Industry News – Page 265
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NewsSTX Finland and USC in arctic shipbuilding jv
STX Finland and Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have formed a joint venture company which will specialise in arctic shipbuilding technology.
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ABB wins marine orders worth $35 million
ABB has won orders worth $35 million to provide complete power systems, drilling drive and propulsion systems for two new deep water drill ships to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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NewsWärtsilä designs new multipurpose standby vessel
Wärtsilä Ship Design Norway has, in cooperation with Sartor Offshore, developed the design for a new multipurpose standby vessel that will service Statoil’s offshore installations in the North Sea, for a contractual period of ten years.
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Oil recovery system gains recognition
The French company JLMD Ecologic Group, developer of the fast oil recovery systems (FORS) system which recently received class approval from Bureau Veritas, announced its objective to reach 10% of the world’s deep sea fleet by 2015.
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Daewoo clinches drill ship and rig order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering recently received a $1.1 billion order for a drill ship and semi-submersible rig.
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NewsAustal unveils its largest ever catamaran
Austal recently unveiled its largest ever catamaran to date. The 113m long vessel, named ‘Leonora Christina’, was towed out of the shed at its shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.
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NewsNew management for Wilhelmsen Ship Spares centre
Wilhelmsen Ships Service says it has made a key appointment at the company’s new Ships Spares Logistics freight forwarding centre, with Stephan Bennfeldt joining as freight forwarding centre manager.
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NewsHavyard strengthens focus in Brazil
Havyard Group has established a new subsidiary, Havyard South America, in Brazil and appointed Kjell-Peder Overvåg as general manager.
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NewsTurkey building new-generation tanker
Delta Marine, Omega Marine and Mesh have jointly developed and designed a sophisticated oil product/chemical tanker built under Bureau Veritas classification for worldwide trade.
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New technology centre caters for growing offshore industry
According to Germanischer Lloyd, offshore service vessels (OSVs) are becoming larger, more specialised and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), a trend recognised by GL''s new US training centre.
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NewsSietas books Germany’s first wind farm jack-up
Hamburg shipyard J.J.Sietas, on its knees and near collapse just two years ago, has become the first German yard to design and build an offshore wind energy transport and installation jack-up vessel.
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NewsHamworthy wins order for new MBR system
Hamworthy has received its first order for its wider demand Membrane BioReactor (MBR) technology from DFDS A/S. the Danish ferry operator.
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NewsICS questions Branson's 'carbon war room' database
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), speaking at the UN climate change conference in Cancun, has expressed concern about the merchant shipping energy database published by the ''Carbon War Room’.
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OOCL contemplating mega boxships
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), the Tung-family-controlled shipping company, is considering ordering very large container ships that would be almost 50% bigger than any ship in its fleet, a senior executive confirmed.
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Safe Bulkers orders Caper
Safe Bulkers in Greece has entered into a shipbuilding contract for the construction of a Chinese-built, drybulk Capesize-class vessel of approximately 180,000 dwt at a contracted price of $53 million, with an expected delivery date in the third quarter of 2012.
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Lubmarine launches new lubricant
Marine lubricant supplier Total Lubmarine has launched a new product specifically designed to improve the performance and protection of medium-speed engines, while claiming significant savings on maintenance and operational costs.
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NewsFirst of class semisub named
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard is on track to deliver the ‘Atwood Osprey’, a first of its class ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig to Atwood Oceanics.
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NewsA new environmental concept for tanker shipping
Class Society DNV has unveiled a new design concept for a VLCC that offers drastic savings in exhaust emissions, and in which the need for ballast water is eliminated and VOC emissions are cut to virtually zero.
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NewsEidesvik exercises Kleven option
Norway''s Eidesvik Offshore has exercised a NOK 440 million ($71.2 million) option to build a second LNG-fuelled PSV at Kleven’s Ulsteinvik shipyard, for delivery in September 2012.
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Will shipping’s voice be heard at the UNFCCC?
There is concern that shipping and aviation will be used as a cash cow to help raise the $100 billion in funds a year needed by 2020 to help developing countries deal with climate change.
