FORAN has been the CAD/CAM software selected for the entire design of the vessel “Spring Aeolian”, an 83,000 DWT bulkcarrier considered the largest deadweight and cargo hold capacity PANAMAX bulkcarrier in the world.

The vessel, already launched, has been designed and built in Sanoyas Shipyard, a subsidiary company from Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation in Japan. FORAN is the main CAD toolset for their in-house design working group since middle 2007.

Zakład regazyfikacji skroplonego gazu ziemnego (LNG) Gate terminal zlokalizowany w Maasvlakte (Rotterdam) został uznany „Projektem roku” przez Europejski Instytut Budowlany (ang. European Construction Institute, ECI). Nagroda została przyznana przez Instytut w trakcie XXIII dorocznej Konferencji ECI, która odbyła się w Dusseldorfie w dniach 26 i 27 kwietnia. Instytut ECI jest jedyną w Europie międzynarodową siecią edukacyjną i doskonalenia w zakresie całego cyklu projektów inżynierii budowlanej.

The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification plant Gate terminal, located in Maasvlakte (Rotterdam) has been named ‘Project of the Year’ by the European Construction Institute (ECI). This award was announced by the Institute during the 23rd Annual ECI Conference that took place in Dusseldorf between April 26th and 27th. ECI is Europe’s only transnational learning and improvement network covering the entire project cycle for Engineering Construction.

SENER was the winning bidder for the ‘turnkey’ project for the new virtual reality (VR) room for the Navantia Factory in Cartagena. With capacity for 30 occupants and a fixed screen of 4 meters wide and 2.5 meters high, the room has the latest technology for virtual navigation. It is currently fully operational and is being used to visualize the virtual model of the S-80 submarine that is being developed by Navantia with the FORAN system, for the Spanish Navy.

Roberto Felipe has been appointed General Manager of the engineering and construction company SENER in Mexico, replacing Jose Manuel Belmonte. In his new role, his main task will be to take advantage of opportunities to participate in the development of the country's infrastructure, both in the Civil and Architecture and as in the Power, Oil and Gas fields, as well as in other opportunities in the Aerospace and Marine sectors.