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‘K” Line Offshore AS (KOAS) has taken delivery of its first large size PSV, ‘KL Brevikfjord’, constructed at STX Europe’s Brevik yard in Norway.

13th October 2010

‘KL Brevikfjord’ delivered

13th October 2010

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Headquartered in Breda, The Netherlands, the heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise is conducting a feasibility study for a new ‘Type 0’ semi-submersible vessel to cater for increasing demand for transportation of extremely…

13th October 2010

Dockwise planning bigger semisub heavy lift ship

13th October 2010

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The US Navy has exercised its option with Austal to move forward with the construction contract for the fourth and fifth vessels of the US Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform,…

13th October 2010

Austal secures JHSV 4 and 5

13th October 2010

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has verified continuous operation of the main engine in all load ranges by increasing the output of the engine’s auxiliary blower motor.

13th October 2010

MOL achieves CO2 reduction across all load ranges

13th October 2010

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Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) and Wallenius Lines have ordered two new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). WWASA will take delivery of the first vessel in 2012.

13th October 2010

Japan inks order for two PCTCs

13th October 2010

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Berg Propulsion has made a breakthrough into the fast-growing offshore vessel construction market in Brazil, just a few months after establishing a regional office in Rio de Janeiro.

13th October 2010

Berg makes breakthrough in Brazil

13th October 2010

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The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) - 61st session was held recently at IMO’s headquarters in London.

13th October 2010

CO2 control measures high on IMO agenda

13th October 2010

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Jurong Shipyard (JSPL) in Singapore has secured an approximately $268 million contract to convert the Aframax tanker ‘Arc II’ (ex ‘Arc’), to a FPSO vessel for Teekay Petrojarl Production AS.

13th October 2010

Jurong shipyard inks FPSO conversion

13th October 2010

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IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved a proposal to designate certain waters adjacent to coasts of Puerto Rico (United States) and the Virgin Islands (United States) as an Emission Control…

12th October 2010

ECA approved for adoption at next MEPC session

12th October 2010

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One item in the October 1960 issue of The Motor Ship which caught our eye was a report of a pair of small container ships for US coastal service.

11th October 2010

Pioneering container ships

11th October 2010

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Interferry has written to the Philippines transportation ministry with an offer of assistance in improving safety standards in domestic ferry operations.

11th October 2010

Interferry moves on Philippines ferry safety

11th October 2010

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Solar Solve Marine recently commissioned a laboratory to carry out tests to quantify the actual value of cost savings, in US dollars, that can be made when Solasolv products are installed and…

8th October 2010

Roller screens help reduce aircon costs

8th October 2010

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Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is to supply the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with 72 propulsion engines and gensets to power 36 interceptor boats.

8th October 2010

Caterpillar to power Indian patrol vessels

8th October 2010

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NYK Line is planning to build a 175,000 dwt slurry tanker at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the shipment of New Zealand ironsand.

8th October 2010

Slurry tanker for MHI

8th October 2010

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The three major indicators, order backlogs, new orders and completion & delivery, for shipbuilding competitiveness suggest that the gap between South Korea and China is getting wider in the course of time.

8th October 2010

Korea shipbuilding lagging behind China

8th October 2010

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Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has recently delivered the ‘P-57’ FPSO vessel to Monaco-based Single Buoy Moorings Offshore N.V. (SBM).

8th October 2010

Keppel delivers Petrobras FPSO

8th October 2010

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Lloyds Register has issued new guidance notes to help ship-owners and operators who are preparing to install ballast-water treatment systems on their ships.

7th October 2010

LR offers guidance on ballast-water systems

7th October 2010

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Shipbuilding company Ananda Group in Bangladesh signed an agreement with Greendock BV, a Dutch company specialising in ship recycling, for establishing multipurpose yards for repairing and recycling ships.

7th October 2010

Bangladesh in JV with Dutch shipbreaker

7th October 2010

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New Orleans-based Tidewater entered into a contract with Drydocks World for the construction of four 80.77m deepwater platform supply vessels at its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia.

7th October 2010

Tidewater places PSV quartet with Drydocks World

7th October 2010

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Wärtsilä and Ecospec Global Technology, owner of the CSNOx emissions abatement technology, recently signed a MOU to work together towards the common goal of providing clean power solutions.

7th October 2010

Wärtsilä and Ecospec to co-operate in exhaust gas treatment

7th October 2010