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Braemar Shipping Services is continuing to develop its global marine and offshore services sectors by bringing together several business units under the umbrella of the Braemar Technical Services (BTS) division.

18th October 2011

New technical services group established by Braemar group

18th October 2011

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UK-based software company Marine Software reports that it has recently supplied C.T. Drent Beheer, owner and operator of specialist heavy lift dry cargo ships, with an integrated MSDM software package.

18th October 2011

Safety software for Dutch owner

18th October 2011

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German company Prüftechnik and Aimil of India say that they are bringing their cooperation to the next level, by forming a joint venture under the name Prüftechnik Aimil Technical Services.

18th October 2011

Joint venture targets Indian industry

18th October 2011

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UK company Victor Marine says it has fulfilled a significant order from an Indian conglomerate to supply a series of lightweight oily water separators for installation on fast attack interceptor vessels.

18th October 2011

Oily water separator loses weight

18th October 2011

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Ro-ro builder FSG has revealed that it and fellow German yard, cruise ship builder Meyer Werft, are working to develop new types of smaller ‘adventure’ cruise ships to beat rising Asian competition…

18th October 2011

Small German cruise ships to beat Asia

18th October 2011

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UK law firms Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are to merge next month bringing together their legal expertise in the marine, aviation and energy sectors.

18th October 2011

Clyde & Co law merger

18th October 2011

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Reports from the US say that Avondale Shipyard has taken another step toward stability after the federal government agreed to remove the financial incentive for Huntington Ingalls to close the yard.

17th October 2011

US Avondale shipyard could stay open

17th October 2011

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Australian designer Incat Crowther says that construction is well advanced on three new catamaran ferries to its design, which will be used to transport workers to and from an LNG plant.

17th October 2011

Order for three small catamaran ferries

17th October 2011

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US satellite datacommunications company Orbcomm say that VesselSat1, an automatic identification service (AIS) enabled satellite has been successfully launched in India.

17th October 2011

AIS-only satellite is launched

17th October 2011

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Interferry’s recent 36th annual conference in Barcelona underlined that there are few straightforward solutions to the ferry industry’s current raft of operational and regulatory challenges.

17th October 2011

Ferry industry looks for solutions

17th October 2011

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Pole Star Space Applications, a UK-based provider of fleet management, ship security and asset monitoring solutions, has added extra safety and security functions, under the name of Industry Zone.

14th October 2011

Functions added to vessel tracking system

14th October 2011

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Danish naval architecture company Knud E. Hansen says that a two-ship order, with an option for a third, has been placed for one of its designs with Hyundai MIPO in South Korea,…

14th October 2011

Order booked for Danish ro-con design

14th October 2011

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NetWave Systems of the Netherlands has announced that it has agreed the acquisition of the voyage data recorder (VDR) division of Rutter Inc, a public company based in St. John’s, Canada.

14th October 2011

VDR manufacturer gets new Dutch owner

14th October 2011

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Singapore-based shipbuilding group ASL Marine reports that it has won an order for two platform supply vessels, a dredger and two barges. The contract is said to be worth, in total, around…

14th October 2011

Five-ship order for Singapore shipbuilder

14th October 2011

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GE Marine reports that the US Navy has ordered an additional 16 digital fuel control (DFC) kits for LM2500 marine gas turbines. The kits enable lower maintenance costs, increased reliability and better…

13th October 2011

GE to supply fuel control retrofits

13th October 2011

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Imtech Marine is opening of a new office in the Algeciras-Strait of Gibraltar region of Spain, from 17 October 2011. The company says this will be the 74th location in the its…

12th October 2011

New Imtech office opens in Spain

12th October 2011

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The first offshore vessel to a Havyard design to be constructed in India has been handed over to owner Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Three more to the same design are currently…

12th October 2011

Indian-built Havyard AHTS delivered

12th October 2011

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The Master of the oil spill vessel Rena has been arrested and charged by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) under section 65 of the Maritime Transport Act (MTA) 1994, for operating a vessel…

12th October 2011

NZ oil spill:The latest

12th October 2011

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Germanischer Lloyd says that it has been contracted by Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, maker of engines under the Cat and MaK brands, to certify the marine service assessments of its worldwide marine…

11th October 2011

GL to certify Cat marine dealer network

11th October 2011

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Greek Manufacturer Erma First ESK Engineering Solutions reports that it has designed, certified and manufactured an integrated ballast water management (BWM) system.

11th October 2011

Greek company presents BWM system

11th October 2011