Industry News – Page 202
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Fugro goes Italian
Fugro Satellite Positioning has appointed Genoa based CAIM as Italian national sales agent for the Marinestar range of navigation products and services for deep sea commercial shipping.
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IMO renews commitment to sustainability
Last month the IMO publicly renewed its commitment to sustainable development in the maritime industry and gave feedback on its input to the Rio+20 conference held in Brazil.
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DCT wins Teraz Polska
Poland’s largest terminal, DCT Gdansk, claiming over 50% market share and the only hub in Baltic Sea, has won the Teraz Polska competition.
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Drew acquires Chemring
Marine solutions services specialist Drew Marine has agreed to acquire marine distress signal company Chemring Marine.
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New MD for Damen Shiprepair
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken has appointed Ms Monica Svenner as its new managing director, making her the first woman to take an MD position within the ship repair industry.
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FRC to hold Whole Body Vibration seminars
FRC International (FRC) is holding a Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Seminar on 10 July and a Health Surveillance Awareness Seminar on 11 July at the RNLI Lifeboat College in Poole, UK.
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Revised IMCA marine inspection
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) has published a revised edition for small workboats: ‘Marine inspection for small workboats (Common marine inspection document for small workboats)’.
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OMM becomes MSOP
Due to the growth and success of its personnel department, Offshore Marine Group, owners of Offshore Marine Management (OMM), will rename, rebrand and launch the existing department as Main Source Offshore People LTD (MSOP).
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UN sustainability conference Rio+20
The UN''s 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.
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Servicing in UAE
Subsea solutions provider Unique Systems FZE has been appointed as Teledyne’s authorized service provider for the United Arab Emirates.
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New Damen cutter suction dredger
A new Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been built under license by Canal Naval Construction for the Egyptian General Authority for Fish Resource Development.
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Steamship returns to service
The ‘SS Shieldhall’, one of Britain’s last sailing steam ships, has won a Heritage Lottery Fund award for a four year conservation works project.
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ICS: Shipping provides green growth
At a recent event during the United Nations Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, ICS revealed that industry can learn a great deal from shipping as it''s the greenest form of commercial transport.
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Ports training scheme
Two UK leading logistics companies have backed apprentice, graduate and back to work schemes to help solve the expected shortfall in future logistics employees.
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WaterMota success at Seawork
Propulsion specialists, WaterMota took several orders for Doosan engines at Seawork this year – revealing that the emphasis is still on the growing market in windfarm support vessels.
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Dong goes Gardline
Gardline Environmental, a member of the Gardline Marine Sciences group of companies, has secured a three year contract to provide a number of crew transfer vessels across the UK to Dong Energy Power (UK) Ltd.
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Maris and Consilium cooperate
Maris and Consilium have agreed to work together on the service and installation of all Maris products.
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South African double for Damen
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in South Africa has put in a new double workboat order with Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) for a new Pilot Cutter 2706 and a Stan Tug 2006.
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Distress signal distributor
A new distributor has been appointed for Pains Wessex marine distress signals in Norway.
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Kongsberg opens new wind power division
The Kongsberg Group has chosen to open its new ‘Centre for Optimum Wind Park Operation’ at the Kongsberg Maritime facility at Lade in Trondheim, Norway.