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Yellowfin propulsion up for sale
Yellowfin, a unique marine propulsion technology business, has gone into administration and is being marketed for sale by leading asset consultancy Edward Symmons on behalf of Administrators, RSM Bentley Jennison & Co LLP. The Southampton based firm, Yellowfin, was founded in 2001 and has invested £13m in the development of ...
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World's first marine fuel cell installed
The joint industry project FellowSHIP today passed an important milestone with the installation of a full scale fuel cell on board the Eidesvik owned offshore supply vessel Viking Lady. This will be the first merchant vessel ever to test fuel cell technology for production of electricity on board. The research ...
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Caterpillar announces new diesel engine line
Caterpillar has announced the development of a new line of diesel engines at a gathering of financial analysts in Peoria, USA. The first models of the new C145 engine line will complement the existing C27 and C32 engine platforms. It will further strengthen Caterpillar's ability to provide a full line ...
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Low carbon need not equate to high cost
DK Group, a marine carbon emissions specialist company, has asked for clarity in the debate on the true costs of CO2 reduction. The company believes that the continued focus on the initial investment that is required without balancing it against the medium to long-term economic benefits is serving to paralyse ...
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Gazprom abandons yard tour
A tour of shipbuilders keen to build the LNG carriers required for Russia's massive Shtokman project has been abandoned midway through. Factional infighting was blamed for the abrupt end to visits to yards.Staff from UK-based Gazprom Global LNG (GGL) and technical consultant Wavespec returned home from a planned tour of ...
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STX France delivers 'royal' trio
Tidekongen, Tideprinzen and Tidedronningen, the three ferries built by STX Europeshipyard in Lanester, France, for the Norwegian shipowner Tide Sj?, were recently christened in Oslo. The three newbuildings are diesel/liquefied natural gas (LNG) electric powered ferries CODOGAEL (CO-generation Diesel Oil, Gas, Electric). They were built and delivered during June and ...
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Indonesia aims to expand its shipbuilding capacity
Local sources in Indonesia report that the country plans to team up with Chinese investors in building a shipyard industry in 2010 with initial feasibility study starting this year. I Nyoman Sudiana, director of Shipyard industry, Indonesia Offshore Industry and Shipping Association (Iperindo) said that the would-be established joint shipyard ...
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Petrobras to launch oil rig tender
Brazil?s state-run Petrobras will launch a bid round on 28 oil rigs to be built in Brazil and used for massive offshore subsalt fields, the company said. Brazil plans to rely mostly on locally manufactured equipment to pump crude from deep-sea subsalt fields, part of President Luiz Inacio Lula da ...
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EAS holds first keel laying ceremony
The Brazilian shipyard Atl?ntico Sul Shipyard (EAS) held its first keel laying ceremony earlier this month when it commenced the construction of a Suezmax oil tanker, the first of the Transpetro fleet modernization and expansion programme. The keel laying ceremony involved the 150 tonne central section of the ship being ...
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Austal wins Trinidad and Tobago quartet
In its third significant commercial order this year, the Western Australian shipbuilder Austal will design and construct four 41 metre high speed passenger catamaran ferries for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.Designed to carry 405 passengers at a speed of approximately 37 knots, the aluminium vessels are intended to help ...
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NewsHHI reaches 90 million bhp
Hyundai Heavy Industries' landmark engine, representing 90 million bhp in 30 yearsHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has achieved an unprecedented aggregate of 90 million bhp (brake horsepower) in 2-stroke engine production.HHI set the record in just 30 years since the production of its first marine diesel engine. This is much earlier ...
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NewsNew generation car carrier unveiled
Rendering of MOL's 'Ishin 1' future car carrierMitsui OSK Lines has announced that the company has formed the concept for its next-generation vessels, which it belives could become reality in the near future, by building on and refining technologies it has already developed and adopted.The first is a next-generation, environment-friendly ...
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NewsLaunch of largest floating dock
DSME's new floating dock (pic: DSME)Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has unveiled its latest weapon in its fight to become the world's largest shipbuilder: the largest floating dock yet built.The dock, at DSME's Okpo, South Gyeongsang Province, yard, broke DSME's own record of the biggest floating dock, previously held ...
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Safety at a fixed price
New fixed price safety agreements from safety equipment manufacturer Viking Life-Saving Equipment are hoped to appeal to shipowners looking to control servicing expenses, streamline management and predict future costs.The company says that fluctuating trade volumes, an excess of shipping capacity, sliding freight rates, piracy, and increasingly complex international and flag ...
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PSV launched at Russian yard
Severnaya Verf shipyard, a part of United Industrial Corporation (OPK), has launched a new platform supply vessel, known as project VS485PSV.The ship is equipped with an open deck for transport of hazardous and general cargo, and is fitted out for fire fighting, rescue and evacuation in the North Atlantic oil ...
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Naval orders for Rolls-Royce Marine
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has won two significant contracts from the French and Korean navies.The French Navy has ordered podded propulsion equipment and stabiising fins worth £7.5 million. The equipment is destined for the latest Mistral class amphibious assault ship. This order follows earlier contracts to supply podded propulsors ...
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NewsDNV certifies scrubber-equipped ship
Dealing with noxious emissions takes a step further down the road, with the first fully certified ship-borne SOx scrubberDNV has issued a compliance certificate for the first ship fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system capable of meeting the requirements of SOx Emission Control Areas. DNV says that the certification ...
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10 TEU 'boxship' for beach landings in Oz
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with a local West Australian marine operations company, Bhagwan Marine, to build a 48.5m landing craft for use in the Australian offshore oil and gas industry.The vessel will be used in Western Australian?s north-west hydrocarbon province and has been designed by International ...
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China now officially No2 in world shipbuildng
The latest report from research analyst Clarksons says that China has now overtaken Japan to become second in the world shipbuilding market.In the first six months of 2009 China?s market share rose to 23% in the first half, just ahead of Japan with 22%. South Korea is easily maintaining its ...
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New class guidelines on crack arresting
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced the publication of a new publication entitled Guidelines on Brittle Crack Arrest Design. The new guidelines have been released as a technical reference to help prevent the propagation of brittle cracks that may occur in the hull structure and possibly threaten the safety of ...
