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FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has achieved major advances in accurately measuring on-board power requirements and thereby enabling a reduction in fuel consumption through the development of FLAGSHIP-EEM (Energy Efficiency…

10th February 2011

Energy monitoring programme advances

10th February 2011

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Drydocks World recently launched the anchor handling offshore support vessel ‘Olympus Crest’ at its shipyard in Nanindah, Indonesia.

10th February 2011

Indonesian yard launches AHTS vessel

10th February 2011

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Tourism operator Mary D Enterprises has selected Austal to design and construct a 35.20m high-speed monohull passenger ferry, the second Austal-built vessel for the Noumea-based company.

9th February 2011

Noumea orders second Austal ferry

9th February 2011

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Construction of Sea SA’s much anticipated new ferry, the Australian-designed Aurora, has slowed due to difficulties experienced by the Indonesian shipbuilder, a subsidiary of DryDocks World, Dubai.

9th February 2011

Sea SA confirms building delay

9th February 2011

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Eniram, a Finnish developer of dynamic decision support systems, says that Norwegian ferry operator Color Line will be deploying the first installation of its dynamic trimming assistant (DTA).

9th February 2011

Color Line to use dynamic trimming system

9th February 2011

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Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, the number of operating Turkish shipyards has decreased by 60%, posing a threat to the survival of the nation’s shipbuilding industry.

8th February 2011

Financial crisis threatens Turkish shipyards

8th February 2011

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The Lloyd’s List Intelligence Casualty service shows that there was a large fall in shipping casualties last year, with overall global incidents down by 8% and worldwide ship sinking incidents falling by…

8th February 2011

Has economic gloom created a sea safety boom?

8th February 2011

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The first meeting of the ClassNK technical committee was held recently at the Industry Club of Japan in Tokyo.

8th February 2011

First meeting of ClassNK technical committee

8th February 2011

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A recent delivery from the yard of Eastern Marine Shipbuilding in Sibu, East Malaysia is a further indication of the growing technical sophistication of the Sarawak yards.

6th February 2011

Sarawak yard delivers survey vessel

6th February 2011

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) announced plans to award $100,000 in grants this year to entrepreneurs working on zero-emissions technologies for shipping and port logistics.

6th February 2011

Green ideas to get WWL funding

6th February 2011

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Croatia said it has received just one bid from a local company for a major shipyard it is trying to privatise to satisfy a key condition for wrapping up its European Union…

6th February 2011

Only one bidder for Croatian shipyard

6th February 2011

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Rolls-Royce Marine has announced a new order, valued at £20 million, to supply engines and propulsion equipment for four gas-fuelled ferries to be built for Norwegian operator Torghatten Nord.

4th February 2011

New order for Norwegian gas-fuelled ferries

4th February 2011

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Maritime Information Systems (Maris) in Norway has secured what is believed to be the world’s first type approval certification for an independent PC-based radar kit to meet the new Radar Performance Standard…

3rd February 2011

PC radar kit offers independent opportunity

3rd February 2011

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Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited, a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, has exercised its option to build a second ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2013.

3rd February 2011

Diamond orders second ultra-deepwater drillship

3rd February 2011

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ABB in Norway has announced a contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for the first wind-farm installation vessel to be ordered by Swire.

3rd February 2011

Azipod propulsion for wind farm ship

3rd February 2011

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In an effort to save and redevelop the legendary 53,330gt trans-Atlantic ocean liner ‘United States’, the SS United States Conservancy recently announced that it has acquired title to the ship.

2nd February 2011

Conservancy purchases ‘United States’

2nd February 2011

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Incat Crowther is designing a second 28m wave piercing catamaran crew boat to support offshore oil and gas operations.

2nd February 2011

New cat crew boat from Incat Crowther

2nd February 2011

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The Liberian-flag fleet posted record growth figures in 2010 and has now doubled in size in the ten years since the management of the Liberian Registry was assumed by the US-based Liberian…

2nd February 2011

Liberian-flag fleet doubles in ten years

2nd February 2011

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Figures released by shipbroker Braemar Seascope suggest that the dry bulk, container and tanker segments managed to avoid significant oversupply, so industry concerns over the glut of newbuilding deliveries in 2010 may…

1st February 2011

Broker highlights shipyard underperformance

1st February 2011

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Athens-based containership owner Danaos Corporation recently took delivery of a containership newbuilding, the ‘Hanjin Algeciras’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 51 containerships aggregating 223,329 TEU.

1st February 2011

Another newbuilding joins Danaos fleet

1st February 2011

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Atwood Oceanics Pacific, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Atwood Oceanics, recently executed a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to construct an ultra-deepwater drillship.

1st February 2011

Daewoo awarded ultra-deepwater drillship contract

1st February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai-based Bestway Marine Engineering Design have completed a joint industry project to develop an innovative environmental bulk carrier, with results claimed to exceed expectations.

1st February 2011

Green design carrier exceeds expectations

1st February 2011

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P+S Werften in eastern Germany has announced a big order for five ice-strengthened container/supply ships - just a week after bagging another for a unique offshore construction vessel.

31st January 2011

German yard bags second major order in a week

31st January 2011