Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 58
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Technip joins Jurong FPSO conversion
Engineering company Technip is to provide topside engineering and procurement services for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel conversion to be carried out at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
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News‘Bergen Viking’ LNG retrofit completed
Bergen Tankers chemical and product tanker ‘Bergen Viking’ has been converted from diesel-electric to LNG-electric propulsion.
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Harvey acquires US shipyards
Harvey Gulf International Maritime is acquiring Gulf Coast Shipyard and Trinity Yachts in a move that it says makes it the only builder, owner and operator of dual-fuel OSVs in the US.
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NewsNASSCO begins ‘eco’ tanker construction
Building is underway at General Dynamics NASSCO, where the second of three 50,000 tonne, 330,000 barrel cargo capacity product tankers are being constructed for SEA-Vista Newbuild III LLC, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holding Inc.
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Fincantieri to build Virgin Cruises vessels
Fincantieri has signed a Letter of Intent with Virgin Cruises, brand of the Virgin Group, for the construction of three cruise ships.
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NewsESVAGT orders Havyard CCV
Havyard Design & Solutions has signed a contract with Astilleros Zamakona for a design and equipment package for a newbuild 88m Havyard 931 Crew Change Vessel (CCV), due for delivery in May 2017.
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NewsSolstad returns to Gibdock
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has returned to Gibraltar-based ship repair company, Gibdock, for the special survey of its 5,000 tonne Construction Support Vessel (CSV) ‘Normand Pacific’.
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NewsFishing vessel hat-trick for Kleven
Norwegian yard Kleven has secured three fishing vessels orders from two owners in the space of a week, with two trawlers for Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) and a live fish carrier for Sølvtrans all to be built to Rolls-Royce designs.
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NewsTsuneishi Shipbuilding to enlist aerial drones
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding is to employ drones and communications systems from V-cube after a successful trial exploring drone use to enhance productivity and safety in its shipbuilding operations.
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NewsUmoe Wave Craft enhances windfarm access
Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal has demonstrated its new windfarm service vessel at Seawork 2015, featuring an actively controlled air cushion to minimise vertical motion in high sea states.
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NewsCarnival enlists Meyer for LNG cruise ships
Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku are to build the first cruise ships to be powered by LNG at sea under a multi-billion euro contract with Carnival Corporation for four 180,000gt cruise ships.
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NewsCanadian drydock expansion
Canadian shipyard Verreault Navigation Inc is expanding its drydock with the help of the Business Development Bank of Canada in response to an increase in demand.
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NewsVLCC conversions for Oman Drydock Co
Springfield Shipping has awarded Oman Drydock Company (ODC) the contract to convert two oil bulk ore carriers to very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
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Triple Keppel jackup rigs for Mexico
A triple rig naming ceremony has been held at Keppel FELS'' yard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, for three KFELS B Class jackup rigs being built for Mexican company, Grupo R.
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NewsTwo more LR1 tankers for d’Amico
Milan-listed d’Amico Shipping’s Irish tanker subsidiary has ordered two more 75,000dwt Long Range 1 (LR1) product tankers from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
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NewsDepth enhancement for Van Oord vessel
Van Oord flexible fallpipe vessel ‘Stornes’ will be able to operate at greater depths after recent work at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam.
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NewsSynapsis navigation for Croatian PCTCs
Raytheon Anschütz is to supply integrated navigation systems (INS) to three car carriers built by the Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Brodogradiliste.
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Vard to build Kreuz DSCV
Vard is to design and build a diving support and construction vessel for Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea, under a contract that Norwegian group says highlights the applicability of its technologies in hitherto untapped markets.
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NewsPropeller upgrade for Odfjell tankers
MAN Diesel & Turbo is to retrofit and upgrade eleven 37,500dwt Kværner Class chemical tankers operated by Odfjell, with the first vessel – ‘Bow Clipper’ – due to be upgraded in August.
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NewsOshima unveils LNG-fuelled Kamsarmax bulker
DNV GL has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a LNG-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier concept from Oshima Shipbuilding Company.
