Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2009, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 5.3 billion with more than 18,000 employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.

Cutting edge technology of the market leader. Established in 1860, ALLWEILER has a long-standing tradition as a German manufacturer of pumps. Today ALLWEILER is the market and technology leader in the areas of ship-building, power generation and special industrial applications. Our product portfolio, which is unparalleled in this industry, includes centrifugal pumps, propeller pumps, screw pumps and progressive cavity pumps as well as complete pump systems. Moreover we offer hose pumps and macerators.

In addition to our range of products, we sell the pumps and solutions of our sister companies Zenith (gear pumps) and LSC (lubrication and oil purification systems).

We offer solutions.
ALLWEILER customers benefit from our know-how, which has been acquired over generations. A very important factor for the success of our company is to reflect the voice of the customer: While developing ALLWEILER products, we put the customer requirements in the forefront. Our pumps are tailored exactly for the specific areas of application and feature high quality and reliability.

Successful all over the world.
The Colfax Corporation is one of the international industry leaders.
As a part of this corporate group, we make use of the international sales structures and profit from the synergies and the transfer of know-how within the Colfax subsidiaries. Our presence worldwide is guaranteed through our establishments and affiliated companies.

Company Profile – NK Co. Ltd Formed in 1980, NK Co. Ltd (NK) is based in the major port city of Busan, South Korea. NK is recognized as a world leader in the design, engineering, manufacture and supply of fire protection and safety systems to the international shipping industry. NK works in close cooperation with the world’s major shipyards and shipping companies. NK has offices in Busan, Seoul, Shanghai and soon Brasil and Singapore, and three engineering and manufacturing facilities in Busan and one in Shanghai. NK is also a specialized manufacturer and supplier of high-pressure gas cylinders for a variety of industrial gases, and also natural gas storage, transportation and refueling systems. More recently,NK is expanding into environmental technologies including renewable energy and water treatment systems. Recognizing the rising threat of the transfer of harmful aquatic species in ships’ ballast water, in 2002 NK began to develop ballast water treatment technologies, at the urging of major shipyards and at the request of the South Korean Government. NK’s efforts to provide effective ballast water treatment solutions are supported by the company’s established record in maritime engineering and design R&D; strong manufacturing base and global distribution and support network - established over decades.

The OptiMarin Ballast System (OBS) is based on the idea that such a system should be simple, flexible and easy to install and operate on board new builds as well as existing vessels. OBS is a mechanical system based on filtration and UV and do not affect the normal operation of the ship. The system is one of very few type approved treatment options that do not introduce or generate chemicals or biocides in its treatment process. The key benefits of the OptiMarin Ballast System are that it has a simple and reliable design which makes it very flexible for retrofit. The system has a low pressure loss, generates no extra noise and has a small foot print.

The OptiMarin Ballast System is ideal for small and mid sized vessels and OptiMarin has over the last months received numerous system orders. The orders are placed by leading yards on behalf of major ship owners and show that the market for ballast water treatment systems are starting to develop.

RWO Marine Water Technology, founded in 1975, is a world leader in water and wastewater treatment for ships and offshore installations and specialised in the development, design, manufacture and service of forward looking technologies. More than 11.000 systems have been sold worldwide to customers in the marine business incl. systems for:
• Ballast Water Treatment
• Oily Water Separators (Bilge water)
• Waste Water Treatment (Sewage treatment)
• Process Water Treatment (Boiler Feed Water, Aircondition Condensate)
• Fresh Water Treatment (RO-Desalination, Mineralisers, Softeners)

RWO’s innovation product CleanBallast is a compact modular system for treating ballast water and covering all ballast water capacities and qualities. The system and process technology designed and developed over several years provides benefits to shipowners, shipyards and the environment. The high effectiveness of the pre-filtration and the special inline disinfection system EctoSys® mean efficient treatment of all water qualities to be found around the world, including even harbour waters with high sediment contents. Due to its process technology advantages, CleanBallast is regarded as the most forward-looking system solution in ballast water treatment and stands out as an economic-ecological duplex system.

RWO GmbH
a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company
Thalenhorststrasse 15A
28307 Bremen – Germany
tel. +49 421 537050
fax +49 421 53705 440
rwo@veoliawater.com
www.rwo.de

The Malta Maritime Directory & Nautical Magazine is a wealth of information from the centre of the Mediterranean Sea. You will find press releases, news and events, notices to Mariners, information on boats and products, articles, maritime directory with lists of services and service providers, rules and regulations, etc., etc. All updated practically every day.

So visit www.maritimedirectory.com.mt, mark it with a bookmark and keep up to date.

InterManager is the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry. Its membership comprises in-house and third party ship managers, crew managers and associate members from throughout the shipping industry. Collectively InterManager members are responsible for some 3,700 ships and more than 125,000 seafarers. InterManager is the only organisation exclusively dedicated to representing the shipmanagement industry. It is a recognised and well respected organisation which represents its members at international level, lobbying on their behalf to ensure their views and needs are taken into account within the world-wide maritime industry.
In addition, InterManager is committed to improving transparency and governance in the shipping world and ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the shipmanagement sector by requesting its members to commit to its Code of Ethics and by developing a set of measurable and meaningful Key Performance Indicators. InterManager is the voice of shipmanagement.

Marine BizTV is a 24hr free to air global maritime satellite TV channel initiated by Aries Marine(www.ariesmar.com), the largest ship design and consultancy firm in the Middle East. The channel is based in Dubai and serves as a unique platform for international maritime activities. Web TV at www.marinebiztv.com, the online arm of Marine BizTV has already proved its significance with the vision of bringing the whole maritime world to the desktop.

Marine BizTV has formed an exclusive club 'The International Maritime Club', where professionals from various sectors of the maritime industry come together under one roof and form exclusive tie-ups with the most happening events and exhibitions in the marine and maritime industries worldwide. Ultimately Marine BizTV will be the only place where you can watch maximum number of events. Marine BizTV's maritime business services include several projects like Maritime Visual Directory (MVID), Shoot & Share, Video Bay, Maritime Events Calendar, Software & websites developing etc. These cover almost all aspects of the maritime world and deliver all that a maritime viewer always longed for, keeping pace with every moves and advancements in the maritime industry.

Balkans.com Business News is a Balkan based online business news source providing up-to-date daily news and weekly reviews, market research, financial reports, and database of companies, from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The business-only website in English, Serbian and Greek keeps you up-to-date with its comprehensive coverage of the region, in-depth analysis of industries and business opportunities, interviews with business leaders, special reports and a searchable database.
The Balkans.com Business News Team gathers a multinational and multi-lingual group of journalists, translators, managers and economists. The timely and objective business news is written by our team of talented and knowledgeable, on-the-ground correspondents throughout the Balkans.

The Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA), established on 2nd December, 1929, is the collective forum of the national shipping industry with a membership owning 90% of the Indian fleet. It enjoys the status of representative spokesman for the industry at all national and international as well as governmental levels.

Vision Statement of INSA:

INSA was established with the abiding objective of becoming a rallying force for all shipping companies based in India. As the torchbearer of the Indian shipping industry, INSA is committed to promote the overall development of the industry, and endeavouring to increase the profitability of its member companies and in turn their investors. With the advent of global village, INSA is working towards integrating the Indian shipping industry with the world economy.

Indian National Shipowners’ Association
22, Maker Tower-F (2nd Floor)
Cuffe Parade
Mumbai – 400 005
India
Tel: Nos. 22182103/05/
Fax No. +9122 22182104
E-mail: insa@insa.org.in
Website: www.insa.org.in
President
S. Hajara

Vice President
Atul Agarwal

Secretary General
S.S. Kulkarni

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The Marine Cafe is a weekly online journal providing authoritative news and opinion on Philippine maritime developments. Exclusive articles bring readers up to speed on latest trends and issues in all key sectors - from crewing and port operations to marine investments and state policies. Overall, a vital information resource for marine-related companies dealing with or planning to invest in the country.

MarineTalk has been at the forefront of the Internet revolution within the technical sectors of the marine industry since 1998. Our initial goal was to provide the best single Internet Gateway for the maritime technical and management community based on good understanding of the industry's needs. MarineTalk is presently known as an effective information and marketing platform where marine professionals find information fast, and where companies promote their products and services directly to decision makers.

NewsLink Services provides a Daily Electronic Crew Newsletter to seafarers from over 35 countries. This covers National News, International News, Regional News and Sports News from the point of view of seafarers from the country. Special News editions are published for major sporting events like the World Cup Football, Olympics, etc. The NewsLink Infotainment CD supplements the daily news with Safety News, Cross Word Puzzles, Book Reviews and a lot of information and entertainment for seafarers.
NewsLink also offers special services like multimedia DVD presentations of conferences for companies and customized computer based training modules.

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MARITIME MARKET is a full color magazine, with information and analysis as well as covering all aspects of the maritime industry in Russia. It is targeted at shipping company executives, managers, shipbuilding and research specialists, including visitors of marine exhibitions and also a wide range of audiences interested in marine issues.

The editorial committee includes professionals such as the president of SOROSS, M.A. Romanovsky, the director of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, N.A. Reshetov and president of "Link Publisher" Maciej Wedzinski.

Distribution area: Russia and worldwide.
Circulation: 3,000 copies, about 80 pages.
Languages: Russian and English (30%).