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Chart agents working with UKHO on e-Navigator
Northern Ireland-based chart distributor Todd says that it is the first of a group of selected chart agents to be working with the UKHO in , the UKHO’s fourth largest Distributor, is working with The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on an important development phase of electronic navigation.
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NewsWärtsilä and ABB unite in combustion monitoring technology
Wärtsilä’s latest development in two-stroke technology is the ‘Intelligent Combustion Monitoring’ system, which employs ABB’s Cylmate technology.
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NewsMajor technical fleet management software order for SIS
Norwegian company Star Information Systems (SIS) has announced a major order from Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord. SIS believes this to be one of the largest marine software contacts ever awarded.
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ISSA introducing new ship supplier standards
The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) has underlined its commitment to quality ship supply by introducing new membership criteria which will ensure more companies meet the terms of its enhanced 2010 ISSA Quality Standard.
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Sovcomflot places order for icebreaking OSVs
The newly formed Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy, 50/50 owned by STX Finland and United Shipbuilding Corporation, has received an order for two new multifunctional icebreaking supply vessels (MIBSV) from Russian customer Sovcomflot.
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NewsIHC launches ‘Victor Horta’
The naming and launching ceremony for the 5,000m³ gravel trailer ‘Victor Horta’ took place recently at the Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden shipyard in Heusden, The Netherlands.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd orders mega boxships
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd recently ordered four 13,200 TEU container vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
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STX OSV to double Brazil output
The Ålesund, Norway-based STX OSV Holdings Ltd., one of the major designers and shipbuilders of offshore support vessels, plans to double its shipbuilding capacity in Brazil.
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NewsFirst order for offshore wavepiercer design
Rolls-Royce has announced the first order for its new wave-piercing offshore vessel. The order worth over £12 million to Rolls-Royce, comes from Farstad Shipping.
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NewsPolarcus orders two more seismic vessels
Polarcus, the Dubai-based provider of marine geophysical services, has ordered two high-end 3D seismic vessels from Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway for delivery in March and June 2012.
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NewsGerman yard delivers ‘Disney Dream’
Disney Cruise Line took possession of its newest ship, ‘Disney Dream’, from the Meyer Werft shipyard in a traditional maritime ceremony aboard the ship in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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NewsSTX OSV secures contract for PSV
STX OSV Holdings Limited recently secured a new contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel of PSV 09 design for an undisclosed international customer.
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Scana awarded Ulstein contract
Scana Industrier ASA in Norway has through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS been awarded contract with Ulstein Verft AS for delivery of propulsion system and controls for two seismic research vessels.
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Industry elite join global SSI taskforce
An ambitious global taskforce charting a course to a sustainable future for the shipping industry received a major boost today with the announcement of six elite new members.
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Samsung clinches CSAV boxships
Chilean liner operator CSAV has taken a two plus two option deal at Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries for 8,000 TEU ships at a cost of $90 million each.
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NewsPride orders fifth Samsung deepwater drillship
The Texas-based Pride International has reached agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the construction of a fifth ultra-deepwater drillship.
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NewsNew coatings factory in China
With 56,000m2 of space, Hempel’s newest and largest factory, located in Guangzhou, China, is expected to produce more than 42 million litres of coatings per year, with a maximum production capacity of 55 million litres.
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NewsSustainable dredging test a success
IHC Merwede recently ran a pilot test in which energy derived from hydrogen was the sole source used to power the electrical equipment on board a dredger for the first time.
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Colfax expands pump monitoring range
Colfax Corporation has expanded its SmartSense intelligent pump monitoring line to include the new SmartSense pulse.
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NewsSurvey ships opt for Converteam systems
Converteam has been awarded a contract worth about €6 million for electrical equipment and control systems for two geotechnical vessels currently under construction in India.
