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NewsKPI Bridge Oil appoints new bunker trader
KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers is expandingits South America operation by appointing Marisa McGuire as bunker trader in its Valparaiso office.
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NewsSchottel opens new spare parts logistics centre
Propulsion specialist Schottel is to inaugurate, in March 2010, a new spare parts warehouse at the company’s headquarters in Koblenz/Spay, Germany.
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NewsOffshore seismic vessel delivered
Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen has recently delivered a new 4,750 dwt advanced offshore seismic vessel to Volstad Marine.
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NewsFirst SkySails powered fishing trawler
Parlevliet & Van der Plas B.V. and SkySails have begun practical tests of SkySails towing-kite propulsion for fishing trawlers.
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Reactivation of laid up vessels to deplete idle fleet
According to Alphaliner, the fleet of idle containerships will diminish over the next two months as previously laid up vessels will return to active service with the introduction of new services, capacity upgrades on a few loops, and additional extra slow steaming.
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Greek seminar highlights issues on low sulphur fuel
More than 190 members of the Greek shipowning and operating community attended a comprehensive seminar in Athens on issues associated with the requirement to burn low sulphur fuels in the existing Suphur Emissions Control Areas (SECAs) and in European Ports.
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Korean yard wins LNG FPSO order
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a contract to build a liquefied natural gas floating production storage and offloading (LNG-FPSO) platform for Royal Dutch Shell worth an estimated four to five billion dollars.
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ClassNK commits funds to joint GHG reduction program
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) chairman and president Noboru Ueda announced to the press today that ClassNK will commit 2.2 billion yen ($25 million) in research and funding as part of its participation in a national joint R&D program to reduce maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Japan to develop advanced ship recycling system
New York Highway, a pure car carrier owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) and Taiyo Nippon Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., arrived at the port of Muroran in Hokkaido, Japan on 9 March and completed her final duties as a car carrier.
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Nordic Yards receives first newbuilding contract
Nordic Yards in Germany, formerly Wadan Yards, has received an order from the Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel to build an ARC7 ice-breaking Arctic tanker which will be mainly deployed on the northern Russian shipping routes.
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Marshall Islands authorizes GL to carry out MLC inspections
The Republic of the Marshall Islands extends the scope of Germanischer Lloyd''s (GL) authorization as Recognized Organization to carry out inspections and issue certificates under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006).
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NewsStone Marine Propulsion appoints new managing director
Stone Marine Propulsion has announced the appointment of Lyn Bodger to the position of Managing Director, following the recent retirement of Dr Graham Patience.
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NewsNew production director at Ulstein Verft
Helge Birkeland has been appointed new production director at Ulstein Verft. He has been technical manager at Ulstein Verft since 2008.
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NewsO'Reilly and Fyfe appointed directors at Stone Marine Services
Rapidly expanding Stone Marine Services has taken measures to strengthen its management team with the promotion of Alan O''Reilly and Steven Fyfe to the company’s board.
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NewsUlstein Verft appoints sales manager
Håvard Stave has been appointed the new sales manager at Ulstein Verft. For the past five years he was design manager at Ulstein Design, which became part of Ulstein Design & Solutions at the start of 2010.
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NewsWind farm vessels ordered to Wärtsilä design
Wärtsilä, in a consortium with German designer IMS Ingenieur, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of the German utility company RWE, to provide the basic design and consultancy services for a jack up crane vessel.
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New marine HVAC service branch to open
Imtech, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, is to open a new service branch office in the USA in May 2010. The branch will offer the full range of mechanical Imtech services, e.g. HVAC conversions, maintenance, and spare parts.
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NewsHellespont extends PSV fleet
The Hamburg-based Hellespont group has extended its fleet of platform supply vessels with the delivery of the 3,250 dwt ‘Hellespont Dione’.
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NewsSolar cat test-bed for next generation batteries
The Swiss-based company PlanetSolar SA has unveiled the world''s largest solar boat in a ceremony at the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) shipyard in Kiel, Germany.
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NewsLiberian Registry breaks 100 million mark
The Liberian Registry passed the historic figure of 100 million gt with the christening and delivery of the 50,792 dwt bulk carrier Sanko Mercury in Japan on 4 March.
