINION

OPINION

SMM 2010 is scheduled for 7 to 10 September, at the Hamburg Fair site in Germany. The 24th International Shipbuilding Fair is expected by the organisers to exceed the very considerable size…

12th January 2012

SMM focuses on the environment

12th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo says that the Weihai Haida Ferry Company, operating in NE China, has placed an order for a 2,200-passenger/1,100 lane-metre ro-pax ferry featuring a twin-screw medium speed propulsion package.

12th January 2012

MAN propulsion order for Chinese ferry

12th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Raytheon Anschütz is expanding its presence in the US navigation systems market with the opening of a new San Diego-based operation in January 2012, located at Raytheon’s existing development facility.

12th January 2012

Raytheon Anschütz establishes new US subsidiary

12th January 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

ECDIS specialist Maritime Information Systems of Norway (Maris) has appointed Ralf Pluch as sales director for Europe. Austrian-born Pluch joins the company from ExNC Entwicklungs- und Vertriebs, which he founded to develop…

12th January 2012

Maris appoints new Europe sales director

12th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Sweden-based Metalcolour claims to have solved the problem of measuring gloss on smooth, normally painted, but also sometimes film-laminated steel, by using a different measuring standard.

12th January 2012

Gloss on film laminated steel can now be specified, says Metalcolour

12th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scana Industrier, through its subsidiaries Scana Steel Björneborg, Scana Steel Söderfors and Scana Machining, has signed a three years supply agreement with Rolls-Royce Marine, making Scana a key supplier to Rolls-Royce.

12th January 2012

Scana signs Rolls-Royce supply agreement

12th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Transas Marine has released a new so-called ‘4-level’ ECDIS concept, which it says is designed to provide an IMO compliant solution for all types and sizes of shipping companies.

11th January 2012

‘Four level’ ECDIS concept from Transas

11th January 2012

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GENERAL NEWS

Florida, USA, shipyard St Johns Ship Building of Palatka has launched the ‘Sea Strength’, a 157ft (47.8m) offshore service vessel, which will be the largest in the fleet of Trinidad-based owner A.…

11th January 2012

Caribbean OSV launched in Florida

11th January 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Cameron Lawson has joined UK company Royston as sales manager for diesel engine repair and maintenance services.

11th January 2012

New sales manager at diesel repair company

11th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK company PC Maritime has announced that its Navmaster ECDIS type-specific training CD Rom is now available. The company believes it is the first manufacturer to provide a stand-alone type-specific training CD…

11th January 2012

New ECDIS training aid from PC Maritime

11th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to liner shipping information provider Alphaliner, net growth of the cellular containership fleet is expected to reach 1.28 million TEU in 2012, an increase of 8.3%; with another 1.47 million TEU…

11th January 2012

Boxship overcapacity represents a serious challenge for 2012, says Alphaliner

11th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MJP Waterjets of Sweden reports that the first delivery of the French EDA-R landing craft equipped with new MJP 650 CSUI jets was successfully completed and the vessel was recently handed over…

11th January 2012

First example of new waterjet control system now in service

11th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two Chinese special purpose ship newbuildings will each feature a complete twin-screw MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package of two 6L32/40 four-stroke engines, gear boxes, propellers and propulsion control system.

10th January 2012

MAN packages for Chinese specialist ships

10th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German engine builder MTU Friedrichshafen and the Spanish shipyard Navantia have signed a strategic long-term agreement which extends the existing relationship that both companies have enjoyed over the last 40 years.

10th January 2012

MTU and Navantia to formally cooperate in propulsion systems

10th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest annual shipping industry flag state performance table, which collates various data available in the public domain.

10th January 2012

ICS publishes new flag state table

10th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The small Elsflether Werft in north Germany has won a tender reportedly involving nine shipyards to bag the coveted €1million repair of the German Navy’s sail training ship ‘Gorch Fock’, writes Tom…

10th January 2012

Elsflether wins battle over special repair

10th January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the class society for its two new dual fuelled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being constructed at Trinity Offshore.

10th January 2012

ABS classes US dual-fuel OSV newbuilds

10th January 2012