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NewsFormer LR top man becomes chairman of Maritime London
UK maritime services promotional body Maritime London has appointed David Moorhouse CBE as its chairman. The former Lloyd’s Register chairman replaces Robert Woods CBE who has served a three year term of office, and will now become Maritime London’s vice-chairman.
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Shipping facing a challenging year
Leading accountant and shipping industry adviser Moore Stephens says the shipping sector faces a challenging year in 2011, with freight rates under pressure, crew costs continuing to rise and the banks closely monitoring the future viability of poor performers.
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NewsViking signs up Stolt Tankers
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment in Esbjerg, Denmark, the marine and fire safety equipment manufacturer, is on a winning streak with its innovative ‘shipowner agreement’ servicing contracts being snapped up by shipowners.
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NewsLR issues first MLC certificate
The first ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) certificate of compliance ‘pre-convention’, ahead of entry into force, has been awarded to a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker ‘Kraslava’ operated by the Riga-based LSC Shipmanagement SIA.
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IMCA issues toolbox talk DVD
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has developed a DVD to help describing the process of the key points involved in a job before it begins which can bring huge benefits.
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Caspian Sea drill ship ordered
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has been awarded a drill ship order by a South Korean consortium led by the state-run Korea National Oil Corporation.
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NewsUK trimaran design for Atlantic record
A concept design for an 80m trimaran powered by a gas turbine engine has been produced by a UK company, with the aim of crossing the Atlantic in less than two days, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsBAE systems develops anti-pirate device
BAE Systems in the UK has successfully demonstrated a prototype device that will serve as an effective non-lethal deterrent against pirate attacks on commercial vessels.
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NewsDutch naval contract for Converteam
Converteam has recently announced a significant order from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding to supply an integrated vessel energy plant (IVEP) for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s new joint support ship (JSS).
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VLCC success for Hamworthy pumps
Fluid-handling specialist Hamworthy has signed a contract with marine equipment purchaser Hua Hai Engineering & Equipment Co., Ltd to deliver pump room systems for installation on four VLCCs to be constructed in China.
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NewsCarnival wins US court action against Rolls-Royce
Maritime law firm Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli reports that it has obtained a $24 million dollar verdict for Carnival Cruise Lines against Rolls-Royce. According to the law firm’s statement, Rolls Royce was found guilty of fraud by a unanimous jury verdict.
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Oceansaver gets new owners
BW Ventures and Investinor AS have made an agreement to acquire OceanSaver, one of the largest ballast water management (BWM) system providers in the world.
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WSS acquires Nalfleet
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA’s subsidiary, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nalfleet for $41 million.
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Rongsheng pinning hopes on boxships
The Shanghai-based Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, China’s largest private shipbuilder, expects containership orders to rise this year as world trade hopefully rebounds from the global recession.
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NewsSTX delivers ‘Spirit of Britain’
Today, the car-passenger ferry ‘Spirit of Britain’ was delivered by STX Europe’s Rauma shipyard to P&O ferries. Her sister ship, the ‘Spirit of France’, will be delivered from Rauma shipyard in September 2011.
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ClassNK continues expansion
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has opened two new exclusive surveyor offices in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Diamond orders ultra-deepwater drillship
Diamond Offshore Drilling recently entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for construction of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with delivery scheduled for late in the second quarter of 2013.
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NewsFirst of P&O ferry pair delivered from STX Finland
Vehicle/passenger ferry newbuilding ‘Spirit of Britain’ has been handed over by STX Europe’s Rauma shipyard. The ship is scheduled to enter service with P&O Ferries between Dover and Calais at the end of January.
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Colombo yard wins order for MPSV
Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has won an optional contract to build a third multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSV) for Greatship Global Offshore Services of Singapore, a subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL).
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NewsMAN to power new Chinese rescue ships
MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply two twin-screw complete propulsion packages, based on its latest MAN L48/60CR engines, for two new Chinese rescue vessels.
