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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DryShips Inc. based in Greece has entered into an agreement with a major South Korean shipyard for the option to construct up to four ultra deepwater drillships.

2nd December 2010

DryShips books option for up to four drillships

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipbuilding and construction groups from Singapore and Brazil have recently bid for the tender issued by Brazil’s Petrobras to build 28 deepwater oil drill rigs, the state-led oil company said.

2nd December 2010

Yards bidding for Petrobras drill rigs tender

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Drydocks World recently held a keel laying ceremony for a compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel being built for integrated energy services provider Hallin Marine Subsea International Ltd, a Superior Energy Services company.

2nd December 2010

Indonesian shipyard building semisub vessel

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The University of New Orleans (UNO) has been awarded a three-year $4.8 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to advance the science and technology of titanium shipbuilding.

2nd December 2010

Research launched into titanium shipbuilding

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS and the China Classification Society (CCS) strengthened their collaborative efforts by entering into a new comprehensive cooperation agreement in which the offshore industry will be a priority area of focus.

2nd December 2010

ABS & CCS sign cooperation agreement

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

TUI Cruises, the German premium market cruiseship operator, has placed the order for the refitting of the company’s second ship with Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven (LWB).

2nd December 2010

LWB wins ‘Mein Schiff 2’ refit job

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Liberia has been confirmed as one of only eleven flag states which, to date, have met the criteria set by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on port state control (PSC) to participate…

2nd December 2010

Liberia authorised by new PSC inspection regime

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Many shipbuilding companies are investigating new approaches to reducing fuel consumption, carbon emissions and operating costs, to enhance safety and achieve environmentally neutral operation while maintaining ship speed and increasing load capacity.

2nd December 2010

Sinopacific applies LTV shipbuilding concept

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The assembly of Tognum’s MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines earmarked primarily for the US market recently got underway at the company’s new US production facility in Aiken, South Carolina.

2nd December 2010

Tognum starts up new USA engine plant

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aker Solutions has set up a new manufacturing facility outside Busan in South Korea for the production of Pusnes deck machinery.

2nd December 2010

Aker Solutions establishes factory in South Korea

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited, has secured contracts valued over $110 million to build three 82,000 dwt bulk carriers.

2nd December 2010

Cosco secures bulk carrier newbuildings

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A Havyard 832 L SE platform supply vessel (PSV) was recently delivered in Bergen to Global Offshore Services B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Garware Offshore Services Ltd in Mumbai, India.

2nd December 2010

Havyard delivers Global Offshore PSV

2nd December 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Canadian government has announced that contracts have been awarded for the design of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new offshore science vessels.

2nd December 2010

Canada to design new coast guard vessels

2nd December 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has launched its own range of lubricating oils branded as PrimeServLube, formulated to the group’s demanding specifications for high, medium and low speed engines.

1st December 2010

Engine company launches its own oil brand

1st December 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Scheduled for launch at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show is a generator powered by a gas turbine, writes Dag Pike.

30th November 2010

Marine genset powered by gas turbine

30th November 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Just a few months after taking Uthlande into service, German owner Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei (WDR) has taken advantage of an improved economic climate and interest rates to bring forward an order for a…

30th November 2010

German yards continue to build small ships

30th November 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alfa Laval has expanded its lubricating oil filter range with the new Protector T350 and Protector X350 lubricating oil filters. This new product complements the existing series of Protector T280 and X280…

30th November 2010

New protector extends lube oil filter range

30th November 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has announced an additional option to expand the capability of its C18 Acert package generator sets.

30th November 2010

Alarm and protection available for Cat gensets

30th November 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Among MAN Diesel & Turbo’s recent medium speed and genset orders is a contract to supply propulsion and auxiliary engines to Norwegian shipyard Bergen Group Fosen for two new cruise ferries.

30th November 2010

Natural gas option for ferry generators

30th November 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Cummins Marine is to supply a main power generation package for an accommodation and work barge currently under construction in China.

30th November 2010

Cummins gensets for crane barge

30th November 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Michiel Meijer, maritime marketing manager for Stratos Global, and a former officer on merchant and Dutch naval ships, looks at the benefits of onboard broadband from the various platforms.

30th November 2010

Making the most of broadband satcoms

30th November 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

KVH provides communications equipment operating on both the Inmarsat and VSAT networks, and its latest Inmarsat FleetBroadband offering was presented to the commercial marine market at the Seawork 2010 exhibition, by UK…

30th November 2010

Compact satphones for all market sectors

30th November 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Motorship spoke to Hamworthy Krystallon’s managing director Sigurd Jenssen about the company’s plans, and how, among all the discussion about distillate fuel oils and alternative fuel sources, it sees the future…

30th November 2010

2015 and the new SOx limits are not far away

30th November 2010