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  • News

    MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete

    2010-05-19T15:07:00Z

    The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the register of companies.

  • News

    BAE eyeing US shipyards

    2010-05-18T14:46:00Z

    BAE Systems has held talks with Atlantic Marine on acquiring the ship repair company with operations in Jacksonville, USA, according to The Financial Times.

  • News

    Seaspan takes delivery of another new boxship

    2010-05-18T14:43:00Z

    Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of the CSAV Lingue from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The 4,250 TEU containership is Seaspan''s sixth delivery in 2010 and expands the company''s operating fleet to 48 vessels.

  • News

    Xingang yard to build supramax trio

    2010-05-18T14:40:00Z

    Hong Kong-based Hong Da International has ordered three supramax bulkers from Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for delivery from September 2011. The newbuildings will be the biggest vessels the 70-year-old, state-owned yard has built and will be constructed at the shipbuilder’s new facilities.

  • Adrian Tolson, vice president of sales and marketing at Chemoil
    News

    Addressing the new ECA challenge

    2010-05-18T11:10:00Z

    Adrian Tolson, vice president of sales and marketing at marine fuel supplier Chemoil, counts down to the July 2010 ECA emissions changes*

  • Container vessel Helene J has benefited from modifications to allow long-term part load operation
    News

    Continuous slow steaming with two-stroke engines

    2010-05-18T10:58:00Z

    Wärtsilä reports on developments allowing reliable long-term use of its low speed engines at partial load levels

  • Arkad, an ASD 26/45 tug designed by Robert Allan
    News

    Wärtsilä and Robert Allan sign cooperation agreement

    2010-05-17T15:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian ship design company Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) to develop a strategic cooperation agreement.

  • The DNV classed ‘Good Pride’ was recently delivered from Hindustan Shipyard
    News

    India delivers its first Diamond bulker

    2010-05-17T15:49:00Z

    The state owned Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) in Visakhapatnam, India, recently delivered its first 53,000 dwt bulk carrier, Good Pride, to Goodearth Maritime.

  • Castrol’s Virtual Vessel uses digital modelling techniques
    News

    Castrol launches virtual vessel resource

    2010-05-17T11:13:00Z

    Marine lubricant specialist Castrol Marine has launched an interactive online tool to help customers optimise their knowledge of lubricants and related services.

  • News

    Wärtsilä and Samsung to develop gas-fuelled ships

    2010-05-16T15:26:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a co-operation agreement to develop gas-fuelled merchant vessels. The intention is to jointly develop next-generation ships with efficient and competitive propulsion machinery concepts that meet or exceed the demands of future environmental regulations.

  • Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig to Maersk Drilling
    News

    Keppel delivers third Maersk DSS 21 semi

    2010-05-15T17:04:00Z

    Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig to Maersk Drilling.

  • Rolls-Royce Azipull thruster
    News

    Rolls-Royce to equip seven offshore vessels in Brazil

    2010-05-14T16:27:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has received orders worth approximately £15 million to supply propulsion and control systems for seven offshore vessels being built in Brazil.

  • News

    Rolls-Royce building servicing facility in Poland

    2010-05-14T16:18:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has confirmed the continued expansion of its global marine servicing network with the signing of a long term lease with the Port of Gdynia, Poland, where a new service facility will be built.

  • News

    LR first foreign class society authorised by the Japanese government

    2010-05-14T11:16:00Z

    During a recent ceremony held in Tokyo, Lloyd’s Register was confirmed as the first foreign classification society to be formally authorised by the Japanese government to carry out surveys on ships flying the Japanese flag.

  • News

    New Caterpillar logistic center in Germany

    2010-05-14T11:13:00Z

    With the continued growth of MaK diesel engine sales around the world for marine, power generation, and petroleum applications, Caterpillar has launched a new logistic center located in Henstedt-Ulzburg, near Hamburg, Germany.

  • News

    DDW tackles challenging conversion

    2010-05-14T11:10:00Z

    Drydocks World has entered the livestock carrier conversion sector with a $60 million order from Saudi Arabian company Hmood Al Ali Al Khalaf Trading and Transportation. The contract is to convert a 2,300 TEU container ship into a livestock carrier in line with state-of-the-art technical specifications.

  • Computer generated image of the PSV ordered by Simon Møkster
    News

    STX to build PSV for Norwegian owner

    2010-05-13T14:32:00Z

    STX Europe has entered into a new contract with Simon Møkster Rederi for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the PSV 09L CD design scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012.

  • News

    Samsung targets high-end market

    2010-05-13T14:27:00Z

    Samsung Heavy Industries is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-value, high-tech vessels, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers.

  • News

    Austal to close its Tasmanian shipyard

    2010-05-13T14:24:00Z

    Austal has announced what it terms “a rationalization of its Australian operations and workforce as a result of the impact of changed market demand for smaller sized vessels.”

  • News

    Philippine yard gets VLOC octet

    2010-05-12T13:55:00Z

    Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in the Philippines, HHIC-Phil, has signed a newbuilding contract with an unspecified European shipowner to build eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers worth around $500m in total.