11 Jan

Northern Lights acquires Rich Beers Marine, Inc.

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(SEATTLE, WA -- January 10, 2008) Northern Lights, a manufacturer of marine generator sets and propulsion engines, has announced the acquisition of Ft. Lauderdale-based Rich Beers Marine, Inc.    Rich Beers Marine has manufactured the Technicold brand of air conditioning and refrigeration systems since 1981.  The purchase of Rich Beers Marine by Northern Lights will introduce the Technicold brand to a…
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09 Jan

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard commences steel cutting on 7th tanker

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(PHILADELPHIA, PA -- January 7, 2008) Steel cutting has begun on Hull 011, the next tanker vessel being constructed at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The first three vessels in the series of twelve double-hulled, environmentally friendly tankers were delivered in 2007, and start of production on Hull 011 brings the number of vessels currently under construction at the yard to four.…
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04 Jan

Bollinger and Bouchard sign contracts for three OPA ’90 tank barges

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Work in progress at one of Bollinger’s OPA’90 barge building facilities continues on schedule, as the backlog increases with the signing of two 60,000 and one 80,000 BBL offshore units for Bouchard. (LOCKPORT, LA – December 28, 2007) Bollinger Gretna and Bollinger Marine Fabricators have signed contracts for new construction of three Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA’90) compliant tank…
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04 Jan

C & C introduces the C-Nav1010 GPS Receiver

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(LAFAYETTE, LA – January 2, 2008) C & C Technologies has released the C-Nav1010, a new GPS receiver that uses the C-Nav Global Satellite GPS Correction Service. “The C-Nav1010 is breaking new ground,” said Tim Patro, C-Nav Division Manager at C & C Technologies. “The new receiver provides sub-meter performance by tightly integrating Precise Point Positioning (PPP) correction data with…
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04 Jan

Kongsberg Maritime K-Log authorized for use on Panama flagged vessels

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(KONGSBERG, NORWAY -- January 4, 2008) The Panamanian flag state administration has authorized the use of electronic logbooks onboard all Panamanian flag vessels. The backing of the electronic logbooks by the largest shipping flag state in the world is an important milestone for Kongsberg Maritime, who introduced the first such system in 2004 and is currently the leader in electronic…
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