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HMS Endurance completes repairs
The Royal Navy ice breaker entered Argentina?s main naval base of Puerto Belgrano in early March after damaging its rudder while in Antarctica in February. It was the first time since the end of the 1982 conflict between Argentina and the UK that a Royal Navy ship had entered the ...
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Bulyard on FREMM short-list
Bulgarian company Bulyard Shipbuilding Industries (BSI) has been short-listed as subcontractor by France's Armaris. The 100 million euro contract with BSI will be part of the French-Italian defence partnership on Fregate Europeene Multi-Mission (FREMM) frigates and would involve building the hulls of the FREMMs. Bulyard was short-listed after undergoing a ...
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Viet Nam's largest vessel repaired after launch
The newly launched ?Florence?, a Diamond 53 type bulkers and the largest vessel ever built in Vietnam, leaked water hours after its launch last week.Engineers from Ha Long shipyard, a subsidiary of state-owned shipbuilding giant Vinashin, said water leaked through the outer hull of the ship, flooding part of No.4 ...
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ABG orders from Sea Tankers
Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard has bagged a repeat order of about $60 million for six anchor handling tugs from Sea Tankers Management, part of the John Fredriksen Group. The six vessels will be delivered at three monthly intervals beginning from December 2007. With this repeat order, ABG has orders for total ...
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THE MOTOR SHIP PROPULSION CONFERENCE NEWSLETTER March 2006
The Motor Ship Propulsion Conference 2006 in association with BIMCO26th ? 27th April, Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, CopenhagenWe are pleased to confirm the full conference programme for The Motor Ship Propulsion Conference 2006 in association with BIMCO, the world?s largest organisation for shipowners, managers and operators. Top speakers confirmed include: ...
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Island Offshore orders X-Bow
Ulstein Verft in Norway has been commissioned to build a large construction vessel with ULSTEIN X-BOW for Island Offshore. The ULSTEIN SX121 design is the first of the S-series to be built from Ulstein Design AS and is classified as an inspection, maintenance and repairs offshore construction vessel (IMR/OCV).This newbuilding, ...
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Gdanska Shipyard sale
The European Commission asked the Polish anti-monopoly authorities UOKiK who the potential investors of Gdanska Shipyard (GS). Although up to seven organisations are claimed to be interested, only two companies submitted preliminary offers. These are the Norwegian Aker Yards and Italian LLoyd Sicilia. The Italian company ordered ships in Porta ...
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Aker inks UT 755 orders
In a seemingly never-ending ordering frenzy for offshore support vessels, Aker Yards has picked up two more contracts for a total of five UT 755 LN platform supply vessels (PSVs). An order for four units has been placed by Nordcapital Holding GmbH & Cie. KG in Hamburg, Germany. The value ...
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RasGas names last in series
Ras Laffan LNG Company Limited (II), (RasGas (II)), has recently named another of its long term charter ships at a naming ceremony held at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. Named ?Maersk Qatar?, the 145,000 m3 LNG carrier is owned by a consortium between A P Moller and Qatar Shipping. The newbuilding ...
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Aker inks another Volstad PSV
Volstad Shipping AS in Ålesund, Norway, has confirmed an agreement with Aker Yards, for the building of a platform supply vessel (PSV) of ST-216L CD type. This contract is the third of this type to be delivered from Aker Yards to Volstad Shipping. The Contract value is approximately $40 million ...
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Vroon orders SSV quartet
Vroon Offshore B.V. and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem have signed a contract for the design and construction of four Safety Standby Vessels (SSV) 4711. The contract was won after a strong competition with Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese yards and follows an order of two 72 m Platform Supply Vessels from the ...
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MRSV for Siem
Siem Offshore Inc has declared an option for the building of one additional Multi-Functional Field & ROV support vessel (MRSV) from Kleven Verft AS in Ulstein, Norway. The $51 million newbuilding is scheduled for delivery in March 2008.The vessel is of MT 6016 L design by Norwegian designer Marin Teknikk ...
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Viet Nam launches largest vessel
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) will launch a 53,000 dwt bulk carrier, the largest ever built in Viet Nam, in northern coastal Quang Ninh province on April 6. The ship, named ?Florence?, is the first of the 21 bulkers that Vinashin's Ha Long Shipyard contracted with a British ...
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Solstrand inks Trico PSV
The Houston-based Trico Marine Services has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian shipbuilder Solstrand AS to build a Marin Teknikk Design MT6009 MKII Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). This $25 million newbuilding will incorporate dynamic positioning 2, conform to DNV?s Clean and Comfort Class and will have a 3,300 dwt ...
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Korea delivers Indonesian sub
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Korea recently delivered the 1,300-ton displacement submarine ?Cakra? to the Indonesian Navy. This is the first time that a Korean shipyard has exported a submarine to another country. The ?Cakra? is a diesel-powered submarine 59.5 meters in length and 6.2 meters in width. It ...
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CSD orders eight VLCCs
Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Development Co. (CSD) has placed two contracts to build eight oil tankers for HK$4.32 billion from two Chinese shipbuilders.CSD, a unit of state-owned China Shipping (Group), signed a contract for four oil tankers for HK$3.17 billion from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Ltd. These newbuildings are slated for ...
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Concordia inks two more P-MAX Tankers
Concordia Maritime, the tanker arm of the Gothernburg-based Stena group, has signed a contract with Brodosplit Shipyard, Croatia, for the construction of a further two 49,900 dwt P-MAX ice-class product tankers. The contract is conditional on final approval being given by the boards of directors of Concordia Maritime and Brodosplit ...
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Chinese shipbuilders snap up huge new orders
IRISL, the Iranian shipping company, placed an order for six 53,500 dwt bulk carriers with Yangzhou Shipbuilding in China. They will be delivered from 2008 to 2009 and four more options are attached.K. Jebsen placed new order of six 33,500 dwt bulk carriers with Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry and another ...
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Damen wins Kuwait cat order
Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL) of Kuwait has awarded the Dutch shipbuilder Damen a contract to construct and deliver a 52 meter wave piercing catamaran. The fast ferry will have a capacity of 340 passengers and 10 cars with a cruising speed of 35 knots. The first deck ...
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Alang turns to ship-building
Hounded by declining business opportunities at the world's largest shipbreaking yard, cut-throat competition from Bangladesh and Pakistani and pressure from environmental groups, Alang's shipbreakers in India are now eyeing the shipbuilding trade.A handful of ship-breakers have approached the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) for land acquisition. H K Dash, vice-chairman and ...
