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(MYSTIC, Conn.; September 20, 2007) Crowley Maritime Corporation has presented its annual Thomas B. Crowley, Sr. Memorial Scholarship to Iris Lowery, a student in the maritime studies program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, from Washington, DC. Crowley Chairman, President and CEO, Tom Crowley Jr., furnishes scholarship dollars to deserving students at the maritime academies and other select institutions in…
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The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is scheduled to demonstrate their newly developed NMEA 2000 Network at a special event called ConnectFest, scheduled to be held at the IBEX trade show in Miami Beach on October 11, and at the METS trade fair in Amsterdam on November 15. The NMEA 2000 Network is an international networking marine electronics standard…
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"Thor", a new Z-Tech 7500 Class tug, was delivered to its owners, Suderman & Young Towing Company, L.P. of Houston, Texas in July. Built by Main Iron Works of Houma, LA, "Thor" is the first of this new class of powerful ship-handling/escort tug developed by Robert Allan Ltd. Naval Architects of Vancouver, BC. The tug builds on the international success…
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BOSTON, MA and SINGAPORE (September 11, 2007) Veson Nautical, a US-based maritime software, announced the opening of its newest location in Singapore and the addition of Jesse DiIanni, who will be leading the company's project management team. The new office, located at 80 Raffles Place, Singapore, will allow the company to provide 24 hour service and work closely with…
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Deep Oceans Expeditions (DOE) will use the newly re-fitted submersible MV “Alucia” during an upcoming expedition to film live footage of the Humboldt Squid. Built in 1984 at the Auroux Shipyard in southern France as a heavy lift ship and launch/recovery platform for diving and submersible operations, the MV “Alucia” was acquired in June 2004 by DOE. She is the…
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Sep
Ashland, Mass. – Kidde Fire Systems, a United Technologies Fire and Security Company, has appointed Daniel Sullivan to Marine Sales Manager for global sales of fire suppression systems covering the coastal commercial and leisure boat segments.Dan has 11 years experience in marine product sales as a manufacturer’s representative calling on marine OEM and aftermarket customers. He has held a USCG…
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Lafayette, LA -- C & C Technologies, Inc., specializing in deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operations, recently completed an AUV project for BP Exploration Caspian Sea Ltd. The contract scope of work included the acquisition of 5500 kilometers of deepwater seabed data in water depths ranging from 100 to 700 meters. C & C completed the survey on July 12,…
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EVERETT, WA -- Washington State Ferries - the largest ferry system in the United States – has chosen the Last Call Marine system for use in every wheelhouse of their operational fleet. The Last Call Marine system records up to sixty seconds of the last transmission received, then amplifies and repeats the message with the push of a button. The unit…
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CS Controls, Inc of Orange, CA. and Houma, LA, a well established supplier of Marine Equipment, is pleased to announce the formation of a Marine Service Company. The new company will operate under the name of CS Marine Services and is poised to provide service all along the Western Coast of the US and is based in the Pacific Northwest.…