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Market NewsNautisk Aberdeen moves to new Waterloo Quay premisesGlobal chart distributor Nautisk has moved to new office premises in Aberdeen as the UK-based hub continues to expand following its establishment 18 months ago.In addition, Nautisk’s Aberdeen team has also grown with the addition of three new members of staff in Customer Services and Technical Support.Commercial Manager Lloyd Ferguson said: “Opening our office in Aberdeen in 2015 allowed us to layour foundations and strengthen our offerings to both the Oil and Gas sector and shipping industry, providing a vital link to customers operating in the UK and Northern Europe.“Over the past year or so, we have concentrated primarily on introducingourselves to the local market and the rest of the UK. We continue to expand and build new relationships with key players in the offshore sector.”The Aberdeen office has a growing portfolio of customers, many of whom use Nautisk on a daily basis for services including quotations and sales orders, charts and publications, chart correcting, Technical Support and Customer Service.Mr Ferguson added: “The industry has been through a testing period over the past few years which has resulted in cut-backs and redundancies. However, this climate has been seen by manyas an opportunity to re-emerge and restructure business models.“Global shipping now has a chance to reinvent itself and as such, we havechanged the way we approach new business by positioning ourselves to be unique through customer incentives and efficient cost saving measures.”Nautisk’s new office is located within the new Waterloo Quay development overlooking the harbour front and is centrally located within the city with easy transport links for customers visiting the office.Nautisk has been supplying maritime charts and publications to the merchant marine since 1896,with a strong focus on the shipping market since its beginnings as the chart division of NHST. It has a global network of offices covering key shipping routes and markets, including Europe, the US and Asia. uSmart and green sustainable lighting“Recent research and rapid developments in the field of LED illumination is bringing upon us an intelligent green LED lighting revolution that will help us saveour planet,” said Vincent Lim, Chairman, BH Global Corporation. LEDs have an operational life time expectation of up to 100,000 hours – equivalent to 11 years of 24/7 operation,with maintenance costs and time-consuming replacement thus largely reduced.Singapore-based Beng Hui Marine Electrical, part of BH Global, offers, offers a range of marine and offshore electrical supplies, including LED lighting solutions that provide green and innovative energy-efficient technologies and meet the demands of the harsh marine and offshore environment.Along with the life time expectation, Mr Lim said LED lights have outstanding energy efficiency when compared withconventional lightings – as high as 90% when compared with incandescent lamps – they are light and compact, contain no toxic materials, are 100% recyclable and able to operate in extreme hot and cold temperatures – up to 50°C and as low as -50°C “which conventional fluorescent lightings are incapable of achieving – this is ideal for vessels in the Arctic region.”“Because LED lights are extremely durable and resistant to vibrations, they also make great outdoor lighting systems for rough conditions especially in the marine and offshore industry,” said Mr Lim.Smart LED lights can be designed in any shape, with dimming, flashing, colour-changing and other controllable features and can be integrated easily into other electronic monitoring systems such as surveillance, anti-piracy or other IoT systems to enhance the safety and security at sea. u58 | The Ship Supplier | Issue 70 2016