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  • The Kongsberg engine room simulator at Bodin Maritime School is receiving an upgrade
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    Engine room simulator upgrade for Norwegian maritime school

    2010-12-21T16:40:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime''s Simulation division has signed a contract with Bodin Maritime School for an extensive upgrade of its engine room simulator, which it is claimed will make it the most comprehensive such facility in Norway.

  • Andrew Stephens congratulating Thea Corwin on her appointment.
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    New head of environment at Wilhelmsen Ships Service

    2010-12-21T16:39:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that it is underlining its commitment to the protection of the environment by appointing a new head of environment, Thea Corwin.

  • The Ulstein PX121 PSV
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    Two newbuild projects for Ulstein

    2010-12-20T19:56:00Z

    Ulstein Verft has been contracted to build two medium-sized platform supply vessels of Ulstein''s PX121 design for a newly established company within the Ulstein Group. The vessels will be delivered in the first and third quarters of 2012.

  • The new PSVs for Eidesvik Offshore will include an integrated Wärtsilä gas power solution featuring the recently launched Wärtsilä 20DF engine
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    LNG powered PSV order for Wärtsilä

    2010-12-20T19:55:00Z

    Wärtsilä reports that it has strengthened its position as the global leader in the market for design and propulsion systems for liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform supply vessels (PSVs) with another order.

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    Dutch environmentally friendly ferry design

    2010-12-20T19:55:00Z

    Damen Shipyards has announced that it has been tasked with developing a new environmentally friendly ferry design for the Dutch shipping company Rederij Doeksen, which operates passenger and car ferries between Harlingen and the Dutch Wadden islands.

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    Chart agents working with UKHO on e-Navigator

    2010-12-20T19:54:00Z

    Northern Ireland-based chart distributor Todd says that it is the first of a group of selected chart agents to be working with the UKHO in , the UKHO’s fourth largest Distributor, is working with The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on an important development phase of electronic navigation.

  • Wartsila low speed engines will feature combustion monitoring
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    Wärtsilä and ABB unite in combustion monitoring technology

    2010-12-20T15:15:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s latest development in two-stroke technology is the ‘Intelligent Combustion Monitoring’ system, which employs ABB’s Cylmate technology.

  • SIS CEO Per Anders Koien announcing the Van Oord contract at the Baltic Exchange in London on 16 December
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    Major technical fleet management software order for SIS

    2010-12-16T17:33:00Z

    Norwegian company Star Information Systems (SIS) has announced a major order from Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord. SIS believes this to be one of the largest marine software contacts ever awarded.

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    ISSA introducing new ship supplier standards

    2010-12-16T15:56:00Z

    The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) has underlined its commitment to quality ship supply by introducing new membership criteria which will ensure more companies meet the terms of its enhanced 2010 ISSA Quality Standard.

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    Sovcomflot places order for icebreaking OSVs

    2010-12-16T15:54:00Z

    The newly formed Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy, 50/50 owned by STX Finland and United Shipbuilding Corporation, has received an order for two new multifunctional icebreaking supply vessels (MIBSV) from Russian customer Sovcomflot.

  • The launching of ‘Victor Horta’
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    IHC launches ‘Victor Horta’

    2010-12-16T11:39:00Z

    The naming and launching ceremony for the 5,000m³ gravel trailer ‘Victor Horta’ took place recently at the Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden shipyard in Heusden, The Netherlands.

  • One of Hapag-Lloyd’s post-Panamax boxships, the 8,749 TEU ‘Colombo Express’
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    Hapag-Lloyd orders mega boxships

    2010-12-16T11:36:00Z

    Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd recently ordered four 13,200 TEU container vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

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    STX OSV to double Brazil output

    2010-12-15T17:01:00Z

    The Ålesund, Norway-based STX OSV Holdings Ltd., one of the major designers and shipbuilders of offshore support vessels, plans to double its shipbuilding capacity in Brazil.

  • The new UT 754 WP wavepiercing PSV design from Rolls-Royce, the first example of which has been ordered by Farstad
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    First order for offshore wavepiercer design

    2010-12-15T16:40:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has announced the first order for its new wave-piercing offshore vessel. The order worth over £12 million to Rolls-Royce, comes from Farstad Shipping.

  • Computer generated image of the SX134 seismic vessels ordered by Polarcus
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    Polarcus orders two more seismic vessels

    2010-12-15T16:32:00Z

    Polarcus, the Dubai-based provider of marine geophysical services, has ordered two high-end 3D seismic vessels from Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway for delivery in March and June 2012.

  • ‘Disney Dream’ at sea
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    German yard delivers ‘Disney Dream’

    2010-12-15T16:11:00Z

    Disney Cruise Line took possession of its newest ship, ‘Disney Dream’, from the Meyer Werft shipyard in a traditional maritime ceremony aboard the ship in Bremerhaven, Germany.

  • Artist impression of the STX 09 offshore support vessel
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    STX OSV secures contract for PSV

    2010-12-15T14:41:00Z

    STX OSV Holdings Limited recently secured a new contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel of PSV 09 design for an undisclosed international customer.

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    Scana awarded Ulstein contract

    2010-12-15T13:21:00Z

    Scana Industrier ASA in Norway has through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS been awarded contract with Ulstein Verft AS for delivery of propulsion system and controls for two seismic research vessels.

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    Industry elite join global SSI taskforce

    2010-12-15T13:18:00Z

    An ambitious global taskforce charting a course to a sustainable future for the shipping industry received a major boost today with the announcement of six elite new members.

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    Samsung clinches CSAV boxships

    2010-12-15T13:16:00Z

    Chilean liner operator CSAV has taken a two plus two option deal at Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries for 8,000 TEU ships at a cost of $90 million each.