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The first ship with Kongsberg Maritimes latest K-Chief 600 automation system was recently handed over. The K-Chief 600 features integrated vessel performance system (VPS), for lower fuel consumption and emissions.

31st January 2011

First K-Chief 600 equipped ship delivered

31st January 2011

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Swedish company MJP Waterjets claims to have won one of the largest-ever waterjet orders, with a contract worth about €12 million.

31st January 2011

Major Indian coast guard order for waterjets

31st January 2011

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Wärtsilä Corporation has announced that its president and CEO, Ole Johansson, has decided to retire after reaching 60 years of age in June 2011.

28th January 2011

Top man at Wärtsilä announces his retirement

28th January 2011

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According to the latest figures from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry the country’s many shipyards completed a record volume of vessels during 2010.

28th January 2011

China retains No 1 place for shipbuilding

28th January 2011

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Austal recently launched its largest catamaran to date when the 113m ‘Leonora Christina’ was lowered into the water at the Western Australian shipyard.

28th January 2011

Austal launches its largest cat

28th January 2011

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MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced a new Liquid ME-GI (liquid gas injection) engine which is powered by LPG (liquid petroleum gas).

28th January 2011

New LPG engine from MAN

28th January 2011

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The French bulk carrier operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) recently placed an order for eight bulk carriers with the Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard in China at a cost of $330…

28th January 2011

China clinches French bulk carrier octet

28th January 2011

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Classification society ClassNK has released the guidelines on the application of friction stir welding to the construction of commercial maritime vessels.

28th January 2011

World’s first guidelines on friction stir welding in shipbuilding

28th January 2011

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Six new ferries for the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada are one step closer to construction with the awarding of a design contract to Fleetway, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based naval…

27th January 2011

Design contract awarded for six Canadian ferries

27th January 2011

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Nakilat’s wholly owned fleet of LNG ships is now covered by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, after an EMC maintenance agreement signed with STASCO, the shipping division of Royal…

27th January 2011

MAN PrimeServ’s EMC makes breakthrough

27th January 2011

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ClassNK announced its final register statistics for 2010, revealing that nearly 20 million gross tons were added to the class society’s register this past year.

27th January 2011

ClassNK sets new record

27th January 2011

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UK safety equipment manufacturer, McMurdo, has appointed John Caballero to the new role of sales director for the Americas, with responsibility for growing the McMurdo and Kannad Marine brands in North and…

27th January 2011

McMurdo appoints new Americas sales director

27th January 2011

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Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide combined propulsion systems for two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds.

26th January 2011

Caterpillar powers new car ferries

26th January 2011

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Pride International recently announced that the company has dedicated and accepted delivery of the ‘Deep Ocean Mendocino’, the third new deepwater drillship to be added to the Pride International fleet.

26th January 2011

New deepwater drillship for Pride

26th January 2011

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Jo Tankers in Norway recently ordered two 30.000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers of IMOI/II/III notation from Mingde Heavy Industry in China with delivery from mid-year 2013.

26th January 2011

Chinese yard clinches tanker pair

26th January 2011

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FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport project part-funded by the EU, has developed a monitoring system that applies the Technical Condition Indexing scheme (TCI) to help a ship’s crew monitor and improve the…

26th January 2011

FLAGSHIP TCI improves engine performance monitoring

26th January 2011

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Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding says IMO and the shipping industry need to move more quickly to a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues which have important consequences for the safety of seafarers.

26th January 2011

Schat-Harding calls for consensus

26th January 2011

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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology in Chemnitz, Germany have experimented with an aluminium powder that could replace steel plates in vessels and reduce their weight by…

26th January 2011

Aluminium foam plates to cut weight of ships

26th January 2011

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Maersk’s rumoured order for 18,000 TEU containerships could change the competitive landscape for the container carriers, with the new designs expected to breach existing vessel dimensions in a significant way.

25th January 2011

Maersk ULCSs may trigger capacity race

25th January 2011

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service has created a key post at the company’s headquarters in Oslo with the appointment of Trine Haug Hansen as international customer services manager.

25th January 2011

Wilhelmsen appoints customer services manager

25th January 2011

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Incat Crowther has recently won two separate design contracts with the Chinese shipbuilder AFAI Shipyard.

25th January 2011

China orders Incat Crowther cats

25th January 2011

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Eniram Ltd, the Finnish provider of advanced decision support systems for the shipping industry, will be integrating its pod optimization technology into the ABB’s Azipod propulsion system for newbuild vessels as well…

25th January 2011

Eniram to increase Azipod efficiency

25th January 2011

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Two of Germany’s most prominent shipyard groups - P&S Yards and Meyer Werft - have announced new orders for ship types seen as crucial for the future survival of specialist European shipbuilding,…

24th January 2011

Germans reveal more newbuild orders

24th January 2011