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Med Marine inks deal with Kenya Ports Authority to build the biggest tugboat on Eastern Africa’s Indian Ocean coast
Med Marine, Turkey’s leading tugboat builder, towage and pilotage operator has signed an exciting new deal with Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for a brand-new RAstar 4200 (MED-A42120) tugboat. This award followed Med Marine’s successful bidding in a very...
New coating makes an impact on tough bulk sector
A new coating developed to deliver greater protection to bulk carrier cargo holds has gained considerable market acceptance with almost 40 applications since its official introduction in August last year. Nippon Paint Marine’s new Neoguard Toughness has already been...
TURKISH CEYPORT TEKİRDAĞ ULUSLARARASI LİMAN İŞLETMECİLİĞİ A.Ş ACQUIRES THREE VESSELS FROM MED MARINE
Turkey’s leading tugboat operator and shipbuilder Med Marine and Ceyport Tekirdağ Uluslararası Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş. (Cey Group Company) from Turkey, signed a sales contract for two tugboats and a mooring boat. Cey Group is a leading Turkish Logistics...
ChartWorld offer CIO+ Information Overlay Service for free
Over the past few months, the shipping industry has faced the issue of limited or restricted crew changes. As a result, we have seen an increasing number of reports focusing on the mental and emotional fatigue, and resulting stress, on overworked bridge teams and...
Signs of recovery as Survitec ramps up operations in China
Survitec has ramped up its operations in China following government initiatives to get the world’s second largest economy moving again after three months in lockdown. “While strict controls remain in place, we are pleased to see signs of recovery in China,” said Jena...
Features
Damen delivers ASD Tug 2810 ICE to Klasco, Lithuania
The Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 2810 ICE to Klasco Towage Assistance, an affiliate of Klaipeda Stevedoring Company (KLASCO). The largest tugboat service provider in the port of Klaipeda (Lithuania), this is the company’s first purchase of a Damen...
Damen coordinating European Innovation Project LeanShips
The European Innovation Project LeanShips – Low Energy And Near To Zero Emissions Ships – will demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of energy saving and emission reduction technologies at real scale. LeanShips is one of the first projects funded under the new...
Latitude 98, LLC. is internationally recognized for their new marine technology patent.
The prestigious international Seatrade's "Safety at Sea Award" was presented to Latitude 98 on May 6, 2015 in London, England for their next generation immersion suit design. Bob Duncan, Founder, and Robert Groff, President and CEO say the Thermashield 24+ immersion...
Damen celebrates keel laying of two PSV 5000 vessels
Construction kicks off on four-vessel order for Canada’s Atlantic Towing. In a keel laying ceremony attended by key client representatives, Damen Shipyards Galaţi marked the start of construction of two Platform Supply Vessels – PSV 5000 – for Canadian maritime...
Two ASD 2411 tugs delivered to URAG
Leading German towage services provider URAG has taken delivery of two ASD 2411 tugs to add to its existing fleet. Named Brake and Perfect, the new vessels have joined their sister ship Prompt in the port of Hamburg under the URAG subsidiary Lutgens und Reimers...
Products
New version of SevenCs ENC Designer comes with improved usability for IHO S-58 5.0.0 ENC validation checks
The new ENC Designer 4.6.2 has been released in November 2014. It comes with improved functionality to highlight the new validation categories that were introduced in the brand new Edition 5.0.0. of S-58. Like ENC Analyzer ENC Designer now uses different font colours...
SevenCs presents the new WMS ChartServer
The newly released ChartServer 4.3 version allows more flexible configuration of the chart image and includes: Support of both Linux and Windows versions; ARCS support; Extended Chart Object Filtering; Support of all S-52 (ECDIS) chart settings; Support of multiple...
SevenCs release their new generation of ENC production software
Hamburg-based maritime software company SevenCs GmbH announce the official release of their new generation of the ENC Tools. This new generation of ENC production software has already been successfully presented at OI 2014. The new ENC Tools are available in a...
Rix Sea Shuttle chooses Damen to expand offshore crew transfer fleet
UK-based Rix Sea Shuttle will shortly take delivery of their first ever Damen vessel – a Fast Crew Supplier 2610 – to support their growing involvement in the offshore crew transfer market. The new vessel, the Rix Lion, is due for delivery on July 4th, just 6 weeks...
Damen pioneers mobile ballast water treatment: InvaSave
Fleet owners & ports to benefit from Damen in-house tech & retrofit expertise Damen Shipyards Group is set to unveil a pioneering new mobile ballast water treatment (BWT) unit at the Posidonia exhibition in Athens next week. The new in-house technology...
