Motorship News – Page 744
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Sri Lanka set to deliver new supply vessel
Sri Lanka''s Colombo Dockyard said it was getting ready to deliver the first of a series of four multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSV) for a Singaporean client.
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Fourth European conference on production technologies in shipbuilding
The 4th European conference on production technologies in shipbuilding (ECPTS) will address all topics concerning the outfitting in ship production. It will take place in Papenburg, Germany, April 29-30, 2010.
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NewsIndian owner orders three VLCCs
Great Eastern Shipping (GE Shipping), India’s biggest private shipowner, has ordered three new VLCCs at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery between January and April 2012.
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NewsRolls-Royce announces unconditional offer for Odim
Further to the announcement on 26 February 2010 regarding the recommended cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Norwegian company Odim ASA, Rolls-Royce has announced that 30.3 million shares have now been tendered to its wholly owned subsidiary Rolls-Royce Marine.
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NewsQatar yard to provide local port with vessels
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) on behalf of Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (N-DSQ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar Petroleum (QP) for the provision of 19 vessels including harbour tugs, pilot and service boats at the port of Mesaieed.
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New containership deliveries to surge in 2nd quarter
According to Alphaliner’s latest weekly newsletter, deliveries of new containerships are expected to surge in the second quarter of 2010 to 430,000 TEU after the 70 new vessels for 307,000 TEU recorded in the first quarter.
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Brazil to build four more vessels under Promef program
Transpetro, Eisa Shipyard and the National Development Bank (BNDES) signed the financing contracts for the construction of four Panamax tankers under the fleet modernization and expansion program (Promef).
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Boxship cancellations worries HHI
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is worried that orders for nine container ships received from a German shipping company are about to be cancelled.
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Caterpillar to improve emissions for 3500 series
With thousands of engines still in operation that were produced before emissions regulations were in effect, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions have been working for nearly two years to design engine retrofit kits.
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NewsWärtsilä receives repeat orders from Russia for propulsion systems
Wärtsilä has received several orders for propulsion systems from Russian organisations recently.
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NewsCummins auxiliary engine certified to Tier II
Cummins has received a statement of compliance from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certifying the QSK60 HPI auxiliary engine to IMO Tier II emissions standards.
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New tie-coat speeds up docking for fouling release vessels
Nexus X-Tend, a new tie-coat from Hempel, could save shipping companies thousands of Dollars in drydock charges when re-docking vessels with fouling release coatings.
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NewsWorld’s first robotized flange welding system
Kranendonk Production Systems in the Netherlands, specialist in one-piece production automation, has received a major order for a pioneering robotic production solution for welding bespoke pipe constructions for the offshore, shipbuilding and petrochemical industries.
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NewsWaterjets for lightweight patrol craft
Rolls-Royce Marine is supplying 24 lightweight waterjets for the UAE Navy’s fleet of fast patrol boats.
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NewsArabian Gulf service contract for Aussie shipbuilder
The Australian shipbuilder Austal confirms an unconditional contract has been signed with Oman’s National Ferries Company (NFC) for the maintenance of seven large high-speed craft.
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ST Marine to build two tugs for OSG
The Singapore-based ST Marine announced that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has signed a contract with subsidiaries of Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) to build two 8,000bhp ATB tugs worth over $21 million. ST Marine is a subsidiary of ST Engineering.
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NewsAllyboats delivers latest ferry
Aluminium Boats Australia (ABA) has delivered its latest high speed ferry, a 30m catamaran designed by Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects.
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IBIA highlights new UK regulations on in-port sulphur limits
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has emphasised that, with effect from 20 April, 2010, EU regulations on the sulphur content of fuel used by ships at berth in EU ports become law in the UK, and ships failing to comply will face the risk of prosecution.
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NewsAnother busy year ahead for Dales Marine
The Aberdeen-based Dales Marine Services on Scotland’s east coast is looking forward to another busy year.
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NewsMHI to collaborate with BW Offshore in LNG-FPSO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has reached a basic agreement with the Norwegian-based BW Offshore Limited, one of the world''s leading FPSO contractors, to collaborate in the marketing of FPSO for LNG.
