INDUSTRY NEWS SWATHE SERVICES BECOMES HYPACK DEALER FOR UK AND IRELAND!
Swathe Services becomes HYPACK Dealer for UK and Ireland!
This means that they can now offer HYPACK hydrographic survey software to customers purchasing R2Sonic packages and also to anyone operating within the offshore industry.
The HYPACK 2016 software system provides surveyors with all of the tools required to design surveys, process data, reduce it and generate a high quality end product. It can be used for a wide range of tasks, from collecting hydrographic survey data or environmental data to simply positioning a vessel in an engineering project.
The software is suited for use on both large and small vessels. Existing customers include those on vessels with just a GPS and single beam echo sounder to those on vessels with large networked sensors and systems.
It is one of the most commonly used software packages in the world with over 10 000 users.
I have been a user of HYPACK from the start of my hydrographic survey career in 1997. Since then I have used a wide variety of other software packages but have always found HYPACK to be the most versatile, complete and user friendly software of them all. Becoming a HYPACK dealer will complement our existing list of market leading suppliers allowing us to offer a 1st class multi-beam package.
James Williams, Managing Director of Swathe Services.
Swathe Services also delivers commercial and bespoke HYPACK multi-beam training packages and provide first response support for all our customers.
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If you would like more information about HYPACK or a demo of the software, then please contact James Williams on:
+44 (0)1872 275642 or:
james.williams@swathe-services.com
SSA PRESIDENT ESBEN POULSSON ELECTED AS ICS CHAIRMAN
The President of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) Mr Esben Poulsson has been elected as the new Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
Mr Poulsson was elected at the ICS Annual General Meeting in Tokyo today (2 June). He takes over from Mr Masamichi Morooka, who has stood down after four years in office.
Speaking about his new role Mr Poulsson expressed his honour at being elected as the next ICS Chairman.
He said: “Rather than viewing this as a personal achievement, I believe my election is more a reflection of Singapore’s stature as a respected flag state and major international maritime centre.
“International engagement and outreach has been, and remains, very much part of the SSA strategy, as approved by this and the previous Council, and is something for which we sense widespread membership support.” It is status quo at the Association
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with Mr Poulsson remaining as President of the SSA and assisted by Vice Presidents Ms Lisa Teo and Mr Tan Chin Hee, at least until the end of his current term in June 2017.
As ICS Chairman, Mr Poulsson identified two main challenges that he will focus on: “The first is working with IMO Member States to make further progress addressing international shipping’s CO2 emissions, including our proposal that IMO should develop an ‘Intended IMO Determined Contribution’ for reducing the sector’s CO2, similar to the commitments already made by governments as part of the COP21 Paris Agreement.
“But even more pressing, from an industry perspective, is making sure we are ready for the almost certain entry in force of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, and engaging with governments, especially the United States, to overcome some remaining but really serious implementation problems,”
He added: “I take this new responsibility very seriously and at the top of my agenda will be a determination to ensure that the
ICS continues to represent the view of the entire shipping industry. ICS has put in a lot of effort to give due recognition to our industry’s achievements and its critical contribution to the sustainable development of the world economy, and that is something I will continue to actively articulate.”
ICS is the principal international trade association for shipowners, with a membership comprising national shipowners’ associations from 37 countries representing all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet.
Mr Poulsson will be supported in his important new role by four ICS Vice Chairmen: Mr John C. Lyras (Greece), Mrs Karin Orsel (Netherlands), Mr Mark Martecchini (Liberia) and Mr Gerardo Borromeo (Philippines).
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