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A&P Tyne says that it is building on its success in a new business sector with the completion of another subsea structure for an offshore oil and gas field.

10th August 2011

Repair yard reports offshore construction success

10th August 2011

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Ulstein of Norway has established a new company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions. This company will take over the activities of former IDEA Heavy Equipment, a Dutch company with which Ulstein has cooperated…

10th August 2011

Ulstein sets up new offshore company

10th August 2011

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Supplier and trader of marine fuel OW Bunker Copenhagen has moved offices to a new location in Hellerup, at the heart of Copenhagen’s shipping community.

10th August 2011

New head office for bunker supplier

10th August 2011

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Satellite communications provider Marlink has extended its contract with Simon Møkster Shipping for an additional five years, continuing the provision of Sealink VSAT services on 18 existing ships, and five newbuildngs.

10th August 2011

Further five-year satcoms deal

10th August 2011

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Wärtsilä has opened new workshop facilities in Helsinki, Finland. The company says that the new facilities enable it to offer a wide range of workshop services with rapid response times.

9th August 2011

New Wärtsilä service shop in Finland

9th August 2011

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UK marine electronics company Ocean Signal has announced that its SafeSea V100 GMDSS hand-held VHF radio has been awarded MED product certification from BABT, as a portable survival craft two-way VHF radiotelephone.

9th August 2011

GMDSS hand portable gains MED wheelmark

9th August 2011

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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that it supports the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the architect of change when it comes to regulating shipping’s CO2 emissions.

8th August 2011

ICS supports IMO’s emissions stance

8th August 2011

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BMT Nigel Gee says that it has won an order from China for the design of a 25m battery-powered, all electric, 150 passenger, ferry for use in estuary and coastal waters.

8th August 2011

Battery ferry design contract awarded

8th August 2011

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Wärtsilä has announced that its RT-flex60C main engines have been selected for the first series of eight 1,700TEU Bangkok-max container ships being built at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China.

8th August 2011

Boxship engine order for Wärtsilä

8th August 2011

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A 276-page reference book ‘Measuring Torque Correctly’ has been produced by Rainer Schicker and Dr Georg Wegener of HBM, covering essential aspects of using torque transducers.

8th August 2011

Reference source produced for torque measurement

8th August 2011

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National Chemical Carriers (NCC), an 80% owned subsidiary of the National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has taken delivery of a new chemical tanker named NCC Safa from SHINAsb of South…

8th August 2011

New chemical tanker for NCC

8th August 2011

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Interferry says it is opening an office in Brussels with a full-time specialist for European Union and IMO activities in a bid to strengthen the ferry industry’s voice on maritime policy and…

8th August 2011

Ferry industry wants a stronger voice

8th August 2011

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with the UK-based Harris Pye group to carry out after-sales service on MHI marine boilers on a world wide non-exclusive basis.

5th August 2011

Boiler after-sales agreement signed

5th August 2011

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Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of a new 180,000dwt 292m bulk carrier, Shin Koho, at the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation’s Tsu Shipyard.

5th August 2011

First hybrid turbocharged bulk carrier

5th August 2011

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Pole Star has announced its intention to merge with Absolute Software/Maritime Tracking Services. The company says that at this stage of negotiations, it is not possible to provide detailed information on the…

5th August 2011

Tracking system suppliers to merge

5th August 2011

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Crane supplier Palfinger Wind reports that an order for 48 platform cranes, to be used for servicing large offshore wind turbines, by turbine producer Repower Systems, has recently been completed.

5th August 2011

Large order for wind farm service cranes

5th August 2011

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UK company Ocean Safety has been awarded a contract by Svitzer UK to supply and service ISO and SOLAS lifejackets, pyrotechnics, survival suits and other safety equipment to the company’s UK fleet…

4th August 2011

Safety deal with tug operator

4th August 2011

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Ocean Signal has appointed CMC Electronics as exclusive Canadian distributor for all marine markets. CMC Electronics is said to be Canada’s largest distributor of marine electronics, handling many major manufacturers.

4th August 2011

New Canadian marine electronics distribution deal

4th August 2011

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Rolls-Royce has won a £50 million contract to design and equip two UT 731 CD anchor handling vessels for Farstad Shipping of Norway. They will work in extreme environmental conditions at water…

4th August 2011

Dual AHTS order for Rolls-Royce

4th August 2011

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ABB has announced the start of a marine energy appraisal initiative, intended to help vessel operators lower fuel consumption by reducing their energy use and improving the environment by cutting CO2 emissions.

4th August 2011

Marine energy appraisal launched by ABB

4th August 2011