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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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,…

6th April 2010

Qatar yard to provide local port with vessels

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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…

6th April 2010

New containership deliveries to surge in 2nd quarter

6th April 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

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).

6th April 2010

Brazil to build four more vessels under Promef program

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

6th April 2010

Boxship cancellations worries HHI

6th April 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

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…

6th April 2010

Caterpillar to improve emissions for 3500 series

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has received several orders for propulsion systems from Russian organisations recently.

6th April 2010

Wärtsilä receives repeat orders from Russia for propulsion systems

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

6th April 2010

Cummins auxiliary engine certified to Tier II

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

6th April 2010

New tie-coat speeds up docking for fouling release vessels

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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…

6th April 2010

World’s first robotized flange welding system

6th April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

1st April 2010

Arabian Gulf service contract for Aussie shipbuilder

1st April 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aluminium Boats Australia (ABA) has delivered its latest high speed ferry, a 30m catamaran designed by Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects.

1st April 2010

Allyboats delivers latest ferry

1st April 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

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…

1st April 2010

IBIA highlights new UK regulations on in-port sulphur limits

1st April 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Aberdeen-based Dales Marine Services on Scotland’s east coast is looking forward to another busy year.

31st March 2010

Another busy year ahead for Dales Marine

31st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has reached a basic agreement with the Norwegian-based BW Offshore Limited, one of the worlds leading FPSO contractors, to collaborate in the marketing of FPSO for…

31st March 2010

MHI to collaborate with BW Offshore in LNG-FPSO

31st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Last month a special milestone was reached by the Rickmers Group with the delivery of the 4,900 vehicle capacity pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) Vany Rickmers to its owners. She brings the Rickmers…

31st March 2010

Rickmers takes delivery of car carrier

31st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has received a $210 million order to build two VLCCs from the Greek tanker company Almi Tankers. Delivery is scheduled by the second half of 2013.

31st March 2010

Daewoo gets Greek VLCC order

31st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seaspan Corp has revealed its decision to delay delivery of as many as 16 boxships from a number of Asian shipyards.

31st March 2010

Seaspan delays newbuildings

31st March 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

China Shipping Development chairman Li Shaode said the company’s 90% controlled LNG joint venture in China may order new LNG tankers this year.

31st March 2010

China planning LNG carrier order

31st March 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

The Chinese state-backed shipowner Jiangsu-based Nanjing Ocean Shipping Co (Nasco) is understood to have ordered four Supramax bulkers from a Shanghai-based yard.

31st March 2010

Nasco orders Supramax bulkers

31st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In 2012 Scandlines will put two new ferries into service on the Gedser - Rostock route doubling the capacity. The new vessels, to be built by the German shipbuilder Volkswerft Stralsund, will…

30th March 2010

Scandlines orders two new ferries

30th March 2010