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    Wärtsilä and Samsung to develop gas-fuelled ships

    2010-05-16T15:26:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a co-operation agreement to develop gas-fuelled merchant vessels. The intention is to jointly develop next-generation ships with efficient and competitive propulsion machinery concepts that meet or exceed the demands of future environmental regulations.

  • Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig to Maersk Drilling
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    Keppel delivers third Maersk DSS 21 semi

    2010-05-15T17:04:00Z

    Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig to Maersk Drilling.

  • Rolls-Royce Azipull thruster
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    Rolls-Royce to equip seven offshore vessels in Brazil

    2010-05-14T16:27:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has received orders worth approximately £15 million to supply propulsion and control systems for seven offshore vessels being built in Brazil.

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    Rolls-Royce building servicing facility in Poland

    2010-05-14T16:18:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has confirmed the continued expansion of its global marine servicing network with the signing of a long term lease with the Port of Gdynia, Poland, where a new service facility will be built.

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    LR first foreign class society authorised by the Japanese government

    2010-05-14T11:16:00Z

    During a recent ceremony held in Tokyo, Lloyd’s Register was confirmed as the first foreign classification society to be formally authorised by the Japanese government to carry out surveys on ships flying the Japanese flag.

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    New Caterpillar logistic center in Germany

    2010-05-14T11:13:00Z

    With the continued growth of MaK diesel engine sales around the world for marine, power generation, and petroleum applications, Caterpillar has launched a new logistic center located in Henstedt-Ulzburg, near Hamburg, Germany.

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    DDW tackles challenging conversion

    2010-05-14T11:10:00Z

    Drydocks World has entered the livestock carrier conversion sector with a $60 million order from Saudi Arabian company Hmood Al Ali Al Khalaf Trading and Transportation. The contract is to convert a 2,300 TEU container ship into a livestock carrier in line with state-of-the-art technical specifications.

  • Computer generated image of the PSV ordered by Simon Møkster
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    STX to build PSV for Norwegian owner

    2010-05-13T14:32:00Z

    STX Europe has entered into a new contract with Simon Møkster Rederi for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the PSV 09L CD design scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012.

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    Samsung targets high-end market

    2010-05-13T14:27:00Z

    Samsung Heavy Industries is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-value, high-tech vessels, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers.

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    Austal to close its Tasmanian shipyard

    2010-05-13T14:24:00Z

    Austal has announced what it terms “a rationalization of its Australian operations and workforce as a result of the impact of changed market demand for smaller sized vessels.”

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    Philippine yard gets VLOC octet

    2010-05-12T13:55:00Z

    Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in the Philippines, HHIC-Phil, has signed a newbuilding contract with an unspecified European shipowner to build eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers worth around $500m in total.

  • The eco friendly ferry Kurrowera I
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    ABA delivers improved eco jet ferry

    2010-05-12T13:52:00Z

    Aluminium Boats Australia (ABA) has delivered its latest ferry, a 24m Eco-Jet commuter catamaran designed by Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects.

  • The 20V28/33D prototype engine on the test bed in St. Nazaire
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    New MAN engine gets type approval

    2010-05-12T13:43:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded DNV type approval.

  • Computer generated image of the new Supramax bulkers ordered by ELS Shipping
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    Finnish owner orders Supramax pair

    2010-05-11T20:56:00Z

    ESL Shipping in Finland has ordered two ice classed geared bulk cargo vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

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    Boxship scrappings slow as outlook brightens

    2010-05-11T20:52:00Z

    Sixty container ships representing just over 100,000 TEU have been removed from the fleet since the beginning of the year, according to Alphaliner records.

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    Clean alternative to heavy fuel

    2010-05-11T16:35:00Z

    In March 2010, Germanischer Lloyd held a forum in Hamburg with the topic ‘Gas as ship fuel’. The forum addressed all aspects related to LNG as an alternative ship fuel.

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    IMO to adopt new ship construction standards

    2010-05-11T11:16:00Z

    International goal-based standards for new ship construction are set to be adopted when the Internation Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at IMO headquarters for its 87th session from 12 to 20 May 2010.

  • Two MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines with a total output of 4,640 kW will power the Turkish landing ships
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    Turkish troop transport chooses Tognum

    2010-05-11T10:44:00Z

    MTU twin-engine propulsion packages have been selected for eight new landing ships for the Turkish Navy.

  • Dapeng Sun, the first Chinese built LNG carrier
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    ABS and CCS conduct joint LNG forum

    2010-05-10T16:11:00Z

    Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) in conjunction with leading LNG operators.

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    Liberia launches VOC service

    2010-05-10T15:53:00Z

    The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.