22 May

Geonav Marine Systems launches I-Compass

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(HOUSTON, TX – May 21, 2008) – Geonav Marine Systems, a leader in the development of survey software and positioning technology, has launched I-Compass, a GPS-aided fiber optic gyro compass. I-Compass is a unique integration of fiber optic gyro (FOG) technology with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to provide heading, pitch and roll measurements with the reliability and accuracy of…
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20 May

NOR Offshore Ltd. signs long-term contract for CapRock’s SeaAccess Service

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(HOUSTON, TX – MAY 20, 2008) – NOR Offshore Ltd., a leading provider of anchor handling tug supply and construction support vessels to the oil and gas industry, has chosen to deploy SeaAccess Communications onboard nine of its vessels. SeaAccess will provide NOR Offshore with business-class communications, enhancing operational efficiency and enabling crew communication services. Under the three-year agreement, CapRock…
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13 May

VIKING’s new evacuation system is nominated for the prestigious Safety At Sea Award

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(ESBJERG, DENMARK – MAY 12, 2008) – For the third year in a row, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment was short-listed for a maritime award. This year they were short-listed for their new dual chute evacuation system, the VEDC, designed to be flexible enough to cope with the increased vessel tilt and list factors on the world's largest passenger carrying vessels. VIKING…
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12 May

Sperry Marine expands commercial marine service operations in China

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(CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – MAY 12, 2008) – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has announced the completion of a major expansion of its commercial marine service operations in Shanghai, China. The two-year development program involved the expansion of Sperry Marine’s commercial marine service facility in Shanghai to over 4,700 square feet, more than doubling the number of staff and establishing…
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09 May

AWO elects new chairman, vice chairman

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(WASHINGTON, D.C. – MAY 2, 2008) – The members of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the national trade association for the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, elected Mr. H. Merritt Lane III as chairman and Mr. Timothy J.Casey as vice chairman on Friday, April 18 during the AWO Spring Convention in Washington. Mr. Lane is president and chief executive…
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09 May

New marine device to save more lives

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Mobilarm V100 VPIRB transmits its distress signal to nearby vessels, rather than an onshore location. (APPLECROSS, AUSTRALIA – MAY 9, 2008) – Australian marine technology innovator, Mobilarm, launched its new commercial marine product to coincide with the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, May 5-8, 2008. The Mobilarm V100 VPIRB (VHF Position Indicating Radio Beacon) is designed to provide commercial mariners…
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09 May

KVH launches lease program for TracPhone V7

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(MIDDLETOWN, RI – MAY 8, 2008) – Shipping and offshore oil and gas operators need ever-increasing bandwidth both for enterprise operations as well as for crew morale and welfare. With its smaller size, broadband data rates, Voice over IP (VoIP) phone connections, and substantially lower hardware and airtime service costs, the new TracPhone® V7 from KVH Industries is an outstanding…
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07 May

Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea

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Simple Courage, by Frank Delaneywww.randomhouse.com Simple Courage returns us to 1951, when the world watched a brave and able sea captain, Kurt Carlsen, refuse to depart his nearly capsized tramp steamer amid dangerous North Atlantic seas. SS Flying Enterprise, bound from Hamburg to New York carrying pig iron, Volkswagens, cash, mail — and passengers — departed safe harbor on Dec.…
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06 May

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard secures additional funding from Caterpillar Finance

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(PHILADELPHIA, PA – MAY 5, 2008) – Aker Philadelphia Shipyard entered into a loan agreement with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Finance) to increase its line of credit to $150 million. Under the agreement, Cat Finance will fund up to $80 million per ship for the construction cost of seven consecutive product tankers, valuing the agreement at $560 million. The…
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