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RINA and RS strengthen co-operation
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and Italian classification society RINA have signed a new agreement on co-operation in performing surveys of ships and floating structures under construction and in service, as well as certification of materials and products. The agreement has significantly broadened the scope of existing co-operation, ...
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Siem takes delivery of VS470 Mk II
Aker Langsten shipyard in Norway has delivered the first in a series of six PSVs to Siem Offshore Inc. The 73.4 metre long, 16.6 metre wide vessel bears the name ?Sasha? and is of the VS470 Mk II design from Vik-Sandvik.Vik-Sandvik said the next vessel, ?Sophie?, will be delivered in ...
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EU rejects Italian aid for cruise ship
The European Commission said it has rejected a request from the Italian government to aid an extension of the delivery of a cruise ship at the Fincantieri shipyard.The commission said that as it is 'clear' from the contract in 2000 that delivery of the ship within three years was not ...
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Constanta launches tanker for local shipowner
The first ship built since 1990 for a Romanian ship owner was launched at Constanta Shipyard. The 41,000 TDW oil tanker ?Histria Perla? was designed by ICEPRONAV Galati and was ordered by Romanian businessman Gheorghe Bosinceanu.The yard is building five similar ships for the same owner. Bosinceanu says the tankers ...
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ThyssenKrupp + EADS bid for Atlas Elektronik
ThyssenKrupp Technologies and EADS signed a Memorandum of Understanding making both companies a team in the bidding process for Atlas Elektronik, a subsidiary of BAE systems, and are submitting a joint bid. According to the agreement, ThyssenKrupp Technologies will keep 60% of Atlas and EADS 40%. "Our subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Marine ...
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Keppel to maintain oil-rig order book
Top offshore oil-rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) said it would settle for fewer new orders next year and would not build or buy new yards as it is already converting two ship repair facilities.The chairman of Keppel O&M, a subsidiary of Singapore?s top conglomerate Keppel Corp, said ...
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Quartet ConRo order for Flensburger
Flensburger shipyard in Germany has signed contracts for four ships plus six options of its new design ConRo 200 with a European Shipowner. The price of the newbuildings is not being disclosed. The main parameters of the new ConRo ferries, type ConRo 200, are a length of 180.89 m, a ...
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Farstad confirms supply vessel
Farstad Supply, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norway-based Farstad Shipping, has confirmed an order for a platform supply vessel with West Contractors of ?lensvåg, Norway. Delivery is scheduled for January 2007.The newbuilding, of VS470 MkII design, will have a cargo carrying capacity of about 3,500dwt. The newbuilding is part of Farstad's ...
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Viking LoI confirmed
The LoI for a fast passenger/car ferry signed on 21 November by Aker Yards and Viking Line Abp has now been confirmed as a firm contract worth approximately 120 to 130 million euro. The contract includes options for two similar vessels. The vessel intended for the Helsinki-Tallinn route will be ...
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Hyundai delivers trio
Hyundai has delivered three 100,000 DWT oil tankers for Sakhalin-1 Oil and Gas Project costing $150m. The tankers were ordered by Sovcomflot, Russia?s largest shipping company, and were designed and built specifically for transportation of oil within the framework of Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project. Two of the tankers will ...
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Ship repair back at Lairds
Ship repair work has restarted at the former Cammell Laird dry docks in Birkenhead.Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders has been let back into the yard by landlord Reddington Finance as the two companies move towards a settlement of the dispute that has seen the dry docks lie idle since August.Northwestern was ...
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Gdynia and Gdanska to split
Gdynia shipyard recently submitted to the Polish Treasury, a proposal to sell Stocznia Gdynia.Meanwhile, the Polish government will prepare a list of measures necessary to implement the splitting up of the two shipyards. Stocznia Gdynia has valued Gdanska at PLN 80m (EUR 20.1m). Trade unions want the Treasury Ministry to ...
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Nam Dinh builds shipyard
Construction began a few days ago on the Thinh Long shipyard in the northern province of Nam Dinh in Vietnam. The new facility will form part of the Hoang Anh Shipbuilding Joint Stock, a member of Vinashin. Thinh Long shipyard will be the first such facility in the province and ...
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Hanjin to double boxship fleet
Hanjin Shipping will double its container fleet by 2010. To achieve the goal, Hanjin will place a new order for five 10,000TEU container ships next year for delivered in 2009. The timing of the order will depend on ship prices. When delivered, the newbuildings will be deployed on the transpacific ...
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Transocean upgrades second Sedco semisub
Transocean Inc has entered into an agreement with Chevron Corp for the upgrade of one of Transocean's Sedco 700-series semi submersible rigs. Under the terms of the drilling contract, Chevron will contract the rig over a primary term of three years, but has the right to convert the contract term ...
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Exmar orders another LNGRV
The Belgian shipping company EXMAR has confirmed a long-term charter party with Excelerate Energy LP, Woodlands, Texas, of a further LNG regasification vessel (LNGRV). The vessel will be built by Daewoo (DSME) as hull N° 2263. This newbuilding will be constructed incorporating the GTT membrane containment system together with Excelerate?s ...
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EU to impose ship ban
The European Union threatened to ban about 200 cargo ships from its waters to prevent accidents such as the sinking of an oil tanker off the Spanish coast three years ago. The EU proposed more inspections of commercial ships at EU ports and harsher penalties for vessels that fail safety ...
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NGV Tech in expansion mode
The Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd plans to expand its shipyard in Sijangkang to cope with the increasing demand for newbuildings. The Sijangkang yard which has the capability to build mainly aluminium vessels, already has its hands full with orders from local and overseas clients, including those from Singapore, ...
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DDX gets go-ahead
Officials have signed off on a plan for the US Navy to begin detailed design and procurement for materials to build eight new generation destroyers. Kenneth Kreig, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, signed the document needed to begin production of the Navy's futuristic surface combatant on Wednesday.The destroyers, ...
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Suez LNG signs deal
Suez LNG Trading SA of France has signed a 20-year contract with three Japanese firms for the transport of LNG from Yemen to the US and Europe. Under the contract, Mitsui OSK Lines, Sumitomo Corp., and LNG Japan Corp. will establish a company to transport 700,000 tonnes/year of LNG over ...
