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Thales and DCN merger delayed
Industry sources claim that the planned tie-up between Thales and state-run shipbuilder DCN, which has already been delayed several times, has been delayed again until next year as the companies don't plan to notify the European Commission about the operation until January 2007. The plan calls for Thales to acquire ...
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India to build stealth frigates
India is looking to acquire up to seven stealth frigates, along with some level of joint development and technology transfer. The Request for Information (RFI) has reportedly been issued to about 12 European and Russian firms.These ships are reportedly part of India's long-delayed Project 17, and could be worth up ...
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Venezuela, Brazil to build tankers
Venezuela's state oil company (PDVSA) has signed a deal with Brazilian industrial conglomerates Eisa and Maua Jurong to build ten oil tankers in Venezuela. The joint venture will produce at least eight Panamax tankers and PDVSA plans to increase its total fleet to 42 ships by 2012.
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Wärtsilä and Becker optimise propulsion systems
Wärtsilä in Finland and the German company Becker Marine Systems have entered into a co-operation agreement on the optimization of ship propulsion systems. Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems has annual net sales of EUR 50 million and is the leading supplier of high-performance rudders of all profiles and sizes, as well ...
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VT & BAE discuss JV
BAE Systems PLC and VT Group PLC are in early discussions regarding the combination of their surface ship build and naval support businesses into a joint venture.DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FUTURE JOINT VENTUREBAE Systems? submarines business is not included within the scope of these discussions. This initiative is in line with the ...
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Another two for Montanari
The number of 110,000dwt Aframax crude oil tankers currently under construction for Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. has risen to six.The Italian company has commissioned the construction of another two 110,000dwt crude oil tankers in addition to previous four ordered earlier this year in November. The six Aframaxes, which have double hulls ...
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IMO reviews MSDS regs after IBIA intervention
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has presented a paper to IMO?s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) advising that current proposals relating to the mandatory supply and carriage of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in connection with MARPOL Annex 1 cargoes and marine fuel oils are severely flawed and unworkable. And ...
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MTG Delfin opens new shipyard in Varna
Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Delfin has opened a new shipyard in the port of Varna, on the Black Sea. The 7.9 ha. Region 2 shipbuilding and repair facility, the second in the Varna port area, is located on the Varna lake and cost over $24 million.Region 2 is the first shipyard ...
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SADRA building quartet for IRISL
Islamic Republic of Iran?s Shipping Lines (IRISL) is negotiating with Iran Marine Industrial Co. (SADRA) over the building of four general cargo ships. The National Iranian Tanker Co., Caspian Oil Co. as well as a German Company have respectively ordered three 63,000DWT oil tankers, three support ships and four ocean-going ...
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US boatbuilders to design new river combat craft
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aluminum Chambered Boats, Inc. (ACB), both in the US, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore future combat system requirements and capabilities for the U.S. Navy's anticipated Riverine/Coastal Warfare program. The companies have also agreed to design and build a riverine craft technology demonstrator that ...
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Front orders another heavy-lift vessel
Frontline has declared an option with COSCO Shipyard, China, to convert ?Front Target? to a heavy-lift vessel. The conversion will begin in May 2007, and completion is expected in August 2007. By fitting a new mid-ship section and upgrading all major components of the vessel, it is anticipated that the ...
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Hanjin wins tanker job
South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries has secured a $260 million order from Emarat Maritime in the UAE for four 114,000DWT tankers. These 250m long crude oil carriers will be delivered by the end of March 2010.
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COSTA confirms Fincantieri option
The Genoa-based cruise operator Costa Crociere has confirmed an option with Fincantieri for a 92,700 gt cruiseship for delivery in March 2010. This newbuilding will be the second of two sister ships commissioned from Fincantieri by the Italian cruise line and brings to four the number of cruise vessels ordered ...
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Jurong building Noble semi-sub
Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine in Singapore, has signed a contract with Noble Drilling Holding LLC of the US, to construct, convert and outfit a new ultra-deepwater dynamically positioned semi-submersible drilling unit. This work will be carried out on Noble Drilling?s existing bare-deck hull Bingo 9000 which ...
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Nordseewerke building SWATH pair
Emden based shipbuilder Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in November 2008 with the second one to follow in June 2009.The 49m long ...
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Troms orders MPSV from Kleven
Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, has signed a contract with Troms Offshore in Troms?, Norway for the building of a new, sophisticated offshore vessel. The vessel is a Multifunctional Platform Supply Vessel (MPSV) of the VS 495 DEM CD Mk II design, and is the first vessel Troms Offshore has ...
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Kleven gets Rem number ten
Fosnavag-based Rem Offshore in Norway has placed a contract with Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik for the construction of an offshore supply vessel. The vessel is a Multi Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) of the MT 6016 Mk III design, and is the tenth vessel Rem Offshore has ordered at Kleven Verft. ...
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Malta sees red over tax exemption loss
Malta?s yacht and "private pleasure craft" owners, as well as the lucrative bunkering and ship repair industries, will see the price of fuel shoot up by at least 25% on 1 January after the European Commission threw out a request to prolong Malta?s derogation from levying tax on ?red diesel? ...
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China launches FPSO
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding in China recently launched a 300,000 DWT FPSO capable of loading or off-loading 190,000 barrels of crude oil a day. It was designed and built by the Shanghai based yard and is the largest and, at $240 million, the most expensive of its kind in China. The ...
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Hanjin wins four crude carriers
Hanjin Heavy Industries, South Korea's seventh-largest shipyard, has secured a $260.2 million order to build four crude carriers for a Middle East-based shipper. The order calls for Hanjin to deliver the tankers by the end of March 2010.
