Maritime Group

  • Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 42505
    T: + 00971 65130333
    E: [email protected]
    http://www.uniquegroup.com
    CEO/President: Harry Gandhi
    General Manager: Ian Huggins
    Engineering Director: Eric Jaeger
    Number Of Employees: 500
     

    The Case: Unique Maritime offers world-class, complete solutions in Marine, Diving, Survey, NDT and Inspection and Oil & Gas. The international presence of the Group combined with its global expertise gives UMG an edge to provide innovative solutions.

    Founded in 1993, Unique Maritime Group is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider. Through its expanding network of companies, UMG is a specialist in the provision of services, and the sale and rental of equipment for the marine, diving, hydrographic, oceanographic, Oil & Gas, Inspection and NDT market sectors.
    The group has an established manufacturing capability for the delivery of customized engineering projects worldwide.  Through a process of both organic growth and the targeted acquisition of companies, the group has continued to expand its services, capabilities and geographical infrastructure to better support customer requirements, regardless of their location.
    Headquartered in the Hamriyah Free Zone of the United Arab Emirates over an area of 14,630 sq. m., UMG has built up a reputation for quality, innovation, service and speed of response in its nearly two decades of existence. The Group’s operations are spread across seven global regions in the Middle East, USA, UK, South Africa, India, Nigeria and Singapore, all well positioned to manage all project requirements and a fast growing international customer base, and employs over 500 people worldwide.  

  • security procedures can be administered through existing audit, document control, and training procedures. By Capt. James S. Clarkson, Modern Maritime Grou

  • . The Ocean T r a n s p o r t a t i on Services Division, headed by Mr. Van Dawark, is part of Honolulubased Dillingham Corporation's maritime group and comprises Ocean Transportation Services, Inc. of Houston, Texas, and the Dillingham Maritime ocean marketing services group, based in Seattle

  • Dillingham Corporation has announced the formation of Ocean Transportation Services, a new subsidiary of Honolulu-based Dillingham Corporation's maritime group, to be located in the Houston area. In making the announcement, David B. Ballash, D i l l i n g h am group vice president-maritime, said:

  • W. Lael Prock has been named vice president/general manager of Foss Alaska Line (FAL), the Seattle- based subsidiary of Dillingham Corporation's Maritime Group. Previously operations manager for FAL, Mr. Prock has full responsibility for all FAL activities, including operations, marketing, sales,

  • market opportunities and maintaining information for long-range planning. Dillingham Maritime Ocean Division is part of Dillingham Corporation's maritime group. Other companies within the group include Foss Launch & Tug Co., Foss Alaska Line, Pacific Towboat & Salvage, Long Beach, Calif., Ocean Transportat

  • in 1972, and was instrumental in the company's transition from a family-owned business to the leading division of the Dillingham Corporation's Maritime Group. Mr. Campbell has been active in The Propeller Club, Northwest Towboat Association, Mayor of Seattle's Maritime Advisory Committee, Northwest

  • an agreement also makes GPA responsible for maintenance and overhaul of the Inductance. Dillingham Corporation of Guam is part of the Dillingham Maritime Group whose headquarters are in Honolulu, Hawaii. As successful bidder, Dillingham Guam's bid was $294,499. It was also announced that a Marianas

  • . Hague American Legion Post, the first and still largest merchant marine post of the American Legion. In 1977, he was instrumental in forming the Maritime Group, whose purpose is to encourage closer technical and educational exchange between the marine industry and Stevens Institute. Mr. McAllister

  • will increasingly go to companies that have a proven commitment to delivering both securely and on time. Captain James S. Clarkson, Modern Maritime Group, writes on current security strategies for marine companies in this edition, starting on page 76

  • The Aker Stord subsidiary of the Aker Maritime group has been awarded the main contract for the new platform for Statoil's Kristin development in the Norwegian Sea. Worth approximately $560 million, this assignment covers design and hook-up of the whole installation as well as construction of part of

  • a number of other world maritime nations are also anticipated to attend the meeting. It will be the first time for the pan-American professional maritime group to hold its congress in the United States. IPEN is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of technical advancement of naval architec

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    company in Japan to receive bent shafts and rudder stocks straight the Approval in Principle (AiP) for its with full-class approval. Its repair his- "Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell Sys- tory includes putting a propeller shaft tem" from ClassNK. The primary ob- straight that was 1-meter out-of-center jective

  • MR Feb-24#43  She oversees Coast 
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    GAO’s Homeland Security and found that the Coast Guard had taken ally, military families frequently cited Justice team. She oversees Coast Guard and maritime security steps to mitigate this challenge, such as education issues for their children as a issues, including Coast Guard initiating its own Health

  • MR Feb-24#42  the Coast Guard’s  in the maritime industry and its marine)
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    GAO made six recommendations ditional data to forecast future trends Coast Guard’s recruitment and reten- aimed at improving the Coast Guard’s in the maritime industry and its marine tion issues fall within critical areas of workforce planning process for cyber- inspection workforce would enhance expertise

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    of maximizing ef? ciencies on the current ? eet. “We fuels – suffer from a lack of power density, meaning fuel tanks have two main divisions; one is maritime technology, which must be larger, eating into a ship’s revenue generating space. is looking at future technology,” said Brindley. “We need to “In

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    , with at MAN Energy Solutions. “This is groundbreaking for both likely local concerns particularly with ports in close proximity our company and the maritime industry as a whole. That said, to dense populations. we know we still have a lot of hard work ahead and, over “From a containership perspective

  • MR Feb-24#38  turns to decarbonizing the maritime sector and  containerships)
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    agreed that there are no 'silver bullet solu- in the midst of receiving a new series of 25 LNG dual-fueled tions' when talk turns to decarbonizing the maritime sector and containerships, as Seb Brindley, Senior Naval Architect, Sea- ammonia certainly has its drawbacks, led by the caustic nature span Ship

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    PTO powertrain Source: MAN Energy Solutions how the system is intended to operate, says Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Kongsberg Maritime. For example, a primary shaft-driven PTO rotates whenever the engine is running; a secondary one whenever the propeller is rotating. “A secondary

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    . “Let’s 2023 guidance suggested the use of double-sloped aft bear- A Thordon Bearings stern tube- less ship concept. Photo Courtesy Thordon Bearings 32 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024 MR #2 (18-33).indd 32 2/6/2024 9:22:48 A

  • MR Feb-24#30  Industrial Transmissions
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    with recommendations to overcome known is- sues. In its November 2023 guidance, DNV recommended in- Photo courtesy Marine and Industrial Transmissions 30 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024 MR #2 (18-33).indd 30 2/6/2024 9:19:03 A

  • MR Feb-24#29 AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC)
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    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to

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    a gray hull might not be able.” Ebeling is understandably support- important. Taking a more recent look, He cites the Navy League’s most ive of the Maritime Security Program something like 90% of the sustainment recent maritime policy document for (MSP), a program that pays a ‘readi- cargo that supported

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    that’s an (MSP) was established by President ance, which he calls “extraordinary.” important component that sometimes Clinton in 1996 as part of the Maritime Endurance is a ro-ro built originally for gets lost: we talk a lot about national Security Act of 1996, and MSP main- the mining industry in 1996

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  • MR Feb-24#24  courtesy Philly Shipyard
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    including bonus content @ Wabtec power being installed at Philly Shipyard on the NSMV number one, Empire State. Photos courtesy Philly Shipyard 24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024 MR #2 (18-33).indd 24 2/6/2024 1:52:59 P

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    across in- the journey to your present position? dustries, but not broadly known globally in the I graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an maritime sector. Please give a ‘By the Numbers’ undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering and started with look at the company today. General Electric in the

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    shortage and therefore increased competi- tion for supply chain resources. Source: Intelatus interpretation of information from Equinor and Shell 20 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024 MR #2 (18-33).indd 20 2/6/2024 9:09:46 A

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    are in place for continued activity through the next decade. There will be over 260 ? oating production systems installed Source: Intelatus 18 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024 MR #2 (18-33).indd 18 2/6/2024 9:55:06 A

  • MR Feb-24#17 METHANOL STORAGE
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    METHANOL STORAGE provals from other classi? cation societies are ongoing, said Lilp, – including accommodation.” although he acknowledges that journey from AiP to full class ap- As of September 2023, methanol had been speci? ed for 216 proval is substantive. In an area where the regulations underlying

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    towards decarbonization targets. steel-polymer-steel barrier provides protection against ? re or A chief challenge to incorporating methanol as a maritime leakage that is equivalent to a conventional tank, according to fuel traditionally has been its space inef? ciency, as ton-for- SRC. The injected

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    with other necessary in-port operations. EverClean, however, can ? t into vessel operational schedules. All images courtesy of Greensea IQ 14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2024 MR #2 (1-17).indd 14 2/6/2024 9:41:54 A

  • MR Feb-24#13  the delivery of products.
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    2023 and the beginning of January 2024, as a result of the attacks, prolonging journeys and causing delays to the delivery of products. The maritime industry is critical to the global economy with shipping transporting between 80% to 90% of world trade. While risks continue to evolve, signi?

  • MR Feb-24#12 Maritime Risk 
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    Maritime Risk Top Marine Business Risks in 2024 By Rich Soja, North American Head Marine, Allianz Commercial yber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data linked to several large ? re incidents at sea in recent years. breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry Regularly assessing and updating