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    Another deepwater semi-submersible rig order for Keppel

    2011-12-22T12:20:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Fernvale has secured a contract worth about $809 million from Urca Drilling, a subsidiary of Sete Brasil, for the design and construction of a semisubmersible drilling rig based on Keppel''s proprietary DSSTM 38E design.

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    MAIB reports on QM2 explosion

    2011-12-21T17:14:00Z

    The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released the result of its investigations into a failure of a capacitor, part of the diesel-electric propulsion system of the cruise ship ‘Queen Mary 2’.

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    Flag state accepts digital documentation

    2011-12-21T17:13:00Z

    UK-based digital documentation company Regs4ships says that its digital maritime regulations service has been officially recognised as an electronic equivalent to the Antigua & Barbuda Carriage of Nautical Publications requirements.

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    BV completes first energy management systems audit for Stena’s shipmanager

    2011-12-21T17:13:00Z

    Classification society Bureau Veritas reports that it has completed the first certification audit of any shipping company to the new standard ISO 50001- 2011 - Energy Management Systems.

  • Stena has focused on better energy management on board its vessels for many years so the ISO 5001 is the icing on the cake
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    World’s first ISO 50001 certification for shipping

    2011-12-21T14:39:00Z

    Bureau Veritas has completed the world''s first shipping company certification audit to the new standard ISO 50001 – 2011 Energy Management Systems.

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    Regs4ships surveyors approved to represent Flag State of Malta

    2011-12-21T08:00:00Z

    Digital ship documentation company Regs4ships has announced that its senior surveyor Mark Robinson and surveyor Robert Aldous have been appointed as government ship surveyors for Transport Malta (Maritime).

  • The E.ON contract has moved Jan De Nul into the renewables industry Photo: E.ON
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    Jan De Nul moves into renewables

    2011-12-20T17:21:00Z

    The Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, construction and installation of 16 concrete foundations for an E.ON offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

  • There are more available deterrents than live ammunition, such as pressurised air launchers which can give a 'scaled' reaction
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    The right to bear arms?

    2011-12-20T15:26:00Z

    The fight against piracy has been heating up, with increasing numbers of arms and live ammunition deployed on commercial vessels – but there are still very divided opinions on the matter.

  • Schat-Harding is promising to help owners with IMO lifeboat hook compliance
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    Navigating the safety rulebook

    2011-12-20T15:26:00Z

    Further than just making the process of keeping crews safe with well maintained equipment easier, companies like Schat-Harding are promising to help owners navigate the turbulent waters of legislation and IMO rules.

  • MS Nordlys lists heavily at the quayside at Ålesund
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    Innovation answers the call

    2011-12-20T15:26:00Z

    There’s a couple of companies that keep coming up time and again in connection with good, innovative safety devices that not only save lives, but money.

  • A small boat is dwarfed by the side of the ship attending its rescue
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    Going to the rescue

    2011-12-20T15:25:00Z

    Dag Pike was aboard an 80ft catamaran in the wide open Atlantic when it started to crack. Here he explains how a container ship’s answer to the distress call underscores a very modern problem.

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    Jurong Shipyard breaks ground for new facility in Brazil

    2011-12-20T11:52:00Z

    Singapore group Sembcorp Marine reports that its subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has broken ground at its Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz facility, the Group’s first overseas integrated new yard in Espirito Santo, Brazil.

  • Farstad Shipping is one of the partners in the DNV-led Norwegian offshore energy efficiency partnership
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    DNV helps raise offshore energy efficiency

    2011-12-20T11:25:00Z

    Det Norske Veritas reports that a project, involving seven Norwegian offshore shipping companies, has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry.

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    New CAD/CAM module cuts risk in design

    2011-12-20T11:25:00Z

    Aveva has released a new product, as part of its marine portfolio, which aims to simplify complex ship designs through the managed subdivision of ship spaces and automatic layout drawings.

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    Bunker supplier warns of impending Turkish fuel sulphur limits

    2011-12-20T06:00:00Z

    OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has highlighted potential safety issues that ship owners and operators will face in Turkish waters when new local sulphur legislation comes into force from 1 January 2012.

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    Ro-pax ship to be converted for offshore use

    2011-12-20T05:00:00Z

    Sembawang Shipyard of Singapore has secured a $140 million contract from Equinox Offshore Accommodation to convert a ro-pax vessel to a DP2 accommodation and repair vessel (ARV).

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    Norwegian group in BWTS and pump agreements

    2011-12-19T18:50:00Z

    Norwegian company Ing Per Gjerdrum AS (PG Marine) has entered into an agreement with offshore support operator DOF for the implementation of ballast water treatment systems on a “large number” of ships in the 70-strong fleet of DOF and its subsidiaries.

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    Acquisition of satcom provider Vizada by EADS Group’s Astrium completed

    2011-12-19T18:22:00Z

    The takeover of satellite communicatuions service provider Vizada by aerospace communications company Astrium has now been completed, and Vizada’s activities will now be integrated into EADS Group company Astrium Services.

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    GPA wins research ship design contract

    2011-12-19T17:31:00Z

    Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) has announced the award of a contract to deliver the regulatory design and detail/production design for a new US research vessel.

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    Two join US naval architect firm

    2011-12-19T17:29:00Z

    Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates has appointed Joseph E. Payne as the electrical department manager and chief electrical engineer, and Eric Engelbrecht as project manager.