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NewsLNG-fuelled catamaran pushes frontiers in ferry powering
Incat’s fastest ferry yet, the LNG-fuelled gas turbine-powered ‘Francisco’ has successfully entered service with Buquebus in South America: David Tinsley reports on the ship and its fuel arrangements.
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NewsYards stay busy as production switches bite
According to Tom Todd, both large and small yards in Germany are reaping the benefits of diversification and streamlined production, and have attracted some significant newbuild orders despite some still-unresolved failures along the way.
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NewsLargest icebreaker construction now underway
Work has begun in Russia on a new nuclear-powered icebreaker, considerably larger and more powerful than any existing vessel, while a smaller Russian icebreaker soon to be completed in Finland, offers a novel approach to clearing wide channels, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsSwitch to propellers from waterjets pays dividends
Dag Pike describes a conversion to the propulsion system of a US ferry that resulted in improved performance – and a Workboat Environmental award.
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NewsYard decision postponed as talks resume
The future of the insolvent German shipyard Volkswerft remains unclear after local authorities failed to choose a buyer saying there were new questions which had to be answered, reports Tom Todd.
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Cruise ships expected to keep repair industry busy
According to a new report from UK-based market consultants Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC), the cruise sector is expected to provide plenty of opportunities for shipyards in the years ahead.
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NewsRem Offshore prepares for Arctic conditions
Norway’s Kleven is to build another PSV for long-term customer Rem Offshore. The vessel will be specially designed to operate in challenging arctic conditions.
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NewsOffshore construction gets some Mojo
UK based Mojo Maritime and Germany''s Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co are to finance and build a completely new class of offshore construction vessels set to “revolutionise” the offshore construction sector.
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NewsArctech wins government order
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is to build a new dual-fuel icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA), a contract worth €123m.
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NewsWorld Maritime Day 2014 objectives
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, “IMO conventions: effective implementation”, with the hope that 2014 could see genuine progress .
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News‘MV Island Dawn’ delivered
Island Offshore has received the ‘MV Island Dawn’, the third platform supply vessel in a series of four Rolls-Royce UT 717 CD designs built by Vard Brevik shipyard.
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Russia to speed building of super-shipyard
The Russian government has announced plans to speed implementation of the project for the building of the Zvezda super shipyard, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsMore new orders for Marin Teknikk
Norway''s Marin Teknikk has chalked up more orders by entering into two new contracts to design a diving construction vessel and a well intervention vessel.
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NewsSeabourn order confirmed at Fincantieri
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has announced that it has signed a contract with cruise operator Seabourn for what it describes as a new “ultra-luxury cruise ship”.
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NewsNAPA and ABB cooperate on ship efficiency
Ship design and operation software developer NAPA has announced a cooperation agreement with ABB, to provide is products as part of the ABB Vessel Information and Control (VICO) portfolio.
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NewsContainership sizes on the rise
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is to build five 19,000 teu containerships for China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) that, when built, are expected to be the world’s largest.
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NewsTGE wins conversion contract
Germany’s TGE Marine is to design and supply the LNG fuel gas package for MAN Diesel and Turbo’s (MDT) conversion of what is thought will be the first Qatari Q-max carrier to run on LNG or HFO.
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NewsOlympic Shipping orders IMR ship from Kleven
Kleven Verft in Norway has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping for construction of an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, to a new Marin Teknikk design.
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NewsLarge Ulstein design specialist offshore ship for Petrofac
Ulstein Sea of Solutions, the Netherlands-based design subsidiary of the Norwegian Ulstein Group, has announced a contract for a customised version of its SOC 5000 s OSV design, to be built in China.
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NewsUljanik to build two chemical tankers for Spain’s Marflet
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has received an order to supply two chemical tankers to Spain''s shipping company Marflet. The vessels are to be built by the 3 Maj shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
