Malbranque and SNRI, the sales and distribution company Valco Valves & Automation (Norway) and Technor Valve Services (to be renamed Valco Valve Services) (France). The Group has approximately 400 employees, and is owned by leading private equity investor and oil and gas specialist HitecVision, who acquired the Technor Group in 2006.
co-operation with the Aalborg Industries Group. Aalborg Industries will hold 60% as majority shareholder of the new company and Aquaworx the remaining 40%. The existing product technology will including the IMO approval and patent right be transferred to the new company as a joint ownership.
DNV Opens Doors to New "Green" U.S. Headquarters
DNV opened its new 90,000 sq. ft. "eco-friendly" building in Katy, Tex., a building that will house many of DNV's North American businesses. The new facility is another step in DNV's increasing presence in US and Canada, with business offerings in Energy, Maritime and Transportation, Healthcare, Climate Change and Food Safety. DNV's Houston-area headquarters is designed to meet Gold Level LEED certification. "This whole project is driven by our corporate values and our purpose, which is to safeguard life, property and the environment," said Ron Hoffmaster, Human Resources Manager for DNV North America and project coordinator for the new facility. "We want to create a work environment that attracts the highest caliber of employees while supporting our commitment to sustainable business practices." Sustainability begins with an in-house recycling center that sorts most of the every-day office products used by employees such as plastic, aluminum, and cardboard, paper. Filtered water systems reduce the use of plastic bottles. Centralized printing and copying areas minimize internal heat while reducing ink and paper waste by using an employee code-protected "print on demand" feature. Ergonomic chairs are made from recycled materials. From groundbreaking right through move in, more than 90% of disposed building materials were diverted from the landfill to be reused or recycled. Use of low-emitting materials such as paints, varnishes, carpets, sealants and other materials significantly reduces off-gassing typically associated with new construction. Inside the new building, efficient plumbing fixtures reduce water use by more than one third. The air-conditioning system uses non-ozone depleting refrigerants. The building itself is serviced by a green energy provider ensuring that a percentage of non-carbon based renewables - such as wind - supply power. Many of the materials - including door and window frames, terrazzo countertops and resilient flooring - were manufactured regionally in Texas, supporting the local economy and reducing costs and carbon emissions associated with transportation. Many other components were manufactured using recycled materials. These include carpet, countertops and even the eye-catching decorative glass in the seven coffee bars produced from recycled crushed glass.
DMW Distributor for HS Marine Quantum Wins Contract
DMW Marine, LLC was appointed the North American distributor for HS Marine cranes. Offering all variants of marine cranes including telescoping, and knuckleboom cranes HS also manufactures pipehandling cranes, yacht cranes and heavy duty offshore cranes.
Email: dw@dmwmarine.com
IMO Type Approval for Guardian
Hyde Marine received final Type Approval for the Hyde GUARDIAN Ballast Water Management System. The Type Approval Certificate has been issued by Lloyd's Register on behalf of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency to confirm compliance with Guidelines contained in IMO resolution MEPC.174(58). This approval covers the complete range of Hyde GUARDIAN systems with capacities from 60 cu. m./hr. to 6000 cu. m./hr.
Quantum Marine Engineering won a contract to engineer, design, supply and support the roll stabilization systems for the U.S. Coast Guard's new class of Fast Response Cutters designated as the WPC project. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. is the prime contractor for this new class of cutters. The contract calls for up to 34 of these new ships to be built and delivered to the USCG over a multi-year contract. Over the past three years Quantum has been awarded contracts from a diverse range of military customers and builders for supply of roll stabilization systems for coastal patrol vessels, offshore patrol vessels, frigates and a number of special projects.
Dura-Bond Choses Calico
Calico Coatings was named the exclusive cam bearing coating company for Dura-Bond. DuraBond is a leader in cam bearing manufacturing as well as other components.
Aalborg Invests in BWT
On April 30, 2009, Aalborg Industries and Aquaworx signed a joint venture agreement for development and global marketing of systems for ballast water treatment. Aquaworx is owned by the German listed company PlasmaSelect. Aquaworx has a wellfunctioning and patented technology which until now has been applied to water treatment in landbased plants. With Aalborg Industries as partner, water treatment systems from Aquaworx will be further developed for maritime applications and marketed and produced competitively in close
H�egh Shifts to Jeppensen
Jeppesen Marine was selected by H�egh Fleet Services as its exclusive supplier of electronic charts to 20-plus H�egh Autoliners car carriers. A handful of ships have already made orders. The shipowner decided earlier this year to switch from navigating by Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) to Jeppesen Marine's C-MAP Professional+ chart database. "We see this as an excellent way to decrease our operating costs while maintaining the high quality of our navigation tools," said Magnar H�ijord, a marine superintendent with H�egh Fleet Services responsible for navigation systems and services.
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