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    Bunker supplier geared up for low-sulphur demands

    2010-07-09T16:07:00Z

    Marine fuel supplier Chemoil says that it is well prepared to meet demand for lower sulphur oxide bunker fuel to vessels in the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in anticipation of the North Sea and Baltic Sea ECA regulations.

  • IRS chairman Julian Padilla
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    IRS surveyors target smaller flags

    2010-07-09T15:30:00Z

    As shipping rules and regulations tighten, an independent class society believes that it has found a neat way to solve the problems of smaller flag states whose vessels are often targeted and detained by port state authorities.

  • A Berg Propulsion CP propeller
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    Initial propulsion order in Brazil

    2010-07-09T11:08:00Z

    Berg Propulsion reports that it has secured its first order in Brazil, within six months of opening a dedicated sales office in Rio de Janeiro.

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    Ready for sulphur limitation

    2010-07-08T14:51:00Z

    Marine bunker supplier Chemoil says that it is well prepared to meet demand for lower sulphur bunker fuel for vessels in the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in anticipation of the new ECA regulations.

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    UKHO and JRC in ECDIS partnership

    2010-07-07T16:15:00Z

    The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and Japan Radio Company (JRC) have announced that shipping companies fitting a JRC ECDIS now have the additional benefit of instant access to the entire range of official global Admiralty ENCs.

  • Artist impression of the VS 489 LNG PSV design ordered by Eidesvik Offshore
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    Kleven books PSV contracts

    2010-07-07T15:49:00Z

    Norway''s Kleven Maritime has won platform supply vessel contracts from Eidesvik Offshore and from Meling Supply AS.

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    Cargotec receives order for electric-driven cranes

    2010-07-07T15:44:00Z

    Cargotec has signed a contract to deliver six ship-sets of environmentally-friendly variable frequency drive (VFD) MacGregor cargo cranes to Grieg Shipping''s new 48,700 dwt open-hatch general cargo ship series.

  • Dr Hermann J. Klein, IACS chairman (right), is obviously very happy to welcome IRS and its chairman, Captain J.C. Anand, to IACS.
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    Indian Register joins IACS

    2010-07-07T15:44:00Z

    IACS (the International Association of Classification Societies) has welcomed the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first new member since the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009.

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    Korea orders VLCCs from China

    2010-07-07T15:41:00Z

    Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has won a contract to build two VLCCs for Korean SK Shipping.

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    Castrol’s football sponsorship theme continues at Posidonia

    2010-07-07T12:50:00Z

    The 2010 FIFA Word Cup may have been something the French wanted to forget – even more so than the English team – but three days before the kick off in South Africa, visitors to the Castrol Marine stand at Posidonia in Athens were treated to a personal appearance ...

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    Idle fleet falls despite record new ship deliveries

    2010-07-06T18:00:00Z

    According to Alphaliner, the idle containership fleet fell further in the last two weeks as strong demand continues to absorb available capacity in the market.

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    Evergreen confirms containership orders

    2010-07-06T17:57:00Z

    As reported yesterday, the Taiwan-based Evergreen Group has placed the first of its long awaited newbuilding orders with Samsung Heavy Industries and the order is the first concluded for Evergreen account since 2004.

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    Maersk, HHI and DNV cooperate on CO2 ship designs

    2010-07-06T17:54:00Z

    Maersk Tankers, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to collaborate on the design and risk assessment of tankers for shipping CO2.

  • The 46,286 dwt chemical tanker NCC Damman
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    NCC signs contract for chemical tanker

    2010-07-06T17:43:00Z

    The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) through its subsidiary National Chemical Carriers (NCC), signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build a specialized chemical tanker for total price of approximately $65.3 million.

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    ISO standards improve quality of marine fuels

    2010-07-06T17:37:00Z

    New editions of two ISO standards on marine fuels have been developed to meet higher international requirements for air quality, ship safety, engine performance and crew health.

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    Seaspan takes delivery of fifty-third containership

    2010-07-06T17:34:00Z

    Hong-Kong based Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of an 8,500 TEU containership named the ‘COSCO Indonesia’ from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

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    UK universities making ships more fire safe

    2010-07-06T17:32:00Z

    Researchers in Bolton and Southampton in the UK are working together to develop the next generation of composite materials for ships making them less vulnerable to fire.

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    Danaos adds another boxship

    2010-07-06T17:29:00Z

    Danaos Corporation took delivery of the newly built containership ‘CMA CGM Rabelais’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 46 containerships aggregating 200,129 TEU.

  • Swedish icebreaker ‘Atle’, one of a pair to be given GRE pipes from Future Pipe
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    Swedish icebreaker pipe systems to be replaced with GRE

    2010-07-06T12:45:00Z

    Future Pipe Industries has announced an order for the supply of glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) pipe systems for two ice breakers for the Swedish Maritime Association.

  • Tanker Fabiola was, in 1960, hailed as the world’s largest diesel-powered ship
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    Electric power for efficient tugs

    2010-07-05T16:08:00Z

    We often remark that little is new in the world of ship design and ship machinery. The June 1960 issue of The Motor Ship proves that.