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  • Kleven has received an order for a seismic vessel from GC Reiber
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    Seismic vessel ordered from Kleven

    2013-02-13T17:43:00Z

    Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with GC Rieber Shipping for a seismic vessel, to the Skipsteknisk ST 324 XT design.

  • APS designs and supplies port automation solutions
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    ABB acquires APS Technology

    2013-02-13T16:03:00Z

    Global power and automation group, ABB, has acquired California based port automation expert, APS Technology Group, in a bid to extend its crane system portfolio into the container port market.

  • Mark Prendergast, managing director, Harris Pye Group
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    Harris Pye and Cyrus-RW form alliance

    2013-02-12T13:43:00Z

    UK based maritime service company, Harris Pye Group, has formed an alliance with fellow UK engineering company, Cyrus-RW, to work together on engineering projects around the globe.

  • A chemical aditive used to reduce particulate emissions, among other things, is being blamed for sea pollution
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    ‘Green’ additive or lethal pollutant?

    2013-02-11T16:39:00Z

    The UK media has recently run a number of stories about a ‘mystery’ marine pollutant that was supposedly responsible for the deaths of a large number of seabirds on the English south coast.

  • OceanSaver’s ballast water treatment system can be configured in advance for 10% of the cost, allowing ‘plug-in’ installation guaranteed to meet future legislation
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    OceanSaver tries to cut BWTS uncertainty

    2013-02-11T15:22:00Z

    OceanSaver is offering shipowners what it calls a “10% investment, 100% certainty” deal on its ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).

  • Nick Warren, managing director, Burgess Marine
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    Burgess Marine acquires Testbank Ship Repair

    2013-02-11T11:29:00Z

    UK specialised marine engineering company, Burgess Marine, has acquired fellow British ship repair company, Testbank.

  • Arsenio A Dominguez has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for this year's P&E Conference
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    Keynote speaker confirmed for P&E Conference

    2013-02-08T14:51:00Z

    Arsenio A Dominguez, vice chairman of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for ''The Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference’.

  • Meyer workers approve cost savings
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    Neptun helps as parent Meyer cuts costs

    2013-02-08T11:27:00Z

    German shipyard Neptun is reported transferring work to Meyer Werft to help its parent company cut costs and further raise productivity to meet stiffer competition, writes Tom Todd.

  • The ‘Jaya Pride’
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    Jaya delivers new OSV

    2013-02-07T18:23:00Z

    Singapore’s Jaya Holdings Ltd has delivered a new state of the art multi purpose offshore support vessel called the ‘Jaya Pride’ which will now start a term charter with Belait Offshore in the South China Sea

  • The Havyard 832 is the second design to be chosen by Sinopec
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    Second Havyard design for Sinopec

    2013-02-07T16:16:00Z

    Chinese oil company, Sinopec, has chosen another Norwegian design from shipbuilder, Havyard, for its fleet renewal programme.

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    ABS relocates NE European operations

    2013-02-06T17:37:00Z

    American based classification society, ABS, has decided to relocate its Northern European marine operations from London in the UK to Hamburg in Germany to enhance service delivery.

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    Distribution deal for stabiliser range

    2013-02-06T16:04:00Z

    Australian company Veem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Italian marine equipment distributor Saim.

  • The 7G80ME-C9.2 engine on the test bed in Korea
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    Large-bore G-engine passes shop trials

    2013-02-06T16:03:00Z

    Hyundai group company and MAN licensee HHI-EMD has reported that the first MAN B&W 7G80ME-C9.2 passed its official shop test in Korea.

  • Rendering of the new bridge design from Rolls-Royce
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    Offshore newbuild features first R-R unified bridge

    2013-02-06T16:02:00Z

    Rolls-Royce says that a PSV currently under construction in Spain for Simon Møkster Shipping will be the first to feature the company’s unified bridge solution.

  • Kenneth Vareide: “we can now see a tipping point in global interest in LNG fuelled ships”
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    DNV explores US gas-fuelled ferry technology

    2013-02-06T15:58:00Z

    DNV and Washington State Ferries have partnered to ensure that the safety, security and operational challenges of using LNG as ship fuel are handled in a responsible manner.

  • The ‘Stena Sunrise’ – Stena’s latest Suezmax tanker
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    ‘Stena Sunrise’ named in South Korea

    2013-02-05T13:45:00Z

    Suezmax tanker ‘Stena Sunrise’ has been named at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea - it''s the last in the series of ''seven sisters'' ordered by Stena Bulk.

  • Spanish Shipbuilding is not allowed to compete under the same conditions as other European shipyards
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    Spain denounces ‘selective’ Dutch leasing system

    2013-02-04T15:22:00Z

    Two Spanish marine organisations have denounced the Dutch financial leasing system for vessels which it calls ‘selective’ and have presented a paper to the European Commission on the issue.

  • ‘Hoogvleit’, last of four Damen 3850 combi freighters
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    Damen launches Dutch combi-freighter

    2013-02-04T14:29:00Z

    The last ship in a continually-evolving series of smaller-tonnage multi-purpose cargo vessels, notable for the level of customisation to the owners’ requirements, has now been handed over by the Dutch Damen Shipyards.

  • ‘Bore Sea’ – was able to demonstrate fuel savings
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    Continuous monitoring for accurate emissions measurement

    2013-02-04T14:26:00Z

    Finnish software house Napa asserts that noon reports don''t give the quantity or quality of data needed by owners in modern shipping

  • Kleven will build another Marin Teknikk MT6022 L design for Rem Offshore
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    Another Rem Offshore order for Kleven

    2013-02-04T14:25:00Z

    Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has announced a further contract with shipowner Rem Offshore to build a 117m multifunctional subsea support and construction vessel.