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MAY 6, 2013 — Hyde Marine, Inc.has named W&O Supply as its exclusive sales distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Hyde Guardian Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). The chemical free Hyde Guardian BWTS, which uses filtration and ultraviolet disinfection to treat ballast water to prevent the spread of invasive species ...

MAY 6, 2013 — DNV has restructured its offshore classification rules for Mobile Offshore Units in order to improve transparency and enhance safety. "Our aim is to help the rig owner in the building process – to clearly show that the unit is constructed in compliance with reliability and safety ...

MAY 6, 2013 — GE's Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) has increased its offshore systems portfolio with Inovelis, a podded thruster aimed at the platform supply vessel market that uses pump jet technology. Inovelis incorporates an electrically powered propeller with its motor housed within a steerable pod mounted beneath the hull of ...

MAY 6, 2013 —  Technip (Paris:TEC) officially named its latest new state-of-the art pipelay vessel on Friday at Florø, Norway in a ceremony held at the Westcon Shipyard. The ship recently successfully completed sea trials  after final outfitting and commissioning. Technip says the 194.5 m LOA x 31 m Deep Energ ...

MAY 6, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia's strategy of building the last two ships in its long running Veteran Class of products carriers for its own account seems to have worked. Both have been sold to Crowley and the shipyard's two contracts with SeaRiver have secured its backlog through late 2014. In its most recent quarte ...

MAY 6, 2013 — Dr. Tilmann Greiner, Head of MAN Diesel & Turbo's PrimeServ Hamburg, hub says that an EMC (Engine Management Concept) signed with German shipowner  Rörd Braren "shows that this concept is finally about to gain a foothold in what is a difficult market." The agreement with Rörd Braren covers three ...

MAY 6, 2013— BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $48,628,316 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for the USS Laboon (DDG 58) fiscal 2013 extended drydocking selected restricted availability.  An extended drydocking selected restricted availability includes the planning and ex ...

MAY 6, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has booked an order to build what will be the world's largest containerships. Worth $700 million, it has been placed by China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and covers the construction of five 18,400 TEU vessels. Deliveries are ...

MAY 6, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the results of an Engineering Analysis Board convened to identify factors associated with corrosion observed on the Coast Guard's National Security Cutter Stratton ( ...

MAY 3, 2013 — Harvey Gulf International Marine CEO Shane Guidry today announced the execution of three agreements for vessels totaling $540 million, taking the company's total capital expenditures since August 2008 to $1.7 billion. Harvey Gulf's newbuild binge now includes to STXCV offshore construction vessels ...