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Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has secure contracts for two 78m multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSVs) for Greatship Global Offshore Services of Singapore.

28th October 2010

Greatship orders two PSVs from Sri Lankan yard

28th October 2010

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AC drive specialist Stadt of Norway reports that its latest range of drives has been specially developed for the requirements found in full electric ship propulsion systems.

28th October 2010

Electric AC drives go for green

28th October 2010

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Finnish company Steerprop has announced a contract with the Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group of China, for the delivery of 48 azimuth propulsors for 16 offshore support ships.

28th October 2010

Large Chinese order for azimuth propulsors

28th October 2010

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The contracts for implementing the framework agreement signed by the Greek government, ThyssenKrupp and the Abu Dhabi MAR group on 30 September come into effect today, 27 October.

27th October 2010

Future of Greek shipyard secured

27th October 2010

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Fincantieri has announced the setting up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of Etihad Ship Building (ESB), a joint venture with Melara Middle East and Al Fattan Ship Industries.

27th October 2010

Fincantieri sets up UAE jv

27th October 2010

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Berg Propulsion’s feathering controlled pitch propeller has been selected by United Faith (Hong Kong) Group subsidiary Celestone Marine Engineering as part of a deal to equip up to four semi-submersible heavylift vessels…

27th October 2010

Heavylift semi-subs get Berg propulsion system

27th October 2010

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Five dual-fuel MAN engines comprised the diesel-electric propulsion plant for the LNG vessel ‘Castillo de Santisteban’ recently delivered by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding to the Spanish shipping group Empresa Naviera Elcano.

27th October 2010

Dual fuel plant powers new LNG carrier

27th October 2010

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Deliveries of new containerships have reached 1.29 Mteu so far this year and are forecast to reach 1.42 Mteu by the end of the year, according to Alphaliner records.

26th October 2010

Container vessel deliveries surge in 2010

26th October 2010

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Major Japanese engine builders are developing engines that produce less exhaust gasses in preparation for more stringent international emissions regulations in 2016.

26th October 2010

Japanese to develop green engines

26th October 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) agreed to buy a 30% stake in an Angolan shipyard, its first investment in an African shipbuilder, as oil drilling off the continent’s coast spurs demand…

26th October 2010

Koreans buy stake in Angolan shipyard

26th October 2010

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Doosan Engine of Korea have signed an agreement under which MHI will license manufacturing and marketing of its MET turbocharger, a supercharger for marine diesel engines, to…

26th October 2010

Doosan to manufacture MET turbochargers

26th October 2010

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To facilitate easier and more cost-effective installation of bridge and machine room consoles, Ulstein Power & Control (UPC) has developed a modular console system which can be transported safely at any phase…

26th October 2010

Ulstein launches modular consoles

26th October 2010

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German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft has bagged an order worth €1.2 billion for two 143,500 GT newbuilds for NCL for delivery in early 2013 and 2014, writes Tom Todd.

26th October 2010

Germans clinch €1.2 billion order for cruise ship duo

26th October 2010

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Mitsui OSK Lines and MOL Ferry recently put their emergency response procedures to the test in a table top drill that simulated a ferry collision in Japanese waters.

25th October 2010

Exercise replicates ferry collision

25th October 2010

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Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected by STX Offshore and Shipbuilding of South Korea as designer and supplier of an extensive package of electrical equipment for a newbuild drillship for contractor…

25th October 2010

Electrical package for drillship

25th October 2010

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STX Finland and Viking Line have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of an environmentally-friendly, new-generation cruise ferry to be operated by Viking Line between Stockholm and Turku.

25th October 2010

New ‘green’ cruise ferry may be fuelled by LNG

25th October 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of Korea has ordered four common-rail 12V48/60CR Tier-II propulsion engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.

21st October 2010

Common-rail technology powers world’s largest ferry

21st October 2010

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The first G-type engine, designated G80ME-C1, has a design that follows the principles of the large-bore Mk-9 engine series that MAN introduced in 2006 and is designed with a longer stroke to…

21st October 2010

Revolutionary ultra long-stroke engine from MAN

21st October 2010

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The Kongsberg Maritime simulation & training department has developed a sophisticated green ship engine room simulator (ERS) model based on a Wärstilä 12RT-flex 82C low-speed common-rail engine, built for a 4,800 TEU…

21st October 2010

Kongsberg develops green ship engine room simulator

21st October 2010

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Over 90 delegates attended the first-ever Motorship ‘gas fuelled ships’ one-day conference which took place on 20 October in Hamburg and was deemed to be a great success.

21st October 2010

Inaugural ‘gas fuelled ship’ conference a success

21st October 2010