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Cummins expands Tier II product offering
In anticipation of customer requests for mechanical engines meeting stringent next-level global emissions regulations, Cummins Inc. has received a statement of compliance from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certifying theKTA19-D(M1) to IMO Tier II emissions standards. The 19-litre, in-line 6 cylinder auxiliary engine features the proven Cummins PT fuel ...
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German shipowners eying Bangladesh shipyards
A recent German business delegation to Bangladesh has shown keen interests in buying more ships from local shipbuilders.Peter Clasen, head of the 21-strong group that visited the country late last month, said Bangladesh offered skilled but cheaper ship building compared with China, India and Vietnam. Local ship builders have said ...
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Wärtsilä opens new workshop in Stockholm
Wärtsilä has opened a new workshop in Stockholm, Sweden. The new service centre is intended to further increase Wärtsilä's wide service offering, both for the marine market and power plant and industrial customers. The new workshop, which is located at Beckholmen, a small island near the centre of Stockholm, will ...
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Norwegian owner orders Havyard PSV
Havyard Group shall deliver design and engineering for a Havyard 832 CD PSV to be built by Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS for Owner Havila Shipping ASA. The vessel is to be delivered 3rd Quarter 2010 and will enter into a five year contract for Maersk.This is the third Havyard 832 ...
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Hyundai wins Myanmar gas platform order
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, has won a $1.4 billion deal to build an offshore gas platform in Myanmar. It said it secured the order from Daewoo International, a South Korean trading company which is leading a consortium to develop the gasfield off Rakhine state near ...
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Hyundai-Vinashin names second newbuild
Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard (HVS), a joint venture between South Korea?s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (70%) and Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (30%) recently held a naming ceremony for a 56,000 DWT bulker in Vietnam. The newbuilding is the second of the 14 Supramax bulker series ordered by Germany?s E.R. Schiffahrt in 2007. The ...
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Hyundai Mipo delivers its first PCTCs
South Korea?s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan has recently delivered its first pure car/truck carriers (hull nos. 8032 and 8033) to the Dutch shipping company Vroon BV. The 11,200 dwt newbuildings, named Magny Cours Express and Monza Express, are the first and second in a series of four vessels that ...
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China shipbuilding orders slump 70%
Chinese shipbuilders' orders during the January-September period plunged 70% from the same period last year to 16.92 million DWT, the Chinese Association of National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) said in a report. The report said Chinese shipbuilders' combined net profit for the January-August period fell 6% from a year earlier to ...
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GL issues new rules for underwater technology
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has upgraded and extended its "Rules for Underwater Technology". The revision of the rules reflects the growing demand for sophisticated regulations covering subsea innovations, in particular down to depths of 6,000 metres or more.In the field of underwater technology GL is focussing on the technical safety and ...
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Sea Weasel delivered
ABG Shipyard in India has delivered the AHTS vessel Sea Weasel to its owner, Deep Sea Supply. The newbuilding is the 3rd in a nine-ship series ordered from ABG.
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Vietnam complete bulker for German owner
Hyundai Vinashin in Vietnam has handed over a 56,000 dwt bulk carrier to the German shipping company E.R. Schiffahrt. The $50 million ship is being handed over 2 months ahead of schedule.The E.R. Bologna is 187.8 m long, 18.30 m high with the top speed of 14.5 knots. Vu Minh ...
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STX Offshore in talks with bank to sell stake
South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding said it was in talks with the Korea Development Bank (KDB) to sell a stake in STX Heavy Industries Co. STX Offshore said in a filing to the Korea Exchange that it had chosen the state-run bank as a preferred bidder, but nothing ...
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First Wärtsilä engine passes test at new factory in China
Today a ceremony is being held to celebrate the first engine shop test at the newly built two-stroke engine factory of Hefei Rong'An Power Machinery Co Ltd (RPM), a member of the Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Co Ltd (RSHI). The first engine is a 6-cylinder low-speed Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D engine ...
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NewsScrubber industry launches code of conduct
Don Gregory, EGCSA chairman, announced a code of conduct for the scrubber industryThe Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) took the decision at its first annual general meeting, held in London on October 29, to develop guidelines for a code of conduct, and also highlighted the 'black carbon' issue.The guidelines ...
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Imabari delivers first Norden product tanker
Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, an independent Danish shipowner operating a fleet of tankers and bulk carriers, has taken delivery of the first in a series of six new medium range (MR) product tankers built by Japan?s Imabari Shipbuilding. Named 'Nord Imagination', the 48,006 dwt MR product tanker was built at the ...
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Spain completes PSV for Scottish owner
Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping, part of the Craig Group, has taken delivery of its latest vessel, an Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) IMT978 PSV design, named ?Grampian Talisker?.Built by Astilleros Balenciaga in Northern Spain, the new vessel will go on charter to BP for North Sea service, where she joins her ...
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SCI in expansion mood
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has outlined a $4 billion capex to expand its fleet of vessels by 2012. The company, which had put new acquisitions on hold pending correction in the shipbuilding prices, now plans to place orders for another 36 ships, as it anticipates improved demand for shipping ...
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MAN gets Turkish powership engine order
MAN SE has won a contract with Karadeniz Powership Co. Ltd. of Turkey to supply up to 24 engines to be used to generate power-grid electricity from aboard ships.MAN said the deal, worth more than euro100 million ($148 million), will also include electromechanical equipment necessary for electricity generation. Initially, 21 ...
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Danish shipowner looking to build double-ended ferries
Denmark?s Clipper Group is looking for a shipyard in Northern Europe to build four 91.4m double-ended passenger/car ferries for its wholly-owned domestic ferry operator Nordic Ferry Services. The quartet will each be able to carry up to 600 passengers and 110 cars.Two years ago Clipper ordered a series of five ...
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DSME bags VLOC order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has received a $460 million order to build four very large bulk carriers. The Korean shipbuilder identified the customer only as "a client in Southeast Asia" but speculation suggests it is either the Brazilian mining company Vale or a shipowner who will charter ...
