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Indian Navy set to float sub tender
Media reports suggest that the Indian Navy is all set to float an international bid for the acquisition and construction of a second line of conventional submarines. The navy has already contracted for a set of six French designed (DCN International) Scorpene class hunter-killer submarines. The likely contenders for the ...
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International interest in Bijela
Canadian billionaire Peter Munk and the Moscow-based bank Avangard are the most serious potential buyers for the Adriatic shipbuilding yard Bijela according to the president of the board of directors of the yard, Stanko Zlokovic. Munk, who bough Tivat?s Arsenal last week, stayed in Bijela showing interest for the capacities ...
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Vinashin launches another Diamond
A 53,000 dwt Diamond class bulker was launched recently at Ha Long Shipbuilding facility, an affiliate of the Vinashin. Named ?Blue Diamond?, this vessel is the second of a series of fifteen 53,000 dwt bulk carriers to be built by Vinashin under its contract with the Graig Group, a UK-based ...
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Malaysian shipyards in record year
The ship-building and ship-repairing industry in Malaysia chalked up a commendable performance last year when exports of ships, boats, hovercrafts and floating structures rose to $945 million against $630 million in 2005. Major export destinations were Singapore ($344 million), Vietnam ($344 million) and Thailand ($76 million), said the Malaysian Industrial ...
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Partnership deal for offshore yard
Marine Works Co Ltd has signed a partnership with the Authority of King Abdulaziz Port in Damman to build the shipyard at a cost of $80 million. Intended for the fabrication of oil and gas platforms, the facility will have an initial capacity in line with the requirements of Saudi ...
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Sembawang wins FPSO Conversion
Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Mar in Singapore, has secured a contract estimated at $98 million from Bluewater Energy Services B.V. for the FPSO conversion of newbuild Aframax-size ?Aoka Mizu?. Bluewater Energy Services B.V. is one of the world's leading offshore specialists in the design, development, ...
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Swissco confirms two more
Swissco Offshore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swissco International Ltd, has recently added 2 more vessels to its offshore support fleet worth a total of $4.2 million. This is part of the Group?s strategic objective to expand its offshore vessel fleet.The Group has recently exercised its option for a ...
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Good Earth builds yard at Cuddalore
The Chennai-based shipbuilder Good Earth Maritime Ltd, will build a shipyard at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu on the East coast of India, with an investment of $228 million. The project will be implemented in two phases and an amount of $114 million will be invested in the first phase. The ...
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Vinashin breaks into VLCC market
Vietnam's largest shipbuilder Vinashin will build two VLCCs for state oil group Petrovietnam, the first of its type to be built in Vietnam, for delivery around 2010. In addition, the shipbuilder has reportedly won another Petrovietnam contract to build three 105,000 dwt tankers at a cost of $60-65 million. The ...
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Another delivery for Quintana
Quintana Maritime Limited, based in Athens, took delivery of the 82,300 dwt bulk carrier ?Iron Lindrew? from Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi. Together with four other vessels, ?Iron Lindrew? is employed under a master time charter with Bunge S.A.
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ABG delivers AHTS
The `Maridive ? 212` is the second AHTS vessel being delivered by ABG shipyard in Mumbai to Maridive & Oil Services in this financial year out of the total seven vessel ordered by the Egypt based company. The 61 metre tug displaces 3,600 tonnes fully loaded and has DP 2 ...
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Keppel to deliver second Prosafe FPSO
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) is on course to deliver the FPSO facility, Umuroa, to Prosafe Production (Prosafe) in March. Umuroa?s will follow the delivery of Prosafe?s other vessel, FPSO Polvo, which is expected to leave the yard later this month for deployment to offshore Brazil in the Polvo Field. ...
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Peter Brotherhood record order intake
Peter Brotherhood Ltd, the Peterborough, UK-based steam turbine and gas compressor manufacturer, is celebrating a remarkable 2006. The company has grown significantly over the past few years and in 2006 recorded an order intake of almost £55 million, an increase in excess of 70% on the £31 million intake in ...
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Daewoo lengthens launching barge
Daewoo Shipbuilding completed the extension work of its launching barge which has been underway since last November. The launching barge was lengthened by 55 metres and widened by 7.6 metres and now measures 231.6 metres long and 80 metres wide. It will now be able to handle weights up to ...
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Samsung wins FPSO
Samsung Heavy Industries has signed an order for a 1 million barrel FPSO from a Norwegian ship owner at a price of $400 million. Delivery is scheduled for January 2010 and the vessel will be deployed at Skarv Oil field and produce 90,000 bpd oil and gas for 25 years
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Chinese yards win new order
Nanjing Jinling Shipyard in China clinched six 57,000 DWT bulk carriers from Enterprise shipping at a price of $34.5 million each. Cosco Zhoushan also won three 57,300 DWT bulk carriers from INCE at a cost of $34.5 million each. The contract includes an option for three more bulkers. Sinochem ordered ...
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Vinashin gets big Vinalines order
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) has signed a contract to build 64 ships with a combined capacity of 2.8 million tonnes for the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines). The ships will be built at a total cost of $2.3 billion and the contract runs till 2015.By 2010, Vinashin will ...
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Appledore lives on
A multi-million pound steel mega yacht will be built at Appledore Shipyard in the UK before being sailed to Devonport for completion. Last year the yard, which is owned by Devonport owners DML, lost out on two important contracts. It is hoped that the new contract, which starts in the ...
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Eighteen sign 2005 SUA Protocols
Eighteen States have signed, subject to ratification, the 2005 Protocols to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA), 1988, and the related Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988. The ...
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GL launches "Ship-shape for life"
The Hull Lifecycle Programme (HLP), a new software service tool designed to ensure long lives and technical safety for vessels, was introduced by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) at the GL Exchange Forum. The participants discussed options and benefits provided by the software for monitoring and evaluating the structural and overall technical ...
