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Wärtsilä and Becker optimise propulsion systems
Wärtsilä in Finland and the German company Becker Marine Systems have entered into a co-operation agreement on the optimization of ship propulsion systems. Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems has annual net sales of EUR 50 million and is the leading supplier of high-performance rudders of all profiles and sizes, as well ...
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Another two for Montanari
The number of 110,000dwt Aframax crude oil tankers currently under construction for Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. has risen to six.The Italian company has commissioned the construction of another two 110,000dwt crude oil tankers in addition to previous four ordered earlier this year in November. The six Aframaxes, which have double hulls ...
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Keppel secures first FSO
Keppel Singmarine in Singapore has clinched a $88 million contract to build a Floating Storage Offloading system (FSO) unit for Lukoil ?Nizhnevolzhskneft (LUKOIL-NVN), a subsidiary of the Russian oil company, Lukoil Oil Company. The 28,000DWT Ice-Class vessel is a new design by Marine Technology Development, the design arm of Keppel ...
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US boatbuilders to design new river combat craft
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aluminum Chambered Boats, Inc. (ACB), both in the US, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore future combat system requirements and capabilities for the U.S. Navy's anticipated Riverine/Coastal Warfare program. The companies have also agreed to design and build a riverine craft technology demonstrator that ...
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SADRA building quartet for IRISL
Islamic Republic of Iran?s Shipping Lines (IRISL) is negotiating with Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA) over the building of four general cargo ships. The National Iranian Tanker Co., Caspian Oil Co. as well as a German Company have respectively ordered three 63,000DWT oil tankers, three support ships and four ocean-going ...
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MTG Delfin opens new shipyard in Varna
Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Delfin has opened a new shipyard in the port of Varna, on the Black Sea. The 7.9 ha. Region 2 shipbuilding and repair facility, the second in the Varna port area, is located on the Varna lake and cost over $24 million.Region 2 is the first shipyard ...
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Front orders another heavy-lift vessel
Frontline has declared an option with COSCO Shipyard, China, to convert ?Front Target? to a heavy-lift vessel. The conversion will begin in May 2007, and completion is expected in August 2007. By fitting a new mid-ship section and upgrading all major components of the vessel, it is anticipated that the ...
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Hanjin wins tanker job
South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries has secured a $260 million order from Emarat Maritime in the UAE for four 114,000DWT tankers. These 250m long crude oil carriers will be delivered by the end of March 2010.
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Jurong building Noble semi-sub
Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine in Singapore, has signed a contract with Noble Drilling Holding LLC of the US, to construct, convert and outfit a new ultra-deepwater dynamically positioned semi-submersible drilling unit. This work will be carried out on Noble Drilling?s existing bare-deck hull Bingo 9000 which ...
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Nordseewerke building SWATH pair
Emden based shipbuilder Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in November 2008 with the second one to follow in June 2009.The 49m long ...
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COSTA confirms Fincantieri option
The Genoa-based cruise operator Costa Crociere has confirmed an option with Fincantieri for a 92,700 gt cruiseship for delivery in March 2010. This newbuilding will be the second of two sister ships commissioned from Fincantieri by the Italian cruise line and brings to four the number of cruise vessels ordered ...
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Baltic yard launched Stena Ro-Ro
The second ocean-going ropax ship was launched at the Baltic Shipyard JSC and delivered to Stena. Named "Stena Transformer", this is the second in a two-ship series with the lead-ship "Stena Trader" going into service in August 2006. The vessel is designed for the transportation of trailers and passengers. The ...
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China launches FPSO
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding in China recently launched a 300,000 DWT FPSO capable of loading or off-loading 190,000 barrels of crude oil a day. It was designed and built by the Shanghai based yard and is the largest and, at $240 million, the most expensive of its kind in China. The ...
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Malta sees red over tax exemption loss
Malta?s yacht and "private pleasure craft" owners, as well as the lucrative bunkering and ship repair industries, will see the price of fuel shoot up by at least 25% on 1 January after the European Commission threw out a request to prolong Malta?s derogation from levying tax on ?red diesel? ...
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BV improves GL offer
Bureau Veritas (BV) is preparing an improved offer for presentation later this week to the shareholders of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), as it pushes ahead with its plan to combine the strengths of the two societies to create a new global leader in ship classification, based in Hamburg.The original BV share ...
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Austal wins second LCS
The option for a second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has now been confirmed following the announcement in October 2005 for the first General Dynamics / Austal LCS. Based on the 127 metre advanced Austal trimaran seaframe, which forms the platform for the ship?s operational and combat systems, the new vessel ...
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Austal launches Turkish ferry
The first of two Auto Express 88 fast car ferries ?Osman Gazi? was launched at the Austal shipyard. The 88 metre aluminium catamaran is the ninth fast ferry Austal has built for Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (IDO).The new ferries are designated to operate on a 39 nautical mile reciprocal service across ...
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Hanjin wins four crude carriers
Hanjin Heavy Industries, South Korea's seventh-largest shipyard, has secured a $260.2 million order to build four crude carriers for a Middle East-based shipper. The order calls for Hanjin to deliver the tankers by the end of March 2010.
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Troms orders MPSV from Kleven
Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, has signed a contract with Troms Offshore in Troms?, Norway for the building of a new, sophisticated offshore vessel. The vessel is a Multifunctional Platform Supply Vessel (MPSV) of the VS 495 DEM CD Mk II design, and is the first vessel Troms Offshore has ...
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Kleven gets Rem number ten
Fosnavag-based Rem Offshore in Norway has placed a contract with Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik for the construction of an offshore supply vessel. The vessel is a Multi Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) of the MT 6016 Mk III design, and is the tenth vessel Rem Offshore has ordered at Kleven Verft. ...
