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DDD opens new dock
Dubai Dry Docks recently inaugurated the new extension to its ship repair and shipbuilding facilities. The new extension - the fifth dock - is to be added to the four existing dry docks and measures 130 metres long, 65 metres wide and a depth of five metres. The new drydock ...
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Wärtsilä extends Yichang licence
Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd and Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Plant (YMD) of Yichang, China, jointly signed an agreement in January 2007 to extend the existing licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wärtsilä low-speed marine diesel engines. The new agreement enables YMD to deliver also certain types of low-speed engines ...
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Tug builder to expand
A shipyard in East Boothbay that has become the largest tugboat builder on the US East Coast is planning a multi-million-dollar expansion that could triple its work force of skilled boat-builders. Washburn & Doughty Associates Inc. has signed an agreement to buy 14 acres at a former oil terminal in ...
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Navatek gets USN contract
Honolulu-based naval architect Navatek has landed a $2 million contract from the US Navy to design a prototype ship to deliver heavy equipment onto beaches. Navatek's T-Craft design uses an amphibious transporter that can be launched from a specially designed ship. If its initial design is accepted by the Navy, ...
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L&T plans mega shipyard
With demand soaring and the waiting period for ships extending beyond three years anywhere in the world, engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to make an initial investment of $230 million to build India`s largest shipyard. The new shipyard is likely to be built in the southern port of ...
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Whitby builder to expand
Parkol Marine in Whitby, UK, is hoping Scarborough Council will allow them to expand their shipyard premises to bring more work into the yard. The northern end of Eskdale Wharf, which includes the former harbour joinery workshop, was mothballed some time ago and the Council is weighing up what to ...
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Spain gets new coast guard vessel
The first of two coastal protection vessels has been delivered to Spain?s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. The main role for 220-ton bollard pull ?Don Inda? is emergency towing of a tanker, for which it is also equipped with a full range of equipment for recovering spilled oil. Rolls-Royce developed the ...
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Russia carries out nuke sea-trials
Russia failed to report sea trials of its latest nuclear icebreaker in the Gulf of Finland in contravention of a bilateral agreement requiring advance notification. The Russian shipyard Baltiisky Zavod, based in St. Petersburg, ran two weeks of sea trials on a newly-built nuclear icebreaker in the Gulf of Finland ...
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STX enters LNG carrier market
STX Shipbuilding in South Korea has secured its first 173,600 cbm LNG carrier from a Spanish owner for delivery in May 2010. The new order also attaches three more options and the total contract price, including options, is around $1 billion.
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ASL building two RotorTugs
Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV (KST) has received an order for two of their RT-80r class tugs from Unterweser Reederei GmbH of Bremen, Germany. These RotorTugs are to be built at ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore. The 28.30 metre tugs will each have a bollard pull capacity of 80 ...
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Bulgaria ponders fleet privatization
The government in Bulgaria is considering its strategy for the privatization of the ?Bulgarian Marine Fleet? shipping agency. The government already approved the first draft of the strategy in the beginning of February, and the project now has to be voted by Parliament. If passed, Bulgaria will put up for ...
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Japanese steelmakers hike Korean price
Negotiation between Korean shipbuilder and Japanese steelmakers reached conclusion with Japan supplying thick steel plate to Korean shipbuilder at the level of $625 per ton, a $15 hike compared with current price. The new price will be implemented from April this year to March 2008.
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Hooking on for the future
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has completely re-engineered its range of on-load release hooks. The new hooks provide a safer solution and are less maintenance dependent than most of the hooks in use today. All Schat-Harding cruise tenders and lifeboats are already fitted with this new generation hook, complementing the ...
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ADSB delivers FSV to UAE Navy
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the Arabian Gulf's only specialised naval warship builder, has delivered the first of four of the UAE Navy's latest 26-metre aluminium alloy Fast Supply Vessels (FSV).These multi-role amphibious warfare support vessels are built by Abu Dhabi Ship building and are designed by SwedeShip Marine of ...
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Rolls wins South American contracts
Rolls-Royce has further strengthened its position in South America as a supplier of designs and equipment packages for offshore vessels with contracts for six platform supply vessels (PSV) worth around £45 million, including the first offshore orders from Chile.CBO (Companhia Brasileira de Offshore) has ordered four UT-Design type UT 715 ...
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INTERTANKO welcomes Norway's action
Norway recently passed national legislation which will ensure that the IMO?s International Convention for the Control and Management for Ships? Ballast Water will be implemented for ships entering Norwegian waters by the end of 2007. INTERTANKO welcomes this bold move by the Norwegian administration, which goes with the country?s formal ...
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International interest in Bijela
Canadian billionaire Peter Munk and the Moscow-based bank Avangard are the most serious potential buyers for the Adriatic shipbuilding yard Bijela according to the president of the board of directors of the yard, Stanko Zlokovic. Munk, who bough Tivat?s Arsenal last week, stayed in Bijela showing interest for the capacities ...
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Indian Navy set to float sub tender
Media reports suggest that the Indian Navy is all set to float an international bid for the acquisition and construction of a second line of conventional submarines. The navy has already contracted for a set of six French designed (DCN International) Scorpene class hunter-killer submarines. The likely contenders for the ...
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Vinashin launches another Diamond
A 53,000 dwt Diamond class bulker was launched recently at Ha Long Shipbuilding facility, an affiliate of the Vinashin. Named ?Blue Diamond?, this vessel is the second of a series of fifteen 53,000 dwt bulk carriers to be built by Vinashin under its contract with the Graig Group, a UK-based ...
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Vinashin breaks into VLCC market
Vietnam's largest shipbuilder Vinashin will build two VLCCs for state oil group Petrovietnam, the first of its type to be built in Vietnam, for delivery around 2010. In addition, the shipbuilder has reportedly won another Petrovietnam contract to build three 105,000 dwt tankers at a cost of $60-65 million. The ...
