Less than two years since its launch in Latin America, the freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle has opened a second office in Brazil. Norbert Dentressangle opened offices in Sao Paulo and Santiago in 2011 as part of the continued development of its freight forwarding business, which now employs around 600 colleagues across 52 offices [...]
Myton Law has advised work boat operator East Coast Charters Ltd on a £1.6 million vessel acquisition. The Hull-based specialist shipping, transport and logistics law firm was instructed by East Coast Charters to act in the purchase and financing of the newly-built ECC Challenger, which adds to the company’s fleet of multipurpose workboats providing marine [...]
Fastnet Shipping Limited announced the recent introduction of MV Fastnet Rock to their growing fleet of support vessels. Fastnet Rock is the 3rd Addition to enter Fastnet Shipping’s fleet inside the past 12 months coming in after Fastnet Puffin, which was launched in February 2013 and Fastnet Skua, launched in April 2012. The addition of [...]
Having conducted an open online auction for three logistic support ships for Russian Navy in the summer of 2012, Russian defense… (rusnavy) Source: rusnavy, November 14, 2012; Image: Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO Earl Industries, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $25,072,533 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4303) for USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Ship Terminal Operation Program in support of the deactivation of the ship. USS Enterprise is the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The only ship of her class, Enterprise is the second [...]
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design and engineering consultancy, announced that the first 26m XSS Windfarm Support for Turbine Transfers has been launched at the Sepers B.V shipyard in Holland. The XSS (Extreme Semi-SWATH) offers significant improvements in motion levels over conventional platforms and is on target [...]
Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), announced today at SMM Hamburg its Fleet Decision Support System (FleetDSS). The new fleet management system is completely customizable, designed to improve efficiency and fleet safety while facilitating reductions in total voyage costs. “The shipping industry is in constant change and the needs of fleet managers change with it. To [...]
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Northrop Grumman Corporation to Support NLSS Signaling System for HMS Queen Elizabeth Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a full production contract for the Navigation Lights Shapes and Sounds (NLSS) signaling system for the Royal Navy’s next-generation Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit by the Aircraft [...]
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Gibbs & Cox, one of the world’s leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering firms, announced the award of a contract to support BAE Systems, Southeast Shipyards Alabama, by providing functional engineering and detailed production support during the design and construction of a hopper dredge. The dredge will be a self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge [...]
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Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture between Fincantieri and Selex Sistemi Integrati, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to build a vessel for the Algerian Navy. Fincantieri made the announcement yesterday, but did not give any further details regarding the order. Fincantieri has built [...]
