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NewsDaewoo clinches tanker quintet
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order to build five 160,000 dwt oil tankers for Angola’s state-owned oil company, Sonangol. The deal is worth 400 billion won ($344.7 million), and the newbuildings will be delivered from mid-2011 through 2013.
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NewsMega Passion launched
The Mega Passion, a semi-submersible heavy lift ship, has been launched for TPI Mega Line by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Final delivery to the client is expected to be in May, 2010 and she will be followed by two sister ships next year.
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NewsHavyard Design acquires Apply Steelcad
Havyard Design AS in Norway has acquired Apply Steelcad AS from Apply Sørco AS.
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NewsNYK in survey for developing advanced ship-recycling system
The NYK Group company, Japan Marine Science, will act as the administrator of a survey for developing an advanced ship-recycling system. The survey, commissioned and led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), is a pilot model project of collaboration among industry, government, and academia.
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NewsScrapping of ships highest since 1996
A report issued by London-based Clarkson Research Services said that ship demolition rose to the highest in 13 years in 2009, as owners scrapped ageing vessels to make way for a record number of new ships being built.
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NewsMHI awards Chinese engine builder marine diesel licence
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Zhejiang Yungpu Heavy Machinery (YUNGPU), in China''s Zhejiang Province, agreed last December on licensing of the technology incorporated in the Mitsubishi-UE, MHI''s low-speed marine diesel engines. The licensing became effective late last month.
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EMSA’s EEDI report published
The EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) report, prepared by the Finnish design and engineering consultancy firm Deltamarin, was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
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NewsIndonesian yard urged to rethink lay-offs
The Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL has been urged by the government to rethink its decision to lay-off 900 workers.
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Storage risks from acidity of biofuels
According to seals manufacturer PPE, the higher acidity of biofuels, compared with traditional oil-based fuels, will increase the risk of leaks in equipment used to store and handle the fuels.
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RINA classes world’s first offshore LNG FSRU
Genoa-based classification society RINA has taken a lead in the developing market for floating LNG terminals. It has been chosen to class the first offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), and is providing studies and support for a number of further offshore LNG projects, including the newbuilding which is ...
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NewsABB acquires turbo service business in Canada
ABB has acquired the turbocharging service activities of ABCO Industries, located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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NewsKorea to order PTCT newbuilds
Local media in Korea is reporting that Glovis Co, the logistics subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, will order three 6,000-unit pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs). Glovis will invest a total of $191.5 million for the vessels due for delivery in the first half of 2012.
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NewsOutput surges in China’s shipbuilding industry
The gross output of China''s shipbuilding industry was RMB 548.4 billion in 2009, up 28.7% year on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Growth was 31.1 percentage points slower than in 2008, said the ministry.
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NewsJapanese newbuild export orders rise again
After falling for 14 months in a row, Japanese export ship orders rose for the second consecutive month in January on a year-on-year basis, increasing by 50.5 percent to 471,900 grt, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters'' Association.
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NewsFirst new US Navy pilots' tug enters service
The first of a new class of tugs for the US Navy, designed by Robert Allan Ltd of Vancouver, Canada, has been handed over and is now in operation.
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The risks of low-sulphur fuel, according to consultant
Regulations for the restriction of air pollution from ships will mean extra costs and responsibilities for shipowners, according to an expert from BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys.
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NewsCarnival orders two Princess newbuildings
Carnival Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of two 3,600-passenger cruise ships for its Princess Cruises brand.
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NewsWärtsilä wins order for advanced lubricating system
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract by DSD Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, to retrofit the main engines on four DSD Shipping vessels with the Wärtsilä retrofit pulse lubricating system (RPLS).
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NewsSurvey fleet selects 'green' lubricants
Polarcus, a leading marine geophysical company, has announced that it is using Castrol Marine’s range of environmentally-responsible lubricants.
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NewsTuzla shipyards a graveyard of unfinished newbuildings
Last year, the Tuzla shipyards, located at the southern tip of Istanbul, saw production plummet by 90 percent while employment declined 75 percent. The shipyards have received just one order for 2012.
