General News – Page 249
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NewsDutch launch Belgian dredger
The launch ceremony for the 30,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Congo River’ took place recently at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
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NewsWind-farm mother ship concept launched
Anglo-Dutch naval architect company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance (WFM) vessel concept.
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NewsKOAS takes delivery of offshore vessels
‘K’ Line Offshore AS (KOAS), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (''K'' Line), recently took delivery of two new offshore support vessels.
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HHI inks drillship pair
Noble Corporation recently announced that a subsidiary has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships.
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Quality management company joins InterManager
InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry, is pleased to welcome Docmap as a new associate member.
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NewsNew BNWAS from Israel
Totem Plus, an Israeli marine electronics developer and supplier, has launched a new type approved bridge navigation watch alarm system (BNWAS).
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‘Unstable tankers’ give PSC cause for concern
Preliminary results from the Paris MoU concentrated inspection campaign on tanker damage stability, carried out between 1 September 2010 and 30 November 2010 show that 16% of ships inspected were potentially dangerous.
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NewsAker finalises subsea installation vessel design
Aker Solutions in Norway has finalised the vessel specifications of ‘AMC Connector’, a future new-build subsea installation and construction vessel based on the Aker OSCV 06L design.
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Shiprepairer fails to get Swansea Dry Docks licence
Harris Pye Group has failed in its attempt to renew the necessary licence to develop and expand the Swansea Dry Docks for use for refurbishment and repair of vessels has disappointed the company.
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BV issues rules for floating LNG units
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued rules for the classification of offshore floating gas units.
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NewsFirst commercial marine scrubber order
Wärtsilä has announced the signing of a turnkey contract with Finnish shortsea operator Containerships Oy, for the retrofit of a fresh water scrubber system to ship ''Containerships VII''.
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Guide launched for ship efficiency technologies and measures
Fathom, a provider of market intelligence products and services for the marine and energy industries, is developing a comprehensive guide to ship efficiency and technology measures, in conjunction with BIMCO and Lloyd’s Register.
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NewsSteel has sound damping properties
Swedish company Antiphon has introduced what it claims to be a totally new product for structure borne sound damping; antiphon MPM (metal-polymer-metal) foiled, a sheet metal laminate with a thin foil on one side.
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Successful year for LR in China and Korea
Lloyd''s Register’s teams in China and Korea have established a strong position in terms of ships ordered in 2010 which will be built to Lloyd’s Register class.
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Container capacity growth to reach 8.8% in 2011
Cellular containership capacity is expected to grow by an average annual rate of 8.7% over the next two years, with 1.26 Mteu due to be added in 2011 and 1.33 Mteu in 2012, based on Alphaliner projections.
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News30 years of progress in bunker testing
DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) recently celebrated a milestone in its marine residual fuel testing service. Following its launch on Jan 1, 1981, DNV says that ship operators could, for the first time, scientifically analyse the quality of fuel supplied to their vessels.
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China wins first export order for LNG carriers
Exxon Mobil Corporation and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) recently selected Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, to build four LNG carriers in China.
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NewsSembawang wins newbuild and upgrade contracts
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured a newbuilding and three major upgrading contracts totalling S$215 million ($167 million).
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Daewoo to focus on offshore facilities
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will be focusing on building offshore facilities this year to offset the slow recovery of the shipbuilding business according to the company’s president & chief executive Nam Sang-tae.
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NewsHull condition assessment software reduces maintenance
Flagship, the Pan-European maritime transport project part funded by the EU, has developed software that can forecast the condition of a ship’s hull to help improve the efficacy of surveys and reduce the amount of time a ship is out of service.
