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Maritime Press Clippings 2012 - Hydrex Underwater Technology

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS <strong>2012</strong> – 209extensive range of advanced equipment, such as Azipull propellers, thrusters, the latest generation of automation andcontrol systems and a dynamic positioning system which uses GPS systems to ensure the vessel can hold its positioneven in rough seas. Source : Offshore Shipping OnlineVAN BEEST INVESTS IN THE FUTURE ANDDRIVES FIRST PILE FOR NEW BUILDINGVan Beest is pleased to announce that the company has achieved asignificant milestone in its expansionwith the first pile of the new productionhall being driven into the ground onThursday afternoon, 28 June, in thepresence of Van Beest staff and guests.The steady growth of the internationalposition of Van Beest, which currentlyhas subsidiaries in four countries, gavecause to adapt the housing of ourheadquarters and production facility inSliedrecht, The Netherlands. VanBeest has ambitious plans for thefuture. Quality and reliability are keyvalues in the Van Beest organization.In order to provide customers with thebest service and delivery reliability it isnecessary to expand our facilities.We will realize this by:- expansion with a new production hall of2.500 m2- expansion of the distribution centre with2.500 m2- renovation and expansion of the officewith a second floor of 500 m2.The entire project is expected to becomplete by the summer of 2013.Van Beest manufacturers high quality liftingproducts such as shackles and hooks, underthe registered trade names GREEN PIN®and EXCEL®. Van Beest currently hasbranches in The Netherlands, Germany,France and USA, and stock holding distributors in more than 80 countries worldwide.Philippines: Gov’t pressed to encourageuse of provincial sea portsThe government should find ways to encourage cargo ships to use provincial ports if the country is to be ready for anintegrated Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) supply chain, the head of a private development-orientedfoundation said in a public forum yesterday.“The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) decongests ports in Manila by expanding them, not by compelling ships to godirectly to Batangas or Subic. Instead there is traffic in Manila ports and that causes inefficiency. PPA needs to enactpolicies that tells ships with cargo meant for areas near provincial ports to go to these ports instead of Manila,” saidDistribution : daily to 22500+ active addresses 27-07-<strong>2012</strong> Page 20

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