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Venezuela orders Aframax tankers from Russia
Venezuela''s state shipping company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has signed a deal to buy 10 Aframax oil tankers worth $700 million from Russia''s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) for delivery by 2016.
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Shipping prepares to increase investment activity
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have shown a marginal drop over the past three months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from leading accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.
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NewsInsurers get acquainted with industry through course
A party of members of the London marine insurance market recently got acquainted with the maritime cluster at Falmouth, UK, on BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys’ first shipyard acquaint course.
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Insurers look forward with optimism
Marine insurer The American Club says that despite the downturn, insurers made excellent progress in 2009 which is continuing into 2010.
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NewsHeavyweight pump manufacturer enters marine market
The Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is gearing up to make inroads into the marine market more than 60 years after starting up in business producing pumps mainly for the transference of water in domestic heating systems and the water industry.
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NewsMore contracts and training aid for cargo access equipment
Cargotec’s MacGregor division continues to book orders for deck and cargo equipment for a variety of newbuildng and retrofit projects in shipyards worldwide.
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NewsMarine crane business expands
Crane specialist Palfinger says that it has recently acquired a 75% interest in Dutch company Ned-Deck Marine (NDM), a manufacturer of rescue boat davits. NDM is based in the Netherlands and has a production facility in Vietnam.
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NewsSpecialised winches offered for offshore use
German company Hatlapa says that it has been producing winches for many years. In addition to the standard winches manufactured at its own facility in Northern Germany, a number of specialised products have been added to the portfolio.
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NewsNew pumps for offshore applications
Hamworthy Svanehøj has launched the first of what it says will become an entirely new range of combined sea water lift and fire pumps that meet the requirements of the offshore market.
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NewsGerman yard spirits rise as business picks up
Welcome newbuilding orders, impressive completions and some positive corporate moves against a background of improving markets have revived spirits this autumn in German shipyards, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMultraship rescues coaster holed by fishing vessel
Towage and salvage specialist Multraship successfully brought the 1,258 dwt, St Vincent & Grenadine-flag general cargo vessel ‘Janina’ to safety after it was holed by a fishing vessel while at anchor at Buitenbanken, near Rotterdam.
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NewsFloating training aid for tug operation
At first sight a 7.8m vessel seems ridiculously small to be featured in a magazine concerned with ocean-going vessels. But the BRAtt is a serious craft, with a serious purpose – even though most of us would dearly like one to play with.
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NewsTug designers meet the special demands of LNG shipping
The LNG transportation market puts new demands on the tug and towage industry; Jack Gaston reports on how tug design is evolving to meet these specialist needs.
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NewsPirates foiled by propeller arrestor – and weather
We recently attended a demonstration of two security measures introduced by the Merchant Marine Warfare Centre (MMWC), which describes itself as a not-for-profit organisation empowering the maritime industry against violent crime.
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NewsNavtex receiver for GMDSS compliance
McMurdo launched a new Navtex receiver at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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NewsFire system for mega-cruise ship
Norwegian company Autronica Fire and Security has delivered an extensive fire safety system to Royal Caribbean International''s forthcoming mega-cruise ship, ‘Allure of the Seas’.
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NewsShip arrest system trials pronounced successful
Miko Marine of Oslo reports that it has successfully completed the first full-scale test of its ShipArrestor system, which enables a helicopter to attach a sea anchor on a tow line to an unmanned vessel such as a tanker that is drifting without power.
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NewsDesign-your-own lifejackets
Marine safety equipment manufacturer Viking Life-Saving Equipment has launched design-your-own inflatable SOLAS lifejackets, intended to appeal to the offshore and commercial shipping industries.
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NewsNorway's AISSat-1 satellite starts mission
The AISSat-1 was launched successfully from India in July. The satellite, with payload developed by Kongsberg Seatex has begun transmitting AIS messages from space to earth via Kongsberg Satellite Services'' ground station at Svalbard.
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Training standard selected for tanker fleet
Euronav Ship Management has chosen Seagull’s electronic version of the tanker officer training standard (e-TOTS) for use on all of its VLCCs. Having first been delivered to Euronav offices in August 2009, the Seagull e-TOTS is now on board 30 ships.
