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The US Coast Guard’s national security cutter USCGC Waesche was commissioned recently and is powered by one GE LM2500 gas turbine and two diesel engines in a combined diesel and gas turbine…

4th June 2010

GE gas turbine powers new USCG cutter

4th June 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has formed a joint venture with Russias United Shipbuilding Company to build ships in Russias Far East.

4th June 2010

Daewoo signs JV with Russia

4th June 2010

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With the emergence of mobile offshore units primarily intended for the installation, maintenance and repair of wind turbines, classification society ABS has issued a new notation for these specialized units, Wind IMR.

3rd June 2010

ABS issues notation for wind turbine installation units

3rd June 2010

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The second shuttle and regasification vessel (SRV) co-owned by Höegh LNG and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) was recently completed at Samsung Heavy Industries and delivered to the GDF Suez group. It…

3rd June 2010

Second shuttle and regasification vessel delivered

3rd June 2010

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COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard, a subsidiary of the COSCO Corporation’s (Singapore) 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co, has secured two contracts totalling over $100 million to convert two large tankers to FPSO…

3rd June 2010

Cosco to convert VLCCs into FPSOs

3rd June 2010

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Extra slow steaming (ESS) has created employment for almost 100 ships with a total capacity of 554,000 TEU as at the end of May according to Alphaliner. It has grown from only…

2nd June 2010

ESS to absorb 580,000 TEU

2nd June 2010

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State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) said it would float global tenders for acquiring 30 ships by 2012 which is likely to entail a Rs 8,000 crore ($1.7 billion) investment.

2nd June 2010

SCI to float newbuilding tenders for fleet expansion

2nd June 2010

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Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Ahmedabad-based Adani Group in India, has placed orders for two new Capesize bulk carriers with South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries for about Rs650 crore ($138…

2nd June 2010

Adani orders Caper duo from Hanjin

2nd June 2010

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The controversy over unofficial spare parts from a few years ago looks likely to reignite after the imprisonment of the managing director of a separator spares company.

1st June 2010

Spares company boss imprisoned

1st June 2010

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Wärtsilä has signed a contract to deliver a ship power system for a 38,000 tonne semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel for Chinese customer Zhejiang Share-ever Business.

31st May 2010

Wärtsilä powers Chinese semisub heavy-lift vessel

31st May 2010

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According to local press reports, Iran has ordered six LNG tankers from China to transport the natural gas it hopes to export from its giant gas reserves.

31st May 2010

China wins Iranian LNG carrier orders

31st May 2010

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The Finnish companies STX Finland, Aker Arctic Technology, Southeast Trading (SET Group), and the Russian companies OAO Sovcomflot and FSUE Rosmorport have signed a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing and…

30th May 2010

Innovative asymmetrical icebreaker for the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea

30th May 2010

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Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard has delivered the 116,000gt Azura, the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group.

27th May 2010

New flagship for P&O Cruises delivered

27th May 2010

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Norway’s Rem Offshore has ordered four large PSV vessels from local shipbuilders.

27th May 2010

Rem Offshore orders PSV quartet

27th May 2010

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Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the test run of the newly developed high output eco-friendly HiMSEN gas engine H35G for the first time in Korea on 27 May.

27th May 2010

Hyundai Heavy develops eco-friendly gas engine

27th May 2010

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Danaos in Greece has entered into an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, initially expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012 and worth…

27th May 2010

Danaos cancels three newbuildings

27th May 2010

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Rolls-Royce has completed two significant milestones for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, with completion of the first propeller and the successful testing of the vessels’…

27th May 2010

First propeller and gas turbine completed for QE class carrier

27th May 2010

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ABS has announced the establishment of the ABS Brazil Offshore Technology Center in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ).

27th May 2010

ABS establishes Brazil Offshore Technology Center

27th May 2010

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Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Navegantes Maritime Construction and Services, has entered into an agreement with Brazil’s TWB Group to acquire the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in Navegantes, Santa…

26th May 2010

Keppel consolidates presence in Brazil with new shipyard

26th May 2010

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US-based FarSounder recently released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for the FS-3DT forward looking sonar.

25th May 2010

FarSounder releases software upgrade

25th May 2010

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Keppel Singmarine, the specialised shipbuilding arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has recently delivered five ships.

25th May 2010

Keppel delivers five vessels on schedule

25th May 2010

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Australian-based Strategic Marine has been awarded a contract to construct three 28m crew boats, bringing the company’s current order book to more than $200 million.

25th May 2010

Crew boat order for Strategic Marine

25th May 2010

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The idle containership fleet has fallen to 549,000 TEU as at 24 May 2010 accordingto Alphaliner’s fortnightly survey, down from a peak of 1,522,000 TEU at the beginning of December 2009.

25th May 2010

Idle fleet expected to rise by year end

25th May 2010