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News Snips

  • Boeing Going to Sea

    01 May 2007

    The Boeing Company continues to grow the marine division of its wholly owned subsidiary Jeppesen with the purchase of digital maritime cartography, data services and navigational information providers C-Map.  

  • Brokers Acquired

    01 May 2007

    Liverpool’s oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers & Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing from Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the company’s own investment.  

  • ‘WD Fairway’ Refloated

    01 May 2007

    Salvage operations in China refloated the world’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger last month after it had grounded in mud following collision with the 9,200 TEU containership ‘MSC Joanna’ in March. Boskalis’ jumbo dredger ‘WD Fairway’ had been dredging a new navigation fairway for the Port of Tianjin when the accident occurred.  

  • ComNav in Sweden

    01 May 2007

    British Columbia, Canada based autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into the Scandinavian market by appointing Stockholm based True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.  

  • Propulsion Website Launched

    01 May 2007

    Southampton UK based CJR Propulsion Ltd, which designs and manufactures propellers and stern gear systems, launched a new website last month.  

  • Kalmar’s American Expansion

    01 May 2007

    Scandinavian based cargo handling equipment supplier Kalmar Industries has acquired the assets and business of America’s Virginia based Port Equipment Service Inc (PES).  

  • Scientist Heads IMarEST

    01 May 2007

    The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has appointed the first scientist to ever serve as President.  

  • Ferry Good Numbers

    01 May 2007

    Particularly strong growth in goods traffic between eastern Europe and Scandinavia helped Scandlines Denmark A/S boost the volume of lorries carried last year.  

  • Marine Workers’ Support

    01 May 2007

    The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering and Manufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to support employees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within these industries.  

  • Vetus Auctioned

    01 May 2007

    Dutch marine equipment manufacturer and supplier Vetus Den Ouden has been acquired by ABN AMRO Capital, the private equity business of ABN AMRO, in a competitive auction.  

  • Camper in Turkey

    01 May 2007

    Camper & Nicholson Marina Investments Ltd (CNMI), floated as an AIM-listed specialist marina investment company in January, has made its first acquisition.  

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