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  • One of Hapag-Lloyd’s post-Panamax boxships, the 8,749 TEU ‘Colombo Express’
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    Hapag-Lloyd orders mega boxships

    2010-12-16T11:36:00Z

    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

    2010-12-15T17:01:00Z

    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.

  • The new UT 754 WP wavepiercing PSV design from Rolls-Royce, the first example of which has been ordered by Farstad
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    First order for offshore wavepiercer design

    2010-12-15T16:40:00Z

    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.

  • Computer generated image of the SX134 seismic vessels ordered by Polarcus
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    Polarcus orders two more seismic vessels

    2010-12-15T16:32:00Z

    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.

  • ‘Disney Dream’ at sea
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    German yard delivers ‘Disney Dream’

    2010-12-15T16:11:00Z

    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.

  • Artist impression of the STX 09 offshore support vessel
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    STX OSV secures contract for PSV

    2010-12-15T14:41:00Z

    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

    2010-12-15T13:21:00Z

    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

    2010-12-15T13:18:00Z

    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

    2010-12-15T13:16:00Z

    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.

  • Pride has ordered a sister ship to the ‘Deep Ocean Clarion’
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    Pride orders fifth Samsung deepwater drillship

    2010-12-15T13:14:00Z

    The Texas-based Pride International has reached agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the construction of a fifth ultra-deepwater drillship.

  • Hempel’s new factory in China
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    New coatings factory in China

    2010-12-15T13:09:00Z

    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.

  • Successful test for sustainable dredging were carried out using an IHC Beaver 40 dredger
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    Sustainable dredging test a success

    2010-12-15T13:05:00Z

    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

    2010-12-15T13:02:00Z

    Colfax Corporation has expanded its SmartSense intelligent pump monitoring line to include the new SmartSense pulse.

  • Converteam's C-series control system
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    Survey ships opt for Converteam systems

    2010-12-15T12:10:00Z

    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.

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    Brazilian FPSO power orders for ABB

    2010-12-15T10:44:00Z

    ABB has won several orders collectively worth $42 million to provide power supply infrastructure and equipment for several FPSOs for use in various Petrobras projects off the Brazilian coast.

  • Rendering of the MT30-powered Zumwalt class destroyer for the US Navy
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    MT30 gets up to speed

    2010-12-14T06:03:00Z

    Rolls-Royce reports that it has achieved full power operation of the first production MT30 gas turbine powered main generator set delivered to the US Navy.

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    Fleet support - a growth market for Hatlapa

    2010-12-13T18:25:00Z

    Hatlapa, the German manufacturer of steering gear, deck machinery and compressors, claims that one in every five enquiries nowadays is service related, and the number of repair, spares and maintenance orders is increasing steadily.

  • SUSY could help in rescuing capsized or listing ships
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    Will SUSY rescue sinking vessels?

    2010-12-13T18:02:00Z

    Damaged vessels at risk of sinking could soon benefit from a system being developed by a consortium led by BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy.

  • Kittiwake director Chris Leigh-Jones, speaking at the 2010 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference
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    Kittiwake acquires emissions monitoring company

    2010-12-13T18:00:00Z

    Kittiwake Developments has announced that it has acquired UK company Procal, a manufacturer of in-situ, multi component continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS).

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    Italian bulkers to get Northrop Grumman IBSs

    2010-12-13T17:40:00Z

    Northrop Grumman Corporation has received orders to supply advanced electronic navigation systems for two new 37,000 dwt bulk carriers to be built in Korea for Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry Limited.