M i c r o p h o r , Inc., of Willits, Calif., and Thyssen Henrichshutte AG, of Hattingen, West Germany, have formed a jointly owned company, Microphor Europe GmbH, to manufacture and market Microphor marine and rail products in Europe, it was announced recently by John M.
Mayfield Jr., president of the U.S. firm, and Peter von Bargen, managing director of Thyssen Henrichshutte AG.
The new company will be responsible for the manufacture and sale of Microphor railroad equipment on the European continent and the United Kingdom.
The agreement licenses the company also to manufacture and market Microphor marine equipment in West Germany. Ken J.
Bassham, European area general manager for Microphor, Inc., and Horst Werner, sales manager for Thyssen, have been named managing directors of the joint firm. It will be headquartered in Hattingen.
The Microphor marine product line includes oily /water separators, marine sanitation devices, and automatic sump/pumps.
. Yet, recent boat sales suggest the Scandinavian country’s role is changing. Vessel orders and rules in Norway are propping up yards and designers on Europe’s fringes. Medium-sized hull orders for Romanian, Russian and Turkish boat builders are new, while large vessel orders for Denmark or Spain continue
In all probability, the changes taking place in Europe will have a profound impact on the way ocean carriers do business in the years ahead. Of course, no one can predict exactly what the European economy will look like in 1992. While many people expect the European Community to achieve full
GEOMAR & theABYSS AUV Study the S. Atlantic Seafloor For most of human history, the size and depth of the Earth’s oceans have made it nearly impossible for surveyors and scientists to collect valuable and comprehensive data on the seafloor. In recent years, this led to the question: “Why is it that we
Organization (GTO), a San Francisco, Calif.- based transportation group, has announced the formation of a firm to operate ro/ro barge service between Europe and Saudi Arabia. The new firm has been named Euro-Arab Sea Trailer (EAST). Leo Collar, GTO's managing director, said that EAST would operate
The first combined roll-on/rolloff mini-bulk carrier/inland motorship in Europe—the RoRo-Simmental— belonging to the Swiss company Rohr- und Saar-Kohle AG, was recently commissioned. The vessel is 95 meters long (approximately 312 feet), about 11 meters wide (36 feet), and with a deadweight of 2
Great Lakes Atlantic Steamship Co., Suite 893, 1028 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, has filed an application with the Maritime Administration for an operatingdifferential subsidy contract for a proposed new U.S.-flag service. Following is the text of a news release issued by
J. Wright, president of Stolt-Nielsen Inc., has announced the promotion of Stephen Harwood White to the position of managing director, tanker trading- Europe. In his new capacity, Mr. White will be headquartered in London, England, directing the company's European tanker business. Mr. White, has been
If foreign shipbuilding subsidies are eliminated or substantially reduced, U.S. shipyards have the potential to compete successfully with Northern European yards for construction of U.S.-owned commercial tonnage by the mid-1990s. This was the conclusion of a paper delivered at a meeting of the Society
fastest growing segments of the North American cruise industry; the Baltic luxury ferry market is one of the most well-developed cruise markets in Europe. Why do Scandinavians purchase 27 times more short cruises per person than North Americans? How profitable are the two markets, and where is the
into new markets and enhancing customer support in the Nordic countries. With these two new companies, Furuno now has a total of six subsidiaries in Europe, including two in the U.K., two in Denmark, one in Norway, and one in Sweden, plus Furuno U.S.A., Inc., in the U.S. For more information and free
Aberdeen, Scotland—September 10-13 Offshore Europe 85, the seventh in the series of biennial, high-technology offshore oil/gas industry exhibition/ conferences, will be held September 10-13 at its new permanent home—the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre at the Bridge of Don. At this
experienced seafarers and custom-designed boats plays a vital role in enhancing ? exibility and ef? ciency across offshore wind farms throughout Europe. NYK Group Now, ESVAGT, in collaboration with OSK Design and Hvide Sande Shipyard, A methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier is taking the next step with
has intensi? ed competition for LNG Floating LNG has speci? c advantages in this context. First, cargoes, impacting the dynamics of demand between Europe it allows developers to access remote reserves that may be and Asia. A complex combination of price ? uctuations, energy unreachable for traditional
export projects closer to ? nal investment markets in demand centres across Asia and elsewhere are also decision. Meanwhile demand growth spans Europe and Asia looking to rapidly increase production. but also extends to other markets. For countries seeking to access remote reserves and lacking The
, as shown by recent collisions and groundings ing concern about shadow ? eet vessels and espionage, we see involving shadow ? eet vessels in Europe and Asia. Tougher merchant vessels potentially being used to carry out deliberate sanction measures have been introduced, but it remains to be acts
Atlan- for the vessel has slipped from No- leading Southeast Asian yards will tic has resulted in numerous short vember 2024 to September 2026. sell European speci? cation CTVs for – and medium-term vessel charters The vessel is contracted to work at around ~$6 million per vessel, with for vessels
, Renewables General Manager, LDA, discusses the investment and lessons learned. By Greg Trauthwein journey over the past ? ve years has been pace. Europe’s installed capacity is set to quadruple from LDA’s marked by signi? cant strategic shifts. Mov- 40GW today to 140GW by 2030, fueling demand for
& COO Publisher & Editor business, regardless of focus Greg Trauthwein Photo Justin Zurre [email protected] Tor industry – is dominated in Europe – the world’s most mature market by the speed of change being doled Offshore Energy Editor – and Asia. You can read Alisa’s assessment Amir Garanovic out
between observed and modeled seis- images,” said Hari Krishna, Director mic and a poor low-frequency signal- ? Wideband CHIRP: Up to 4 cm resolution Europe, North Africa & Middle East, to-noise ratio of ? eld data. TLFWI Earth Data, Viridien. has been highly successful in velocity ? Loaded: Pitch
revisit the excitement uplif to the that drove the initial investment in the well.” f nal images.” – Hari Krishna, – Ceri Davies, Director Europe, North Digital Geology Africa & Middle East, Manager, Earth Data, Earth Data, Viridien Viridien “With the “TLFWI and latest seismic FWI Imaging
. Glid- already penetrating the pilot boat and crew transfer vessel ing smoothly above the water at speeds as fast as 30 KT, this (CTV) markets in Europe. And, for good reason. vessel has no need for stabilizers, as the “foiling” design is in Offshore wind and oil & gas operators have become acutely
do to make the job global ‘Aim for 8’ behavioral change initiative which was more ef? cient, will actually bene? t the entire ecosystem expanded from Europe and Australia into its AMEA and and not the least, our customers.” Americas regions. Incentivizing good behavior wasn’t invented by Svitzer, But
example, Brazil, because of the tax machine there, that we believe is a big innovative leap in the tug industry we build tugs for Brazil in Brazil; for Europe, the Middle actually going forward.” East, Asia, we build a lot in Turkey. We are working closely Decarbonization: with top tier yards in Turkey
and non-state actors using dedicated for critical infrastructure, re? ecting a coordinated effort units, structures, and subsurface capabilities. across Europe (Rand, 2024). The collaboration between the There are two primary categories of seabed warfare activi- EU and NATO also aims at improving the resilience
sites makes dress these growing vulnerabilities. were cut, impacting 25% of data traf? c physical threats, such as attacks on ? ber between Asia and Europe (Rand, 2024). optic and copper cables, relatively easy These threats are not just isolated in-Recent Examples of Threats to execute (Turing Institute
“Deep- 1,300-square-meter Maritime Exploration Hall at DFKI in Leng” to optimize it for monitoring offshore environments. Bremen, which is unique in Europe, ? eld tests are planned at To achieve this, the researchers in Bremen are equipping the the Test Center for Maritime Technologies on Helgoland
owners/operators and shipyards.” The industry, driven by IMO’s mandate to decarbon- ize by 2050 and a host of new energy ef? ciency measure- ments across Europe, are driven to pull out every tool in the tool kit to help cut fuel burn, costs and emissions, and coatings has been a ‘go to’ for several years
embraces what far too long, but now there are grow- onstrate that they pose no higher ? re was discussed in both sessions. This ing signs of change in Europe and not risk than combustion-engine vehicles; includes crew training, proper ticket- least, North America. San Francisco and furthermore, that a
in rative statue to honor her. His grandchildren were thriving, one of them a proud Webb graduate, Colin Spillane '13, who the Bronx. He then served in Europe for approxi- N mately three and a half years during World War II, was following in his grandfather’s footsteps. His voice grew animated as he talked
This is the ? rst of two car carriers that will go on charter for the risk of spreading invasive species and makes the vessel Volkswagen between Europe and North America. lighter, leading to lower fuel consumption. With the Sleipner concept and the Future Way vessel, Wal- Future Way and its sister
will m long to 29.6 m wide to improve the ships’ hydrodynamic be progressively deployed in the Mediterranean and Northern and aerodynamic performance. Europe. They are also the ? rst ships in the CMA CGM ? eet with The new container ships, with an original design aimed at superstructures at the front
oating market, but the ? rst half of the next decade bines. There are many different solutions available depend- is likely to be dominated by activity in Europe, with the UK, ing on the speci? c site conditions and ? oater design, but suc- France, Italy, Portugal forecast to be the most active (but not
markets and translates the ac- GW (2030) and ~48 GW (2035). Market growth anchored by tivity forecast into a vessel supply and demand balance forecast. Europe in the ? rst half of the next decade. www.marinelink.com 15 MR #12 (1-17).indd 15 12/6/2024 9:10:35 A
compared to 2022, and now con- sists of six operating companies including RS Aqua. General Remove Moisture Oceans employs more than 300 people based in Europe, UK, US and Australia. and Perform a Movella Launches Xsens Flagship Sensor Vacuum Leak Test Movella, a provider of full-stack solutions for digitizing
in Singapore, for example, has to syn- in the data center instead of running the applications locally. chronize with one of their three data centers in Europe to re- trieve the appropriate advertising and deliver it with low la- tency so I don’t scroll past it before it’s delivered, because East-West: intra-