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Teignbridge Expands Ops in Dubai Teignbridge Propellers International announced plans to establish a 10,000sq. ft. manufacturing base in Dubai to support its existing operation and tap into new markets. Headquartered in the UK, Teignbridge Propellers has had a Middle East presence for over 18 years ? and already has an establishedservice and repair centre in Dubai. Thordon Bearings Appoints Mill Log Mill Log Marine of Burnaby, B.C. has been appointed the authorized Distributor in British Columbia for Cana- dian manufacturer, Thordon Bearings replacing W.L. Ma- rine. With this agreement, Mill Log Marine becomes the stocking distributor for the world?s largest manufacturer of non-metallic oil and grease free bearing systems. Transocean Orders Thrusterscan Kittiwake announced an order for its ThrusterSCAN product fromTransocean. ThrusterSCAN is an online condition monitoring for azimuthingthrusters, helping to predict failure, en- abling preventative maintenance and ul- timately reducing costly downtime. Kittiwake?s ThrusterSCAN will be in- stalled on Transocean?s eight-thruster Development Driller III rig. BIMCO: Download theNew EEDI CalculatorDevelopment and verification test- ing is now completed for the first ver- sion of the BIMCO EEDI Calculatorwhich is now ready for download from the BIMCO web site. BIMCOhas developed the EEDI Calculator to assist its members calculating the EEDI and plotting a ship?s index against the relevant ship type specific regulatory limits imposed by MARPOL Annex VI. The EEDI Calculator is an imple- mentation of the calculation guideline contained in IMOCircular MEPC.1/Circ.681. The EEDI Calculator is avail- able at: https://www.bimco.org/Products/EEDI.aspx Navis: Chinese Language DP System Finnish dynamic posi-tioning systems manufac- turer Navis Engineering has launched a Chineselanguage version of its NavDP4000 dynamic po- sitioning system graphicuser interface (GUI). The step has been taken in support of the increasing sales of Navis Engineering in China. As well as the GUI, the NavDP4000?s voice alarms that the company believes represent a unique feature in the DP system market have been translated into Chinese, fur- ther enhancing safety. www.navisincontrol.com November 2011www.marinelink.com 87Chris Stokes, GMMR Nov.11 # 11 (80-88):MR Template 11/4/2011 11:21 AM Page 87