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Polish cargo ship operator Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM) has awarded an order for eight new bulk carriers to an unnamed Chinese shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

2nd January 2014

Poland’s PZM orders eight bulk carriers from China

2nd January 2014

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Polands Remontowa shipyard is to build four more dual-fuelled PSVs to the Wärtsilä Ship Design VS 4411 DF design for Siem Offshore.

31st December 2013

Four more gas-fuelled PSVs for Siem

31st December 2013

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Epic Gas Ltd’s recent order of two 11,000m³ vessels from Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has increased its fleet size to better target the LPG and petrochemical markets.

30th December 2013

Epic Gas expands its services

30th December 2013

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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is to build what is thought will be the world’s largest LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

30th December 2013

DSME ends year on a high

30th December 2013

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Japanese company NYK has revealed plans to build a tug featuring a dual fuel engine that can run on either LNG or HFO.

27th December 2013

Japan’s first LNG-fuelled vessel to be built by NYK

27th December 2013

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Dutch company Royal Boskalis has announced that the tug ‘Smit Elbe’, which is based in the port of Rotterdam, has become the first tug in the Netherlands to be fuelled with Shell…

27th December 2013

Rotterdam tug is first to use synthetic diesel

27th December 2013

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Mikhail Gutseriev, Russian billionaire owner of the Russneft company, one of the country’s leading oil producers, is reported to be considering purchasing the Red Sormovo shipyard and the Proletarian factory in St.…

24th December 2013

Russian billionaire may acquire troubled shipbuilding assets

24th December 2013

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Damen Shipyards has been awarded a second contract from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government for an 80m ice-class ro-pax ferry.

24th December 2013

Second Damen ice-class ro-pax for Canada

24th December 2013

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The World Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) has announced the coming year’s international student competition for designing a safe ferry.

23rd December 2013

Ferry design competition 2014

23rd December 2013

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ClassNK has set up a special Casualty Investigation Team in order to look in to and determine the cause of casualties, following the loss of the container vessels, ‘MOL Comfort’.

23rd December 2013

‘MOL Comfort’ investigation

23rd December 2013

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Reports in French newspaper ‘Ouest France’ say that the STX St Nazaire shipyard and Brittany Ferries are cooperating on a project to build the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ferry, larger even than the…

20th December 2013

Largest LNG ferry for France

20th December 2013

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All the very best wishes for a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from everyone at The Motorship.

20th December 2013

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

20th December 2013

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Kongsberg Maritime says that its K-Sim DP manoeuvring simulator, the latest and most advanced in the company’s DP training range, has received Class A Certification from DNV.

20th December 2013

Class approval for DP simulator

20th December 2013

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German shipyard Meyer Werft – no stranger to tanker newbuildings despite being better known for its cruise ships - has completed the design draft for a flexible new LNG bunker barge, reports…

19th December 2013

Meyer unveils LNG bunker barge

19th December 2013

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Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Group has received its new coal carrier, ‘Hokuriku Maru’, built by Oshima Shipbuilding Company Ltd.

19th December 2013

NYK receives latest coal carrier

19th December 2013

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MAN Diesel & Turbo has confirmed that the letter of intent signed with Canada’s Waterfront Shipping for five Electronic LGI (Liquid Gas Injection) methanol-powered engines, has converted into a firm contract.

19th December 2013

First commercial ME-LGI engine contract

19th December 2013

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A Hamburg parliamentarian has proposed that the 23 ships operated by city excursion and ferry operator HADAG should be converted to LNG propulsion, reports Tom Todd.

19th December 2013

LNG fleet conversion proposal

19th December 2013

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Alfa Laval is to supply its new waste fuel recovery system for 40 vessels as part of a SEK 40m (US$6.1m) order from a leading global carrier.

18th December 2013

Alfa Laval wins PureDry order

18th December 2013

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A shipping partnership is on a mission to rescue the industry in one of the UK’s prominent shipbuilding towns, following the decision made by defence and security giant BAE Systems to move…

18th December 2013

Rescuing southern UK shipbuilding

18th December 2013

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Rolls-Royce has announced a contract for ship design and equipment supply for a new platform supply vessel for Island Offshore, to be completed by the Vard Brevik yard in Norway on a…

18th December 2013

Island Offshore orders another UT PSV

18th December 2013