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The Brazilian energy giant Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with compatriot shipbuilder Engevix Engenharia for the construction of eight FPSO hulls.

3rd May 2010

Petrobras seals eight-hull deal

3rd May 2010

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Deliveries from what ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville characterized as a “very robust orderbook” pushed the society to a new record fleet high of 159.5 million gt by the end…

30th April 2010

ABS reaches new highs

30th April 2010

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Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries’ new 107m high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran Jean de la Valette at its Western Australian facilities.

30th April 2010

Austal launches Malta ferry

30th April 2010

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Oceanco, the Dutch builder of luxury superyachts, has been acquired by Mohammed Al Barwani, a private investor, who is based in the Sultanate of Oman.

30th April 2010

Oceanco changes ownership

30th April 2010

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Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) announced on 12 April, 2010 that preliminary contracts had been entered into with Samsung for the construction of two Suezmax tankers. The final documents have now been…

30th April 2010

NAT signs order for Suezmax pair

30th April 2010

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ClassNK claims to be the first classification society to surpass 170 million gt under class, following an official announcement from its Classification Committee.

29th April 2010

170 million gt classed by NK

29th April 2010

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When Harris Pye Group, of UK, and Future Pipe Industries, of The Netherlands, signed a collaboration to work together supplying glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) to the marine, cruise, industrial…

29th April 2010

Piping venture enjoys successful first contract

29th April 2010

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UK company Lincoln Crankshaft & Machine (LC&M) says it has purchased a new 11,000mm capacity CNC orbital shaft & crankshaft grinding machine. Believed to be among the largest in existence, it was…

29th April 2010

Large CNC machine for crankshaft company

29th April 2010

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The 32nd Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference got under way in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday 28th April.

28th April 2010

Conference kicks off in style

28th April 2010

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Castrol Marine has announced it is supplying environmentally responsible lubricants to several new builds for Taiwanese petrochemical company Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC).

28th April 2010

Bio lubricants to be supplied for Taiwan newbuilds

28th April 2010

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Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries’ new 107m high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran “Jean de la Valette” at its Western Australian facilities.

28th April 2010

Austal launches 107m ferry for Malta

28th April 2010

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SEAaT says that traders and suppliers are best placed to use existing technology and infrastructure to help customers initiate carbon trading and drive emissions reduction

27th April 2010

ETS offers commercial opportunities

27th April 2010

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Kittiwake Development has launched a new, independent marine oil test service, developed specifically with the needs of the marine industry in mind.

26th April 2010

Kittiwake launches marine oil laboratory test service

26th April 2010

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India’s largest private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard has won a $114m order to construct four cement carriers for the Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers (ABCL), which is 50% owned by the Bangkok-based dry…

26th April 2010

Indian yard wins order for cement carrier quartet

26th April 2010

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International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) says its classed fleet has surpassed 9,000 vessels, totalling over 70 million gt.

23rd April 2010

BV optimistic as classed fleet tops 9,000 ships

23rd April 2010

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Samsung Heavy Industries has won a $500 million deal to build nine oil tankers. Under the deal with a Greek shipping firm, Samsung Heavy will deliver the 115,000 dwt vessels by July…

23rd April 2010

Samsung wins big tanker order

23rd April 2010

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BC Ferries in Canada is now using 5 percent blend of B5 biodiesel to fuel its vessels, making the company one of the largest consumers of biodiesel in British Columbia.

22nd April 2010

BC Ferries introduces biodiesel to its fleet

22nd April 2010

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Somali pirates were responsible for 35 of the 67 piracy incidents reported worldwide during the first quarter of the year, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported.

22nd April 2010

Pirates expand area of operations

22nd April 2010

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) office in Japan has just completed an R-22 retrofit project on a vessel owned by a Japanese company, Sanko Line. The vessel, Sanko Spark is changing from R-22…

22nd April 2010

WSS assists Sanko in making environmental conversion

22nd April 2010

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The US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $73.6 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contract to Fincantieri Marine Group’s Marinette Marine Corporation located in Marinette, USA.

21st April 2010

NOAA orders another fisheries survey vessel

21st April 2010