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    Design contract awarded for six Canadian ferries

    2011-01-27T12:17:00Z

    Six new ferries for the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada are one step closer to construction with the awarding of a design contract to Fleetway, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based naval architecture, marine and electrical engineering firm.

  • At the signing of the EMC agreement at Nakilat’s office in Doha, Qatar: Muhammad Ghannam (right) managing director of Nakilat, and Michael Petersen – head of EMC Copenhagen MAN Diesel & Turbo
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    MAN PrimeServ’s EMC makes breakthrough

    2011-01-27T12:15:00Z

    Nakilat’s wholly owned fleet of LNG ships is now covered by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, after an EMC maintenance agreement signed with STASCO, the shipping division of Royal Dutch Shell, which manages the Nakilat ships.

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    ClassNK sets new record

    2011-01-27T12:07:00Z

    ClassNK announced its final register statistics for 2010, revealing that nearly 20 million gross tons were added to the class society’s register this past year.

  • John Caballero
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    McMurdo appoints new Americas sales director

    2011-01-27T09:19:00Z

    UK safety equipment manufacturer, McMurdo, has appointed John Caballero to the new role of sales director for the Americas, with responsibility for growing the McMurdo and Kannad Marine brands in North and South America.

  • Cat M 32 C common rail engines have been chosen for two ferry newbuildings
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    Caterpillar powers new car ferries

    2011-01-26T14:20:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide combined propulsion systems for two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds.

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    New deepwater drillship for Pride

    2011-01-26T12:50:00Z

    Pride International recently announced that the company has dedicated and accepted delivery of the ‘Deep Ocean Mendocino’, the third new deepwater drillship to be added to the Pride International fleet.

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    Chinese yard clinches tanker pair

    2011-01-26T12:48:00Z

    Jo Tankers in Norway recently ordered two 30.000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers of IMOI/II/III notation from Mingde Heavy Industry in China with delivery from mid-year 2013.

  • Main engine
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    FLAGSHIP TCI improves engine performance monitoring

    2011-01-26T12:47:00Z

    FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport project part-funded by the EU, has developed a monitoring system that applies the Technical Condition Indexing scheme (TCI) to help a ship’s crew monitor and improve the technical condition of the engines.

  • Schat-Harding SeaCure hook
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    Schat-Harding calls for consensus

    2011-01-26T12:45:00Z

    Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding says IMO and the shipping industry need to move more quickly to a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues which have important consequences for the safety of seafarers.

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    Aluminium foam plates to cut weight of ships

    2011-01-26T12:43:00Z

    Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology in Chemnitz, Germany have experimented with an aluminium powder that could replace steel plates in vessels and reduce their weight by up to 30%.

  • Alphaliner’s conceptuptualised drawing of the 18,000 TEU ultra large container ship
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    Maersk ULCSs may trigger capacity race

    2011-01-25T16:28:00Z

    Maersk’s rumoured order for 18,000 TEU containerships could change the competitive landscape for the container carriers, with the new designs expected to breach existing vessel dimensions in a significant way.

  • Trine Haug Hansen
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    Wilhelmsen appoints customer services manager

    2011-01-25T15:53:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service has created a key post at the company’s headquarters in Oslo with the appointment of Trine Haug Hansen as international customer services manager.

  • Artist impression of the 35m catamaran ferries ordered by Xhuhai High Speed Ferry
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    China orders Incat Crowther cats

    2011-01-25T13:16:00Z

    Incat Crowther has recently won two separate design contracts with the Chinese shipbuilder AFAI Shipyard.

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    Eniram to increase Azipod efficiency

    2011-01-25T13:12:00Z

    Eniram Ltd, the Finnish provider of advanced decision support systems for the shipping industry, will be integrating its pod optimization technology into the ABB’s Azipod propulsion system for newbuild vessels as well as retrofit projects.

  • Meyer’s latest tanker – one of two specialist vessels recently booked by German yards
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    Germans reveal more newbuild orders

    2011-01-24T19:22:00Z

    Two of Germany’s most prominent shipyard groups - P&S Yards and Meyer Werft - have announced new orders for ship types seen as crucial for the future survival of specialist European shipbuilding, writes Tom Todd.

  • The UT 755 CD PSV design ordered by PaxOcean
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    Paxocean orders PSV pair

    2011-01-24T17:11:00Z

    Rolls-Royce recently received an order from Singapore-based offshore company PaxOcean to provide the ship design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for two platform supply vessels.

  • Impression of the  MT 6009 L multi-purpose offshore support vessel design
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    Kleven gets Olympic MPSV order

    2011-01-24T16:54:00Z

    Olympic Shipping in Norway has entered into a contract for delivery of one multi-purpose offshore support vessel at Myklebust Verft, a yard in the Kleven Maritime group in Norway, for delivery in September 2011.

  • The suction hopper dredger ‘Congo River’ sliding down the slipway
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    Dutch launch Belgian dredger

    2011-01-24T12:45:00Z

    The launch ceremony for the 30,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Congo River’ took place recently at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.

  • Artist impression of the new offshore wind-farm maintenance vessel concept
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    Wind-farm mother ship concept launched

    2011-01-21T17:26:00Z

    Anglo-Dutch naval architect company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance (WFM) vessel concept.

  • Nigel Cleave, Videotel CEO
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    Videotel appoints new CEO

    2011-01-20T15:36:00Z

    Videotel Marine International, a provider of maritime training systems, has appointed Nigel Cleave to the role of Chief Executive Officer.