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Orpheus undergoes sea trials
After successful trials on HMS Marlborough in 2005, QinetiQ's Onboard Risk Performance Hazard Evaluation system (ORPHEUS) is now undergoing year-long trials on three Royal Navy Type 23 frigates - HMS Northumberland, HMS Westminster and HMS Montrose. ORPHEUS is a dedicated and flexible operator guidance system that provides clear and concise ...
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NOFOS chooses MIROS to manage spills
MIROS, the Norwegian supplier of sensor-based met-ocean systems for the offshore industry in Norway, has won an agreement to supply five of its marine x-band radar-based oil spill detection systems to the common oil spill response organization for oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf, called NOFO. With these unique ...
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W&D delivers tug
Washburn & Doughty Associates (W&D) of East Boothbay, Maine, delivered Bulldog, a 30.15 metre, 11.4 m wide, 6,700 hp, Z Drive firefighting tug, to Crescent Towing of New Orleans. The Z-drive Bulldog provides ship-assist and escort services for LNG tankers at the Elba Island LNG re-gasification terminal in Savannah and ...
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Korean navy launches destroyer
The fifth South Korean built 4,200 ton class destroyer was recently launched at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). This is part of a six-ship series all being built at DSME since 2002 under a project codenamed KDX II. A CODAG plant consisting of four gas turbine and diesel engines ...
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Evergreen to build more boxships
Evergreen Marine Corp. of Taiwan, which operates Asia?s largest container shipping line, plans to order at least 20 container ships in the next 10 years to replace existing vessels.The boom in transporting manufactured goods from China and carrying raw materials to the country has fuelled demand for new ships and ...
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B+V to sort out QM2 pod
Cunard?s Queen Mary 2 will be dry-docking at Blohm + Voss Repair yard in Hamburg on 6 May for routine maintenance work and to remove one of its four podded propulsors which sustained damaged when it came into contact with the side of the underwater channel upon departure from Fort ...
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ST Marine secures conversion contract
Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), has secured a $17m contract from Chinese company BGP Inc. to convert a fishing trawler into a seismic research vessel.BGP is one of the world?s leading onshore and shallow water geophysical service contractors based ...
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High speed trio for NorFerries
Norwegian ferry company NorFerries plans to order three new high-speed cargo vessels to operate on freight routes between Norway, France, Spain and Britain. According to NorFerries chairman, Sigurd Steen, the company plans to order two vessels of 180 metres capable of carrying 94 trailers and one larger vessel of 210 ...
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DESS in expansion mood
Deep Sea Supply ASA (DESS) in Norway has today entered into an agreement to acquire 22 shipbuilding contracts for a total consideration of $394 million from Hemen Holding Ltd. (`Hemen), a company controlled by John Fredriksen. The acquisition is subject to DESS raising the necessary financing and the approval of ...
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Imtech to acquire RHG
Radio Holland Group B.V. (RHG) has announced that Imtech N.V. intends to acquire its shares. The acquisition will almost double the revenues of Imtech in the maritime market and place it in the top five of the global marine marketand fits its strategy of further international growth in the maritime ...
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Korea Line orders Aframax tanker
Korea Line has ordered a 105,500DWT tanker from an unspecified shipbuilder outside South Korea. Contract price is $60 million with delivery during first half of 2008. This is the first time this shipping company has ordered a tanker.
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Aker to build DOF construction vessels
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with DOF ASA, through its subsidiary DOFCON ASA, for the building of two large construction vessels, with an option for two sister vessels. The value for the two fixed contracts is approximately NOK 1,580 million ($241 m).One vessel is to be built at ...
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PGS orders third generation Ramform
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) in Norway has signed an agreement to build a new third generation Ramform vessel at Aker Yards, Langsten. The agreement is subject to satisfactory completion of a final contract and board approval in Aker Yards. The new and improved Ramform class seismic vessel will cost $86 ...
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Qingdao Hyundai completes first ship
Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding in China has completed the construction of its first ship since its establishment. The shipbuilder finalized sea trial of a 6,000DWT multi-purpose ship ?Finnland? ordered from Navalis. Ship particulars are 117m in length, 16.5m in breadth and 8.2m in depth and can carry containers and general cargoes. ...
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Another block factory for Hyundai
Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed another ship block factory in Ulsan at a cost of $186 million and will have an output of 110,000 tonnes per year.
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KOTC evaluating shipyards for newbuildings
A delegation from Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) will visit China and Japan to evaluate companies that could qualify to build six new tankers for the company. The company plans to build four crude oil tankers and two oil product tankers for delivery between 2009-2010.Four Korean (Hyundai, Samsung, Daewoo and ...
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Keppel and QGT to develop new shipyard
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has signed a letter of intent with Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (QGT) to jointly develop and manage a major new facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar, for the construction, repair and maintenance of ships and other marine structures. Planning of ...
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Broström continues fleet expansion
The Broström fleet will expand by a further six 17,000 DWT product and chemical tankers to be built in Turkey under an extended co-operation with the partner Dünya Shipping in Istanbul. The Swedish shipping company currently operates a fleet of about 60 vessels and, in order to secure additional capacity ...
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Northrop Grumman gets USCG approval on VDR testing
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has certified Northrop Grumman Corporation as an authorized annual service provider for shipboard voyage data recorders (VDRs). The certification was awarded to Northrop Grumman?s Sperry Marine business unit which is authorized to conduct required annual performance tests on VoyageMaster VDR units. The shipboard inspections will ...
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Hong Kong sextet for STX
STX Shipbuilding has received a $267 million contract from an unspecified Hong Kong-based company to build six product carriers. The South Korean shipbuilder will deliver the 51,000 dwt tankers by Sept. 2009.
