Industry News – Page 317
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First 2010 order for DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received its first orders for 2010.
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STX to build bulkers for Turkish owner
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, South Korea, has signed a contract for two plus two 57,300 dwt bulkers with Turkish shipowner Densa.
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ESS to absorb over 2% of boxship capacity
Since November 2009, extra slow steaming (ESS) has been applied by liner operators to almost 20 long haul loops.
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NewsIMO launches “Year of the Seafarer”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) “launched” the theme for this year’s World Maritime Day – “2010: Year of the Seafarer” – at its London headquarters.
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NewsHarvey Gulf orders six from Eastern
US yard Eastern Shipbuilding has secured an order for six OSVs.
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Hanjin launches largest Philippine built tanker
Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries recently launched the first and biggest crude oil tanker ever built in the Philippines at its Subic shipyard.
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NewsChina's shipbuilding to consolidate
China''s shipbuilding industry is likely to speed up consolidation in 2010 in accordance with the policy of adjusting the industry''s structure.
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KR to verify emissions
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea as a verification body for its pilot greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
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NewsGazprom orders four LNG carriers
The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.
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NewsTougher times for Norwegian shipyards
Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.
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NewsChina Ship Fund starts operations
China is establishing a new fund to assist its shipping industry.
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NewsSTX posts optimistic profit target for 2010
The STX Group in Korea expects to see a recovery in the shipbuilding and shipping sectors.
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Idle fleet remains high
The idle containership fleet, according to Alphaliner, remains at a very high level.
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NewsTop container carriers’ active capacity down
Alphaliner reports that the active capacity of the top 20 container carriers dropped by 2.4% over the last 12 months.
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NewsOceaneering orders new diving vessel
Houston-based Oceaneering International, Inc. has commissioned the construction of a dive support vessel (DSV).
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Malta shipyard contracts ready
Contracts for Malta Shiprepair and Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY) are ready to be presented to the Maltese government.
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Besiktas cancels new shipyard
Local sources in Turkey reported that the Besiktas Shipping Group has cancelled plans to construct a shipyard in the Adana-Yumurtalik Free Trade Zone.
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NewsLR starts 250th anniversary celebrations with HHI delivery
Lloyd’s Register marks the beginning of its 250th anniversary year with the delivery of an Ecuadorian tanker, first ship of 2010 to LR class.
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News13 rig deliveries in 2009
Keppel FELS has delivered West Vencedor, the sixth of seven KFELS semisubmersible drilling tenders (SSDT) to Seadrill.
