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Colfax Corporation has expanded its SmartSense intelligent pump monitoring line to include the new SmartSense pulse.

15th December 2010

Colfax expands pump monitoring range

15th December 2010

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ABB has won several orders collectively worth $42 million to provide power supply infrastructure and equipment for several FPSOs for use in various Petrobras projects off the Brazilian coast.

15th December 2010

Brazilian FPSO power orders for ABB

15th December 2010

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Rolls-Royce reports that it has achieved full power operation of the first production MT30 gas turbine powered main generator set delivered to the US Navy.

14th December 2010

MT30 gets up to speed

14th December 2010

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Hatlapa, the German manufacturer of steering gear, deck machinery and compressors, claims that one in every five enquiries nowadays is service related, and the number of repair, spares and maintenance orders is…

13th December 2010

Fleet support – a growth market for Hatlapa

13th December 2010

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Damaged vessels at risk of sinking could soon benefit from a system being developed by a consortium led by BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy.

13th December 2010

Will SUSY rescue sinking vessels?

13th December 2010

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Kittiwake Developments has announced that it has acquired UK company Procal, a manufacturer of in-situ, multi component continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS).

13th December 2010

Kittiwake acquires emissions monitoring company

13th December 2010

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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received orders to supply advanced electronic navigation systems for two new 37,000 dwt bulk carriers to be built in Korea for Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry Limited.

13th December 2010

Italian bulkers to get Northrop Grumman IBSs

13th December 2010

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Pilgrim International of Oldham, UK, has won a contract to supply its hydraulically installed radial fit bolts for 20 new 8,000 TEU containers ships for Evergreen Marine in Taiwan.

13th December 2010

20-ship order for radial bolts

13th December 2010

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Continuing rising demand for sustainable wind-based energy plants in the North Sea has led Nostag GmbH to contract Berg Propulsion to upgrade its cable layer, Nostag 10, by equipping the vessel with…

13th December 2010

Berg thrusters upgrade cable layer

13th December 2010

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ClassNK officially announced the opening of a new exclusive surveyor office in Kolkata, India. The new office is the seventh new office to be opened by the society in 2010, and becomes…

13th December 2010

ClassNK sets up office in Kolkata

13th December 2010

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Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the propulsion equipment for a new research vessel under construction at the C.N.P. Freire shipyard in Spain for the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council…

13th December 2010

Wärtsilä powers UK research vessel

13th December 2010

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Rolls-Royce has won a $32 million order to provide the design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for four deep water platform supply vessels ordered by Tidewater.

10th December 2010

Tidewater orders four UT PSVs

10th December 2010

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ABB has won orders worth $35 million to provide complete power systems, drilling drive and propulsion systems for two new deep water drill ships to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries in…

10th December 2010

ABB wins marine orders worth $35 million

10th December 2010

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Wärtsilä Ship Design Norway has, in cooperation with Sartor Offshore, developed the design for a new multipurpose standby vessel that will service Statoil’s offshore installations in the North Sea, for a contractual…

10th December 2010

Wärtsilä designs new multipurpose standby vessel

10th December 2010

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The French company JLMD Ecologic Group, developer of the fast oil recovery systems (FORS) system which recently received class approval from Bureau Veritas, announced its objective to reach 10% of the world’s…

10th December 2010

Oil recovery system gains recognition

10th December 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering recently received a $1.1 billion order for a drill ship and semi-submersible rig.

10th December 2010

Daewoo clinches drill ship and rig order

10th December 2010

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Austal recently unveiled its largest ever catamaran to date. The 113m long vessel, named ‘Leonora Christina’, was towed out of the shed at its shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

10th December 2010

Austal unveils its largest ever catamaran

10th December 2010

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Havyard Group has established a new subsidiary, Havyard South America, in Brazil and appointed Kjell-Peder Overvåg as general manager.

9th December 2010

Havyard strengthens focus in Brazil

9th December 2010

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Delta Marine, Omega Marine and Mesh have jointly developed and designed a sophisticated oil product/chemical tanker built under Bureau Veritas classification for worldwide trade.

9th December 2010

Turkey building new-generation tanker

9th December 2010

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According to Germanischer Lloyd, offshore service vessels (OSVs) are becoming larger, more specialised and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the Gulf…

9th December 2010

New technology centre caters for growing offshore industry

9th December 2010