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NewsGrimaldi extends Cargotec maintenance contract
Cargotec has secured two new MacGregor Onboard Care all inclusive contracts.
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NewsAirmax prototype demonstrator airborne
The 15m long ship prototype Stena Airmax was named today in Gothenburg and is part of a project in which an “air cushion” is being tested to investigate to what extent it reduces the friction between the hull and the water.
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NewsMHI completes first unit waste energy recovery power generation system
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed its first unit of the ‘STG (Super Turbo Generating) system’, a marine-use, high-efficiency, combined power generation system that utilizes waste heat and the exhaust gas from diesel engines.
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Shipping confidence hits fifteen-month high
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have risen to their highest levels for fifteen months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence survey by Moore Stephens.
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Asian carriers trim boxship stakes
A number of Asian carriers have significantly trimmed their owned containership fleet over the last 15 months as they sought to reduce exposure to the fragile liner shipping markets.
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Hyundai Mipo wins tanker order
French product tanker operator Socatra has ordered four 37,000 dwt tankers from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and taken out options on four identical vessels.
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Pipavav faces order cancellations
Greek shipowner Alba Maritime Services will decide in the next two weeks whether to cancel construction of up to 12 ships it ordered from the troubled Pipavav Shipyard in India because of expected delivery problems.
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New low-speed engine a success
Wärtsilä reports sales success with its newly introduced Wärtsilä RT-flex82T low-speed engine.
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Sweden takes tough line on 0.1% sulphur requirement
Swedish authorities have taken a tough stance on the implementation of a 0.1% sulphur fuel limit for ships at berth in European Union (EU) ports, which came into effect from 1 January, 2010.
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NewsKeppel delivers first rig of 2010
Keppel FELS has delivered ENSCO 8502, the third of seven ENSCO 8500 Series semisubmersible (semi) drilling rigs it has been contracted to build exclusively for Ensco International.
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NewsArtemis goes back to Lloyd
Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven will upgrade the 44,588 gt cruise ship Artemis (ex Royal Princess) for the third time in April prior to her last season for P&O Cruises and handover to Artania Shipping in 2011.
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NewsKeppel BrasFELS to upgrade three Noble drillships
Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, has secured contracts from Noble Corporation to upgrade and repair three of Noble''s Brazil-based drillships for $456 million.
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NewsDubai to build offshore construction vessels
Oslo-based Fred Olsen Windcarrier, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into agreements with Lamprell Energy for the construction of two transport and installation vessels for offshore wind turbines with option for additional two vessels.
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NewsFast underwater ship hull cleaning
Hydrex Spain recently performed cleaning work with its own developed equipment on two large container vessels at anchorage 2km off the coast of Algeciras.
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Korea shipbuilding ahead of China
Korea regained its top spot in the global shipbuilding industry beating China in terms of new orders in the January to February period.
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IMO adopts proposal for North American ECA
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA), a move that will result in cleaner air for millions of Americans.
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ABG set to win Singapore order
India’s biggest private shipbuilder, Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard, is set to win a $114 million (Rs518.7 crore) order to construct four cement carriers for Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers.
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NewsPureBallast selected for Royal Australian Navy
Alfa Laval says that it has sold more than 30 PureBallast systems in the past year; a prominent new order involving two PureBallast systems for the Royal Australian Navy, confirming PureBallast''s suitability for the strict requirements of naval applications.
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MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete
The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the register of companies.
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NewsNew flagship for P&O Cruises delivered
Last Friday Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard delivered the 116,000 grt ''Azura'', the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group, which is the 27th passenger vessel built at the yard out of a total of 53 built by Fincantieri.
