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Signal International acquires Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

18th January 2010

Signal buys Bender

18th January 2010

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Gulf Offshore Logistics ordered eight deepwater offshore support vessels from Thoma-Sea Builders and Gulf Craft

18th January 2010

GOL to build additional deepwater OSVs

18th January 2010

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DNV establishes offshore committee in China

18th January 2010

DNV establishes offshore committee in China

18th January 2010

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Imtech HVAC systems for UK aircraft carriers

14th January 2010

Imtech high-tech HVAC systems for UK carriers

14th January 2010

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Hamworthy Krystallon Ltd. has become the first non-North American-based company to be awarded accreditation as a manufacturer of an ‘emerging technology’ that has the capability to reduce marine Particulate Matter emissions by…

14th January 2010

EPA accredits Krystallon scrubber

14th January 2010

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Taiwanese shipping company Hsin Chien Marine ordered two Capesize bulk carriers from Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Subic, Philippines

14th January 2010

Philippine yard inks order for bulk carriers

14th January 2010

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Hempel R&D centre Barcelona expansion

13th January 2010

Hempel expands Spanish R&D centre

13th January 2010

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Chinas largest domestically built VLCC, ‘Xin Buyang’, will embark on its maiden voyage from Guangzhou Zhongchuan Longxue Shipbuilding

13th January 2010

China’s largest domestic built VLCC set for maiden voyage

13th January 2010

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Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding’s launches ‘Pacific Egret’ for the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited.

13th January 2010

PNTL launches ‘Pacific Egret’

13th January 2010

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The Liberian Registry reported a recession-beating 2009.

12th January 2010

Liberian Registry posts new record fleet numbers

12th January 2010

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Two Korean companies are to jointly develop a marine fuel cell.

12th January 2010

DSME and Posco to develop fuel cell technology

12th January 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received its first orders for 2010.

12th January 2010

First 2010 order for DSME

12th January 2010

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Since November 2009, extra slow steaming (ESS) has been applied by liner operators to almost 20 long haul loops.

12th January 2010

ESS to absorb over 2% of boxship capacity

12th January 2010

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) “launched” the theme for this year’s World Maritime Day – “2010: Year of the Seafarer” – at its London headquarters.

12th January 2010

IMO launches “Year of the Seafarer”

12th January 2010

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US yard Eastern Shipbuilding has secured an order for six OSVs.

11th January 2010

Harvey Gulf orders six from Eastern

11th January 2010

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Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries recently launched the first and biggest crude oil tanker ever built in the Philippines at its Subic shipyard.

11th January 2010

Hanjin launches largest Philippine built tanker

11th January 2010

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Chinas shipbuilding industry is likely to speed up consolidation in 2010 in accordance with the policy of adjusting the industrys structure.

8th January 2010

Chinas shipbuilding to consolidate

8th January 2010

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The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea as a verification body for its pilot greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.

8th January 2010

KR to verify emissions

8th January 2010

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The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.

8th January 2010

Gazprom orders four LNG carriers

8th January 2010

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Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.

6th January 2010

Tougher times for Norwegian shipyards

6th January 2010