Maritime News and Latest Trends
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On December 18, 2012 Det Norske Veritas (Norway) issued statement of compliance for the Transas navigational and DP simulators. As a result, the Transas Navi-Trainer Professional 5000 holds the most advanced certificates set in the maritime simulator industry.
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has signed new licence agreements with seven of its long-term Chinese partners.
An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group.
Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd are planning to get merged.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has announced the appointment of John Sanford as Technical Sales Manager for Safety covering the Americas.
Maersk Tankers exits its Handygas segment by selling all 11 vessels to Navigator Gas. The divestment allows Maersk Tankers to focus on fewer segments and releases capital for future investments.
Japanese classification society ClassNK announced the release of the latest amendments to the ClassNK Rules.
During a ceremony held in Tokyo, DNV was confirmed to be formally authorised by the Japanese government to carry out surveys on ships flying the Japanese flag.
Incat Crowther is pleased to announce a contract to design a pair of 25m Catamaran passenger ferries to operate in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.
On 25 September, 2012, we announced the establishment of a world-class Group Technology Centre (GTC) in Singapore to deliver innovation and solutions to the energy and maritime sectors. We have also reached an agreement with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to collaborate on R&D projects as a key part of the centre’s activities.
