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New offshore crane contracts
Bergen Group Dreggen has been awarded new contracts with an aggregated value of $7 million from three different international customers, comprising eight different crane units for offshore and maritime operations.
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NewsThe bulk carrier of the future
Oshima Shipbuilding and DNV recently completed the first milestone of the joint programme to develop the ‘ECO-Ship of the future’ project, first described in The Motorship, July-August 2011.
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NewsDelayed tanker series nears completion
The last of a series of three delayed Turkish built compact chemical oil tankers is due to be delivered soon - amidst praise by new German owners John T. Essberger (JTE).
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NewsCosalt struggles to stay afloat
UK based marine safety company Cosalt is in financial trouble and seeking funds to be able to continue trading - but it appears that there may be a glimmer of hope after a crisis meeting held today.
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NewsDamen inks two fast crew supply vessels
Damen Shipyards and SeaZip Offshore Service, both based in The Netherlands, have signed a contract to build two fast crew suppliers (FCS) of the 2610-type.
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New marine service centre in Hong Kong
Rolls-Royce has announced the expansion of its presence in Greater China with the development of a new marine service centre on Hong Kong’s Tsing Yi Island, scheduled to open in 2012.
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NewsAge of Aquarius for ballast water management
Ratification of the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention is widely anticipated within the next 12 months and consequently, ship owners are evaluating urgently which technology is best suited to both existing and new ships.
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NewsDutch yard clinches research support vessels
Dutch shipping company Rederij Groen has ordered two seismic research & support vessels (SRSVs) from Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of the Damen Shipyards Group, for delivery in the first quarter of 2013.
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Rolls-Royce gas turbines for Petrobras
Rolls-Royce has been awarded new contracts with a potential value of $650 million by Petrobras to support its production activities offshore in Brazil.
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Admiralty makes ECDIS compliance easier
Customers of the Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) now have two new ways to view the most accurate and up-to-date navigational charts helping to make digital navigation safer, more efficient and fully compliant.
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NewsMarketing agreement for MHI turbocharger
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and STX Metal, a marine diesel engine manufacturer in Korea, have signed an agreement under which MHI will license production and marketing of its MET marine turbocharger.
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NewsSingapore orders Rolls-Royce PSVs
Rolls-Royce has received an order from Singapore based offshore company, PaxOcean, to design and equip two oil platform supply vessels.
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COP 17 to tackle GHG ship emissions
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa (COP 17, Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, 2011), the global shipping industry will advise governments on how further reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships could be regulated.
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Low sulphur timetable mission impossible?
Trade association Interferry says that ferry operators in northern Europe face a near impossible choice in trying to meet the 2015 deadline for ultra low sulphur emissions from bunker fuel.
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2012 year of ‘Digital Navigation Insights’
Admiralty, the publications brand of UKHO, has announced a series of ‘Digital Navigation Insights’ initiatives to help the maritime community safely and successfully integrate digital navigation into ship and shore-side operations.
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NewsExpansion for VIKING service network
VIKING continues its march forward in Europe and Asia with four new, well-equipped servicing stations opening in November.
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NewsBetter by design
The ship design process is changing as new tools arrive on the market and computers get more powerful and faster, writes Mark Langdon, or maybe things change less than we think?
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NewsCo-designer technology for global ship design project distribution
Elomatic of Finland outlines its Nupas-Cadmatic technology, which the company says addresses the need for global distribution of design and engineering work in the ship design process, particularly when several sites are involved.
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NewsNaval architect chooses 3D visualisation
Portsmouth, UK, based naval architect Hart Fenton & Co (HF) carried out research, in 2009, into available 3D software that could support its ship design activities.
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NewsGhost, first super-cavitating ship
Juliet Marine Systems (JMS) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, has now been able to release details of its ‘Ghost’ vessel concept, which it claims is the first super-cavitating craft, to the public following removal of secrecy orders by the US Navy/USPTO.
