26 Nov

NMEA convenes a working group to develop NMEA 2000 messages for distributed power

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(SEVERNA PARK, MD – November 26, 2007) The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has created NMEA 2000 messages for the emerging technology of networked distributed power at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands during the METS exhibition. NMEA, which establishes technical standards for data exchange in marine electronics, had been receiving inquiries from the marketplace for additional messages directly related…
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26 Nov

Fifth new heavy lift ship, Industrial Dolphin, delivered to Intermarine

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While in Houston, Industrial Dolphin was presented with a Maiden Voyage plaque from the Port of Houston Authority. From left to right: Lucian Perniciaro, Elissa Garza, and Mary St. Romain of Intermarine, Robert Morgan of POHA, Captain Bozovic, Master of Industrial Dolphin and Bert van der Laan of Intermarine. (NEW ORLEANS, LA – November 15, 2007) Intermarine received delivery of M/V Industrial Dolphin,…
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20 Nov

McClure and Boucher receive industry awards from NMEA

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Mark Young (right), Chairman of the NMEA Board of Directors, presents Steve Boucher, CEO/Chairman of Airmar Technology Corporation with the prestigious NMEA Lifetime Achievement Award. (SEVERNA PARK, MD – November 11, 2007) The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) recognized two people in the industry with awards at its 50th Anniversary 2007 NMEA Convention and Expo held in October at Amelia…
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20 Nov

NMEA honors top marine electronics products and companies with awards

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(SEVERNA PARK, MD – November 11, 2007) The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) recognized top marine electronics products and companies at its 50th Anniversary 2007 NMEA Convention and Expo held in October at Amelia Island Plantation, FL, with awards for outstanding products and service. Furuno received Industry Awards in the Fish Finding, Radar, and Navigation categories for its FCV 585,…
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19 Nov

Bollinger Shipyard delivers third platform supply vessel to Rigdon Marine

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(HOUSTON, TX -- November 15, 2007) Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana has recently delivered the platform supply vessel (PSV) Triple Play, to Rigdon Marine. The third high-specification PSV in a ten-vessel series, Triple Play was immediately deployed on a term contract with a major oil company in the Gulf of Mexico. Triple Play joins Double Eagle and First And Ten…
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12 Nov

Derecktor lauches second fast ferry for government of Bermuda

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J.L. Cecil Smith, designed by Nigel Smith, is the sixth high speed ferry operating a year round service out of Hamilton. (BRIDGEPORT, CT -- November 9, 2007) Derecktor Shipyards has produced a second 124-foot catamaran passenger ferry, J.L. Cecil Smith, for the Government of Bermuda. The first 350-passenger, low-wake ferry, Warbaby Fox, was built and delivered in September 2006. Identical…
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06 Nov

Arch Chemicals urges U.S. to ratify treaty banning harmful compounds in marine paints

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(NORWALK, CT -- November 6, 2007) Arch Chemicals, Inc. is calling upon the United States to join 25 other nations that have ratified the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships.  Having secured the minimum passage by 25 nations, the treaty will ban the use of tributyl tins (also known as organotins) as a biocide in…
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06 Nov

Marquette Transportation selects Jeppesen Workboat Navigator for 80-boat fleet

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(ENGLEWOOD, CO -- November 6, 2007) Marquette Transportation Company, headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky, has selected Jeppesen Workboat Navigator for its fleet of over 80 inland towboats.   Jeppesen Workboat Navigator is an information service that provides mariners with a combination of detailed vector-based digital marine charts, location-based data such as Notices to Mariners, and input from onboard sensors, such as GPS,…
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