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NewsMaritime Progress produces multi language posters
Maritime Progress has produced multi language marine posters for crew members whose first language is not English.
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Troms and STX sign letter of intent for design and build of large PSV
STX OSV Holdings says that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Troms Offshore for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel, to STX’s PSV07 design, which Troms will charter to Statoil.
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NewsGE Marine appoints marketing director
GE Marine has announced the appointment of Jeremy Barnes as commercial marine marketing director.
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NewsMHI vessel wins award
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded the ‘Ship of the Year 2011’ award by Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE) for its ro-ro ship, ‘Tønsberg’.
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NewsSTX OSV secures subsea ship contract
STX OSV Holdings has announced that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a large, advanced offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) for Ocean Installer and Solstad Offshore.
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NewsNew marine building for University
Plymouth University recently received the keys to a new £19m marine building constructed by UK firm, Leadbitter.
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NewsScrap or cold lay-up planned for 10-20 MOL bulkers
Japanese operator Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced plans for scrapping or cold lay-up of 10 to 20 Capesize bulkers, of 15 years or older, in consideration of this fiscal year’s worsening market trends.
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NewsFlensburger books first offshore ships
German ro-ro specialist Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has topped recent successes by taking its first orders for offshore vessels and says it expects further orders soon in the ro-ro and ro-pax sector.
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News32-genset order from Swire for MAN
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order to supply the gensets for a series of eight diesel-electric offshore newbuildings recently ordered by Swire Pacific Offshore Operations, to be built at Japanese and Brazilian yards.
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NewsNew performance lists for flag states
The Paris MoU Committee has approved its 2011 inspection port state control results and its new performance lists for flag states and recognised organisations will take effect from 1 July 2012.
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NewsRescue package takes shape for yard group
A complex financial rescue package is being put together to help cash-strapped German shipyard group P+S Werften meet what reports now say is a cash shortfall of more than €300 million.
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NewsHybrid E-KOTUG launch
Europe’s first hybrid tugboat was launched recently at this year’s well known ‘Herring Party’ in Rotterdam.
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NewsCammell Laird wins ferry contract
Cammell Laird has won a multi-million pound contract to build two new vessels for Western Ferries’ Gourock to Dunoon route.
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NewsHydrex repairs propeller blades
Hydrex divers and technicians have carried out underwater repairs on a 290m container vessel in Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
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NewsEcospeed for Staten Island ferry
A second Staten Island ferry has been given the Ecospeed treatment in Virginia, US – the underwater hull of ''Sen. John J. Marchi'' has been coated to optimise fuel efficiency and increase hydrodynamic efficiency.
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NewsManagement system order for ABB
ABB has won an order from Rickmers Group in Germany to supply energy and fleet management systems for five multi-purpose vessels.
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NewsNapier appoints Royston as service agent
Diesel engine service company Royston has been appointed as UK service centre for Napier turbochargers, ensuring that Napier customers in the UK receive only official spare parts from the Napier factory.
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NewsRT-flex50 tested with repositioned turbo
Wärtsilä says that it has successfully tested an RT-flex50 engine with the turbocharger installed on the driving end side, increasing the possibility of fitting the engine to other ship types, particularly smaller vessels.
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NewsPerkins introduces new marine range
A new range of small high-speed diesel engines has been launched by the Wimborne, UK-based Perkins Marine Power Centre. The six-cylinder in-line turbocharged units are based on the 6.6 litre Perkins 1106 series platform.
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NewsGerman yard beefs up repair sector
German shipyard Nobiskrug is beefing up its already potent repair and conversion activities in all sectors and has appointed a new manager to head up the expansion, writes Tom Todd.
