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Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte (La Naval de Sestao) delivered the 36,000 dwt Simon Stevin to Jan de Nul in February.

22nd May 2010

MAN powers record-setting vessel

22nd May 2010

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Havyard Group in Norway has signed a contract with the Faroe Island based company Supply Service for building of one Havyard 833 platform supply vessel (PSV) plus one option.

21st May 2010

Havyard signs PSV contract

21st May 2010

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Drydocks World – South East Asia has won a contract to build a new oil well intervention compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel, representing a third order from integrated energy industries service provider Hallin…

21st May 2010

Drydocks World wins semisub order

21st May 2010

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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has been awarded shipbuilding orders over $1.25 billion in 2010 representing a total of 40 vessel including 29 bulk carriers and six units of product and chemical tankers…

21st May 2010

HMD secures bumper crop of newbuilding orders

21st May 2010

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On 31 March the EU Life demonstration project ECOTEC-STC was concluded. Over a 3.5 year period the objective of this project was to evaluate the environmental and economical benefits of Ecospeed as…

20th May 2010

EU Life project confirms benefits of Ecospeed

20th May 2010

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The Harris Pye Group has signed an extension to the end of this year of its lease on the Swansea dry docks.

20th May 2010

Harris Pye extends lease on Swansea dry docks

20th May 2010

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The Motorship team will be at Posidonia in Athens, June 7-11th.

20th May 2010

See you at Posidonia

20th May 2010

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Bureau Veritas (BV) says natural gas-powered propulsion will be one of the major contributors to greener shipping.

19th May 2010

BV backs gas propulsion for greener shipping

19th May 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

An unprecedented coalition of organisations, from trade unions to shipowners’ associations and insurers, has joined forces to back a global e-petition demanding concrete action to end the piracy that is putting lives…

19th May 2010

World push for piracy action

19th May 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

UK’s BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atlantic Marine Holding Company from JFL-AMH Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the private equity firm J.F. Lehman for a cash…

19th May 2010

BAE acquires US ship repair yards

19th May 2010

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China recorded a 94.9% year-on-year surge in completed shipbuilding volume to 18.6 million dwt in the first four months of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).…

19th May 2010

China makes strong recovery in shipbuilding

19th May 2010

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Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Subic Bay, Philippines, recently signed a $500 million contract to construct eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers for Anglo-Australia’s Rio Tinto.

19th May 2010

Philippine yard gets Rio bulker order

19th May 2010

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The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the…

19th May 2010

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete

19th May 2010

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BAE Systems has held talks with Atlantic Marine on acquiring the ship repair company with operations in Jacksonville, USA, according to The Financial Times.

18th May 2010

BAE eyeing US shipyards

18th May 2010

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Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of the CSAV Lingue from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The 4,250 TEU containership is Seaspans sixth delivery in 2010 and expands the companys operating fleet to 48 vessels.

18th May 2010

Seaspan takes delivery of another new boxship

18th May 2010

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Hong Kong-based Hong Da International has ordered three supramax bulkers from Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for delivery from September 2011. The newbuildings will be the biggest vessels the 70-year-old, state-owned yard…

18th May 2010

Xingang yard to build supramax trio

18th May 2010

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Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian ship design company Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) to develop a strategic cooperation agreement.

17th May 2010

Wärtsilä and Robert Allan sign cooperation agreement

17th May 2010

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The state owned Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) in Visakhapatnam, India, recently delivered its first 53,000 dwt bulk carrier, Good Pride, to Goodearth Maritime.

17th May 2010

India delivers its first Diamond bulker

17th May 2010

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Marine lubricant specialist Castrol Marine has launched an interactive online tool to help customers optimise their knowledge of lubricants and related services.

17th May 2010

Castrol launches virtual vessel resource

17th May 2010

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Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a co-operation agreement to develop gas-fuelled merchant vessels. The intention is to jointly develop next-generation ships with efficient and competitive propulsion machinery concepts that…

16th May 2010

Wärtsilä and Samsung to develop gas-fuelled ships

16th May 2010