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A.P. M?ller orders MAN diesels
MAN Diesel has received the first order for its 7K80ME-C, Mark-9 engine.Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will build four such engines for the A.P. M?ller Group, intended for container ships to be constructed by the Korean Hanjin Group.The K80ME-C Mark-9 engine is extremely competitive in terms of production costs and cost ...
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Swire makes it ten
Swire Pacific Offshore has ordered another four IMT966 anchor handlers to the IMT Marine Consultants design. These follow six similar vessels already under construction at Labroy Shipyards, Singapore. Scotland-based IMT Marine Consultants, partner in the Offshore Ship Designers Group, was responsible for the design of these innovative and powerful vessels.The ...
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ABS classes first USA built CSR tanker
ABS confirmed it will class the first common structural rules (CSR) tankers built in the United States. Three shallow-draft 49,000 dwt Jones Act product tankers built for Texas-based AHL Shipping Company are currently under review by the society. ABS is most familiar with the tanker design having been involved since ...
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HK company to build shipyard in Viet Nam
Hong Kong-based Sam Woo Holdings, a marine transportation company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Viet Nam?s Nha Trang Vinalines Marine to build a shipyard in Viet Nam. Work on the 60-hectare complex is scheduled to begin by the end of the year at a cost of at least ...
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Vinashin invests in new shipyard
Viet Nam authorities recently approved a detailed planning of the An Duong Vinashin Shipyard which a total investment of $80 million. The shipyard is to be built on a total area of 70 hectares in Hoang Dong commune, Thuy Nguyen district. This includes over 40 hectares for the shipyard and ...
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JdN places eight ship order in China
Jan de Nul, the Belgian dredging company, has placed orders with Tianjin Xinhe Shipbuilding Heavy Industries Co Ltd in Tianjin, China, for eight new vessels.The contracts include one 3,700m3 splithopper dredger similar to De Bougainville which was delivered in 2006. The vessel is provided with a suction pipe with submerged ...
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Vietnam mulls passenger transport sea route
The Viet Nam government has assigned the Ministry of Transport and Communications to map out plans to build a North-South sea route for the express transportation of passengers. The country?s largest shipbuilder, Vinashin, has been designated to carry out the $1.5 billion project under which it will build six ships ...
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DDW takes control of PUM
Dubai Drydocks World, the global maritime arm of Dubai World, has, as of 10 July 2007, received acceptances of approximately 84.82% of Pan-United Marine Limited (PUM) shares, in connection with its voluntary conditional cash offer for the Singapore-based shipyard. Four of Dubai Drydocks World's nominees have been appointed to PUM's ...
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EU delays decision on Polish shipyard restructuring
The European Commission said there will be no decision before the summer vacation on whether Poland will face penalties over shipyard restructuring. "We are in regular contact with the Polish authorities and they give every impression of taking the matter very seriously," said EU competition spokesman Jonathan Todd. "There will ...
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STX raises sales target
STX Shipbuilding in South Korea has raised its sales target for the year to $10 billion from the previous $5.5 billion on increased orders for high-priced ships. So far this year, the shipbuilder has won deals valued at $5.3 billion to build 103 vessels. Last year, the shipbuilder clinched deals ...
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Oman shipyard attracts 15 bidders
International and local construction firms have shown interest in a contract to develop a ship repair yard and dry dock complex in south-eastern Oman, the state tender board said. As many as 15 prospective bidders have collected tender documents and the last date for submitting bids is 30 July for ...
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EPIC contract confirmed
Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark has confirmed it has entered a final contract with the UK-based EPIC Shipping Group for building and delivery of six Ro-Ro vessels.The vessels are 193 meters long, 26 meters wide and have approximately 3,700 lane meters. The 11,000 DWT vessels will be able to transport ...
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COSCO wins big contracts
COSCO Corp (Singapore) Ltd has secured $563 million worth of ship conversion and shipbuilding contracts from undisclosed international customers. The projects, which include 10 conversions and the building of eight new bulk carriers, will be carried out at COSCO's shipyards in China. Each conversion will take between 160 and 180 ...
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Keppel wins drilling ship equipment deal
Singapore-based Keppel Corp said its Keppel Shipyard has won a $100 million contract to supply and install equipment on a drilling ship which is being built in a shipyard in China and is due to arrive at Keppel's shipyard during the current quarter. The project is expected to be completed ...
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Seadrill orders another drill ship from Samsung
Seadrill has entered into a turnkey contract to build a third ultra-deepwater drill ship at the Samsung Shipyard in South Korea. The contract has a total project value of $598 million with scheduled delivery of the unit in June 2010. The rig is based on a Samsung design and is ...
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Boost to Aussie shipbuilding
The Australian government has awarded the $3 billion contract for two of the Royal Australian Navy's new landing ships to a consortium of Spanish firm Navantia and Tenix in Victoria. The hulls based on F100 design will be built in Spain and transported to Williamstown for the ships' completion. The ...
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UK and France ponder CVF work sharing
A final decision to place the £3.8bn order for the Royal Navy?s future aircraft carrier programme (CVF), already delayed from last year, is now unlikely before October or November while French suggestions for a 40% slice of the work are examined in detail. France has already paid a £100m share ...
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Eitzen orders LPG carriers
Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA in Norway has reached an agreement with Sasaki Shipbuilding in Japan for six 2,500 cbm semi/pressurized LPG carriers at a cost of $14.2 million each. The vessels will be delivered in 2011. Axel Eitzen, Chief Executive Officer, said: "These newbuildings together with the sale of ...
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Schat-Harding expands US network
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has strengthened its US service network by purchasing Maritime Solutions Inc, a Norfolk, Virginia-based lifeboat and davit service company.Gary Joseph, president of Schat-Harding USA, says, "We have worked with Jim Lyttle and his staff at Maritime for a number of years and know the good ...
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Aegean expands fleet
The Piraeus-based Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea, has recently taken delivery of the ?Milos?, a newly built 4,600 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker, from Fujiian Southeast Shipyard in ...
