HME has announced IHC Merwede, Ulstein Sea of Solutions and NewThex Ned BV haven been nominated for the HME Maritime Innovation Award 2011. The winner will be announced at the Maritime Awards Gala.
– IHC Merwede has been nominated for the Spudguard System. The system enables a cutter suction dredger to continue dredging without an anchor pole, even in waves.
– Ulstein Sea of Solutions earned the nomination for a new ship design: SOC 5000.
– NewThex Ned BV has developed a new closing system for doors in the offshore, marine and shipbuilding industry, for which it is now nominated.
The HME Maritime Innovation Award
Every year, the HME Maritime Innovation Award is presented to the most innovative maritime supplier of the Netherlands. The award is presented at the Maritime Awards Gala that takes place on Thursday 3 November at Studio 21 in Hilversum, the Netherlands. During the event, four other awards will be presented: the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award, the KVNR Shipping Award, the HISWA Excellence Award and the VNSI-Timmersprijs.
Picture: Last year’s winner of the HME Maritime Innovation Award, Ampelmann Operations BV
