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8 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News New German Shipyard is Underway As of January 5, 2005, the marriage between ThyssenKrupp Werften and HDW has been formally consummated. This date also marks the official incep- tion of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, the new group parent headquartered in Hamburg. Essentially, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems comprises the follow- ing subsidiaries: Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft GmbH, Kiel; HDW- Nobiskrug GmbH, Rendsburg; Blohm + Voss GmbH und Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH, Hamburg; Nordseewerke GmbH, Emden; as well as Kockums AB, Sweden, and Hellenic Shipyards S.A., Greece. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems represents a sales volume of around €€ 2.2 billion and employs a work- force of 9,300. Dr. Klaus Borgschulte chairs the new company as CEO. Ulrich Ziolkowski is its CFO, while Reinhard Kuhlmann heads Human Resources. Other Executive Board members are Walter Freitag, chairman of the Submarines division, and Gerhard Kempf, chairman of the Surface Vessels division. The new shipyard enterprise focuses on the four product groups of Submarines, Naval Ships, Nonnaval Ships, and Repair and maintains all pre- vious production locations. The Hamburg, Emden and Kiel loca- tions will graduate into competence cen- ters with clearly demarcated product responsibilities. The purpose behind this product- and customer-focused organi- zation is to respond rapidly and result- fully to market needs. Circle 18 on Reader Service Card MTU Detroit Diesel Formed MTU Friedrichshafen (Germany) and Detroit Diesel Corporation (USA) announced the formation of a new divi- sion for Off-Highway engine activities, MTU Detroit Diesel. The group will continue to be headquartered in Detroit, Mich., and it will be a separate division of Detroit Diesel Corporation, an inte- gral part of DaimlerChrysler Off- Highway. MTU Detroit Diesel will have responsibility for the application engi- neering, manufacturing, sale and service for off-highway engine products in marine, construction, industrial, power generation, petroleum and defense mar- kets in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Circle 17 on Reader Service Card SeaWave Releases Suite of IT Applications SeaWave builds on the functionality of the Integrator 3.0 product line with its latest advancement in marine communi- cations - the Remote Management Suite (RMS). RMS is a portfolio of IT tools which allow shore-side administration of vessel operations with near-zero ship- based intervention. These IT tools streamline vessel operations by transfer- ring IT responsibilities to land-based IT personnel. RMS all but eliminates crew and shore personnel spending hours on a satellite phone troubleshooting and/or updating PCs while underway. The end result is greater productivity - timely reporting and superior systems control. Circle 20 on Reader Service Card News Ship Design & Construction Offshore Stability & Loading Cargo Stowage & Load Planning Onboard Stability & Strength Evaluation creating seaworthy software www.autoship.com Why go anywhere else? Circle 209 on Reader Service Card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ircle 241 on Reader Service Card Circle 217 on Reader Service Card MR FEBRUARY 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 2/2/2005 9:05 AM Page 10
