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  • Representatives of Wärtsilä and its Chinese licensees at the recent signing ceremony in Shanghai, left to right: Liu Shuangzhi, CSTC; Guo Yabin, GMD; Zhang Haisen, CME; Kimihiko Sugiura, CMD; Gu Jitong, HHM; Martin Wernli, Wärtsilä; Wu Shu, DMD;...
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    Wärtsilä renews Chinese licenses

    2012-12-22T11:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed new licence agreements with seven of its long-term Chinese partners: four companies in the CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corp) group, and three from CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation).

  • Nordic yards – turned the corner after previous difficulties
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    Good news for German yard group

    2012-12-22T09:44:00Z

    Nordic Yards, in Wismar and Warnemünde, have received an order for two icebreaking, rescue and salvage ships from the Russian Ministry of Transport, for use on the Arctic sea route, and offshore oil and gas fields.

  • Fincantieri claims leadership in the world high-tech shipbuilding market, following an agreement to acquire a majority holding in STX OSV
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    Fincantieri to acquire STX OSV

    2012-12-21T08:55:00Z

    Fincantieri says that it is set to double in size, following the signature of an agreement with STX OSV under which the Italian shipbuilding group will acquire a majority shareholding in STX Europe subsidiary STX OSV.

  • The 'Clear Sky' class gas-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier design
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    LR approval for Chinese LNG bulker design

    2012-12-21T06:00:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register says that it has provided approval in principle (AIP) for the new ‘Clean Sky’ bulk carrier design incorporating an LNG-as-fuel system.

  • Production of low speed engines at another Wärtsilä Chinese joint venture plant – now to be joined by medium speed engine production at Zhuhai
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    New Wärtsilä joint venture in China

    2012-12-21T05:30:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power (YCMP), a subsidiary of Guangxi Yuchai Group, have signed an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture for manufacturing medium-speed marine engines in Zhuhai City, China.

  • Another MT 6022 from Kleven for Olympic
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    Olympic orders Kleven OCV

    2012-12-20T16:49:00Z

    Kleven of Norway has announced that Olympic Shipping has contracted for the delivery of a another offshore construction vessel to the MT 6022 MK II design, by MarinTeknikk. Delivery is scheduled for March 2014.

  • Oceana docks at Blohm + Voss
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    British Cruise Ship overhauled in Hamburg

    2012-12-20T15:41:00Z

    P&O Cruises’ 77,499gt ''Oceana'' was returning to service Thursday (20 Dec) after an eight day stay at German yard Blohm + Voss Repair which included thruster and stabiliser overhaul, writes Tom Todd.

  • The MT6022 design vessel will be built at the Kleven yard in Norway
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    DeepOcean to charter new OSCV

    2012-12-20T15:32:00Z

    Norway’s subsea service provider, DeepOcean, has entered into a contract with Rem Ship AS for the long term charter of an advanced multifunctional offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV).

  • Island Offshore has ordered a multipurpose Ulstein SX121 OSV
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    Another Ulstein design for Island Offshore

    2012-12-20T14:22:00Z

    Ulstein is to build a new multifunctional offshore ship for Island Offshore and its US partner Edison Chouest Offshore. The ship will be to Ulstein’s SX121 design, and the contract includes an option for an additional vessel.

  • DNV CEO Henrik Madsen, who will act as CEO of the new combined company says, “our customers will benefit from an increased service offering”
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    DNV and GL join to form mega-class society

    2012-12-20T13:59:00Z

    Oslo-based classification society Det Norske Veritas has announced that it has concluded an agreement to merge with another major class society, Germanischer Lloyd. The new entity will be known as DNV GL Group.

  • Happy Christmas from The Motorship
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    Wishing you a Merry Christmas

    2012-12-20T12:14:00Z

    The team at The Motorship wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

  • The new VS 4725 DSV from Wärtsilä Ship Design will be built for Subsea 7 by HHI in Korea
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    Wärtsilä supplies design for Subsea 7 DSV

    2012-12-20T09:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a contract for the design of a new type of diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7, an engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy industry.

  • The trial found that the software reduced fuel consumption by 5.8%
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    Bore proves SEEMP software delivers savings

    2012-12-19T17:29:00Z

    Global shipping company, Bore, recently announced the results of its trial of Finnish marine solutions company, NAPA’s electronic ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) software, ahead of the IMO’s SEEMP legislation becoming mandatory from January 2013.

  • The Peene Shipyard has a new owner
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    Lürssen buys Peene Shipyard

    2012-12-19T17:03:00Z

    The Bremen based Lürssen Group is to buy the Peene shipyard in Wolgast, junior partner in the insolvent P+S Werften Group, according to insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann.

  • The new vessels will provide support in the South China Sea and Bohai Bay
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    Wärtsilä oilfield ships for COSL

    2012-12-19T16:17:00Z

    Wärtsilä Ship Designs has won a contract to design six offshore oilfield ships for China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).

  • Nordseewerke when it used to build ships
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    Hopes raised for former NSW yard in Emden

    2012-12-19T15:19:00Z

    German reports say an offer has been made for the insolvent German offshore wind farm components builder SIAG Nordseewerke - the former NSW Shipyard - writes Tom Todd.

  • Wärtsilä CEO Björn Rosengren – under US pressure to explain the company’s alleged links with the Iranian regime
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    Wärtsilä under fire in US over Iran links

    2012-12-19T12:19:00Z

    UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran, a US-based organisation that seeks to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapons capability) has called on Wärtsilä to end its, according to UANI, “irresponsible” business activities.

  • Arno Dunkerque – joins Sobrena in the Damen empire
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    Damen Group adds another French yard

    2012-12-19T11:30:00Z

    The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has announced that it has acquired another French shipyard, the Arno Dunkerque repair yard, the only repair and conversion facility in France’s third-largest port.

  • Another Russian icebreaker order for Arctech Helsinki
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    Arctech gets Russian icebreaker order

    2012-12-19T11:30:00Z

    Arctech Helsinki Shipyard says it has been awarded a joint contract with OJCS Vyborg Shipyard, worth about €100 million, to build a 16MW icebreaker for the Russian Ministry of Transport.

  • The Cummins-powered ‘Arctic’ is operating in the Northern Caspian Sea
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    High-speed diesel power for AHTS fleet

    2012-12-18T16:29:00Z

    UK-based Silverburn Shipping has chosen a pair of 2,200bhp Cummins QSK60-M Tier 2 high speed diesels to power a new AHTS designed for service in the Caspian Sea.