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Hyundai gets Burma gas contract
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a $1.4 billion deal with Daewoo International Corp. to develop a huge natural gasfield in Myanmar.
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NewsSeawater scrubber qualifies as EPA ‘emerging technology’ to reduce particulate matter
Accreditation for Hamworthy Krystallon scrubbers on the list of emerging technologies has followed the US EPA’s decision to accept exhaust gas cleaning systems as a viable means of reducing emissions.
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NewsAustal secures JHSV 2 and 3 contracts
The US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of two additional Austal Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) as part of an existing 10-vessel, AUD$1.8 billion program.
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NewsProposed global vessel efficiency system to reduce carbon emissions
The World Shipping Council (WSC) and its members have proposed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its member governments a new global ‘vessel efficiency system’ (VES) which would improve the carbon and fuel efficiency of the world''s fleet leading to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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EPA accredits Krystallon scrubber
Hamworthy Krystallon Ltd. has become the first non-North American-based company to be awarded accreditation as a manufacturer of an ‘emerging technology’ that has the capability to reduce marine Particulate Matter emissions by the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The company's PM seawater scrubber technology was granted an Emerging Technology ...
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NewsEGCSA wants no 'green wash' in 2010
The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) says the industry must follow the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s leadership in sulphur reduction policies.
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NewsMSC vessels fitted with Cathelco systems
Pipework anti-fouling systems from Cathelco of the UK hve been retrofitted to a class of 14 US military refuelling ships.
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NewsE3 tug receives award
The environmentally-friendly E3 hybrid tugAt the 4th Maritime Awards Gala held in Rotterdam, the KVNR Shipping Award 2009 was granted to the sustainable tugboat project known as E3 Tug. The E3 tug is being developed by a consortium consisting of Smit engineering, Damen Shipyards and Alewijnse Marine Systems. Alewijnse is ...
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LCS 2 completes acceptance trials
The future USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully completed acceptance trials this week after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the United States Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Acceptance Trials are the first opportunity for INSURV to test the ship and its systems. During two ...
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EPA submits ship emission rules to White House
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved closer yesterday to finalizing new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships by sending the draft rules to the White House for review. If finalized, EPA says the draft rule would drastically cut air pollution nationwide by requiring vessels with large ...
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NewsGas turbine hybrid naval ship commissioned
The US Navy amphibious assault ship Makin Island, power by a hybrid propulsion systemGE Marine reports that the United States Navy commissioned its new LHD 8 ship USS Makin Island on October 24, 2009 in San Diego, California. The USS Makin Island is the first U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship ...
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Hyundai wins Myanmar gas platform order
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, has won a $1.4 billion deal to build an offshore gas platform in Myanmar. It said it secured the order from Daewoo International, a South Korean trading company which is leading a consortium to develop the gasfield off Rakhine state near ...
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New buyer secures shipbuilding contract with Bergen Group
Bergen Group BMV in Norway has negotiated a contract with Island Offshore Shipholding Group LP about takeover of the shipyard hull number 164, a large DP3 offshore vessel that will be completed in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The original contract for the construction of this vessel was made between ...
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A first for NYK Shipmanagement
NYK Shipmanagement Singapore is taking competence management to new heights after it recently became the first Asian ship manager to be certified in accordance with the DNV standard for competence management system. The NYK competence management system is based on a set of officer competence standards in compliance with specifications ...
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Shipbuilders to meet in Berlin
Global shipbuilding executives will meet in Berlin, Germany, at the end of October for the 18th annual JECKU Top Executive Meeting. From 28 to 30 October, the JECKU convention, an acronym of Japan, Europe, China, Korea and the United States, will see the leaders in world shipbuilding discuss the impact ...
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US and Canada near agreement to control pollutants from ships
The United States and Canada are nearing an international agreement to clean up the emissions of ships travelling within 200 nautical miles offshore. Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculate that pollution controls will save the lives of 8,300 people each year and help more than 3 million avoid ...
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NASSCO lays keel of T-AKE eleven
San Diego-based General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, laid the keel for USNS Washington Chambers, the eleventh ship of the Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo-ammunition ships (T-AKE). Construction of the Washington Chambers began in March and is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in ...
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MARAD announces shipyard grants
The US Department of Transportation announced 70 grants totalling $98 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds that will be used to improve small shipyards throughout the United States. The funds, awarded through the Maritime Administration's Assistance to Small Shipyards program, will, says DOT, help create and preserve ...
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Croat shipyards sale attracts wide interest
A tender for the sale of Croatia's state-owned shipyards has already attracted firm interest at home and abroad following the recent issue of an international tender for the sale of six shipyards. Their privatisation is a key condition for progress in entry talks for the European Union.So far, two to ...
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IMO publishes outcome of MEPC 59 meeting
Amendments to the MARPOL Convention to prevent pollution during ship-to-ship oil transfer operations were adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) when it met for its 59th session from 13 to 17 July 2009, at the IMO Headquarters in London. In a packed ...
