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Windlift I - Name Giving Ceremony – 07/09

The "ship's christening" of „Windlift I“ took place at Western Shipbuilding Yard in Klaipeda on 25 June 2009. This kind of Jack-up-Platform was designed by BARD engineering group to install wind turbines in the North Sea. It has a length of 102 meters and a width of 36 meters. Davit international has delivered two lifeboat davit systems, one fast rescue boat davit system including all boats and an auxiliary crane.
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NEW ORDER of AUSTAL Ships - Australia – 06/09

Austal Ships, Australia has ordered a special electrical slewing type rescueboat davit from davit-international for the new High Speed Passenger vessel AUTO EXPRESS 102.
This new Ro-Ro vessel has a length of 102 metres. It is able to carry 245 cars and about 1000 persons.

Service Training – 05/09

The latest maintenance and repair Service Training took place with participants from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and Korea.
They are now authorized to service our entire product range.
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NEW ORDER of MEYERWERFT Papenburg – 05/09

Once again, Meyerwerft in Papenburg has ordered 24 innovative davit systems for two big cruise liners from davit international. The vessels belong to a group of 5 cruise liners for Celebrity Cruises (Miami, USA), a subsidary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
The order includes 16 lifeboat davit systems, 6 life- / tender boat davit systems and 2 rescue boat davits for each vessel.
The first vessel will be delivered in 2010 and the second in 2011.

New employees – 04/09

We would like to welcome our new employees Johannes Pieper / engineering department and Arturo Castillo / after sales department.

Successful Prototype test – Davitsystem lifeboat for 270 persons – 03/09

davit international successfully completed a prototype test for a new generation of davit systems. Launching procedures and weight aspects were tested for lifeboats, which can carry up to 270 persons.
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New Managing Director – 03/09

On February 1^st, 2009, Mr. Ulrich Stabenow was appointed Managing Director of davit international. In the future, he will run the company together with the existing Managing Director, Mr. Fritz Hische.

New Order – 03/09

davit international has received a new order from Kraljevica/Croatia for the complete lifesaving equipment (boats and davits) of the Passenger Container Vessel -Desgagnés-.
This new vessel belongs to a Canadian Shipowner.
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Exhibitions 2009 – 02/09

This year we will exhibit at following shows:

– Europort Istanbul, Turkey 25.-28.03.09

– Neva St Petersburg, Russia 22.-25.09.09

– Kormarine Pusan, Korea 21.-24.10.09

– Marintec Shanghai, China 01.-04.12.09

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