On 1 April 2009 the responsibility for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) activities within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group will be transferred from Maersk Tankers to Maersk FPSOs. LNG will then come under the responsibility of Mr. Paul Carsten Pedersen, CEO of Maersk FPSOs. The motivation for incorpora
12.000 visitors, + 7% for the seventh International exhibition for technology, subcontracting and design for boats, yachts and ships. The results for Seatec 2009 are all “on the up”. Visitor numbers rose once again, 12,000, showing an increase of +7% on 2008: an expected success however in view of t
After more than 23 years of service with German classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL), Ronald Diederik (Ron) Kampinga 64 has retired. As Country Manager GL Netherlands, Managing Director of GL Netherlands B.V. and Deputy Area Manager Benelux/Northwest Europe Ron Kampinga has helped to shape
Plans to build 10 wind farms off the coast of Scotland moved a step forward after the Crown Estate gave companies the green light to explore the sites. Scottish Power and E.ON are among the nine firms to be awarded “exclusivity agreements” for locations which include the Solway Firth and Wigtown Bay
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Panama as the fourth and Norway as the fifth flag state have now ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). The convention comes into force when both a minimum of 33 % of the world’s gross tonnage as well as 30 states have ratified MLC. Liberia, Marshall Islands and Bahamas had alrea
Jacco Wakker has developed the Fast-Multicat, a new type of multicat which offers you the choice to save up to 90% on fuel or to sail up to three times faster than similar vessels. “The Fast-Multicat is based on the principle of the catamaran”, explains Jacco Wakker. “During sailing, the centre hull
Maersk Oil is further enhancing its focus on operational, technical and business development excellence by reassigning responsibilities and adding two new departments to its organisation – Corporate Technology & Projects and Global Production Operations. “The challenge in a large and growing global
Tanker Markets Feeling the Pinch from Economic Downturn, According to Latest Shipbuilding Market Forecast from Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay Research The prospect for operators of oil, chemical, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers in 2009 looks increasingly bleak, as
The maritime research project on the significance of risk-based design and approval has been concluded after four years of intensive study. The multinational research project SAFEDOR (Design, Operation and Regulation for Safety) was co-ordinated by ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd. 53
Northern Lights, a globally recognized manufacturer of marine diesel generator sets is pleased to introduce the first in the new generation of marine power solutions – the M944T. Producing 38kW at 60Hz, or 32kW at 50Hz, the M944T is the new industry leader in power density in the 32-40kW range. Base
Third Navingo Maritime & Offshore Career Event 2009 For the third time Navingo BV (MaritiemeVacaturebank.nl) organises the Maritime & Offshore Career Event. The biggest career and training event in the maritime and offshore sector, held in the Beurs-WTC Rotterdam, is considered as an important part
Saab TransponderTech has been awarded a contract to supply a coastal Automatic Identification System (AIS) network for the east coast of the Malaysian peninsula and an integration of all AIS systems in the country. The contract was awarded to Saab by the Marine Department in Malaysia, and the work i
Northern Lights, a globally recognized manufacturer of marine diesel generator sets and Lugger diesel engines, is pleased to introduce their newest propulsion solution – the L6125H diesel engine, featuring an electronically-controlled high-pressure common-rail (HPCR) fuel system. The L6125H is based
