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Mitsui OSK Lines has announced its decision to order two newbuild containerships and will be chartering five more which NOL has on order.

28th June 2011

MOL expands large containership fleet

28th June 2011

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OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has launched a free application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

28th June 2011

Industry’s first marine bunker app

28th June 2011

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ClassNK has announced an agreement to establish a capital tie-up with Japan Marine Science, a maritime consulting firm involved in maritime IT development, analysis, training, and software systems.

27th June 2011

Japanese class society expands marine sector business

27th June 2011

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Maersk Line has exercised its option with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build an additional 10 Triple-E ships, which the company describes as the world’s largest and most efficient container…

27th June 2011

Maersk Line contracts 10 Triple-E vessels

27th June 2011

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Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc have secured 94.17 % of the shares in Tognum after the two companies successful tender offer.

24th June 2011

Daimler and Rolls-Royce secure 94% of Tognum

24th June 2011

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China’s Yangzijian Shipbuilding has won an order for eight 10,000 TEU container ships from German shipowner Peter Dohle.

24th June 2011

China clinches Peter Dohle boxship order

24th June 2011

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Havila Shipping has won a five year tender with Statoil for delivering platform supply services with an option for a further three years.

23rd June 2011

Havila wins contract with Havyard design

23rd June 2011

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ABB has won a $24 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform vessels, capable of 3D seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration.

23rd June 2011

ABB wins order to power seismic vessels

23rd June 2011

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Stena Line claims that its passenger ferry ‘Stena Jutlandica’ is the first to be equipped with wind turbines which will contribute to the company’s environmental efforts by both supplying energy and reducing…

23rd June 2011

Wind turbine power ‘world first’ for ferry

23rd June 2011

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Farstad Shipping has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply, reached an agreement with STX OSV to build two anchor handling offshore service vessels (AHTS) of the type UT 731 CD.

22nd June 2011

Farstad orders two more AHTSs

22nd June 2011

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NYK Line, Oshima Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Akasaka Diesels and Sakai Chemical Industry are to begin shipboard tests of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal equipment.

22nd June 2011

World’s first SCR NOx removal system installed on bulker

22nd June 2011

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W3G Marine (W3GM) based in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede have agr eed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship…

22nd June 2011

IHC Merwede to develop W3GM’s OWTIS

22nd June 2011

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InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, officially announced the completion of the development phase of its six-year project to produce an industry-wide performance measurement tool.

21st June 2011

Intermanager announces completion of KPI

21st June 2011

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ClassNK was named the best classification society in Asia again Friday night when it received the “Classification Society Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards held recently in Hong Kong.

21st June 2011

ClassNK named top classification society

21st June 2011

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The new generation of 10,000 TEU container vessels contracted in China by Seaspan represents major improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity, operational efficiency and emission reductions.

21st June 2011

China to build world’s most efficient boxships

21st June 2011

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According to the latest Alphaliner newsletter, 98 ultra large container ships (ULCS) of over 10,000 TEU have been delivered since 2008 with a further 147 units due for delivery over the next…

21st June 2011

Container carriers in ULCS race

21st June 2011

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The Bureau Veritas (BV) classed fleet has grown strongly during 2011 and in June passed 80 million gt comprising 9,663 sea-going ships and 1,853 inland navigation vessels.

20th June 2011

BV fleet tops 80 million gt

20th June 2011

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TTS Energy AS, a subsidiary of TTS Group ASA, has signed a Letter of Intent with Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for delivery of a high performance drilling equipment package for a new…

20th June 2011

TTS drilling equipment for jack-up

20th June 2011

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OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Ijmuiden-based Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99m cable laying…

20th June 2011

New cable layer design for Boskalis

20th June 2011

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At a recent GL Exchange forum held in Hamburg, Torsten Schramm, GL COO, delivered an introductory presentation giving a detailed survey of the challenges facing shipping as it seeks to reduce its…

17th June 2011

GL solutions for a cleaner maritime industry

17th June 2011