Operation Blue Rage, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s bluefin tuna defense campaign, kicked off today with the departure of two of their… (seashepherd) [mappress] Source: seashepherd, June 2, 2011;
MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), the global provider of communications, connectivity and content services to remote locations around the world, and ERZIA, the leading provider of VSAT maritime communications in Spain, today jointly announced the installation of MTN’s Rapid Deployment System (RDS)
Yesterday, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) awarded its “GL Excellence – 5 Stars” certificate to the Hamburg-based shipowner and ship management company E.R. Schiffahrt. The commendation was presented by Torsten Schramm, Chief Operating Officer at GL, and Jens Ahrenkiel, Business Development Manager. Albert
BMT Nigel Gee, one of the world’s leading independent design consultancies for advanced vessels, and ECOsuperyacht, a specialist in providing energy efficiency & emissions management services through its ECO Seas Programme, have announced their collaboration. ECOsuperyacht and BMT Nigel Gee, a subsi
Ships and boats bigger and heavier than ever will soon be able to travel up the River Tyne… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, June 1, 2011;
Volvo Penta takes one of its test boats around the Baltic to show dealers, customers, the press and other interested parties the benefits of the IPS high-performance pod system. One of the stopovers is at IMDS (the International Marine Defense Show) in St Petersburg. The PTA80 chosen for this trip i
Box Ships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, announced today that it has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Marlin, a 5,095 TEU container vessel built in 2007, from a company owned by its Chairman, President and CEO, Mr. Michael Bodouroglou. The CMA CGM Marl
The Irish Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) facilitated a seminar from the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) last week at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork on Monitoring, Control and Enforcement in the North East Atlantic Fisheries area. This was
Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd. has selected Seagull as their onboard training provider using the Seagull Training System (STS) for their bulk fleet and for their head managing office in Greece and manning office in Philippines. Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd. places great importance o
Reef Subsea AS announced today that one of its Norwegian operating companies has signed a significant integrated contract to provide engineering and installation services associated to inter array cable installation inside the Greater Gabbard wind farm. The principal contractor for the Project, Fluo
The ice-breaker MV Polarbjorn, which is being renamed HMS Protector, will be commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet on June 23… (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, May 31, 2011;
The P-Trap® anti-piracy product, developed by Westmark BV, based in The Netherlands, has been shortlisted in the Security category by the Safety at Sea International Awards 2011 organized by IHS Fairplay. The 5th annual event will be held late June onboard the historic warship HMS Belfast, London, t
In the midst of all the work at the docks, new yachts have just been launched: the waters of Livorno were host to preliminary technical trials for the 65-metre FB 252, where fittings, instruments, and on-board facilities were tested and technically inspected. With boatyard staff, technical partners,
Almost 3,000 MW of offshore wind energy capacity were brought on stream in Europe, particularly in the North Sea, in the last decade, while… (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide, May 31, 2011;
