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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for a LNG carrier capable of marked reductions in fuel consumption.

2nd March 2011

NYK orders ‘green’ LNG turbine ship

2nd March 2011

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UK company Elcometer has launched what it describes as its “next generation” of its digital thickness gauge, the Elcometer 456.

2nd March 2011

Gauge offers faster thickness measurement

2nd March 2011

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Within the context of International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day theme ‘Piracy: orchestrating the response’, a meeting took place on 28 February at IMO headquarters.

2nd March 2011

Piracy comes under IMO spotlight

2nd March 2011

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UK-based business A&P Group, which operates three ship repair, conversion and fabrication yards, has been acquired by a consortium including Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services and private investors including the directors of…

2nd March 2011

New owner for UK shiprepairer

2nd March 2011

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Norwegian company Hatteland Display says it has been selected by Transas Marine as a supplier of dedicated hardware for the new generation Transas ECDIS system.

2nd March 2011

Hatteland to provide Transas ECDIS hardware

2nd March 2011

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Jotun Marine Coatings has launched Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), described as a new concept which guarantees significant reductions in fuel consumption by combining premium antifouling with monitoring tools.

28th February 2011

Fuel consumption benefits from antifouling system backed by money-back guarantee

28th February 2011

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Norwegian electronic navigation company Maris has launched a new product support service known as ‘Zero downtime ECDIS’, which is intended to ensure that electronic chart display information systems are available at all…

28th February 2011

ECDIS support offers ‘zero downtime’

28th February 2011

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South Korea will spend 300 billion won ($266.1 million) over the next 10 years to develop technology for low carbon ‘green’ ships in a bid to reclaim its status as the world’s…

25th February 2011

Korea targets green ships market

25th February 2011

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Ship orders for Japanese yards have more than tripled in January year on year and with gains of 218.5% averaged over 14 consecutive months to 1.5 million gross tons according to the…

25th February 2011

Japanese shipyards recovering

25th February 2011

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BMT Fleet Technology of Ottawa, Ontario is to start work on a design for the Canadian Forces’ (CF) new joint support ship (JSS).

25th February 2011

BMT to design Canadian JSS

25th February 2011

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DNV has secured a contract to class the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy transportation vessel (SSHTV) of Dockwise in Netherlands from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea.

25th February 2011

DNV classes T-0 heavy transport vessel

25th February 2011

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UK-based company Marine Software has supplied its type approved MPM - Marine Planned Maintenance system to John H Whitaker Tankers, to be installed onboard the bunker barge Whithaven.

25th February 2011

Planned maintenance for bunker barge

25th February 2011

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that it is providing a range of support services to the Gorgon project, Australia’s largest ever oil and gas project. Services include importation of dredgers and project cargo…

24th February 2011

Services support for largest Australian oil and gas project

24th February 2011

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Vizada, the independent French satellite communications provider, has launched Pharostar, its proprietary VSAT (very small aperture terminal) fixed satellite communications service and the latest addition to its maritime broadband portfolio.

24th February 2011

Maritime broadband portfolio extended with launch of VSAT service

24th February 2011

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The London P&I Club says the response to two recent onboard cargo fires has highlighted the value of both fire-fighting training and realistic shipboard drills for ships’ crews.

24th February 2011

P&I Club warns on fire preparedness

24th February 2011

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Rolls-Royce Marine has been awarded a contract by STX OSV Trading to supply anchor handling systems for three new vessels for South America.

24th February 2011

Rolls-Royce wins anchor handling order

24th February 2011

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Abu Dhabi Ship Building has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt-based DeBirs Yachts, under which ADSB and DeBirs will explore various areas of collaboration.

24th February 2011

ADSB signs MoU for superyacht work

24th February 2011

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The 36m monohull crewboat ‘Siem Piata’ was recently launched by ETP Engenharia Ltda in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

23rd February 2011

Incat Crowther crewboat launched

23rd February 2011

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ClassNK recently announced that at the end of 2010, the combined tonnage of Panamanian flagged vessels on the class society’s register had broken the 100 million gross ton barrier.

23rd February 2011

ClassNK and Panama celebrate milestone

23rd February 2011

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The twin platform supply vessels (PSV) ‘Rem Hrist’ and ‘Rem Mist’ have recently been named at a joint ceremony held at the Ulstein shipyard in Ulsteinvik on the west coast of Norway.

23rd February 2011

Twin PSVs named

23rd February 2011