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PEOPLE & COMPANIES students from rural Alaska from Crow- MatthewsDaniel launches Approved ers, serving as evidence that their ves- wide range of offshore activities and also ley-served communities throughout the Vessel Archive sel is held to a standard acceptable by helps provide a competitive edge when state. MatthewsDaniel has launched an en- a leading marine warranty survey com- tendering for contracts.” hanced Approved Vessel Archive (AVA) pany. MatthewsDaniel CEO Kevin Jar-

Brann Joins The Shearer Group service for offshore support vessels and man explained, “For operators, the Mat- Crowley Orders BWT Retro? ts

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) said that their operators. The AVA provides vessel thewsDaniel Approved Vessel Archive Crowley Maritime Corporation entered

Harrison Brann joined the company as a owners with an accessible certi? cate that provides a system for preemptively man- into strategic partnership agreement with naval architect. can be presented to prospective custom- aging their ? eet’s suitability status for a South Korean-based green technology developer Panasia Co., Ltd. for ballast water treatment systems to be installed during retro? tting of its ATB ? eet ves- sels.Panasia GloEn-Patrol treatment system uses a ? lter to remove 50 micron or larger size organisms and medium- pressure UV lamps to disinfect smaller organisms. The GloEn-Patrol models treat from 50 to 6,000 cu. m. of ballast water per hour. They have IMO-type ap- proval and certi? cation from many clas- si? cation societies including American

Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV

GL, and U.S. Coast Guard Alternate

Management Systems (USCG AMS) for non-hazardous areas such as engine rooms, and explosion proof models for installation in areas such as the main decks of articulated tug barges (ATBs) and tankers. Mark Miller, Crowley vice president of corporate communications, said the company competitively bid with more than 20 ballast water treat- ment systems manufactures from all ma- jor technologies, including UV, electro chlorination and chemical. “[Crowley made its] decision on a weighted value based on crew work load, operational parameters, installation and integration, manufacture assurances and warrantees and best overall package, based on price, spare parts, engineering services, regu- latory approved containerized turnkey units for deck mounting, services, train- ing and commissioning.” Miller said

Posidonia 34 of Crowley’s vessels are presently candidates to undergo BWT system ret- 6-10 June 2016 ro? tting. The retro? t work will be car- ried out through competitive bids as part

Metropolitan Expo, Athens Greece of Crowley’s dry docking process with

U.S. shipyards. Crowley will see BWT systems retro? tted aboard four of its ves- sels in 2016, 16 in 2017, eight in 2018, enter two in 2019 and four in 2020.

FleetWeather Opens Of? ce in Greece the multi-billion market

FleetWeather Business Intelligence, a provider of maritime business intel- ligence solutions and consulting ser- vices for global shippers, announced the opening of a new of? ce this October in Athens, Greece. Jess Hurwitz, Fleet-

The International Shipping Exhibition

Weather’s Director of Global Sales & [email protected]

Marketing and Chief Technology Of? - cer, said, “We have experienced tremen- www.posidonia-events.com dous growth and new business in Greece over the last few years with interest and inquiries continuing at a high level.” 152 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2015

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