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The number of VLCS and ULCS (Very/Ultra Large Container Ships) of above 7,500 teu delivered this year has reached a new record according to a report issued by Alphaliner.

29th December 2010

Record VLCS deliveries in 2010

29th December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is aiming to secure $11 billion in orders next year, a spokesperson said recently, confirming an earlier media report.

29th December 2010

Daewoo sets 2011 targets

29th December 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The lead item in The Motor Ship, January 1961, was a message from UK Minister for Science Viscount Hailsham.

29th December 2010

When British industry mattered

29th December 2010

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Miko Marine of Norway reports that one of its magnetic patches has been used to seal a leak in the hull of the nuclear waste freighter Puma and thus avoid a potentially…

23rd December 2010

Magnetic patch prevents flooding of nuclear fuel carrier

23rd December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Maritime training video company Videotel says that dangerous solid bulk cargoes which have the potential to sink a ship are the focus of both new legislation and its latest training package.

23rd December 2010

Video training helps avoid cargo risks

23rd December 2010

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Japanese classification society ClassNK says that it has developed, and now released, the first set of standards for the application of corrosion resistant steels to cargo tanks of oil tankers.

22nd December 2010

New class standards issued for tanker steel

22nd December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

The American Club has released two new modules in its series of web-based e-learning aids designed to familiarise seafarers with the six annexes to the MARPOL Convention.

22nd December 2010

E-learning helps MARPOL understanding

22nd December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritimes Simulation division has signed a contract with Bodin Maritime School for an extensive upgrade of its engine room simulator, which it is claimed will make it the most comprehensive such…

21st December 2010

Engine room simulator upgrade for Norwegian maritime school

21st December 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that it is underlining its commitment to the protection of the environment by appointing a new head of environment, Thea Corwin.

21st December 2010

New head of environment at Wilhelmsen Ships Service

21st December 2010

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Ulstein Verft has been contracted to build two medium-sized platform supply vessels of Ulsteins PX121 design for a newly established company within the Ulstein Group. The vessels will be delivered in the…

20th December 2010

Two newbuild projects for Ulstein

20th December 2010

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Damen Shipyards has announced that it has been tasked with developing a new environmentally friendly ferry design for the Dutch shipping company Rederij Doeksen, which operates passenger and car ferries between Harlingen…

20th December 2010

Dutch environmentally friendly ferry design

20th December 2010

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Wärtsilä reports that it has strengthened its position as the global leader in the market for design and propulsion systems for liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform supply vessels (PSVs) with another order.

20th December 2010

LNG powered PSV order for Wärtsilä

20th December 2010

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Northern Ireland-based chart distributor Todd says that it is the first of a group of selected chart agents to be working with the UKHO in , the UKHO’s fourth largest Distributor, is…

20th December 2010

Chart agents working with UKHO on e-Navigator

20th December 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä’s latest development in two-stroke technology is the ‘Intelligent Combustion Monitoring’ system, which employs ABB’s Cylmate technology.

20th December 2010

Wärtsilä and ABB unite in combustion monitoring technology

20th December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Star Information Systems (SIS) has announced a major order from Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord. SIS believes this to be one of the largest marine software contacts ever…

16th December 2010

Major technical fleet management software order for SIS

16th December 2010

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The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) has underlined its commitment to quality ship supply by introducing new membership criteria which will ensure more companies meet the terms of its enhanced 2010…

16th December 2010

ISSA introducing new ship supplier standards

16th December 2010

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The newly formed Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy, 50/50 owned by STX Finland and United Shipbuilding Corporation, has received an order for two new multifunctional icebreaking supply vessels (MIBSV) from Russian customer Sovcomflot.

16th December 2010

Sovcomflot places order for icebreaking OSVs

16th December 2010

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The naming and launching ceremony for the 5,000m³ gravel trailer ‘Victor Horta’ took place recently at the Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden shipyard in Heusden, The Netherlands.

16th December 2010

IHC launches ‘Victor Horta’

16th December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd recently ordered four 13,200 TEU container vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

16th December 2010

Hapag-Lloyd orders mega boxships

16th December 2010

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Rolls-Royce has announced the first order for its new wave-piercing offshore vessel. The order worth over £12 million to Rolls-Royce, comes from Farstad Shipping.

15th December 2010

First order for offshore wavepiercer design

15th December 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Polarcus, the Dubai-based provider of marine geophysical services, has ordered two high-end 3D seismic vessels from Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway for delivery in March and June 2012.

15th December 2010

Polarcus orders two more seismic vessels

15th December 2010

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Disney Cruise Line took possession of its newest ship, ‘Disney Dream’, from the Meyer Werft shipyard in a traditional maritime ceremony aboard the ship in Bremerhaven, Germany.

15th December 2010

German yard delivers ‘Disney Dream’

15th December 2010

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Scana Industrier ASA in Norway has through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS been awarded contract with Ulstein Verft AS for delivery of propulsion system and controls for two seismic research vessels.

15th December 2010

Scana awarded Ulstein contract

15th December 2010