All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 761
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MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete
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.
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BAE eyeing US shipyards
BAE Systems has held talks with Atlantic Marine on acquiring the ship repair company with operations in Jacksonville, USA, according to The Financial Times.
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Seaspan takes delivery of another new boxship
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.
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Xingang yard to build supramax trio
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.
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NewsAddressing the new ECA challenge
Adrian Tolson, vice president of sales and marketing at marine fuel supplier Chemoil, counts down to the July 2010 ECA emissions changes*
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NewsContinuous slow steaming with two-stroke engines
Wärtsilä reports on developments allowing reliable long-term use of its low speed engines at partial load levels
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NewsWärtsilä and Robert Allan sign cooperation agreement
Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian ship design company Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) to develop a strategic cooperation agreement.
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NewsIndia delivers its first Diamond bulker
The state owned Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) in Visakhapatnam, India, recently delivered its first 53,000 dwt bulk carrier, Good Pride, to Goodearth Maritime.
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NewsCastrol launches virtual vessel resource
Marine lubricant specialist Castrol Marine has launched an interactive online tool to help customers optimise their knowledge of lubricants and related services.
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Wärtsilä and Samsung to develop gas-fuelled ships
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.
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NewsKeppel delivers third Maersk DSS 21 semi
Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig to Maersk Drilling.
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NewsRolls-Royce to equip seven offshore vessels in Brazil
Rolls-Royce has received orders worth approximately £15 million to supply propulsion and control systems for seven offshore vessels being built in Brazil.
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Rolls-Royce building servicing facility in Poland
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.
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LR first foreign class society authorised by the Japanese government
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.
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New Caterpillar logistic center in Germany
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.
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DDW tackles challenging conversion
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.
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NewsSTX to build PSV for Norwegian owner
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.
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Samsung targets high-end market
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.
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Austal to close its Tasmanian shipyard
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.”
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Philippine yard gets VLOC octet
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.
