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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A recent delivery from the yard of Eastern Marine Shipbuilding in Sibu, East Malaysia is a further indication of the growing technical sophistication of the Sarawak yards.

6th February 2011

Sarawak yard delivers survey vessel

6th February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) announced plans to award $100,000 in grants this year to entrepreneurs working on zero-emissions technologies for shipping and port logistics.

6th February 2011

Green ideas to get WWL funding

6th February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Croatia said it has received just one bid from a local company for a major shipyard it is trying to privatise to satisfy a key condition for wrapping up its European Union…

6th February 2011

Only one bidder for Croatian shipyard

6th February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce Marine has announced a new order, valued at £20 million, to supply engines and propulsion equipment for four gas-fuelled ferries to be built for Norwegian operator Torghatten Nord.

4th February 2011

New order for Norwegian gas-fuelled ferries

4th February 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

UK ship repair and conversion company A&P Group has appointed Martin Robertson as sales and marketing manager based at the Hebburn headquarters.

4th February 2011

New sales manager at A&P

4th February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maritime Information Systems (Maris) in Norway has secured what is believed to be the world’s first type approval certification for an independent PC-based radar kit to meet the new Radar Performance Standard…

3rd February 2011

PC radar kit offers independent opportunity

3rd February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited, a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, has exercised its option to build a second ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2013.

3rd February 2011

Diamond orders second ultra-deepwater drillship

3rd February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB in Norway has announced a contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for the first wind-farm installation vessel to be ordered by Swire.

3rd February 2011

Azipod propulsion for wind farm ship

3rd February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In an effort to save and redevelop the legendary 53,330gt trans-Atlantic ocean liner ‘United States’, the SS United States Conservancy recently announced that it has acquired title to the ship.

2nd February 2011

Conservancy purchases ‘United States’

2nd February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Incat Crowther is designing a second 28m wave piercing catamaran crew boat to support offshore oil and gas operations.

2nd February 2011

New cat crew boat from Incat Crowther

2nd February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Liberian-flag fleet posted record growth figures in 2010 and has now doubled in size in the ten years since the management of the Liberian Registry was assumed by the US-based Liberian…

2nd February 2011

Liberian-flag fleet doubles in ten years

2nd February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Figures released by shipbroker Braemar Seascope suggest that the dry bulk, container and tanker segments managed to avoid significant oversupply, so industry concerns over the glut of newbuilding deliveries in 2010 may…

1st February 2011

Broker highlights shipyard underperformance

1st February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Athens-based containership owner Danaos Corporation recently took delivery of a containership newbuilding, the ‘Hanjin Algeciras’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 51 containerships aggregating 223,329 TEU.

1st February 2011

Another newbuilding joins Danaos fleet

1st February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Atwood Oceanics Pacific, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Atwood Oceanics, recently executed a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to construct an ultra-deepwater drillship.

1st February 2011

Daewoo awarded ultra-deepwater drillship contract

1st February 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai-based Bestway Marine Engineering Design have completed a joint industry project to develop an innovative environmental bulk carrier, with results claimed to exceed expectations.

1st February 2011

Green design carrier exceeds expectations

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

This has been a year of slow recovery in the global economy which was reflected in the shipping industry with very few newbuilding orders being placed in the first six months although…

1st February 2011

Ships of note 2010

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Elbe Pilot association in Cuxhaven, Germany has strengthened its fleet with the addition of the new 2,462gt pilot station vessel Elbe designed for rough coastal waters and tidal estuaries.

1st February 2011

Another swath joins Elbe pilot fleet

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) took delivery of the first ship in its new series of multigas carriers ordered jointly with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems of Shanghai, China.

1st February 2011

New gas carrier expands LNG bunker infrastructure

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Oceanic Vega, one of the most advanced seismic research vessels in the world, was delivered by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a joint venture between Norwegian shipowner, Eidesvik Offshore ASA,…

1st February 2011

Ulstein delivers powerful X-Bow seismic research vessel

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Austal’s next generation 102m trimaran has impressed during sea trials, achieving a speed of 39 knots at 90% MCR with 340 tonnes deadweight. The high speed passenger-vehicle ferry utilises Austal’s patented trimaran…

1st February 2011

Cutting edge trimaran ferry exceeds expectations

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan has delivered the Feg Success bulk carrier to Cape 4 International S.A. at its Sakaide shipyard.

1st February 2011

Kawasaki Dunkirkmax bulk carrier

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The French cruiseship company Compagnie du Ponant took delivery of the first in a two-ship series of mega-yacht style cruise ships ordered from Fincantieri.

1st February 2011

‘Le Boreal’ – the quintessence of luxury cruising

1st February 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

When Drydocks World-Dubai delivered the ‘Polarcus Asima’ to its owner Polarcus, the marine geophysical company based in Dubai, she became the company’s third and most sophisticated 3D seismic vessel to date.

1st February 2011

First true Arctic 3-D seismic vessel

1st February 2011