Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 84
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NewsNew nuclear fuel carrier
Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL), a subsidiary of International Nuclear Services (INS) in the UK, took delivery of its newest ship, the Pacific Egret.
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NewsDiesel electric trend growing for offshore vessels
The Norwegian shipyard of Simek A/S followed up earlier diesel electric offshore support vessels when they delivered ‘Stril Mariner’ to Simon Møkster Rederi AS in Stavanger, Norway.
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NewsA new Queen joins Cunard
The new Cunarder, ‘Queen Elizabeth’, is the third newbuilding to enter service with this Carnival Group subsidiary in the last six years and joins the transatlantic ocean liner ‘Queen Mary 2’ and the cruise ship ‘Queen Victoria’.
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NewsStena introduces world's largest Superferry
Stena Line’s largest ever investment of over $586 million has been spent on building the two new 62,000gt vessels, with the Stena Hollandica now in service and the Stena Britannica scheduled for delivery by the end of 2010. The 11,600 dwt newbuildings built by Nordic Yards in Wismar, Germany measure ...
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NewsNew force arrives in the super heavy-lift sector
The ‘Beluga Houston’ is the lead-ship in the 10-ship P2 series of the new generation Beluga multipurpose project carriers ordered by the Bremen-based Beluga Shipping GmbH for the so-called super heavy lift market segment.
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News‘Viking Lady’ - the first commercial ship with a fuel cell
The Eidesvik offshore support ship ‘Viking Lady’ may not quite be a brand new vessel, she was launched earlier in 2009, but her most significant feature was only installed and commissioned in December 2009, just in advance of COP15.
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NewsUlstein delivers powerful X-Bow seismic research vessel
The Oceanic Vega, one of the most advanced seismic research vessels in the world, was delivered by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a joint venture between Norwegian shipowner, Eidesvik Offshore ASA, and the Paris-based geophysical company, CGGVeritas.
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NewsCutting edge trimaran ferry exceeds expectations
Austal’s next generation 102m trimaran has impressed during sea trials, achieving a speed of 39 knots at 90% MCR with 340 tonnes deadweight. The high speed passenger-vehicle ferry utilises Austal’s patented trimaran technology to deliver improved sea keeping, fuel efficiency, passenger comfort and payload capacity.
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News‘Le Boreal’ - the quintessence of luxury cruising
The French cruiseship company Compagnie du Ponant took delivery of the first in a two-ship series of mega-yacht style cruise ships ordered from Fincantieri.
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NewsFirst true Arctic 3-D seismic vessel
When Drydocks World-Dubai delivered the ‘Polarcus Asima’ to its owner Polarcus, the marine geophysical company based in Dubai, she became the company’s third and most sophisticated 3D seismic vessel to date.
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News‘Rem Gambler’ - a safe bet
When the Fosnavåg-based offshore fleet operator Rem Maritime ordered its first anchor handling tug supply vessel back in May 2007, the owner, Åge Remøy, took a gamble that the market would need the vessel and named it, appropriately, Rem Gambler.
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NewsRickmers christens four containerships
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) witnessed a quadruple naming ceremony at its Ulsan shipyard when the German Rickmers Group christened four New Panamax (NPX) ultra-large container ships (ULCS) of 13,100 TEU each.
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NewsNew construction support vessel joins Solstad fleet
The construction support vessel ‘Normand Pacific’, a custom built ship for diving and ROV-operations, entered into service with the Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore.
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New flagship for P&O Cruises
Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard delivered the 116,000gt ‘Azura’, the new flagship of P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group, which is the twenty seventh passenger vessel built at the yard out of a total of 53 built by Fincantieri.
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NewsNew orders raise German hopes, but crisis far from over
German shipbuilding saw its fortunes improve in 2010, but experts caution, as the New Year dawns, that the crisis is far from over and that despite some new work, more orders are needed, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsShips can be fast, efficient – and ‘green’
Fast ships and green credentials do not go hand in hand in most peoples’ eyes, writes Dag Pike. The faster you go the more fuel you burn and so the harmful emissions will rise.
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NewsCruise work rounds off busy year for German yards
Cruise ships have been to the fore at the German repair yards during the latter part of 2010, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsInnovative OSV design unveiled
Technology Associates, Inc. (TAI), a New Orleans based architectural firm, recently unveiled its innovative ‘Technology EnviroMax 300’ offshore supply vessel.
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NewsTarbit Shipping to convert tanker to LNG
Wärtsilä signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion and to supply a Wärtsilä LNGPac system for the safe and convenient storage of LNG onboard.
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NewsEcospeed protects Antarctica icebreaker
The British Antarctic Survey needed a coating that would protect their ice strengthened research vessel ‘Ernest Shackleton’ during expeditions to the Antarctic region in which it is subjected to extreme mechanical forces.
