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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Egypt has awarded Düsseldorf-based ThyssenKrupp Mannex GmbH a major contract for the exclusive supply of 15,000 tonnes of various grades of steel plate, sheet and sections to be used in the construction…

10th February 2010

Germany assisting Egypt in expanding inland waterways

10th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bergen Group refers to the stock exchange message from 19 November 2009 stating that the company had signed a letter of intent regarding the sale of its hull shipyard in Landskrona, Sweden.

10th February 2010

Completion of yard facility sale in Sweden

10th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore based ASL Marine Holdings Ltd. (ASL Marine), has secured a new shipbuilding contract from an overseas customer worth approximately S$38.5 million.

9th February 2010

ASL Marine secures newbuilding contract

9th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ship technology company B9 has joined the emissions abatement organisation SEAaT as it opens its doors to wider stakeholders.

9th February 2010

B9 Shipping joins SEAaT as associate member

9th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd and Société des traversiers du Québec have both ordered new passenger ferry designs from the Finnish naval architect firm Deltamarin Oy.

8th February 2010

Deltamarin receives two new ferry design contracts

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Gahdir Investment and S&T Daewoo are eyeing for the acquisition of Korea-based Daehan Shipbuilding.

8th February 2010

Korean heavyweights eye Daehan acquisition

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Singapore shipbuilder Jurong Shipyard (JSPL), a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, will be building a new shipyard in Brazil to cater directly to one of the fastest growing offshore oil and gas…

8th February 2010

Jurong building foothold in Brazil

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Industry sources report that Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the worlds largest shipbuilder, is seeking to buy 10 percent of a Brazilian shipyard in a bid to win domestic orders.

8th February 2010

HHI seeking to buy stake in Brazilian shipyard

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s (Keppel O&M) specialised shipbuilding arm, Keppel Singmarine has clinched three newbuilding contracts totalling about S$140 million ($98.5 million).

8th February 2010

Keppel clinches three specialised shipbuilding contracts

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won the tender to build the FPSO unit of the Goliat Project. The tender for the Goliat FPSO was initially floated by Eni Norge AS (Eni) in…

8th February 2010

Hyundai signs Goliat FPSO contract

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply Bergen diesel engines for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Joint Support Ship (JSS).

8th February 2010

Bergen diesels to power Dutch naval vessel

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

South Korea regained its No. 1 ranking in the global shipbuilding industry in January in terms of new orders according to London-based Clarkson.

8th February 2010

Korean shipyards regain top place in new orders

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bollinger Shipyards in the USA has been awarded a contract valued at over $142 million to build an additional three Sentinel class, 154 foot patrol boats, for the U. S. Coast Guard…

8th February 2010

USCG orders more Sentinel cutters

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has moved ahead of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 and set up a system to audit and certify manning agencies for seafarers.

8th February 2010

BV facilitates Maritime Labour Convention implementation

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan and the Gujarat government in India have joined up to upgrade the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar.

8th February 2010

Alang ship-breaking to be upgraded

8th February 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsiläs new environmental services portfolio, offered throughout the companys fully-owned global network, is said to mark another step in its strategy of strengthening its position as a leading provider of environmental marine…

8th February 2010

Engine builder offers environmental packages

8th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register’s marine fuel and engine performance consultancy, FOBAS, has launched a new service, known as FOBAS Engine.

8th February 2010

Class society offers monitoring for large two-strokes

8th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

China Petrochemical Corp, of Taiwan, has for the first time specified all-electric cargo pump room systems for two new 40,000 dwt product carriers.

7th February 2010

Cargo pump room system for Chinese tanker operator

7th February 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has announced the completion of the concept for the second in its series of next-generation vessels, which it says will be technically practical in the near future.

6th February 2010

MOL completes concept for new-generation vessels

6th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spending on new ships plunged 88 percent last year as the global recession sapped funding and charter rates retreated, Clarkson Research Services Ltd. said.

5th February 2010

Report reveals dramatic drop in newbuilding orders

5th February 2010