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Seadrill in Norway has entered into a turnkey contract to build up to four new ultra-deepwater drillships at the Samsung yard in South Korea.

12th November 2010

Seadrill orders ultra-deepwater drillship quartet

12th November 2010

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The wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, Sembawang Shipyard, has secured a long-term contract from Carnival Corporation to provide ship-repair, refurbishment and upgrading services for some of its cruise vessels.

12th November 2010

Sembawang secures Carnival contract

12th November 2010

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Goltens, a major independent global provider of ship repair solutions, has confirmed leasing 23,000m2 in Dubai Maritime City for the development of, it claims, the world’s foremost ship repair facility.

12th November 2010

Dubai to get new ship repair facility

12th November 2010

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Goltens, the global provider of ship repair solutions, recently confirmed the formation of a specialist Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) centre of excellence ready to undertake 24/7 global BWT installations.

12th November 2010

Goltens launches BWT centre in Rotterdam

12th November 2010

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Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has recently secured two major upgrading and repair contracts worth $82 million involving passenger vessels.

12th November 2010

Sembawang secures two upgrading contracts

12th November 2010

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) helped Pacifica Shipping, a New Zealand company operating a fleet of coastal vessels, move a new eleven tonne rudder and stock across the world when one of their…

12th November 2010

WSS comes to the rescue with new rudder

12th November 2010

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IHI Corp. in Japan has developed a system that automates the key process of bending steel sheets for ships and plans to market it to emerging economies.

12th November 2010

Japanese shipbuilder to export technology

12th November 2010

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Indonesian state shipyard and engineering company PT Dok dan Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (DKB) will focus on ship repair business and plans to relocate its Jakarta shipyard to Batam Island in order to…

11th November 2010

DKB to focus on ship repair

11th November 2010

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The Tyneside ship repair yard A&P Tyne has won a significant contract to repair a coal carrying bulk carrier.

11th November 2010

Tyneside yard wins collier job

11th November 2010

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Rolls-Royce recently signed a collaboration agreement with Chinese marine design and research company Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design Company (Bestway).

11th November 2010

Anglo-Chinese ship design collaboration

11th November 2010

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Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group AS Halsnøy, signed a letter of intent to rebuild the seismic vessel ‘Geowave Master’ owned by Master and Commander AS.

11th November 2010

LOI to rebuild seismic vessel

11th November 2010

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Noreq, a Norwegian manufacturer of davits, lifeboats and rescue craft, has announced the acquisition of Danish offshore crane and deck equipment company Acta.

10th November 2010

Davit company moves into cranes through acquisition

10th November 2010

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The Copenhagen-based Uni-Safe Electronics has obtained a DNV type approval for their BNWAS BW-800 system.

9th November 2010

DNV approves BW-800 BNWAS

9th November 2010

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Open-up inspections can now be avoided if an Amot XTS-W+ bearing condition monitor is installed.

9th November 2010

Bearing condition monitor gains approval

9th November 2010

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently adopted the low-friction ship bottom paint named ‘LF-Sea’ developed by Nippon Paint Marine Coatings on a new building PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier).

9th November 2010

Low-friction coating on new MOL PCTC

9th November 2010

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PrimeServ’s workshop in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, was officially opened at the beginning of October 2010 although it has de facto been open for business since the beginning of 2010.

9th November 2010

PrimeServ Las Palmas opens for business

9th November 2010

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Chinese shipyards continue to dominate the newbuilding market, with a price differential favouring Chinese yards over Koreans, according to a Clarksons report.

9th November 2010

China undercutting Korean shipyards

9th November 2010

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In a strongly worded statement, Coldharbour Marine CEO Andrew Marshall has called on the ballast water treatment industry to adopt a more responsible and professional approach to the marketing of its products…

8th November 2010

CEO calls for a responsible approach to BWT marketing

8th November 2010

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The ABS-classed fleet has broken through the 170 million gross tons threshold with the latest statistics showing the fleet as standing at 11,055 vessels aggregating 170.29 million gt representing an increase of…

8th November 2010

ABS breaks 170 million gt barrier

8th November 2010

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Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, entered into a contract with STX Norway Offshore for delivery of remote controlled propulsion system for an anchor handling vessel which will…

8th November 2010

New orders for Scana

8th November 2010