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Liberian-flag fleet doubles in ten years
The Liberian-flag fleet posted record growth figures in 2010 and has now doubled in size in the ten years since the management of the Liberian Registry was assumed by the US-based Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR).
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Broker highlights shipyard underperformance
Figures released by shipbroker Braemar Seascope suggest that the dry bulk, container and tanker segments managed to avoid significant oversupply, so industry concerns over the glut of newbuilding deliveries in 2010 may have been overplayed.
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Another newbuilding joins Danaos fleet
Athens-based containership owner Danaos Corporation recently took delivery of a containership newbuilding, the ‘Hanjin Algeciras’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 51 containerships aggregating 223,329 TEU.
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Daewoo awarded ultra-deepwater drillship contract
Atwood Oceanics Pacific, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Atwood Oceanics, recently executed a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to construct an ultra-deepwater drillship.
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News'Green' design carrier exceeds expectations
Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai-based Bestway Marine Engineering Design have completed a joint industry project to develop an innovative environmental bulk carrier, with results claimed to exceed expectations.
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Ships of note 2010
This has been a year of slow recovery in the global economy which was reflected in the shipping industry with very few newbuilding orders being placed in the first six months although the pace did pick up in the second half. With regard to deliveries of newbuildings, the sheer size ...
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NewsAnother swath joins Elbe pilot fleet
The Elbe Pilot association in Cuxhaven, Germany has strengthened its fleet with the addition of the new 2,462gt pilot station vessel Elbe designed for rough coastal waters and tidal estuaries.
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NewsNew gas carrier expands LNG bunker infrastructure
Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) took delivery of the first ship in its new series of multigas carriers ordered jointly with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems of Shanghai, China.
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NewsKawasaki Dunkirkmax bulk carrier
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan has delivered the Feg Success bulk carrier to Cape 4 International S.A. at its Sakaide shipyard.
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NewsNew nuclear fuel carrier
Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL), a subsidiary of International Nuclear Services (INS) in the UK, took delivery of its newest ship, the Pacific Egret.
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NewsDiesel electric trend growing for offshore vessels
The Norwegian shipyard of Simek A/S followed up earlier diesel electric offshore support vessels when they delivered ‘Stril Mariner’ to Simon Møkster Rederi AS in Stavanger, Norway.
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NewsA new Queen joins Cunard
The new Cunarder, ‘Queen Elizabeth’, is the third newbuilding to enter service with this Carnival Group subsidiary in the last six years and joins the transatlantic ocean liner ‘Queen Mary 2’ and the cruise ship ‘Queen Victoria’.
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NewsStena introduces world's largest Superferry
Stena Line’s largest ever investment of over $586 million has been spent on building the two new 62,000gt vessels, with the Stena Hollandica now in service and the Stena Britannica scheduled for delivery by the end of 2010. The 11,600 dwt newbuildings built by Nordic Yards in Wismar, Germany measure ...
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NewsNew force arrives in the super heavy-lift sector
The ‘Beluga Houston’ is the lead-ship in the 10-ship P2 series of the new generation Beluga multipurpose project carriers ordered by the Bremen-based Beluga Shipping GmbH for the so-called super heavy lift market segment.
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News‘Viking Lady’ - the first commercial ship with a fuel cell
The Eidesvik offshore support ship ‘Viking Lady’ may not quite be a brand new vessel, she was launched earlier in 2009, but her most significant feature was only installed and commissioned in December 2009, just in advance of COP15.
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NewsUlstein delivers powerful X-Bow seismic research vessel
The Oceanic Vega, one of the most advanced seismic research vessels in the world, was delivered by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a joint venture between Norwegian shipowner, Eidesvik Offshore ASA, and the Paris-based geophysical company, CGGVeritas.
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NewsCutting edge trimaran ferry exceeds expectations
Austal’s next generation 102m trimaran has impressed during sea trials, achieving a speed of 39 knots at 90% MCR with 340 tonnes deadweight. The high speed passenger-vehicle ferry utilises Austal’s patented trimaran technology to deliver improved sea keeping, fuel efficiency, passenger comfort and payload capacity.
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News‘Le Boreal’ - the quintessence of luxury cruising
The French cruiseship company Compagnie du Ponant took delivery of the first in a two-ship series of mega-yacht style cruise ships ordered from Fincantieri.
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NewsFirst true Arctic 3-D seismic vessel
When Drydocks World-Dubai delivered the ‘Polarcus Asima’ to its owner Polarcus, the marine geophysical company based in Dubai, she became the company’s third and most sophisticated 3D seismic vessel to date.
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News‘Rem Gambler’ - a safe bet
When the Fosnavåg-based offshore fleet operator Rem Maritime ordered its first anchor handling tug supply vessel back in May 2007, the owner, Åge Remøy, took a gamble that the market would need the vessel and named it, appropriately, Rem Gambler.
