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NewsFirst example of new waterjet control system now in service
MJP Waterjets of Sweden reports that the first delivery of the French EDA-R landing craft equipped with new MJP 650 CSUI jets was successfully completed and the vessel was recently handed over to the French Navy.
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NewsStricken NZ oil spill vessel breaks up
The stricken container vessel Rena, which ran aground off Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand last October, has finally broken up – creating fears of a further oil spill and more traffic disruption for the Port of Tauranga.
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NewsMAN packages for Chinese specialist ships
Two Chinese special purpose ship newbuildings will each feature a complete twin-screw MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package of two 6L32/40 four-stroke engines, gear boxes, propellers and propulsion control system.
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MTU and Navantia to formally cooperate in propulsion systems
German engine builder MTU Friedrichshafen and the Spanish shipyard Navantia have signed a strategic long-term agreement which extends the existing relationship that both companies have enjoyed over the last 40 years.
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NewsICS publishes new flag state table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest annual shipping industry flag state performance table, which collates various data available in the public domain.
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NewsElsflether wins battle over special repair
The small Elsflether Werft in north Germany has won a tender reportedly involving nine shipyards to bag the coveted €1million repair of the German Navy’s sail training ship ‘Gorch Fock’, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsABS classes US dual-fuel OSV newbuilds
Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the class society for its two new dual fuelled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being constructed at Trinity Offshore.
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Bunker supplier launches German brand
Marine fuel supplier OW Bunker has launched a new unified German brand, OW Bunker Germany, following the merger of its parent Wrist Group’s companies Wrist Bunker Supply and Wrist Worldwide Trading.
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NewsShareholders approve Hamworthy takeover
Wärtsilä has announced that, at the Court Meeting and General Meeting of Hamworthy plc held on 9 January in relation to its acquisition of Hamworthy, all resolutions received the strong support of shareholders.
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Keppel’s US subsidiary to build and upgrade deepwater semisubmersible
Keppel AmFELS, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, has secured a contract from Diamond Offshore to construct and upgrade a moored semisubmersible rig with delivery scheduled for 2013.
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NewsBridge simulator ordered by Danish Navy
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), acting on behalf of three naval training centres in Denmark, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply new bridge simulation facilities.
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NewsSeawater scrubber ordered for LPG carrier
Hamworthy Krystallon reports that it has agreed a significant contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply a scrubber system on an 84,000m3 Liquified Petroleum Gas tanker being constructed for Solvang.
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NewsGibdock pulls out the stops on repair project
Gibraltar repair yard Gibdock says that it was tasked with going the extra mile to complete a recent cruise ship drydocking within a very tight two-week timeframe.
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NewsEvacuation system ordered for fast ferries
Western Australian specialist in aluminium ship design and construction Austal has selected Survitec Zodiac escape slides for two47m fast ferries recently completed for Caribbean operator L’Express des Iles.
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NewsNew technical manager at DNVPS
DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) has appointed Charlotte Rojgaard as global technical manager, taking over from Dag Olav Halle who has returned to Norway to become a principal consultant with DNVPS.
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Class NK releases new free strength assessment software for container ships
ClassNK has released of a revised version, 2.5.0, of its direct strength assessment program for container carriers, PrimeShip-HULL (DSA)/Guideline for Containers.
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NewsABB brings diagnostics to UK marine market
ABB in the UK is making available to its marine customers a suite of services designed to accurately pinpoint the condition of large induction motors and electrical generators.
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MOL places order for ISHIN-III bulker
Mitsui OSK Lines has contracted a new Capesize bulker from Universal Shipbuilding Corp, that will adopt element technologies of the company’s next-generation vessel programme ISHIN-III to achieve high fuel efficiency.
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NewsDutch yard orders complete bridge system
Alewijnse Marine Systems reports that it has fulfilled an order for the delivery of a complete Raytheon Anschütz bridge system to Bodewes Shipyards, for its hull number 762, an 8,250dwt cargo vessel newbuild.
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Approval for ballast tank coating system
ClassNK has awarded type approval for what it believes to be the first alternative coating system under PSPC for ballast tanks to a single coating system manufactured by Nippon Paint Marine Coatings.
