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Keppel Shipyard has won two contracts worth a total of S$146 million to convert a FPSO unit as well as to fabricate and integrate an external turret mooring system for an existing…

4th August 2011

New FPSO contracts for Keppel

4th August 2011

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The Wismar facility of Germany’s Nordic Yards has completed the unusual modernisation of an ice-breaking container ship – the Norilskiy Nickel – prompted by increased transport demands on Russia’s northern route.

3rd August 2011

Ice-breaking boxship revamp completed

3rd August 2011

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Carnival Corporation has announced it has reached agreement for the construction of three new cruise ships - one 132,500gt vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000gt ships for Aida Cruises.

3rd August 2011

Carnival orders new Aida and Costa ships

3rd August 2011

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Seaspan Corporation says that it has accepted delivery of its latest 4,500TEU containership, the Budapest Bridge, which was constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries.

3rd August 2011

Last of series boxship for Seaspan

3rd August 2011

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UK marine sign maker Maritime Progress has announced that it is now able to apply the same photo-luminescent technology used for its safety-related signs but at lower cost, allowing it to extend…

2nd August 2011

Applications of photo-luminescent signage expanded

2nd August 2011

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Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract, valued at around £20 million, to design and supply power and propulsion systems for two UT 776 CD supply vessels for Island Offshore.

2nd August 2011

Large propulsion order for Rolls-Royce

2nd August 2011

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Norwegian ballast water treatment system company OceanSaver says that its first fully operational system has now been successfully commissioned onboard the Höegh Autoliners PCTC Höegh Trove.

2nd August 2011

First BWT system commissioned on PCTC

2nd August 2011

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Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts worth a total of US$444 million to build another two jack-up rigs for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation, which had chosen to exercise the two rig…

2nd August 2011

Major order for jack-up rigs

2nd August 2011

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Incat Crowther of Australia is designing a 35m catamaran workboat for Offshore Unlimited, the third ship resulting from a three-way partnership between builder Richardson Devine Marine, Incat Crowther and the operator.

2nd August 2011

Design contract for offshore catamaran

2nd August 2011

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Keppel FELS reports that Scarabeo 9, a sixth-generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, has been named, and is on track to be delivered on schedule to operator Saipem.

1st August 2011

Keppel completes ultra deepwater rig

1st August 2011

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Scanjet Macron of Finland has completed a challenging tank level gauging system retrofit onboard Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Hanseatic during the 18-year old vessel’s 13-day dry docking at the Blohm + Voss yard in…

1st August 2011

Challenging tank level retrofit completed

1st August 2011

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Marine Software of UK says it has supplied an additional MPM (marine planned maintenance) software package to Norbulk Shipping for its 33,500dwt bulk carrier newbuilding Seastar Endurance.

1st August 2011

Planned maintenance for bulker fleet

1st August 2011

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Tognum’s SKL Motor subsidiary in Magdeburg, Germany, has recently seen the inauguration of four new test stands to be used to develop new combustion processes, fuels and combustion chamber geometries for MTU…

1st August 2011

Combustion research underway at SKL

1st August 2011

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Germanischer Lloyd has revised its environmental passport (EP), which it says has become recognised as a useful mechanism for operators to signal the advanced environmental features of their vessels.

29th July 2011

Environmental passport updated by GL

29th July 2011

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Amendments to IMO’s MARPOL Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships enter into force on 1 August 2011, banning heavy fuel oil from the Antarctic and creating a new North American…

29th July 2011

IMO reminds maritime community of MARPOL amendments

29th July 2011

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ClassNK has released a new noise and vibration guideline for measuring and evaluating the noise and vibration on ships, in order to address demands for new standards for noise and vibration on…

29th July 2011

New noise and vibration guidelines from ClassNK

29th July 2011

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French satcom service provider Vizada has announced that it will provide the new Inmarsat FleetPhone maritime handset with email and data transfer capabilities via its network of service provider partners.

28th July 2011

Enhancements offered for new satcoms handset

28th July 2011

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UK company European Safety Systems (E2S) says that it has gained MED approval for its A105N, A112 and BExS110 sounders, enabling their use in fire protection system onboard passenger ships, cargo vessels…

28th July 2011

MED approval for alarm sounders

28th July 2011

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Following a number of recent losses, RINA has established more rigourous design standards for the modification or newbuilding of dry bulk carriers to enable them to carry fine ores safely at any…

27th July 2011

RINA attacks nickel ore bulker losses

27th July 2011

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Norwegian company Parat Halvorsen has recently obtained three orders for equipment to be installed in new multipurpose offshore vessels being built at the Kleven Maritime and Myklebust shipyards.

27th July 2011

Combination boiler for OSVs

27th July 2011