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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Pole Star has announced its intention to merge with Absolute Software/Maritime Tracking Services. The company says that at this stage of negotiations, it is not possible to provide detailed information on the…

5th August 2011

Tracking system suppliers to merge

5th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Crane supplier Palfinger Wind reports that an order for 48 platform cranes, to be used for servicing large offshore wind turbines, by turbine producer Repower Systems, has recently been completed.

5th August 2011

Large order for wind farm service cranes

5th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK company Ocean Safety has been awarded a contract by Svitzer UK to supply and service ISO and SOLAS lifejackets, pyrotechnics, survival suits and other safety equipment to the company’s UK fleet…

4th August 2011

Safety deal with tug operator

4th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ocean Signal has appointed CMC Electronics as exclusive Canadian distributor for all marine markets. CMC Electronics is said to be Canada’s largest distributor of marine electronics, handling many major manufacturers.

4th August 2011

New Canadian marine electronics distribution deal

4th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has won a £50 million contract to design and equip two UT 731 CD anchor handling vessels for Farstad Shipping of Norway. They will work in extreme environmental conditions at water…

4th August 2011

Dual AHTS order for Rolls-Royce

4th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has announced the start of a marine energy appraisal initiative, intended to help vessel operators lower fuel consumption by reducing their energy use and improving the environment by cutting CO2 emissions.

4th August 2011

Marine energy appraisal launched by ABB

4th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Shipyard has won two contracts worth a total of S$146 million to convert a FPSO unit as well as to fabricate and integrate an external turret mooring system for an existing…

4th August 2011

New FPSO contracts for Keppel

4th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Wismar facility of Germany’s Nordic Yards has completed the unusual modernisation of an ice-breaking container ship – the Norilskiy Nickel – prompted by increased transport demands on Russia’s northern route.

3rd August 2011

Ice-breaking boxship revamp completed

3rd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Carnival Corporation has announced it has reached agreement for the construction of three new cruise ships - one 132,500gt vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000gt ships for Aida Cruises.

3rd August 2011

Carnival orders new Aida and Costa ships

3rd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seaspan Corporation says that it has accepted delivery of its latest 4,500TEU containership, the Budapest Bridge, which was constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries.

3rd August 2011

Last of series boxship for Seaspan

3rd August 2011

OPINION

OPINION

According to logistics organisation Shippers Voice, shipper groups believe that ‘green fuel taxes’ will not reduce emissions from ships; instead they will simply add a surcharge to the rates they charge customers.

3rd August 2011

Shippers sceptical about EEDI measures

3rd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK marine sign maker Maritime Progress has announced that it is now able to apply the same photo-luminescent technology used for its safety-related signs but at lower cost, allowing it to extend…

2nd August 2011

Applications of photo-luminescent signage expanded

2nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract, valued at around £20 million, to design and supply power and propulsion systems for two UT 776 CD supply vessels for Island Offshore.

2nd August 2011

Large propulsion order for Rolls-Royce

2nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian ballast water treatment system company OceanSaver says that its first fully operational system has now been successfully commissioned onboard the Höegh Autoliners PCTC Höegh Trove.

2nd August 2011

First BWT system commissioned on PCTC

2nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts worth a total of US$444 million to build another two jack-up rigs for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation, which had chosen to exercise the two rig…

2nd August 2011

Major order for jack-up rigs

2nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Incat Crowther of Australia is designing a 35m catamaran workboat for Offshore Unlimited, the third ship resulting from a three-way partnership between builder Richardson Devine Marine, Incat Crowther and the operator.

2nd August 2011

Design contract for offshore catamaran

2nd August 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Trevor Harrison has been appointed as acting chief executive of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The move follows the recent resignation of Ian Adams, the former chief executive.

2nd August 2011

IBIA appoints interim chief executive

2nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS reports that Scarabeo 9, a sixth-generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, has been named, and is on track to be delivered on schedule to operator Saipem.

1st August 2011

Keppel completes ultra deepwater rig

1st August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scanjet Macron of Finland has completed a challenging tank level gauging system retrofit onboard Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Hanseatic during the 18-year old vessel’s 13-day dry docking at the Blohm + Voss yard in…

1st August 2011

Challenging tank level retrofit completed

1st August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine Software of UK says it has supplied an additional MPM (marine planned maintenance) software package to Norbulk Shipping for its 33,500dwt bulk carrier newbuilding Seastar Endurance.

1st August 2011

Planned maintenance for bulker fleet

1st August 2011