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February 2012www.marinelink.com 25Kiel, thus offshore units from 60 to 400 m can be offered. The brand name for this new venture, German Offshore, re- flects the objective of these two cooper- ating companies: to introduce renowned German shipbuilding expertise to the broad field of offshore applications. Thanks to its excellent engineering capa- bilities and extensive production facili- ties, this cooperation can offer the full product portfolio for offshore sectors. In- deed, such is its expertise and its produc- tion capacity, that there are hardly any limits on the size and shape of the prod-ucts it can develop. The German Off- shore product range includes e.g. designand assembly of transform and jack-upplatforms, special ships (e.g. heavy lift freighter, OSV Offshore Service Vessels, accommodation ships) as well as cable-laying ships.P+S Shipyards Multi Purpose Emergency Tug Nordic, stationed in the middle of the North Sea. MR Feb.12 # 3 (18-25):MR Template 2/6/2012 12:41 PM Page 25