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Carnival Corporation has ordered another 71,300gt cruise ship for its AIDA Cruises brand from German shipbuilder Meyer Werft.

12th August 2010

Meyer Werft secures another AIDA order

12th August 2010

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Fredericia Shipyard in Denmark has sold its Panama floating dock to a Turkish buyer and is currently being towed to Yalova in Turkey on a 30-day voyage with an average speed of…

12th August 2010

Fredericia sells floating dock to Turkey

12th August 2010

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Continuing its expansion into the clean markets, the Kuala Lumpur based tanker operator AET recently formally accepted two newbuild 6,600dwt product tankers into its fleet.

12th August 2010

AET adds two newbuild product tankers

12th August 2010

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Solar Solve Marine’s worldwide distributor based in Norway secured an order for 66 of their Solarola anti-glare screens to be installed on the wheelhouse windows of two new sister ships.

11th August 2010

PSVs get anti-glare screens

11th August 2010

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South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is primed to build a second $550 million Huisman-designed Globetrotter class drillship after finalising a deal with rig contractor Noble Drilling.

10th August 2010

Noble goes for second Globetrotter

10th August 2010

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It is reported that shipbuilders in Dalian, Tianjin and Bohai Bay regions have substantially increased their production capacity with the aim of raising production from 9 million tonnes to 11 million tonnes.

10th August 2010

Chinese shipbuilders increasing output

10th August 2010

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Indonesia’s state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has placed orders for six tankers for worth about $102 million to support its fuel distribution across the archipelago.

10th August 2010

Pertamina places local order for six oil tankers

10th August 2010

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West Australian based shipbuilder, Austal, is closing its shipyards in southern Tasmania a month earlier than expected. Austal told its 116 workers at its Margate facility three months ago that it would…

10th August 2010

End of an era for Tasmanian shipyard

10th August 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…

9th August 2010

Innovative icebreaker for Sovcomflot

9th August 2010

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The Australian-based Incat Crowther has been contracted to design an innovative 28m wave piercing catamaran crew boat to support offshore oil and gas operations.

9th August 2010

New wave-piercing cat crew boat design

9th August 2010

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The Hamburg-based shipping company ER Schiffahrt recently received its tenth and final Capesize bulk carrier from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

9th August 2010

Hyundai delivers Caper

9th August 2010

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Rolls-Royce has won orders to design and equip five offshore and special purpose vessels plus options worth in total around £80 million the last few weeks.

9th August 2010

RR wins more offshore orders

9th August 2010

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The launching of the 49,000 gt car-passenger ferry Spirit of Britain, built for P&O Ferries by STX Europe’s Rauma shipyard, took place recently.

7th August 2010

P&O’s new ropax ferry launched

7th August 2010

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Shippers’ Voice has asked if the continued introduction of ever-larger ships brings any benefits to exporters, importers and others who actually pay the bills.

6th August 2010

Shippers challenge benefits of larger ships

6th August 2010

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ABS has revised its comprehensive guide for vessels operating in the Arctic and comparable harsh environments incorporating nearly four years of operational experience since the guide was first issued in September 2006.

6th August 2010

ABS revises guide for vessels operating in Polar regions

6th August 2010

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Following the first commercial order for exhaust abatement technology, Hamworthy Krystallon is finding shipyards eager to accelerate uptake of technology proven to cut sulphur emissions.

5th August 2010

Hamworthy Krystallon lines up yard partners

5th August 2010

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ABB has won an order worth $20 million to provide complete power systems, drilling drive and propulsion systems for a new deep water drilling rig to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and…

4th August 2010

$20 million marine drives order from ABB

4th August 2010

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STX France Lorient and STFMO (Société de Transports Fluvio-Maritimes de lOuest), a subsidiary of Sablières de l’Atlantique, have recently signed a contract for the construction of a 2,000 m3 sand dredger.

4th August 2010

French yard secures much needed work

4th August 2010

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The Greek ministry has accepted Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) extended dry docking (EDD) programme. GL offers owners and operators the chance to extend the dry-docking period from five to seven-and-a-half-years.

4th August 2010

Greece accepts GLs extended drydocking programme

4th August 2010

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The UK-based Craig Group has placed a multi million pound order for four new emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) with the Spanish shipbuilder Balenciaga Shipyard in northern Spain.

4th August 2010

Four ERRVs ordered from Spanish yard

4th August 2010