Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) announces it has sold its first Iridium-based compliant Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) terminals in partnership with Iridium Satellite LLC. CLS is a major provider of satellite-based environmental data collection, location and ocean observation s
Bocimar International and Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) have agreed to establish a shipping Joint Venture which includes the time chartering of three Bocimar Capesize vessels of which two will deliver promptly. The third vessel will be delivered as from the middle of 2010. The time charters which wer
Mulder Shipyard recently bought a 6000 m² terrain for the construction of a second facility. The new yard will be developed less than ten kilometres away from the current location and will feature three dry docks with room for yachts of up to 45 metres. The new location will be dedicated to the main
Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) Maritime and Corporate Services received the ISO 9001:2008 certification. It was awarded by the German certification body DQS (registrar in independent third party management system certification) after a thorough assessment of GL’s quality management system. GL complies wi
The Supervisory Board of Fugro N.V. proposes to recommend to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Fugro N.V., which takes place on 7 May 2009, the appointment of Mrs. Marion Helmes as a member of the Supervisory Board. Mrs. Helmes will succeed Mr. P.J. Crawford who will step down from the S
Moonen Shipyards’ “94 Alu” Nilo has won its second award: “Motor Boat of the Year 2009” in the category: Custom Yacht Over 70 Feet. In 2007 Nilo won a Yachts Magazine World Trophy for The Most Innovative Yacht. Moonen developed the “94 Alu,” the first model in its new “Fast Yacht Series,” out of the
AMELS, a global leader in the Art of Yacht Building, is pleased to announce the recent sale of the second 65.70-meter LIMITED EDITIONS AMELS 212, already under construction. The yacht has been sold to a repeat AMELS client. The owner is extremely pleased with the LIMITED EDITIONS concept and with hi
A collaboration on advanced maritime training has been agreed between Anglo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre (AEMTC) and GL Academy. The Principal of AEMTC, Capt. K.N. Deboo, Dr Hermann J. Klein, Member of the Executive Board Germanischer Lloyd, K. Seal, Risk Manager of AEMTC, and Dr Volkmar Wasmans
A more specialised shipyard and an offer to external business of using facilities and areas at the Yard are the most significant elements of a new business model for the shipyard at Lindø which the Board of the Yard has agreed upon today. Today, the Board of Odense Staalskibsværft A/S has agreed upo
Imtech Marine Group and Radio Holland Group announce that as per 1st January 2009, a new Radio Holland service location in the southern part of the United Kingdom has been established. The office of Imtech Marine & Offshore in the UK will perform service activities for navigation and communication e
Recently the first Holland Shipbuilding Catalogue, an official publication of the Holland Shipbuilding Association, is published. In the past this catalogue was well-known as the Holland Marine Equipment Catalogue. Thanks to the foundation of the Holland Shipbuilding Association last year, the catal
SeaVsat has become a participant in the Shore Support Consortium. Wagenborg Shipping and HME BV have created this consortium to build a network of innovative companies in the shipment industry providing shore based assistance. SeaVsat will join this Consortium by providing innovative technologies an
Multi purpose vessels, heavy lift vessels, platform supply vessels as well as tankers are currently being built and on order with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class in India. In order to meet the rising demand for classificatory services, GL has considerably increased its staff and has moved to a larger
Germanischer Lloyd Certification (GLC) has been authorized to audit and certify according to the industry standard ISO 28000. The new ISO standard for security management systems for the supply chain evaluates the risk management system of companies. It specifies the requirements to establish, imple
