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IOS meeting OFFSHORE 2012 will be held on may 18th & 20th 2012 in Heemskerk, Netherlands

Hans — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:47:47 +0000

The eigth International OSV Society meeting OFFSHORE 2012 will be held on may 18th & 20th 2012 in Heemskerk, Netherlands. We are guest at the ship modelling group SMG IJmond. The IOS is a group of private individuals whose hobby is Building models of specific Offshore Support Vessels that are working in the Offshore Oil [...]

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Harrison Brothers Dry Dock & Repair Yard will discontinue its shipyard and drydock operations

Hans — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:21 +0000

Harrison Brothers Dry Dock & Repair Yard, Inc., owned and operated by the Harrison family since 1895 and possibly the oldest family shipyard in America, will discontinue its shipyard and drydock operations. On behalf of our current and past employees and family, we sincerely thank our customers, suppliers and friends, who have made our business [...]

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Fairmount Alpine towed rig Ocean Whittington to Gulf

Hans — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:25:41 +0000

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by the rigs owner, Diamond Offshore Drilling, for which Fairmount has performed a series of towages in recent years. Ocean Whittington is a semi submersible drilling rig for deep [...]

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Mark de Jonge new MD of ITC

Hans — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:18:23 +0000

The Managing Director of ITC, Joop Timmermans, has turned 68 and will step down from his position as Managing Director from the beginning of June this year. We are pleased to announce that Mark de Jonge, aged 47, has accepted to take over the position as Managing Director of ITC from the beginning of June [...]

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TransAtlantic loss figures trigger immediate execution on cost reduction plan within Industrial Shipping

Hans — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:42:20 +0000

TransAtlantic is today releasing their Q1-report 2012 with a negative result that is worse than expected. This is the fourteenth quarter in a row with loss figures and a trend the company now will turn by executing on an ambitious cost reduction plan. TransAtlantic’s business area Industrial Shipping recently announced an organization review (April 16, [...]

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Boskalis Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Hans — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:39:00 +0000

At today’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) the annual report 2011 has been approved, as well as the re-appointment of one of the members of the Supervisory Board. Furthermore, the meeting adopted the dividend proposal of EUR 1.24 per share. Re-appointment Mr. M.P. Kramer has been re-appointed as member [...]

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Ship repair yards challenged to keep ship owners’ investment costs low

Hans — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:58:00 +0000

International environmental regulations for the shipping industry are being tightened and demand a reduction of the emissions of sulphur and nitrous oxides. In order to fulfill these demands, many of which come from the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO), shipping companies are pushed to upgrade their fleets with emission reducing systems. Ship repair and conversion [...]

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Boskalis trading update

Hans — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:42:22 +0000

The developments at Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in 2012 to date are in line with expectations. Revenue level slightly higher than in the same period last year Higher fleet utilization compared to 2011 Higher order book compared to year-end 2011 Developments Boskalis realized a slightly higher revenue in the first quarter of 2012 compared [...]

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Bremen Fire-brigade and Police take delivery of Damen Fire Fighting Vessel

Hans — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:48:09 +0000

Damen Shipyards has recently delivered the ‘Bremen 1’ to the City of Bremen (Germany) to replace its 1975-built predecessor. Both the local police force and the fire brigade will use the Damen Fire Fighting Vessel 2406 (FFV) for emergency response. The police will patrol the Port of Bremen and the Weser River with the newbuild. [...]

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Within 30 years, Atlas has become an international leading recruitment company

Hans — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:36:09 +0000

In 1982, Atlas Services Group started as an agent for worldwide transports. After a few years, services extended to placing and seconding personnel for waterway contracting. Now, after 30 years, Atlas Services Group has grown into one of the largest specialized recruitment companies in the energy, marine and seismic & hydrographic industries. Growth in many [...]

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