General News – Page 379
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McDermott subsidiary in jv with CSIC
Engineering and construction company McDermott International Inc. said that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC). The joint venture company, Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering Company Ltd., plans to establish a new 111 acre location in ...
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Samsung eying Philippine building plots
Following on from compatriot Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction's foray into the country, Samsung Heavy Industries is identifying potential land in the Philippines in which to expand. Hanjin became the first Korean shipyard to invest in a fully operational yard outside of the country, while others like Daewoo Shipbuilding and ...
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Wind power gaining strength
British company Shadotec is working with Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants (WMC) and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) on a joint research project investigating the potential of utilising wingsail propulsion for commercial ships. The consortium, backed by substantial funding from the Norwegian National Research Council, has commissioned CFD Norway to estimate the potential savings ...
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Odebrecht orders two drill ships
Brazilian engineering and construction giant Odebrecht recently placed an order with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for two newbuild drill ships. DSME unveiled the reported $1.37 billion deal last month, but declined to identify the client.The two vessels will each be equipped to drill in up to 10,000 feet ...
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Keppel bags another semi-tender
Seadrill has entered into an agreement with Keppel O&M in Singapore to build a new semi-submersible self-erecting tender rig (semi-tender). Total project price for the semi-tender is estimated at $210 million and is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter 2011. The drilling tender will be built to the KFELS ...
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Last of ten GPA 654 PSVs launched
Bollinger Shipyard in the USA has launched the ?Knockout?, the last of ten GPA 654 Platform Support Vessels owned by Rigdon Marine and designed by Guido Perla & Associates in Seattle. The launch of the last vessel, which is expected to be delivered in August of 2008, comes about a ...
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Russia to build Azerbaijan tanker
Azerbaijan Caspian State Shipping Company (ASCSC) placed a newbuilding order with the Russian shipbuilding company ?Krasnoye Sormovo? (part of MNP Group) to build a 13,000 dwt oil tanker for delivery at the end of 2009. The tanker of 19619 project belonging to the ?river-sea? class, which is fitted with 12 ...
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Norwegian Shipping exercises option for AHTSs
Norwegian naval architect firm Vik-Sandvik has confirmed that the Cyprus-based company Norwegian Shipping Ltd (NSL) has declared options for an additional two AHTS at Bharati Shipyard Ltd in India. NSL now has a total of four VS 4612 designs under construction at Bharati Shipyard. The last two vessels will be ...
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Synergas LPG fleet expansion
The recent launching of the 4,000 m3 LPG tanker ?Syn Zube? at the Cantiere Navale di Pesaro (CNP) shipyard in Italy marked another step in the fleet expansion programme of specialist Italian LPG operator Synergas. The newbuilding is a semi-refrigerated type, fitted with two separate self-supporting cylinder cargo tanks, and ...
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STX secures order for three LPGs
STX Shipbuilding in Korea has won a 122 billion won ($119 million) deal to build three LPG carriers for a European shipping company to be delivered by January, 2011.
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Dalian to build Italy's largest vessel
Italian owner ILVA Servizi Marittimi Spa has ordered a 300,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) to be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry in China that will be the largest ship ever built for the Italian flag. The VLOC will be 321 metres loa, 300,000 dwt and is due for ...
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DNV to class Polarcus orders
Dubai-based Polarcus has ordered 6 advanced seismic vessels from Dydocks World-Dubai and all will be classed by DNV. Right technology, right competence, and right timing are just some of the key elements initiating a series of seismic vessel orders for Dubai-based owner Polarcus. The newly formed company has developed an ...
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Poland asks EU for deadline extension
Poland has asked the European Commission for several months leeway to work on the privatisation of its shipyards. In early May, the EU executive threatened to demand the return of Polish government aid worth at least 1.3 billion euro to the Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards.Government officials claim that interest in ...
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Posidonia windfall for Korean yards
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have won a combined $4.9 billion worth of deals in the past week to build 30 vessels, including oil tankers and bulk carriers. During Posidonia, HHI received deals valued at $2.4 billion to build 22 ships, including 16 oil ...
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Aker delivers fast day ferry
Aker Yards has delivered a new fast day ferry for Oslo Line AS, part of Color Line. The vessel built at the Rauma yard is the second in the series of two Superspeed ferries. ?SuperSpeed2? will start on the route Larvik in Norway to Hirtshals in Denmark. With a service ...
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Siemens sells Napier Turbocharger
Siemens Energy has sold its Napier Turbocharger business, a 100% subsidiary of the Oil & Gas Division, to the investment firm Primary Capital, London. Napier operates in Lincoln, Great Britain, and employs 160 workers engaged in design, manufacture and service of turbochargers used with diesel and gas engines in marine, ...
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World's first ships to use operational CO2-Index
Five large containerships of Greek shipping company Costamare will be the first worldwide to operate in full compliance with MEPC / circ. 471 of IMO regarding operational CO2 indexing. Costamare has registered the vessels COSCO Guangzhou, COSCO, Ningbo, COSCO Yantian, COSCO Beijing and COSCO Hellas with Germanischer Lloyd's operational CO2 ...
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China's oldest shipyard relocates
China's oldest shipbuilder, Shanghai?s Jiangnan Shipyard, has moved recently to a new home to make room for World Expo 2010. The shipbuilder, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC), moved from its Huangpu River site in Shanghai to Changxing Island on the mouth of the Yangtze River, which is ...
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Lind? to cut staff
During the past week, the management of Odense Staalskibsv?rft A/S in Lind?, Denmark, has had discussions with representatives of the yard's employees about the serious financial situation. Even though the employees have signalled their support to the yard, also by concrete proposals, the yard management has concluded that it has ...
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Strategic Marine building on speculative basis
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine is building eight aluminium crew boats on a speculative basis. In a move which is expected to boost its revenues by over $40 million, the company will build six 40-metre vessels at its Singapore shipyard, and two 52-metre crew boats at its new Mexican yard at ...
