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El Subcomité volvió a establecer un grupo de trabajo encargado de elaborar The Sub-Committee re-established a correspondence group to develop
las orientaciones generales para los equipos de navegación y comunica- general guidance for navigation and communication equipment intended
ción destinados a ser utilizados en buques que navegan en aguas polares. for use on ships operating in polar waters.

El Subcomité continúa desarrollando el proyecto de la posición de la OMI The Sub-Committee further developed the draft IMO position on
sobre cuestiones de radiocomunicaciones marítimas para presentarlo a maritime radiocommunication matters for submission to the World
la Conferencia Mundial de Radiocomunicaciones 2019 (CMR-19), que se Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), to be held in late 2019.
celebrará a fines de 2019. La CMR revisa y, de ser necesario, corrige, el Re- The WRC reviews, and, if necessary, revises, the Radio Regulations, the
glamento de Radiocomunicaciones, el tratado internacional que rige el uso international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum
del espectro de radiofrecuencias y las órbitas de satélites geoestacionarios and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits. This
y no geoestacionarios. Esto incluye el espectro de radiofrecuencia que se includes radio-frequency spectrum to be used for communication and
utilizará para los servicios de comunicación y navegación. n navigation services. n

Schottel Far East relocated to

new spacious facilities

The Schottel Singapore the market leader for electric
subsidiary has relocated to drives, and diesel-electric
its new and spacious facilities hybrid propulsion is gaining
next to the new shipyard significant traction in the Far
centre in southwestern East.”
Singapore. This heavy
investment shows Schottel’s Successful start in
strong interest in the long- Australia
term partnership with local
customers. The decision to establish
the wholly-owned Schottel
New: lifting capacity of Far East subsidiary Schottel
80 tonnes Australia in 2013 has proven
particularly worthwhile.
Schottel is enhancing its Mohamed Ghonem, Managing
commissioning, maintenance Director of Schottel Australia
and repair activities to meet and his service technician
current and future standards team are permanently
of propulsion systems. The new facilities are who have been trained on all Schottel products. stationed in the Western Australian town of
equipped to support this endeavour. They “We always aim to provide the entire range Fremantle. Around 50 Australian tugs are
incorporate a workshop with an 80-tonne of services in the region with our own people,” equipped with Schottel technology.
lifting capacity, two 40-tonne cranes that can explains Joachim Schein.
lift loads up to nine metres in height, and also a New training centre in Fremantle
crane with a lifting capacity of 6.3 tonnes. Service from Oceania to Australia
Schottel Australia has been operating a new
“This enables us to service and overhaul The territory covered by Schottel Far East training centre in Fremantle since September. In
Rudderpropellers up to approximately 3,500 spreads over approximately 20 countries. cooperation with Svitzer Australia, a simulator
kW in a professional environment,” says Joachim The German propulsion specialist has a with complete remote control hardware was
Schein, Managing Director of Schottel Far large installed base in the Asia Pacific and is put into operation there. “We train customers
East Pte Ltd. in Singapore, who has been for for instance very successful in the tug and comprehensively and market this service
Schottel in the city state since 2006. Part of the workboat market with more than 2,200 sold externally,” says Mohamed Ghonem. The first
new building is a warehouse with all common Schottel propulsors. interested parties have already booked the
Schottel spare parts, a sales area of almost simulator.
1,200 square metres and offices spanning 800 Some of the major customers include the port
square metres. authorities in Singapore and Indonesia who Expansion in promising areas
choose Schottel equipment for their tugs.
“Provide the entire range of services in Well-known shipyards in Singapore, Hong Kong The strategy pursued by Schottel Far East is
the region with our own people” and Vietnam are building tugs with Schottel clear and will even be strengthened by the new
technology, frequently for exporting around the premises: maintain and increase market shares,
Schottel Far East acts as the regional world. gain a competitive edge by providing local
Headquarters for the German propulsion service, support innovations and expand in new
specialist. Local partners are supported in their “Developments in the tug sector are exciting,” areas. As a result of more than four decades of
sales activities and provided with technical says Joachim Schein. Stringent environmental long-term good relationships with customers,
consulting and services. Ten of the around 30 regulations in China or Australia, for example, good products and good work the company is
employees in Singapore are service engineers are giving hybrid technology a boost. “China is well-established in the region. n

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