General News 13-18 – Page 145
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NewsSecond Damen PSV for WWS
Damen Shipyards Galati has handed over the second platform supply vessel (PSV) in a six series order heralding a new era in offshore construction for Damen Shipyards Group.
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NewsSyncrolift for Vietnam
Shipbuilding and ship repair at New Song Thu shipyard in Vietnam is set to improve with the installation of Rolls-Royce’s Syncrolift shiplift – the largest to be built in the country.
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NewsABS forms global gas team
ABS is meeting industry needs with the formation of a Global Gas Solutions team to control its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) capabilities.
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NewsAnother ship added to LNG transfer fleet
LNG operator Skangass has announced that it has agreed to charter the ‘Coral Anthelia’ LNG tanker from Anthony Veder, to work alongside the ‘Coral Energy’.
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NewsZamakona launches Atlantic FSV
Zamakona recently launched the ‘Ocean Osprey’at its yard in Pasajes , northern Spain.
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NewsBiggest boxship from Taiwanese yard
Container shipper Evergreen Group has held a naming ceremony for its first L-type vessel built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, which was named ‘Ever Living’.
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NewsPalfinger Dreggen looks to Asia
Palfinger Dreggen is setting its sights on the booming offshore market in Asia with the purchase of Korea’s MCT Eng’s assets for the production of marine and offshore cranes.
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NewsGermany's Ahrenkiel seeks investors
Prominent German ship operator Reederei Ahrenkiel has said it is seeking investors in order to survive the current “unprecedented” shipping crisis amid media reports that a fleet sale is being negotiated, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsSimulation centre receives official certification
Dutch company VStep says that, following a compliance audit, the simulation centre at Varna Technical University in Bulgaria (TU Varna) has received official certification from the European Maritime Administration in Bulgaria.
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NewsVARD OSCV contract
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a new NOK800m contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping.
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NewsMore tankers for Ardmore
Japan’s Fukuoka Shipbuilding is to build four 25,000 tonne IMO 2 eco-design product and chemical tankers for Ardmore Shipping, as part of a US$118m contract.
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Russian energy majors could take over shipyard project
The Russian government has said that oil giant Rosneft and banker Gazprombank will lead a consortium of investors to focus on building the Zvezda super-shipyard in the Primorye Territory, in Russia’s Far East, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsJack-up propulsion contract
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has won a contract with Gulf Marine Services (GMS) to supply its latest E-Class jack-up barge with a state-of-the-art diesel electric propulsion system.
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NewsWärtsilä engines for LNG ferry
The first Danish domestic ferry to be run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) is to be powered by four Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines.
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NewsSeatankers receives third Ulstein PSV from China
Ulstein of Norway reports that Seatankers has received a third PSV to Ulstein’s PX105 design, from builder Zhejiang in Ningbo, China.
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NewsSembcorp Marine to help develop new Saudi shipyard
Singapore-based builder and repairer of ships and offshore structures Sembcorp Marine says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri).
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NewsFormer Wärtsilä manager joins Skysails
Hamburg-based SkySails is has appointed Jürgen Gerdes as commercial officer, responsible for heading the sales and service operations for the Skysails range of marine products.
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NewsNew propulsion technology
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has developed an integrated electric propulsion technology that will modernise the nation’s shipbuilding, say local media reports.
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NewsABB systems for Sevan vessels
ABB is to provide “total integration” for Sevan Marine’s offshore accommodation vessels with its power, propulsion and automation systems.
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NewsNew ferries for Cammell Laird
The British shipyard, Cammell Laird, has hosted a naming ceremony for the first two complete new vessels it has built in 20 years.
