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    Ulstein is expanding

    2011-04-15T14:13:00Z

    Ulstein’s design & solutions business area is growing, following the acquisition of engineering consultancy services company West Maritime.

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    Tognum board considers Rolls-Royce and Daimler offer "inadequate"

    2011-04-15T13:48:00Z

    The Board of Tognum Group, parent company of MTU, has issued a statement about the proposed acquisition of the group by Daimler and Rolls-Royce.

  • Tore Forsmo, director of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
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    The future is bright in Norway

    2011-04-15T13:48:00Z

    The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) says it has initiated two programmes to support future talent a t a time when the global maritime industry is still surviving the impact of the financial crisis.

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    Taking out the politics

    2011-04-14T16:09:00Z

    John Aitken, Secretary General, Shipping Emissions Abatement and Trading (SEAaT) considers the political moves behind the MARPOL regulations

  • Sembawang Shipyard and Ecospec sign the cooperation agreement
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    Sembcorp and Ecospec sign agreement

    2011-04-14T14:20:00Z

    Sembawang Shipyard has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Ecospec Global Technology to provide customised environmental solutions to the marine and offshore industry.

  • Swire Blue Ocean’s turbine installation ship, being built in Korea to a KEH design
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    Fair winds drive designer forward

    2011-04-14T13:53:00Z

    Danish naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, Knud E. Hansen (KEH) reports that it is gaining considerable business from the offshore wind energy sector.

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    GL looks for increased software presence in Asia

    2011-04-14T13:28:00Z

    Germanischer Lloyd''s says that its software unit GL Maritime Software is particularly appealing to many of Asia''s ship owners, operators and mangers as they are thirsty for tools to help achievemore efficient ship operation and management.

  • The IPCO fuel treatment equipment
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    Homogeniser system shows promise

    2011-04-13T14:34:00Z

    Dutch-flagged vessel Sunergon is the first ship to be equipped with a fuel treatment system under a benefit sharing agreement from IPCO Power of The Netherlands.

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    ClassNK chairman wants class to lead on GHGs

    2011-04-13T11:16:00Z

    ClassNK chairman and president Noboru Ueda has called for class societies to play a more central role in the maritime industry’s ongoing efforts to reduce maritime GHG emissions.

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    Golar orders LNG carriers from Samsung

    2011-04-13T10:08:00Z

    Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea has announced that it has entered into a contract, said to be worth $800 million, to build four new liquefied natural gas carrier ships for UK-based Golar LNG Energy.

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    Bunkering operator opts for fleet management software

    2011-04-13T10:08:00Z

    Greek oil and shipping company Aegean Bunkering Services has decided to implement Germanischer Lloyd''s fleet management software suite GL ShipManager and GL FleetAnalyzer.

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    Ro-ro access technology ordered for specialist ships

    2011-04-13T10:08:00Z

    Cargotec has announced an order for MacGregor ro-ro cargo access equipment for two multi role vessels under construction at the German yard P+S Werften in Stralsund for ferry operator DFDS Seaways.

  • Patrick Havil: "the industry needs a new generation of marine lubricants"
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    Slow steaming and emissions controls put pressure on lubricants

    2011-04-13T10:08:00Z

    Total Lubmarine experts have pointed out that slow steaming requires specific performance lubricants, while cleaner fuels require bespoke detergent and lower basicity lubricating oils

  • Three very dissimilar IMC ferries, however all based on one parametric design model. Freedom of choice includes fuel options such as LNG, to comply with future emission rules
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    Innovative ferry concepts unveiled

    2011-04-13T09:19:00Z

    Wartsila Ship Power and Deltamarin have unveiled the result of their cooperation, announced in October 2010, in the development of a series of innovative ferry designs.

  • Damen’s Twin Axe-bow catamaran for wind farm service operations
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    Wind farm catamaran unveiled

    2011-04-12T19:24:00Z

    Damen Shipyards of The Netherlands says that it is currently finalising the first ‘Twin Axe’ catamaran to support offshore wind farms.

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    DNV qualifies Arctic operations

    2011-04-12T19:22:00Z

    DNV (Det Norske Veritas) has announced the hand over of its Statement of Qualification to qualify Polarcus’ Arctic operating procedures according to industry best practice and relevant standards.

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    Keppel bags S$240 million global contracts

    2011-04-12T19:20:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Singapore, has clinched new contracts totalling S$240 million from international customers.

  • ‘Umm Salal’, first of a new series of 13,500 TEU container ships
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    First A13 class containership delivered

    2011-04-12T19:18:00Z

    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has taken delivery of its first 13,500 TEU capacity container vessel, Umm Salal, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.

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    Seadrill orders new ultra-deepwater drillship

    2011-04-12T19:16:00Z

    Seadrill has exercised an option to build a further new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at the Samsung yard in South Korea.

  • Golar Frost prior to conversion into an FSRU
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    DW-Dubai gets first FSRU conversion project

    2011-04-12T16:14:00Z

    Drydocks World - Dubai is carrying out its first floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU) conversion job, known as the FSRU Livorno project.