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Aker wins two more from DOFCON
Aker Yards is to build two large construction vessels for DOFCON ASA, a subsidiary of District Offshore (DOF) in Norway, at a cost of $188 million. Both vessels are options attached to the initial order for two similar vessels placed with Aker in March this year. Aker Yards' site at ...
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BW acquires Genmar shares
Bergesen Worldwide Group (BW), one of the world's largest closely held shipping companies, has bought 12% of New York-based General Maritime Corp (Genmar). A merger would create the world's second-largest oil tanker company by capacity. The block of Genmar shares previously held by Frontline was acquired by (BW) at a ...
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NZ shipbuilding venture on course
More details have emerged on a bid by Whangarei firm Culham Engineering for a major overseas shipbuilding contract. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise specialised manufacturing sector director David Penny and Culhams general manager Shane Culham of Culham Engineering outlined the plan to Whangarei District Council members to buy 7.1ha of ...
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Samho clinches four tankers
Hyundai Samho Shipyard in South Korea clinched a $323 million order for four 158,000DWT tankers from a European shipowner for delivery by January 2010.
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Aker wins another FAR order
Farstad Shipping ASA in Norway has, through its subsidiary Farstad Supply AS, signed a contract with Aker Yards to build a 4,000 DWT platform supply vessels (PSV) of the type UT 751CD. The 93 metre long, 21 metre wide hull will be built in Romania with outfitting taking place at ...
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Canada loses out on latest BCF order
The Canadian ferry operator, B.C. Ferries (BCF), has signed a contract with German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau to build a new ferry for its northern route, and says it's only days from buying another vessel for the same run. It's all in an effort to fill the void left after the ...
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P&I club warns on fears of criminalisation
The 65 million GT North of England P&I club has noted an increase in incidents involving crew members suffering from psychological problems at sea. In the latest issue of its loss-prevention newsletter 'Signals', the club suggests that growing fear of criminalisation could now be a contributory factor.According to North of ...
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FuelCell receives naval boost
FuelCell Energy, Inc. has been awarded an additional $2.5 million by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to complete a land-based demonstration of its ship service fuel cell (SSFC) power plant and begin design work on a next generation ship-based prototype. The goal of this project is to improve ...
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Keppel selects Intergraph
Intergraph Corporation will be supplying its software to the Singapore shipbuilder and ship repairer Keppel FELS, to broaden its implementation of Intergraph's software technologies. Keppel will deploy Intergraph's integrated solution suite for ship design, assembly and modeling in Singapore as well as in other engineering centers globally. Aziz Merchant, general ...
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IE and V.Ships in strategic partnership
UK-based Intelligent Engineering (IE) has signed an agreement with leading shipping services provider V.Ships Marine Services to promote opportunities for the application of the company's Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology.Specifically, IE will be working closely with V.Ships Holdings' SeaSquad Repair Services Ltd, SeaTec Ltd and the Marine Contracting Association (MARCAS) ...
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Christensen chooses Tennessee
Canada?s Christensen Yachts Ltd., which builds yachts, has chosen Tennessee as the site of a new shipyard. CYL will build yachts costing as much as $50 million each at a new $20 million facility on the shore of Tellico Reservoir southwest of Knoxville. Upon completion, the yachts will be sailed ...
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Renaissance to buy 2 vessels
Renaissance Services, in the Sultanate of Oman, plans to acquire a platform supply vessel and a rescue ship to support its oil service contract business in the Caspian Sea. The PSV called ?Citadel? and the emergency response and recovery ship named ?Bakki? will join the fleet next month. The ?Citadel? ...
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India plans to build another shipyard
The Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) in Southern India plans to construct a shipyard at an estimated cost of $215 million said its chairman N K Ragupathy.Detailing the proposed plan of setting up the shipyard at the harbour in Thoothukudi, Ragupathy said a feasibility report on the project that had been ...
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Potential newbuilding deal for NZ
A major shipbuilding contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars could be heading to Whangarei in New Zealand. The Whangarei District Council will be discussing an offer from Culham Engineering to buy a block of council-owned land in the port area. The company is believed to want the block, which ...
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TTS acquires Umoe Schat-Harding
TTS Marine ASA has entered into a letter of intent (`Heads of Agreement`) with Umoe Industri regarding the takeover of Umoe Schat-Harding, which supplies lifeboats and other life-saving equipment to the shipping and offshore markets. The agreed purchase price is around NOK 360m out of which NOK around 210m will ...
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Offshore rig boom
For years, the Gulf of Mexico, which is the birthplace of offshore drilling and a very active region for underwater exploration, dictated global contract terms for drilling equipment. In 2001, about 148 rigs were in the Gulf. Now, about 90 remain, and more will leave soon.Although the hurricanes Katrina and ...
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New Brunswick ferry service upgrade
The New Brunswick department of transportation in Canada has issued a request for qualifications for the operation of vehicle passenger ferry services to the islands of Grand Manan and White Head. The project will include the design, supply and financing of a ro-ro replacement for the current ferry, Grand Manan, ...
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Bharati wins Reliance deal
Bharati Shipyard in Mumbai, India, has bagged a contract from Reliance Industries for the construction of six vessels, including one diving support vessel, for its offshore terminal at Jamnagar. The contract value of the order is approximately $26 million.With this order, the company?s current order book position is $342 million, ...
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ASC to be sold off
The former Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC Pty Ltd) will be sold under a competitive tender by the South Australian federal government. The tender would most likely begin in late 2007, with a sale completed by the second half of 2008 and would protect the company's long term interests. It is ...
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KY delivers first ship
KY Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered first ship of 13,000DWT chemical tanker to the Greek Unibros Shipping Corp which ordered three ships at a total value of $55 million. Ship particulars are 128.6m in length, 20.4m in breadth, depth of 11.5m and a service speed of 14.3 knots. The ...
