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42 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News GL Revises Rules The Construction Rules for the hull structures of seagoing ships have been revised by Germanischer Lloyd and adapted to meet changing international requirements. The new construction rules for shipyards apply with immedi- ate effect to all newbuildings contracted after publication of the revised edition. The new Rules can be downloaded via the Internet from www.gl-group.com. Wallem Group Expands In Qingdao, on July 1, 2005, Cosco Wallem Shipmanagement Co. started providing shipmanangement services to international and PRC owners. The new company is a joint venture of Cosco Qingdao and Wallem Shipmamangement in HK. In Kuala Lumpur, Wallem Shipping (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd commenced operations on July 1, 2005 and in the process formerly established the Wallem name in Malaysia. In Jakarta, PT Wallem Sentosa Shipping Services opened its doors on July 21, 2005 as a shipping company that is eligible to provide com- plete range of shipping services at all ports in Indonesia. Rotor Gets Chinese Order Rotor B.V. has a contract with Chinese OEM's for the delivery of rotor nl elec- tric motors for the construction of nine ships, with an option of another seven ships The ships will be built in Dalian, at the Dalian New Shipyard. AVT Targets U.S. Market Advanced Valve Technologies (AVT) appointed Sam Hopkins as North American sales manager. He will be based in Houston and can be reached at samhopkins@advalve.com Callenberg Buys HVAC Operation from ABB The Callenberg Group AB signed an agreement with ABB Automation Technologies AB for the acquisition of ABB's Gothenburg-based Marine Ventilation operation. Konecranes-Munckloader Wins Contract KCI Konecranes will supply four Shipboard Gantry Cranes (Konecranes- Munckloaders) to Oshima Shipyard in Japan to be installed onboard vessels ordered by Singaporean shipowner Masterbulk Pte. Ltd. The 55,000 dwt vessels will be deliv- ered in 2007 and 2008, and will then be the largest in the world of its type. Circle 14 on Reader Service Card FlowCAM for Ballast Water Treatment Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc. sold a FlowCAM particle analyzer to the U.S. Navy's Naval Research Laboratory in Key West, Fla., to assist it in its work to establish international protocols for measurement and analysis of invasive species, which are transported in the bal- last water tanks of ocean going vessels. Fluid Imaging Technologies manufac- tures and markets the FlowCAM — a continuous digital imaging particle ana- lyzer. The unit was originally developed at Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences. Circle 15 on Reader Service Card Kongsberg Touts "One Solution" Concept Kongsberg Maritime launched the Kongsberg System Technology concept at NorShipping in Oslo. Kongsberg System Technology is seen as key to the company's entire range of integrated sub-systems based on Kongsberg Maritime solutions for: Navigation (K-Bridge); Prop and thruster control (K-Thrust); Dynamic Positioning & Joystick (K- Pos); Automation (K-Chief); Tank Gauging (K-Gauge); and, Safety (K- Safe) Circle 16 on Reader Service Card Pacific Coast Marine Moves Pacific Coast Marine, a designer and manufacturer of marine doors, windows and hatches has moved in to a brand new and larger production facility in Everett, Washington. Circle 235 on Reader Service Card MR AUGUST 2005 #6 (41-48).qxd 8/4/2005 9:10 PM Page 42
