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NewsNeptun to build four more Viking cruise ships
Options placed on 23 November with Germany’s Meyer subsidiary Neptun Werft for four more luxury inland cruise ships for Viking River Cruises will “shortly” be converted, a spokesman told The Motorship.
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China to build bulker quartet
The wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary of Shanghai-based China Shipping Development signed an agreement with Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry and China Shipbuilding Trading to build four 180,000 dwt bulk carriers for a total of $212.32 million.
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IMO to amend SOLAS
Amendments to the IMO’s convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make mandatory the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (2010 FTP Code) and to improve lifeboat release hooks are set to be adopted.
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IMO takes action pre-COP16
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has circulated proposed draft regulations to make mandatory technical and operational measures - previously proposed on a volutary basis - to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from ships on international trade.
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China to overtake Korea
South Korean shipbuilders are likely to be outpaced this year by Chinese competitors thanks to surging freight demand, government subsidies and cheap labour.
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Bangladesh delivers newbuildings to Germany
Western Marine Shipyard in Chittagong has delivered a pair of the largest vessels ever built in Bangladesh to a German shipowner.
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Digital welding boosts shipbuilding
In a move to cut costs and raise productivity, Hyundai Heavy Industries is expected to become the first shipbuilder in the world to adopt digital welding processes in shipbuilding.
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DryShips books option for up to four drillships
DryShips Inc. based in Greece has entered into an agreement with a major South Korean shipyard for the option to construct up to four ultra deepwater drillships.
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Yards bidding for Petrobras drill rigs tender
Shipbuilding and construction groups from Singapore and Brazil have recently bid for the tender issued by Brazil’s Petrobras to build 28 deepwater oil drill rigs, the state-led oil company said.
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NewsIndonesian shipyard building semisub vessel
Drydocks World recently held a keel laying ceremony for a compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel being built for integrated energy services provider Hallin Marine Subsea International Ltd, a Superior Energy Services company.
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Research launched into titanium shipbuilding
The University of New Orleans (UNO) has been awarded a three-year $4.8 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to advance the science and technology of titanium shipbuilding.
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ABS & CCS sign cooperation agreement
ABS and the China Classification Society (CCS) strengthened their collaborative efforts by entering into a new comprehensive cooperation agreement in which the offshore industry will be a priority area of focus.
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NewsLWB wins ‘Mein Schiff 2’ refit job
TUI Cruises, the German premium market cruiseship operator, has placed the order for the refitting of the company’s second ship with Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven (LWB).
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Liberia authorised by new PSC inspection regime
Liberia has been confirmed as one of only eleven flag states which, to date, have met the criteria set by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on port state control (PSC) to participate in its new inspection regime (NIR) for low risk ships.
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NewsSinopacific applies LTV shipbuilding concept
Many shipbuilding companies are investigating new approaches to reducing fuel consumption, carbon emissions and operating costs, to enhance safety and achieve environmentally neutral operation while maintaining ship speed and increasing load capacity.
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NewsTognum starts up new USA engine plant
The assembly of Tognum’s MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines earmarked primarily for the US market recently got underway at the company’s new US production facility in Aiken, South Carolina.
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Steel supplier signs contract with Wärtsilä
The Stavanger-based Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Steel Björneborg in Sweden, signed a one-year contract with Wärtsilä Propulsion for supply of forgings for propeller shaft lines during 2011.
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Aker Solutions establishes factory in South Korea
Aker Solutions has set up a new manufacturing facility outside Busan in South Korea for the production of Pusnes deck machinery.
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Cosco secures bulk carrier newbuildings
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited, has secured contracts valued over $110 million to build three 82,000 dwt bulk carriers.
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NewsHavyard delivers Global Offshore PSV
A Havyard 832 L SE platform supply vessel (PSV) was recently delivered in Bergen to Global Offshore Services B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Garware Offshore Services Ltd in Mumbai, India.
