Latest News – Page 791
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NewsCable layer to be lengthened in UK
Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.
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Paris MoU concerned about poor boat drills
Rsults from Paris MoU PSC inspections over a recent three-month period show one in five inspections revealed lifeboat drill related deficiencies.
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NewsCrowning a decade of crew boats
Cummins power has been chosen for the latest generation of Gulf crewboats, designed to take this sector through the next decade.
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NewsLifejacket order for new cruise ship
Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets
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NewsClass proposes even slower ship speeds
Germanischer Lloyd caused something of a stir towards the end of 2009 by advocating ship speeds well below even the current trend for ''slow steaming''.
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NewsTougher times for Norwegian shipyards
Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.
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NewsChina Ship Fund starts operations
China is establishing a new fund to assist its shipping industry.
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NewsSTX posts optimistic profit target for 2010
The STX Group in Korea expects to see a recovery in the shipbuilding and shipping sectors.
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NewsThe need to act remains
John Aitken, Secretary-General of SEAaT, looks at the outcome of COP15 for shipping.
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Idle fleet remains high
The idle containership fleet, according to Alphaliner, remains at a very high level.
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NewsTop container carriers’ active capacity down
Alphaliner reports that the active capacity of the top 20 container carriers dropped by 2.4% over the last 12 months.
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NewsOceaneering orders new diving vessel
Houston-based Oceaneering International, Inc. has commissioned the construction of a dive support vessel (DSV).
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Malta shipyard contracts ready
Contracts for Malta Shiprepair and Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY) are ready to be presented to the Maltese government.
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Besiktas cancels new shipyard
Local sources in Turkey reported that the Besiktas Shipping Group has cancelled plans to construct a shipyard in the Adana-Yumurtalik Free Trade Zone.
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NewsSchat-Harding strengthens Shanghai service stati
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is investing in a new lifeboat servicing facility in Shanghai, China.
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NewsLR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery
Lloyd’s Register marks the beginning of its 250th anniversary year with the delivery of an Ecuadorian tanker, first ship of 2010 to LR class.
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NewsMSC vessels fitted with Cathelco systems
Pipework anti-fouling systems from Cathelco of the UK hve been retrofitted to a class of 14 US military refuelling ships.
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NewsThe dilemma of piracy
Although the age-old problem of piracy is ever-present in the maritime industry, the last couple of years have witnessed a dramatic and dangerous upsurge in the number of piracy incidents.
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NewsDeck gear suppliers look offshore
In the general deck and cargo field, the shipbuilding boom provided plenty of activity in the early part of the year, but as new orders dried up times looked harder.
