02 Aug

IMTRA hires new support personnel, names two managers

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Tugboats & Towing
(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) — IMTRA, a manufacturer and importer of quality solutions and products for the marine, energy and transportation markets, has announced new hires and promotions as part of the company’s effort to evolve and grow to support its customers. To better serve all markets, IMTRA has hired Brad Norton and Van Noorden and promoted Kinder Woodcock and Nate…
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02 Aug

Helm Operations, ShipTracks announce integration partnership

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Tugboats & Towing
(VICTORIA, British Columbia) — Marine operations software developer Helm Operations has launched a new partnership with AIS data services provider ShipTracks. The partnership will integrate the platforms developed by the two companies, allowing users of Helm CONNECT to access vessel location and route data provided by ShipTracks. The move is the first partnership between the two North American software companies.…
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CMA CGM partners with Viking for safety equipment management
01 Aug

CMA CGM partners with Viking for safety equipment management

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
(ESBJERG, Denmark) — When your fleet has a large number of vessels, including some of the world’s biggest containerships, and you operate some 200 shipping routes to visit almost all of the important commercial ports, it’s the big picture that really counts. Scalability, cost-efficiency, time savings, and risk reduction – these are key parameters that help French-based container transportation and…
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Brawny Crescent z-drive takes on all comers in Big Easy
31 Jul

Brawny Crescent z-drive takes on all comers in Big Easy

Professional Mariner StaffPublication > Professional Mariner, Tugboats & Towing
On an overcast day last November, the bright yellow Crescent Towing tugs Mardi Gras and South Carolina, bows bibbed for Navy work, lent color to the metal gray day. They were escorting USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, up the Mississippi River to the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf in New Orleans. A few years ago, Crescent Towing, a…
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Weilbach launches digital platform with multiple navigation services
30 Jul

Weilbach launches digital platform with multiple navigation services

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Tugboats & Towing
(COPENHAGEN) — Shipowners and operators need up-to-date and reliable data in order to plan a safe voyage. Using several software systems to gather this data is time-consuming, and human errors may occur. At SMM 2018, Danish supplier of nautical charts Iver C. Weilbach & Co. A/S is launching a digital platform with multiple navigation services that reduces administrative costs.   …
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26 Jul

KVH Videotel launches task-based competency assessments

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Tugboats & Towing
(MIDDLETOWN, R.I.) — KVH Videotel has announced a new feature of its Videotel Performance Manager service that provides the ability to structure task-based competency assessments for seafarers on any given subject and monitor progress as they develop their skills. Evaluating and documenting the competency of seafarers and enabling them to perform at the peak of their abilities are of critical…
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23 Jul

KVH surpasses 8,000 VSAT systems shipped

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Tugboats & Towing
(MIDDLETOWN, R.I.) — KVH Industries has announced that it recently shipped its 8,000th mini-VSAT Broadband system. The TracPhone V-series satellite communications antenna systems utilize advanced satellite technology, including the latest high throughput satellites (HTS), to meet the growing demand for more onboard broadband connectivity. Last year, KVH launched AgilePlans, a subscription-based connectivity as a service (CaaS) model for the commercial…
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20 Jul

AWO welcomes implementation of Subchapter M

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Tugboats & Towing
The following is text of a news release from the American Waterways Operators (AWO): (ARLINGTON, Va.) — The American Waterways Operators, the national advocate for the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, is welcoming the implementation of long-awaited towing vessel safety regulations known as Subchapter M, taking effect July 20. The product of 15 years of close collaboration between the towing…
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20 Jul

Conley Marine Services acquiring Kody Marine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Tugboats & Towing
(NEW ORLEANS) — Conley Marine Services (CMS) of New Orleans has announced the acquisition of Kody Marine located on the Harvey Canal in metro New Orleans. The sale includes all business and physical assets of Kody Marine. Conley Marine Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Department of Defense contractor Conley Associates Inc., engineers Subchapter M compliance and maintenance provisioning for…
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