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ASL in growth mode
The Singapore-based ASL Marine Holdings, an integrated marine company with shipyards in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia, has today announced that it has entered into contracts with several subcontractors and supplier to expand the capacity and capabilities of the Groups two shipyards in Singapore and Batam, to meet the growing demand ...
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Aker launches world?s biggest
There are three ultra-sized cruise vessels for Royal Caribbean Cruises in Aker Yards“ orderbook and the first of them, "Freedom of the Seas" was floated out today in Finland. "Seeing a new ship floated out for the first time is a momentous occasion", says CEO and Board Chairman of ...
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Nigg for sale
American defence contractor Halliburton is selling its controversial offshore facility in the north of Scotland. Its UK subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), confirmed it had put the site at Nigg in the Highlands up for sale and had already received an undisclosed offer from a consortium of local property ...
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Daewoo participates in oil field development
Daewoo Shipbuilding has declared its intention to enter into foreign oil filed development. The shipbuilder said that it will participate in the Korea Oil Corporation led consortium which is involved in oil field development in Nigeria and will take five to ten percent share of the consortium. The shipbuilder expects ...
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Ulstein wins Solstad construction vessel
Solstad Offshore ASA has entered into an agreement with Ulstein Verft AS to build a large construction service vessel. The new vessel will have a length of 130 m and width of 28 m, will be equipped with a 250t offshore crane, 2000 m2 working deck and DP class 3.Contract ...
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Toisa orders PSVs from China
Sealion Shipping?s subsidiary, Toisa, has placed an order with the Wuchang Shipyard in China for the building of three very large DP platform supply vessels. These three new vessels are to be upgraded versions of the very successful VS483 design of PSV already in service with Sealion Shipping and others ...
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Shinsung orders steel carriers
Shinsung Shipping in South Korea placed an order for five 6,700DWT steel carriers with Mokpo Shipbuilding for delivery by 2007. Shinsung said that the new order is to cope with increasing demand for heavy cargoes and, when delivered, they will be deployed on the Korea/China/Japan route and Southeast Asia routes. ...
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Olympic orders PSV from Aker
Aker Yards has signed a contract worth approximately NOK 150 million with Olympic Shipping to build a Platform Supply Vessel of the MT 6009 design, a Marin Teknikk design, at a cost of $23 million. The 3,300 dwt newbuilding will be constructed at the Aker Brattvaag yard and delivery is ...
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Wartsila India to set up gearbox unit
Wartsila India, the Indian arm of Wartsila in Finland, is planning to set up marine reduction gearboxes manufacturing unit at Khopoli in Maharashtra. The company has plans to export the product to its European associates.Banmali Agrawala, managing director of Wartsila India, said the company had realised India?s strength in casting ...
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High newbuild prices forces slowdown in orders
Asia's major shipyards and international shipowners are heading for a clash, as the latter appear reluctant to place new orders unless prices go down. Shipyards, on the other hand, have no intention of backing down, having secured numerous orders until 2009.With shipyards able to wait, any ships ordered now would ...
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Clyde yard fought hard for contracts
It has emerged that the Clyde-based Ferguson shipyard reportedly went to great lengths in its failed bid to win a vital contract from the Scottish Executive. The closure-threatened Port Glasgow yard made two different offers to build a CalMac ferry in the Europe-wide tendering process. One was for £29million, and ...
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STX LNG certified
STX Shipbuilding in South Korea has obtained certification for the mock-up of Mark III membrane containment system for LNG carriers from GTT, LR, BV, DNV and KR. STX Shipbuilding said that the certification will enable it to bid for the Korea Gas Corporation LNG contracts later this year in October.
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Schat-Harding upgrades freefall boats
Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding has agreed with Statoil to recall six of its FF1000S skid-launched freefall lifeboats for strengthening beyond SOLAS requirements. In service tests show that SOLAS requirements may need modifying for free fall boats for very high drop heights from some North Sea oil platforms. The move follows tests ...
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AMBIO aims at biocide-free coatings
The EU research project "AMBIO" is investigating how to prevent the build up of organisms on surfaces under marine conditions, for example on ships? hulls. Scientists from BASF are collaborating on this project with 30 partners from business and science from 14 countries. The five-year project was launched in March ...
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Float-free SVDR from KH
Kelvin Hughes (KH), part of Smiths Marine Systems, is proud to announce yet another world first having successfully achieved approval from QinetiQ, the UK Government?s nominated body for Type Approval of marine equipment, for a float-free interface to their MantaDigital Simplified Voyage Data Recorder ? SVDR.As the first manufacturer to ...
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Australia selects U.S. design
Australia picked U.S. naval architect Gibbs and Cox as its preferred designer for a A$4.6 billion project to build a new generation of air warfare destroyers, one of the country?s biggest ever defense contract. Gibbs and Cox had been chosen over German firm Blohm and Voss and Navantia of Spain ...
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STS restrictions could lead to another ?Prestige?
Salvage operations involving the ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of cargo and bunkers from tankers and other vessels should be exempt from new controls proposed by Spain and Mexico and now under consideration by the IMO?s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The International Salvage Union (ISU) believes that the proposed new rules ...
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Aker builds another PSV for IOG
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore Shipholding, a company within the Island Offshore Group (IOG) in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a 5,000 DWT UT 776 E platform supply vessel. The value of the contract is $36 million and delivery is slated for December 2006. The contract also ...
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Northrop Grumman to lay off 900 at Jeff yard
Slowing military contract work will force Northrop Grumman Corp. to slash 400 jobs from its shipyard in Bridge City and 500 jobs from its other plants in Louisiana and Mississippi by the end of the year, company managers said Monday. Layoffs at the region's largest manufacturer, formerly known as Avondale, ...
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SeaDrill plans more newbuildings
SeaDrill Ltd is in discussion with major yards with respect to building a harsh environment semi-submersible rig with further options for delivery of the first unit in first quarter 2008. A clarification of this project is expected within the next month. This follows the recent announcement by the Bermuda-based company ...
