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Carrier fears at shipyard
Fears are being raised that Barrow shipyard in England could miss out on building sections of a giant new aircraft carrier. It was planned that Barrow, part of the BAE group, would build 16,800-tonne centre sections for each of two Royal Navy ships while yards in Scotland and Portsmouth would ...
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Bharati buys Swan
Bharati Shipyard (BSL), India?s second-largest private sector ship-builder, is understood to have acquired the UK-based Swan Hunter Shipyard for an undisclosed amount."The entire machinery and equipment from Swan Hunter will be dismantled and brought to India over six months to be re-built at Bharati?s shipyards," sources said.The sources said the ...
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Aker delivers Star
Tallink s newest passenger ferry "Star" was delivered from Aker Yards Helsinki yard today. The 110 million euro newbuilding will start regular crossings between Helsinki and Tallinn and will be capable of completing the journey between the two cities in just two hours.The ice class of the ferry will allows ...
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Germany supports Korea-EU FTA
Germany will fully support an EU free trade agreement (FTA) with Korea, as it will boost bilateral trade and investment between the two economies. "We will most probably see a swifter resolution of the FTA talks, compared with the Korea-U.S. FTA, since there are less sensitivity issues between the two ...
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CDL to build two for India
Sri Lanka?s Colombo Dockyard Limited (CDL) has secured a $36.6 million order for construction of two 89 metre, 250 passenger capacity ships for the Government of India. The significance of the award is that, this is the first time in the history of local shipbuilding industry that a Sri Lankan ...
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Craig launches biggest vessel ever
The Craig Group?s biggest ever platform supply vessel has been launched in Spain. The Grampian Talisman represents an investment of £12 million by the global shipping and energy services company and will join its fleet of offshore support vessels later this year. Craig Group division, North Star Shipping, contracted Astilleros ...
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EU tells China to curb expansion
The EU has reportedly told China that it would face a growing threat of trade penalties unless it curbed its capacity expansion in steel and shipbuilding. EU industry commissioner Günter Verheugen gave the warning during a round of high-level meetings in Beijing according to EU diplomats, who declined to be ...
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European companies push for fuel cell JTI
A total of 45 companies from across Europe have joined forces to push for the creation of a Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) for fuel cells and hydrogen technology. The companies, which include Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems from the UK and Italy's SOFC Power, have formed an association called the ...
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China wins tanker and bulker orders
Chinese shipbuilders are continuing to win new orders for bulk carriers and tankers. Enterprise Shipping has ordered three 92,500DWT bulkers from Jinling Shipyard with delivery of 2010 at a cost of $47 million each. China Shipping Development ordered 12 57,300DWT bulkers from China Shipping Industry Co. K Line ordered ...
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DCN becomes DCNS
The French DCNS group unveiled its new corporate identity symbolising the group's new organisation and ambitions following the integration of Thales's naval businesses in France (though not its naval equipment businesses). The acronym DCN has been replaced by a brand: DCNS. Although the letters D, C and N no longer ...
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Austal wins largest individual contract
An unconditional contract has been confirmed for the supply of four fast ferries, consisting of two 69 metre and two 88 metre Austal Auto Express vehicle-passenger catamaran designs. Further customer details cannot be released at this stage.Commenting on the announcement Austal?s Executive Chairman, John Rothwell, said; "This huge contract is ...
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Two GPA 640 PSVs for Trico Marine
Guido Perla and Associates (GPA) announced that Trico Marine Services has ordered two of the well-proven GPA 640 Platform Support Vessels (PSV).Each of the DP2-certified vessels, measuring 64 metres in length, will employ three diesel-powered generators, including two 1,825 kW generators powered by 16-cylinder Cummins QSK60 D(M) engines and one ...
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MOL to launch 44 iron ore carriers
MOL in Japan will launch 44 iron ore bulk carriers by from April this year to early 2012. The move is part of MOL's growth strategies in the new midterm management plan MOL Advance. During the period, MOL will launch five 300,000DWT, six 230,000DWT, six 200,000DWT, fifteen 170,000DWT, eight ...
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POSCO to raise steel price
POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, plans to raise the prices of some steel products beginning 19 April to reflect an increase in iron ore costs. The price of steel plates for shipbuilding will rise 3.3% to $642 per tonne.
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Offshore partnership with Rosyth
An oil and gas industry firm has formed an alliance which will see workers at the Rosyth naval dockyard in Fife being used offshore. Petrofac, a service provider for the oil and gas production and processing industry, has joined forces with Babcock International Group for the ?groundbreaking? cross-skilling plan. Scores ...
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Indian yards to be upgraded
India?s three strategic shipyards - Mazagaon Docks, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard - which are engaged in building warships, will be modernised and upgraded to the level of shipyards in Europe, Japan and Korea. The defence ministry has decided to plan for the second phase of ...
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QinetiQ launches improved ship design software
GRC Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Limited, has launched a new and improved version of its 'Paramarine' ship design software and 'Seagoing Paramarine' software, which is used for onboard ship stability and structural assessment. Enhancements to both software packages include a number of new modules that will be ...
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Magellan residential cruise ship selects shipyard
The Residential Cruise Line Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Aker Yards to start building the residential cruise ship ?Magellan?. This is the first step and the finalization of the project is still subject to the completion of financing.Designed by the Norwegian firm of Petter Yran and ...
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Sri Lanka?s Dockyard in talks with Croatian shipbuilders
Colombo Dockyard Ltd. (CDL) is having talks with Croatian investors on setting up ship building facilities in Sri Lanka according to a government minister. Investment promotion minister Sarath Amunugama said negotiations on the Croatian investments had taken place between officials of the two countries last week. Croatia is one of ...
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STX starts China yard
Korea's STX Shipbuilding has made a start on the construction of its new shipyard to be built in Dalian, China which it estimates will generate $3 billion in sales in 2012, similar to that of its shipyard in Jinhae, Korea. During a ground-breaking ceremony, Kang Duck-soo, chairman of STX Group, ...
