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Exhibitions 2010 – 02/10

This year we will exhibit at following shows:

– Abu Dhabi Yachtshow, Abu Dhabi 25.-27.02.10

– SMM 2010 Hamburg, Germany 07.-10.09.10

Service Training – 02/10

The next Service Training will take place in week 08/10 with participants from Greece, Germany, Australia, Poland, Russia and Kasachstan. They will get the authorization to service all our products.
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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.

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 -Desgagn�s-.
This new vessel belongs to a Canadian Shipowner.
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davit international has been nominated for SEATRADE AWARD 2009 – 11/08

Thanks to our new davit system, type D-NPS.SP.35 for rescue- and workboats, d-i davit international gmbh has been nominated for Seatrade Award 2009; it has a working load of 35kN and a stored power unit. This smooth and slim A-Frame davit possesses an anti-pendulum system with docking head to absorb heavy roll and pitch movements during turning-out and turning-in of the boat. All mounted parts require very low maintenance.
This unique davit system has been put into service on the "Planet", a special SWATH vessel, owned by the German Government.

Service Training – 11/08

The next Service Training will take place with participants from France, Greece, Italy, UAE, Turkey and Estland. They will get the authorization to service all our products.
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Conversion of "Empress of the Sea" (built 1990) to "Empress" – 10/08

The renovated and renamed cruiseliner "Empress of the Sea, now belongs to Pullmann Tours.
For another safety modification davit international receives the order for 4 new life-tender boat davits.

Successful SMM Exhibition – 09/08

"Thank you" to all our customers, agents and service stations for visiting our stand at SMM 08 in Hall B5.
It was a successful exhibition with many interesting and important discussions and meetings.

New apprentice – 08/08

We would like to welcome Carsten Hische, our new industrial clerk apprentice.

NEW Viking Line Ferry with davit international equipment – 07/08

The next Viking Line Ferry will be built in Spain. The complete life-saving equipment has been ordered at davit international.
Four sets of lifeboat davit systems; one rescue boat crane, one fast rescue boat crane and all necessary boats will be delivered this year.
The previous ROPAX ferry „Viking XPRS“ from Viking Line is already in service with our davitsystems and boats.

Life-saving equipment on special Jack-up-Platform – 07/08

davit international has a new order for life-saving equipment on the Jack-up-Plattform „Windlift I“. We are delivering two lifeboat davit systems, one fast rescue boat davit system including all boats; two auxiliary cranes as well.
This Platform has been designed by BARD engineering group, Germany, and will be built at Western Shipbuilding Yard in Klaipeda. This kind of platform is designed to install wind turbines in the North Sea. It has a length of 102 meters and a width of 36 meters.

Yearly maintenance of Hooks by davit international – 06/08

Schat Harding has authorized all our service engineers to conduct the annual service for their hooks ARH and RRH. The training took place in Houton, The Netherlands. See: Certificate of Competence in Annual Servicing (PDF file, 234 KB)

Authorized Service Station of AC�BI France – 06/08

Two service engineers of davit international have finished their training at AC�BI FRANCE. davit-international is now authorized to repair and maintain all AC�BI plants and machineries.
ACEBI and davit international are member of ILAMA Group. See: Service Autorisation Certificate (PDF file, 513 KB)

New davit system type – 06/08

d-i davit international gmbh has delivered a new davit system type D-NPS.SP.35 for rescue- and workboats, with a working load of 35kN and a stored power unit. This smooth and slim A-Frame davit possesses an anti-pendulum system with docking head to absorb heavy roll and pitch movement during turning-out and turning-in of the boat. All mounted parts require very low-maintenance.
This davit system was supplied for the "Planet", a special SWATH vessel of the German Government.

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