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www.marinelink.com 47ClassNK Issues World First ClassNK issued the world?s Þ rst Statement of Com- pliance (SOC) for a ship recycling facility to Jiang-men Zhongxin Shipbreaking & Steel Co., Ltd. The Statement of Compliance issued by ClassNK cer- tiÞ es that the facility and its recycling procedures are fully in compliance with the Hong Kong Inter- national Convention for the Safe and Environmen-tally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong Convention). This marks the Þ rst time that a ship recycling yard has achieved this certiÞ cation.Lürssen Group Buys the Peene Shipyard In a meeting of the creditor committee, and acting on the suggestion of the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, P+S WERFTEN decided in favor of the Lürssen Group (Bremen) as the buyer of the Peene shipyard in Wolgast. This decision is subject to approval by the creditors holding liens on the property. The purchase agreement has already been concluded. As of May 1, 2013, the Lürssen Group will acquire the compact shipyard with its repair and new construction area. The purchase is also subject to approval by the Federal Cartel Of-Þ ce. The purchase price is less than $26m. Teekay LNG: Two LNG Newbuildings Teekay LNG Partners L.P. entered into an agree- ment with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engi-neering CO., LTD., (DSME) of South Korea for the construction of two 173,400 cu. m. LiqueÞ ed Natu- ral Gas (LNG) carrier newbuildings, with options to order up to three additional vessels. The partnership intends to secure long-term contract employment for both vessels prior to their delivery in the Þ rst half of 2016. The newbuildings will be constructed with M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injec-tion (MEGI) twin engines, which are expected to be signiÞ cantly more fuel-ef Þ cient and have lower emission levels than other engines currently being utilized in LNG shipping.Blank Rome LLP Named ?Best Law Firm? U.S. News and World report released the results for 2013 ?Best Law Firm,? naming Blank Rome LLP as the top Þ rm for Admiralty and Maritime Law. ?Our success in serving the shipping industry includes a unique combination of regulatory, legislative, de- fense, and commercial advice and assistance,? said shipping practice head Jon Waldron . Imtech Becomes Supplier of In Þ nity Solution Imtech Marine (Rotterdam) and satcom specialist Navarino (Piraeus) announced a partnership. Im-tech Marine has become global supplier of InÞ nity, an advanced maritime bandwidth management and optimization solution that can be used onboard ships equipped with IP-based satellite terminals. Imtech Marine chose InÞ nity for its ability to support Im- tech Marine?s Global VSAT network and various connectivity solutions. Imtech Marine ofÞ ces that will be offering In Þ nity include Netherlands, Ger- many, Belgium, China, Singapore and USA. Keppel Expands Foothold in Mexican Offshore Market Keppel FELS won a contract from PEMEX Explor- acion y Produccion to build two KFELS B Class jack-up rigs worth $420m. Scheduled for delivery in 1Q 2015, the high speciÞ cation rigs will be the 19th and 20th KFELS B Class rigs on order at Kep-pel, with 36 already delivered in the past decade. When completed, the two rigs will join a number of KFELS B Class jack-up rigs built by Keppel for Mexican customers. New ECDIS Course: Training the Trainer Kongsberg Maritime launched a new ECDIS In- structor Training course designed to train Captains and senior personnel, so they can train other ofÞ cers and crew members in familiarization of KONGS-BERG ECDIS on board vessels. Offered in Norway and Singapore, the course is in accordance with the International Convention on STCW, and is a unique approach to type-speciÞ c ECDIS training and has been developed as a response to new IMO regu-lations and demand for certiÞ cation in the use of ECDIS, resulting in an increasing requirement for ECDIS training. Survitec Group Acquires Servimar Sur Survitec Group Limited completed its purchase of Servimar Sur SL, a marine servicing business. This follows the recent acquisition of Abteilung Seeret- tung, part of the larger Gummi Hasenkrug GmbH company in Bremerhaven Germany. SpecTec Launches Online Product Support Services SpecTec launched a new online product support services for AMOS users, starting in January 2013. The new services are aimed to increase the knowl-edge and to optimize the software usage for those who already work with AMOS and the related so- lutions. AMOS users could interface with SpecTec Product Managers, Software architects and Busi-ness Analysts, and thus have the opportunity to converse with them about any issues and concerns relating to the software usage. The services will be provided by SpecTec Managers through Webinars and Web conferences; SpecTec clients may sub- scribe themselves from time to time, through an online subscription form available on: www.spectec.net HourihanBiernatMatsui, ClassNK & Liang, Zhongxin.Waldron MR #1 (42-50).indd 47MR #1 (42-50).indd 471/3/2013 11:35:27 AM1/3/2013 11:35:27 AM