Industry News – Page 484
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Swissco orders OSV
Swissco Offshore in Singapore has ordered a multi-purpose offshore support vessel from a Chinese shipyard in Guangzhou. The 55metre vessel, to be delivered in the first half of 2008, will be the group?s first vessel to incorporate an anchor handling capability and bulk cargo handling capability. With the ability to ...
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Five boxships for Seaspan
Seaspan placed an order for five 5,100TEU container ships with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery during 2009.
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New shipyard planned for Azerbaijan
Korean representatives will arrive in Baku to hold talks on the creation of a new shipbuilding and ship-repair facilities in Azerbaijan. It is expected that talks on this project will also be held with representatives from Turkey, Italy and other countries. At present, the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (SCSC) ...
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Flensburger launches Cobelfret Con-Ro
The first of two Con-Ro vessels for the Belgium customer Cobelfret was launched at Flensburger Schiffbau in Flensburg, Germany. Delivery is planned for November 2006. The new vessel will be named after delivery in a port which Cobelfret will announce at a later date. With an overall length of 203 ...
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Aker and Kleven finalize agreement
Aker Yards has finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity for Aker Yards to utilize the Kleven tanker know-how in order to develop a new highly competitive line ...
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Bharati to build oil rigs
The private Indian shipyard Bharati Shipyard has firmed up plans to foray into oil rig construction. The company, which operates three yards, has tied up with a major US-based oil manufacturing company for the project. The development comes with domestic majors crowding the Indian offshore space scouting for brand new ...
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Three launches at Cochin
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CLS) launched three vessels last week at a brief function held at the Shipyard. The vessels were a bulk carrier for Clipper group of Bahamas, a fire-fighting tug for ATCO Saudi Arabia and a platform vessel for Deep Sea Supplies of Norway. The vessel for the Clipper ...
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Infinity pod problem
Celebrity Cruises announced cancellation of yet another cruise, this one a 10-night Alaska voyage a month from now on the cruise ship ?Infinity?, as a result of a new variant of the pod problems that have plagued its Millennium-class ships.Celebrity said problems with the electrical system of one of the ...
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HHI wins biggest engine order from China
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) contracted with Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard for the supply of nine sets of marine propulsion engines (MAN B&W 7K90MC-C) and 68 diesel generating sets (HiMSEN 7H21/32), which will be installed onto 3,500TEU container ships for German shipowners. The contract is valued at $110 million and, ...
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US and Italian yards gun for Iraqi navy
US and Italian shipyards are rumoured to be favourites to win tenders to build 19 ships and patrol boats for the fledgling Iraqi navy to enable it to take over security of Iraq's vital off-shore oil terminals. The tender calls for 15 patrol boats, four corvettes and two off-shore support ...
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Emma joins Maersk fleet
The Odense Steel Shipyard recently delivered its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, to the A.P. Moller ? Maersk Group. Named ?Emma M?rsk?, the world?s largest container vessel she will set new standards for safety and environment. Environmentally friendly silicone paint covers the hull of the vessel below the ...
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Saudi yard seeks rig work
The King Abdulaziz Port in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia can now repair offshore drilling rigs and is encouraging rig operators to use its facilities. "Repairs of drilling rigs have been a problem for local operators who spent a lot of money to have their rigs towed and repaired ...
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Samho delivers mega boxship
Hyundai Samho HAS delivered a 9,400TEU container ship to CMA CGM.She is named as CMA CGM Norma. Ship particulars are 349m in length, 42.8m in breadth and 22.8m in depth and a speed of 24 knots.
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RR supplies USN with gas turbines
Rolls-Royce has won another significant order for the largest naval gas turbines in the world to power a next generation US Navy warship.Two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines will power the second Lockheed Martin-designed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Another set of the same turbines has already been ordered and installed in ...
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Shipyard split
The state-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) in Poland has signed a deal with Gdynia Shipyard that will allow it to take over the Gdansk Shipyard, previously owned by the Gdynia yard. ARP acquired one-third of Gdansk shipyard's shares expects to come into possession of the remaining shares by the end ...
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Savannah to get rehab
The 1962 built ?Savannah?, the world's first nuclear-powered cargo and passenger ship is being rescued from a floating graveyard in Virginia and restored as a possible museum. Colonna's Shipyard of Norfolk, Va., won a $995,000 contract to repair and spruce up the vessel that has been anchored for years among ...
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WSDOT to build four ferries
The Washington State Ferries (WSF) is building four new ferries to replace older vessels that are being retired. Some are nearly 80 years old. The newbuildings will carry 144 cars, and will be similar to the ?Issaquah? class vessels, the most reliable, popular and versatile vessels in the fleet. New ...
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Aker and Kleven finalize agreement
Aker Yards has today finalized the transaction with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor? AS and Kleven Design AS. The previously announced joint venture with Damen Shipyard Group in Ukraine creates an opportunity for Aker Yards to utilize the Kleven tanker know-how in order to develop a new highly competitive ...
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COSCO wins first FSO contract
The Chinese COSCO Shipyard Group, a company engaged in ship repair and conversion, has secured its first Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) new building and conversion contracts. The three contracts, which will involve the construction of an FSO vessel, the conversion of six single hull vessels to double hulls, ...
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Keppel lands Brazilian rig contract
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), has secured a groundbreaking contract to design and build its first drilling rig for deployment in Brazilian waters. The $270 million contract from Brazilian drilling contractor Queiroz Galv?o Perfura?ões (QGP) is to build a semi submersible drilling ...
