Ship Jobs to Fuel South Australian Recovery
had emerged as a key issue, particularly for the smaller companies.“In South Australia we have hundreds of these defence SMEs and they are all now really starting to look at all discretionary spend and very much focusing on their immediate projects,” he said.“They are stretching the rubber band already but it will become their supply chains, their cashflow, their staffing that will all be stretched the longer it goes on.”Opie said the defence industry would be better placed than many other sectors to help drive the state’s economy out of the COVID-19 crisis.“There&rsquo
Stork’s Caribbean Team Achieves Competence Credential
painting and tradesmen positions.This is the second OPITO CMS approval Stork has achieved across its worldwide operations. Its U.K. office in Aberdeen has upheld the OPITO standard for its workforce competence framework since 2007.Stork has become the fourth business this year to see its CMS successfully rubber-stamped by the skills body. Awilco Drilling and Centrica Storage Ltd both met OPITO’s criteria for their systems in the U.K., and MAN Energy Solutions Schweiz AG received the accreditation for its CMS for roles across its European office
SeaDek Adds Installers in New Zealand
Reporting a surge in international demand, SeaDek said it has added 10 new SeaDek Certified Installers in New Zealand. Working in partnership with SeaDek Certified Fabricator Batavian Rubber, the new Installers will be strategically located to provide custom SeaDek patterning and installation for boat builders, marinas and end-users. Members of SeaDek's ownership recently traveled alongside SeaDek factory CAD technicians to Batavian's New Zealand headquarters to conduct a training program for the new installers, which included in-depth hands-on instruction on SeaDek's digital patterning
Allgood to Lead Georgia Ports Authority Board
of opportunity ahead of us,” Allgood said. Also at the board meeting, the authority approved its fiscal year 2017 budget, including $116 million for capital infrastructure improvements. The funds will cover 15 projects, including $42.4 million for the purchase of new ship-to-shore and rubber tired gantry cranes. The remaining funds will go to upgrade existing assets, property development and other infrastructure. Currently featuring 22 ship-to-shore cranes, Savannah's Garden City Terminal will add four cranes this year, with another set of four slated to arrive in the late spring
Avalos Joins Reactive Downhole Tools
; Established in Aberdeen in 2012, the company currently employs a team of 25 across its bases in Aberdeen, Houston, Abu Dhabi, Norway and Rio de Janeiro as well as holding a number of representative agreements worldwide. Reactive provides comprehensive expertise in high performance swellable rubber technology and provides bespoke solutions - rapidly converting concepts to completions - across the entire wellbore
Protecting Shippers from Ebola Outbreak
No. FFP3 certified filtering face piece masks - Approved for protection against transmission of viruses including Ebola 1 No. Wide angle goggles - High impact protection with sealed polycarbonate anti-mist lenses 5 No. Heavy-duty acrylonitrile gloves - three times more puncture resistant than standard rubber gloves. To be worn UNDER Extra Tough Flock Lined Chemical Protection Gloves (described below) 1 No. Nitrile - Extra Tough Flock Lined Chemical Protection Gloves Conforms to EN388 (4001) EN374 1.5 mm (seven times thicker than nitrile gloves) 5 No. Knee-length heavy-duty Macrobond overshoes &ndash
Trelleborg Welcomes Pianc Young People to Factory
a group of 50 PIANC Young Professionals in a visit to their Ridderkerk facility in the Netherlands, for a full factory tour and a series of presentations. The group enjoyed a presentation by Trelleborg Marine Systems’ EMSA Director, Marco Gaal, which detailed the latest developments in rubber technology for marine fenders, and the impact these technical advances have on the understanding of fender performance and lifecycle. Key to the organization of the event was Alfred Roubos, Project Leader at the Port of Rotterdam. Mr Roubos commented: “The event was a great
