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Entries for April 2009
Shipping has suffered a sudden and dramatic fall in freight rates as the global recession deepens, forcing owners to consider ways to cut costs, or just survive. It is reported that nine percent of the world's container fleet is now idle. One of the options is to lay-up vessels. There are arguments for and against. What are the alternatives facing the industry?
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WET Labs, Inc. is proud to announce our association with Planet Ocean as our representatives in the United Kingdom.The agreement was concluded during the 2009 Ocean Business exposition in Southampton."Our clients in the UK will benefit from Planet Ocean's expertise in marine technology and instrumentation," saidIan Walsh, VP Operations for WET Labs, Inc.
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Veripos, the major precise satellite positioning supplier to the world offshore industry using GNSS technology, has marked its 20th anniversary with a move to new premises at Westhill, Aberdeen. Housing the Company's global management team and support functions covering also operations management for the European, African and Middle East regions, the premises include a new state-of-the-art Network Control Centre (NCC) transferred from an existin...
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The Simrad office in Spain, Simrad Spain SL, received a record order for 118 ITI systems on 25th March 2009. The ITI systems shall be used by the trawler fleet operating around a new gas pipeline, which is currently under construction between Denia, on the east coast of Spain, and Mallorca, passing through Ibiza. The ITI trawl systems are part of a complete package developed by Simrad Spain SL on request of the pipeline owner, the Spanish gas gia...
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The Slovenian Navy has taken delivery of a Sonardyne Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) for the underwater protection of key installations in the northern Adriatic Sea. The contract also includes the provision of the new Sonardyne underwater loudhailer called 'Scylla'. This option for a Sentinel system allows users to broadcast underwater warning messages to deter submerged intruders once they have been detected.
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International oceanographic marine instrument and systems provider, OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Limited), are seeing increased demand for YSI 6 Series Sondes, both for real time environmental monitoring and extended deployment.
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Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, is offering consultancy services and a comprehensive range of equipment for the safe marking of offshore wind farms to protect against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping.The Tideland range includes lanterns, fog signals, fog detectors and monitoring systems, all compliant with the requirements of the International Association of Lighthouse Authority's ne...
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International oceanographic marine instrument and systems provider, OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Limited), are seeing increased sales of Slick Sleuths Oil Spill Detection and Alarm Systems for compliance monitoring of outfalls, harbours, refineries and rigs, marinas and fuel transfer stations.
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