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Largest LNGC delivered to BP
BP Shipping recently took delivery of the British Emerald, the world?s largest liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC), the first in a series of dual-fuel diesel-electric gas ships. Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea, at 155,000 cubic metres is the largest LNG carrier to date.The design and construction of ...
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Incat launches big cat
The recent launch of Australian Incat yard?s 112-metre wave piercing catamaran set new milestones for high speed light craft (HSLC) shipping. The vessel, named the Natchan Rera, is the world?s largest diesel-powered HSLC, and the largest HSLC ever to be built in Australia. The newbuilding is the first of two ...
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Aker warns of challenges in Finnish yards
Norwegian shipbuilder Aker Yards said in a recent statement that it was revising its 2007 earnings forecasts down as a result of challenges, mainly to do with ferry projects at its three Finnish yards.Juha Heikinheimo, the head of Aker's Cruise & Ferries arm, said that although the company would restructure ...
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Major Vietnamese orders for Lyngs? Marine
Lyngs? Marine of H?rsholm, Denmark, a subsidiary of SAM Electronics, has been awarded a major contract for supply of integrated automation packages for installation aboard a series of 14 54,000 dwt bulk carriers under construction at Hanoi-based Vinashin Group?s Dung Quat and Ha Long yards for delivery to its own ...
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines lengthens second ship
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Ltd. has announced plans to lengthen and upgrade another of its cruise ships during 2008. The Braemar will undergo the work during its dry dock period scheduled for May and June next year.The work will be carried out by Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH Hamburg which ...
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Multraship expands tug fleet
The Dutch salvage and towage company Multraship has bought two newbuilding Azimuth Stern Drive tugs for delivery October 2007 and April 2008. The two multi-purpose tugs will be rated around 70 tonne bollard pull and are currently under construction at the Vega Denizcilik Sanayi Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti shipyard in ...
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Odense to sign Epic deal
Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd. (Odense Staalskibsv?rft A/S) has announced that EPIC Shipping, UK, has contracted to purchase six RO-RO vessels from the Danish shipyard. Main particulars are length 193 m, breadth 26 m and 3,700 lane meters. The vessels are to be delivered in 2009 and 2010. Final contract with ...
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Russia merges two state shipping companies
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree merging the country's top energy shipping companies in a move to create a $5 billion national shipping giant and help develop the country's huge offshore oil and gas projects.Russia has been seeking to merge Sovcomflot and Novoship for several years, in line with ...
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Hawaii Superferry delivered with GL Class
"Alakai", the 107 meter high speed ferry classed by Germanischer Lloyd, has been delivered from its builder Austal USA to Hawaii Superferry. A second US flaggedvehicle-and-passenger carrying catamaran is currently under construction.Powered by four MTU 20V 8200 M70 main engines via four ZF 53800 gearboxes, with a top speed of ...
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Largest Vietnam cargo ships handed over to Graig
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) recently delivered a 53,000 dwt bulk carrier, the largest ever built in Vietnam, to its UK owner in northern Quang Ninh province. Named ?Florence?, the newbuilding is the first among 27 vessels built under the contract between the UK's Graig Investment Limited and two ...
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Daewoo secures drillship and bulk carriers
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has obtained a combined $800 million worth of orders from two international customers. The South Korean shipbuilder said an unidentified US shipowner ordered an oil drill ship while a shipowner in Liberia ordered three bulk carriers. The shipbuilder did not disclose detailed prices for the ...
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Hanjin Heavy grabs Belgian container ship order
Hanjin Heavy Industry has secured a $224 million shipbuilding order from a new European client on the back of increased shipping volumes and fees. Delphis of Belgium placed an order for Hanjin Heavy to build four large-sized container ships by the end of 2010. The South Korean shipbuilder said the ...
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Adelaide gets navy contracts
Adelaide in South Australia will become the home of Australian naval ship building following the latest defence contract. The Royal Australia Navy is to get three new air warfare destroyers and two landing ships - all Spanish designed - for a total cost of $11 billion. The three Navantia F100 ...
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Singapore goes to Dubai for new MRs
Dubai Drydocks (DD), a market leader in ship repair and conversions, has concluded an agreement with Singapore-based Navig8 Shipmanagement Pte Ltd to build four medium range (MR) product tankers, with an option for four more vessels.The deal is valued at $175 million and is the biggest-ever signed by DD and ...
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COSCO and Kawasaki to form second JV
COSCO Group, China's shipping conglomerate, has signed a deal with Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. to build a shipyard in northeast China, their second such venture in the country.COSCO will control 70% of the facility, which will cost 3.8 billion yuan ($500 million) in its first phase, and Kawasaki will ...
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Hyundai wins large boxship order
Hyundai Heavy Industries has won an 857 billion won ($923 million) order to build eight container vessels. The deal from a European company calls for HHI to deliver the ships by December 2010. The Korean shipbuilder clinched record-high orders last year because of strong demand for crude carriers and offshore ...
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BMT launches into India
BMT Group Ltd, the UK-based maritime consultancy, launched its India operations last week in an attempt to tap into the ship-building boom in the country. Several Indian companies have been looking to invest in shipyards as demand for ships increases all over the world and BMT?s India team will focus ...
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Another FPSO for Samsung
Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a sizable order from an Asian customer to build an FPSO in a contract worth $470 million. The vessel will be delivered by September 2010.
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CDL to launch Indian AHTS
Colombo Dockyards Limited?s (CDL) launch of the Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel, built for Great Ship (India), is scheduled to take place next week. "This occasion will mark the first launching of the new construction hull to be carried out utilising the recently converted shipbuilding dock," Assistant Manager Marketing Darshana ...
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Malaysian shipbuilder plans expansion
Nam Cheong Dockyard Sdn Bhd in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, is planning to expand its business overseas and increase its shipbuilding capacity on the back of higher demand for oil and gas support vessels, especially for deepwater exploration. Its executive director Leong Seng Keat said the company's future direction was in ...
