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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) report, prepared by the Finnish design and engineering consultancy firm Deltamarin, was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

22nd February 2010

EMSA’s EEDI report published

22nd February 2010

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The Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL has been urged by the government to rethink its decision to lay-off 900 workers.

22nd February 2010

Indonesian yard urged to rethink lay-offs

22nd February 2010

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Genoa-based classification society RINA has taken a lead in the developing market for floating LNG terminals. It has been chosen to class the first offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), and…

19th February 2010

RINA classes world’s first offshore LNG FSRU

19th February 2010

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ABB has acquired the turbocharging service activities of ABCO Industries, located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

18th February 2010

ABB acquires turbo service business in Canada

18th February 2010

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Local media in Korea is reporting that Glovis Co, the logistics subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, will order three 6,000-unit pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs). Glovis will invest a total of $191.5…

18th February 2010

Korea to order PTCT newbuilds

18th February 2010

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The gross output of Chinas shipbuilding industry was RMB 548.4 billion in 2009, up 28.7% year on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Growth was…

18th February 2010

Output surges in China’s shipbuilding industry

18th February 2010

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After falling for 14 months in a row, Japanese export ship orders rose for the second consecutive month in January on a year-on-year basis, increasing by 50.5 percent to 471,900 grt, according…

18th February 2010

Japanese newbuild export orders rise again

18th February 2010

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The first of a new class of tugs for the US Navy, designed by Robert Allan Ltd of Vancouver, Canada, has been handed over and is now in operation.

18th February 2010

First new US Navy pilots tug enters service

18th February 2010

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Carnival Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of two 3,600-passenger cruise ships for its Princess Cruises brand.

17th February 2010

Carnival orders two Princess newbuildings

17th February 2010

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Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract by DSD Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, to retrofit the main engines on four DSD Shipping vessels with the Wärtsilä retrofit pulse lubricating system (RPLS).

17th February 2010

Wärtsilä wins order for advanced lubricating system

17th February 2010

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Last year, the Tuzla shipyards, located at the southern tip of Istanbul, saw production plummet by 90 percent while employment declined 75 percent. The shipyards have received just one order for 2012.

17th February 2010

Tuzla shipyards a graveyard of unfinished newbuildings

17th February 2010

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Broker reports indicate fast emerging Abu Dhabi shipowner Eships has come to the rescue of bankrupt Korean yard SLS Shipbuilding.

17th February 2010

SLS gets Eships lifeline

17th February 2010

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A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard (USCG) will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by Cathelco Ltd.

17th February 2010

Cathelco systems to protect new USCG cutters

17th February 2010

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MAN Diesel has announced a series of significant orders for its two-stroke, electronic ME-engines in Brazil.

16th February 2010

ME-engines firmly established in Brazilian market

16th February 2010

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STX Europe has entered into a newbuilding contract with Simon Møkster Shipping in Norway for the building of a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).

16th February 2010

Simon Møkster orders PSV

16th February 2010

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Wärtsilä has received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine.

16th February 2010

First order for Wärtsilä RT-flex35 engines comes from China

16th February 2010

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According to figures released by Alphaliner, the idle containership fleet fell below 10% for the first time in six months as slow steaming and the deployment of extra loaders for the pre-Lunar…

16th February 2010

Idle fleet falls below 10%

16th February 2010

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Bohai Ferry Co in China has ordered four MAN 16V32/40CD propulsion plants to power two passenger vessels to supplement its fleet.

16th February 2010

Chinese ferry company opts for MAN engines

16th February 2010

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German shipping company Thomas Schulte is taking the lead in implementing the requirements of the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling well in advance.

16th February 2010

German shipowner contracts GL for ship recycling

16th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Accreditation for Hamworthy Krystallon scrubbers on the list of emerging technologies has followed the US EPA’s decision to accept exhaust gas cleaning systems as a viable means of reducing emissions.

16th February 2010

Seawater scrubber qualifies as EPA ‘emerging technology’ to reduce particulate matter

16th February 2010