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New Caterpillar logistic center in Germany
With the continued growth of MaK diesel engine sales around the world for marine, power generation, and petroleum applications, Caterpillar has launched a new logistic center located in Henstedt-Ulzburg, near Hamburg, Germany.
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DDW tackles challenging conversion
Drydocks World has entered the livestock carrier conversion sector with a $60 million order from Saudi Arabian company Hmood Al Ali Al Khalaf Trading and Transportation. The contract is to convert a 2,300 TEU container ship into a livestock carrier in line with state-of-the-art technical specifications.
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NewsSTX to build PSV for Norwegian owner
STX Europe has entered into a new contract with Simon Møkster Rederi for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the PSV 09L CD design scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012.
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Samsung targets high-end market
Samsung Heavy Industries is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-value, high-tech vessels, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers.
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Austal to close its Tasmanian shipyard
Austal has announced what it terms “a rationalization of its Australian operations and workforce as a result of the impact of changed market demand for smaller sized vessels.”
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Philippine yard gets VLOC octet
Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in the Philippines, HHIC-Phil, has signed a newbuilding contract with an unspecified European shipowner to build eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers worth around $500m in total.
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NewsABA delivers improved eco jet ferry
Aluminium Boats Australia (ABA) has delivered its latest ferry, a 24m Eco-Jet commuter catamaran designed by Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects.
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NewsNew MAN engine gets type approval
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded DNV type approval.
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NewsFinnish owner orders Supramax pair
ESL Shipping in Finland has ordered two ice classed geared bulk cargo vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
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Boxship scrappings slow as outlook brightens
Sixty container ships representing just over 100,000 TEU have been removed from the fleet since the beginning of the year, according to Alphaliner records.
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Clean alternative to heavy fuel
In March 2010, Germanischer Lloyd held a forum in Hamburg with the topic ‘Gas as ship fuel’. The forum addressed all aspects related to LNG as an alternative ship fuel.
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IMO to adopt new ship construction standards
International goal-based standards for new ship construction are set to be adopted when the Internation Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at IMO headquarters for its 87th session from 12 to 20 May 2010.
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NewsTurkish troop transport chooses Tognum
MTU twin-engine propulsion packages have been selected for eight new landing ships for the Turkish Navy.
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NewsABS and CCS conduct joint LNG forum
Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) in conjunction with leading LNG operators.
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NewsLiberia launches VOC service
The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.
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DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations
A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.
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Brazil launches first oil tanker
Brazil launched the first of 10 domestically built oil tankers it will use to boost its trade in oil and give new life to its shipbuilding industry.
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NewsClass society publishes new rules for offshore units
Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.
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NewsCompact oil water separator system launched
EnSolve Biosystems in the USA has successfully completed and passed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oily water separator (OWS) system.
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NewsDiesel electric trend growing for offshore vessels
Leading offshore shipping companies are increasingly turning to diesel electric propulsion systems as an efficient means of meeting the performance requirements for modern platform supply vessels.
