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NewsViking Lady - commercial ship debut for fuel cell technology
What is claimed to be the most environmentally-friendly ship afloat was on view recently at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen (COP15).
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NewsCammell Laird lengthens cable layer
Birkenhead-based Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders won a major contract to lengthen a cable laying ship for Nexans AS of Norway, a subsidiary of the international French based Nexans Group.
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Ballast water task force appointed
Jamaica has been elected to chair a 25-country strong regional task force on control and management of ships'' ballast water and sediments in the wider Caribbean region.
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NewsNew filtration company set up in Denmark
A new Danish water treatment company, to be known as dma ecosystems, has been created to build on the assets of parent dma Sorption.
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NewsPermanent rudder repairs without drydocking
Hydrex has developed a new method enabling permanent repairs of rudders without drydocking the ship.
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NewsFresh water for river cruiser conversions
Dutch company Hatenboer-Water of Rotterdam has supplied two containerised potable water-making units to the De Hoop Lobith shipyard.
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NewsBusy Jurong
Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has recently been busy.
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NewsLargest version of ballast water system is destined for drilling ship
The largest Alfa Laval PureBallast system available is to be installed by Stena on one of its drilling ships.
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NewsENVC facing uncertain times
Despite the global financial crisis, Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) in Portugal had, in terms of ship repair results, its second best year ever in 2009.
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NewsKorean harbour tugs do the job
While many ports are experimenting with a range of designs for their docking assist tugs, three ports on Korea’s west coast chose to stay with a well-proven design.
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NewsKawasaki delivers LNG carrier
Kawasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the LNG Carrier Taitar No.2 to NiMiC No. 2 S.A. of Panama. The newbuilding is the 11th in a line of 145,000 m3 LNG carriers boasting the latest facilities developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding.
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NewsKeppel to deliver first North Sea-compliant floatel newbuilding
Keppel FELS is on course to deliver Floatel Superior, the first of two newbuild accommodation semisubmersibles (floatels) to the Swedish company Floatel International.
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NewsCroatia launches cutter suction dredger
The latest cutter suction dredger, ordered by the Belgian dredging company Jan de Nul, was recently launched at the Uljanik Brodogradiliste shipyard in Pula, Croatia.
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NewsASRY signs RFA cluster repair agreement with A&P Group
Bahrain’s ASRY has signed a ‘heads of agreement’ with the UK’s A&P Group to become the repair yard of choice in the Arabian Gulf for two clusters of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels, involving five ships.
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NewsKeppel wins contracts from repeat customers
Keppel Offshore & Marine through its subsidiaries, Keppel Shipyard, Keppel FELS and Keppel Verolme, has secured $140 million worth of contracts for the conversion of a FPSO and repair and modification of two semisubmersibles.
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STX building special purpose trio
STX Europe has, through its wholly owned subsidiary STX Norway Offshore AS, signed contracts to build three special purpose vessels for a new foreign client. The vessels will be delivered in Q4 2011, Q2 2012 and Q3 2012.
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ABS guide for environmental notations
ABS has published a guide for shipowners seeking to obtain its optional class notations Enviro and Enviro+ denoting adherence to enhanced standards for environmental protection.
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Vinalines plans ambitious newbuilding programme
Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is planning a $2 billion fleet expansion between 2011 and 2015.
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Wuchang targets offshore vessels
China''s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry is chasing several newbuilding contracts for various offshore vessels, making the most of a joint venture it has established with Houston-based international engineering and construction company J Ray McDermott.
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NewsNew chairman and president for MOL
Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd (MOL) is pleased to announce the promotions of president Akimitsu Ashida to chairman of the board and senior managing executive officer Koichi Muto to president.
