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  • News

    STX linked to big container order

    2010-10-08T11:20:00Z

    South Korean shipbuilder STX Group is rumoured to be close to winning a $1.3 billion shipbuilding deal with a European company said to be Zodiac Maritime.

  • The recently delivered FPSO P-57
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    Keppel delivers Petrobras FPSO

    2010-10-08T11:18:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has recently delivered the ‘P-57’ FPSO vessel to Monaco-based Single Buoy Moorings Offshore N.V. (SBM).

  • News

    LR offers guidance on ballast-water systems

    2010-10-07T15:49:00Z

    Lloyd''s Register has issued new guidance notes to help ship-owners and operators who are preparing to install ballast-water treatment systems on their ships.

  • News

    Bangladesh in JV with Dutch shipbreaker

    2010-10-07T12:32:00Z

    Shipbuilding company Ananda Group in Bangladesh signed an agreement with Greendock BV, a Dutch company specialising in ship recycling, for establishing multipurpose yards for repairing and recycling ships.

  • News

    Tidewater places PSV quartet with Drydocks World

    2010-10-07T12:31:00Z

    New Orleans-based Tidewater entered into a contract with Drydocks World for the construction of four 80.77m deepwater platform supply vessels at its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia.

  • The integration of the Ecospec CSNOx technology into Wärtsilä's product development is expected to speed the implementation of clean power solutions
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    Wärtsilä and Ecospec to co-operate in exhaust gas treatment

    2010-10-07T07:38:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Ecospec Global Technology, owner of the CSNOx emissions abatement technology, recently signed a MOU to work together towards the common goal of providing clean power solutions.

  • Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding yard in Newport News
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    Bid for Northrop Grumman shipbuilding revealed

    2010-10-06T19:39:00Z

    A little-known Cleveland-based company has bid to acquire the entire shipbuilding unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation, including the big shipyard in Newport News that builds US Navy vessels.

  • News

    ABS creates greater China Operating Division

    2010-10-06T16:22:00Z

    ABS has announced a major organizational change with the creation of a fifth operating division that will be responsible for the society’s activities in The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan.

  • Artist impression of Heerema’s deepwater construction vessel
    News

    Ulstein design for Heerema newbuilding

    2010-10-06T13:33:00Z

    Having developed the concept and basic design for Heerema’s new monohull vessel, Ulstein Group’s Dutch based design company, Ulstein Sea of Solutions (USOS), has now been awarded the further engineering of the vessel with the selected shipyard.

  • Peter Pilon, new CEO for Kittiwake in the USA
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    New leader for Kittiwake's US office

    2010-10-06T10:35:00Z

    Kittiwake Developments has appointed Peter Pilon as CEO of the company’s US operations. The company says that its new US CEO and relocation to Houston demonstrates renewed focus on its ‘core’ markets.

  • Schottel Inc. signs service cooperation agreement for North America
    News

    CS Controls to be Schottel partner for servicing

    2010-10-05T14:19:00Z

    Schottel Inc., the US subsidiary of Schottel GmbH, the German manufacturer of propulsion systems, recently signed a service cooperation agreement with CS Controls Inc. (CSC) to undertake repairs, upgrades and overhauls of Schottel thrusters in North America.

  • News

    Idle container vessels to increase

    2010-10-05T13:48:00Z

    The number of idle containerships is expected to rise by the end of the year as the carriers’ winter deployment programmes kicks in.

  • News

    EC examining state aid rules for shipbuilding sector

    2010-10-05T12:17:00Z

    The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the application of the EU framework on state aid rules for shipbuilding, with a view to determining whether to maintain it unchanged, revise it or repeal it.

  • The  sleek, modern ferry design concepts from Wärtsilä and Deltamarin
    News

    Innovative ferry family from Finland

    2010-10-05T12:14:00Z

    Wärtsilä, together with Deltamarin, which claims to be the foremost design company in the cruise and ferry market, has introduced an innovative series of ferry designs.

  • The HHI-EMD ceremony was attended by a long list of invited guests including from MAN Diesel & Turbo
    News

    MAN licensee breaks 100 million bhp barrier

    2010-10-04T12:58:00Z

    HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, recently held a ceremony in Ulsan to commemorate the company’s production milestone of 100 million bhp.

  • Shiprepair news as it happens, worldwide
    News

    Shiprepair and conversion

    2010-10-04T11:10:00Z

    Bringing the latest developments worldwide – repair and maintenance are more important now than ever before

  • The Motorship - essential engineroom equipment
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    Engines and propulsion

    2010-10-04T11:09:00Z

    Propulsion and machinery have formed the major emphasis in The Motorship for over 90 years – the original and best

  • The Motorship staff can often be found at sea
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    Comment and opinion

    2010-10-04T11:09:00Z

    Our staff and industry experts with the independent, authoritative view for which The Motorship is known

  • The 100 million bhp marine engine ceremony at Hyundai Heavy
    News

    Hyundai record milestone in marine engines

    2010-10-03T10:22:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has achieved an unprecedented aggregate production of 100 million brake horsepower in two-stroke engines.

  • News

    London Club warning on over-reliance on GPS

    2010-10-03T10:20:00Z

    The London P&I Club says a recent casualty involving a containership serves as a timely reminder of the consequences of failing to check navigation charts for information about corrections that need to be applied to satellite-derived positions.