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Standard Drilling orders four more Keppel jack-up rigs
Keppel FELS has received a repeat order worth $772 million from existing customer Standard Drilling, for four KFELS B Class rigs. Deliveries are scheduled between August 2013 and July 2014.
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NewsSpecialist jobs for German repair yards
Two Weser-based ship repair yards – Bremerhavener Dock (Bredo) and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) - have added specialist plum overhaul contracts to already busy workloads.
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“World’s largest” liftboat ordered
PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan of Singapore and the Levingston Corporation of the USA have contracted to build a Levingston-designed 415WC jack-up mobile offshore unit which, with 415ft legs, is said to be the largest yet.
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IMO asked to consider wind in EEDI
Skysails technical director Stephen Brabeck told the Motorship propulsion and emissions conference that Germany has requested IMO to consider wind power when calculating a ship’s energy efficiency design index (EEDI).
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NewsGL launches Korean language website
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) says that it has dealt with the Korean shipbuilding community for almost 35 years, and hopes to reinforce its links by providing clients in Korea with the latest updates in their own language.
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NewsAHC cranes ordered for OCV newbuild
Cargotec’s MacGregor division has secured an order to supply two active heave-compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritime''s large offshore construction vessel (OCV) on order at Bergen Group Fosen in Norway.
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NewsFive-year safety equipment agreement concluded
Chemring Marine, which specialises in marine distress signals, reports that it has secured a five-year contract to supply its Pains Wessex and Comet products to the Survitec Group.
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NewsOnline ECDIS training developed
Hamburg-based company Safebridge has introduced what it describes as a “breakthrough online solution for type-specific ECDIS training”, developed in co-operation with the equipment manufacturers.
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Greek owner orders five newbuild boxships
Costamare has announced the conclusion of shipbuilding contracts and charter agreements for five newbuild containerships of about 8,800 TEU capacity, to be built at Sungdong Shipyard in Korea.
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NewsConference kicks off in dual-fuel style
The 33rd Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference has got underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, with nearly 150 attendees settling down to listen to a wide range of original and topical presentations.
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Still more jack-up orders for Keppel
Keppel FELS reports new contracts, valued at around $393 million, to build two high-specification KFELS B Class Bigfoot jack-up rigs from returning customer Gulf Drilling International (GDI) of Qatar.
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Work starts on first Chinese-designed PSV
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group reports that its Zhejiang Shipyard has now started work on the manufacture of the SPP17 PSV series of offshore support vessel for Bourbon of France.
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NewsInland shipping holds the ACES
Damen Shipyards has announced the completion of development of its air chamber energy saving (ACES) technology, following trials based on an inland waterways tanker vessel.
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BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys sold to Braemar
The business and assets of BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys, which incorporates The Salvage Association and Murray Fenton, have been acquired by Braemar Shipping Services.
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NewsPanama orders another dredger
Dutch company IHC Merwede has announced a contract valued at around $43 million, for the design and construction of a backhoe dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).
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NewsGerman yards turn out rare newbuilds
Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), which claims to be the leading builder of ro-ro ships, has named two ships of a new type and handed over one of them at a ceremony in Flensburg.
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NewsLighting system developed for cargo holds
Cargotec has recently introduced a new lighting system for cargo holds, MacLux, to its MacGregor range. MacLux is claimed to be resistant to vibration, temperature changes and corrosive environments.
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NewsDesign agreement for Canadian bulkers to be built in China
Finnish design office Deltamarin has announced an agreement with Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry to provide the design for seven new Equinox class self unloading and gearless bulk carriers to be built for Algoma Central Corporation and the Canadian Wheat Board.
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NewsRobotic welder developed for ship block construction
Finnish welding equipment company Kemppi and Danish automation company Inrotech say they have joined forces to offer an improved welding system for shipyards.
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DNV survey shows bunker quality woes
A survey of nearly 100 clients by DNV Petroleum Services shows that the vast majority had experienced bunker quality issues over the past year. Additionally, the situation with low sulphur fuel in ECAs still presents potential problems.
