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AVEVA Expands its Sales Presence in Africa

AVEVA today announced a further expansion of its sales and support network for the growing African market. AVEVA has appointed GN Engineering Service & Solutions as its sales and support representative, based in Luanda, Angola. The new agent will be responsible for the sale and front-line support of AVEVA’s product and solution to the country’s…

ABB wins order worth $12 million to power deepwater pipe laying vessel

May 27, 2013 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $12million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a deepwater pipe laying vessel. The vessel, tentatively named Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (“DLV2000”), will be constructed at Keppel Singmarine in Singapore and delivered in 2015 to Hydro Marine Services,…

New R&D Project to Help Enhance Maritime Safety

A new three year European Research Project, part funded by the EU has been launched to help increase safety on-board vessels. CASCADe, (model-based Co-operative and Adaptive Ship-based Context Aware Design) aims to address the lack of symbiosis which exists between current bridge design, operational procedures and the end user. In the maritime environment there is…

BMT Restructures Marine Survey Businesses

To better position itself in the market and meet customers’ needs of regional expertise accessible through local offices, BMT Group Ltd (BMT) has announced that marine surveying companies BMT De Beer and BMT Techmar became BMT Surveys on the 1st May 2013. This will help provide clarity and a more uniformed approach, whilst paving the way for future expansion both in Europe and further afield.

Saab Signs Investment Deal with Pipavav Offshore and Defence Engineer

Defence and security company Saab has today signed a deal with Pipavav Offshore and Defence Engineering Ltd (Pipavav), India, about an investment in the company of MSEK 250. The investment is made in shares which will be issued through a directed share issue, which is dependent on approval from an extraordinary General Meeting held by Pipavav in the fourth quarter 2012. After the investment, Saab will hold approximately 3.5 per cent of the capital and votes in Pipavav.

Game changing plays at the LNG Shipping Summit 2012

LNG Shipping Frontrunners Meet at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 26-27 April 2012 to discuss IGF codes, growth of Chinese shipbuilders and fight for LNG shipping control in the face of tripling orders for new carrier designs Singapore (4 April 2012) – Increasing environmental pressure, few qualified ships, bunkering system, regulatory uncertainty, growth of Chinese…