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A little-known Cleveland-based company has bid to acquire the entire shipbuilding unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation, including the big shipyard in Newport News that builds US Navy vessels.

6th October 2010

Bid for Northrop Grumman shipbuilding revealed

6th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has announced a major organizational change with the creation of a fifth operating division that will be responsible for the society’s activities in The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR…

6th October 2010

ABS creates greater China Operating Division

6th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Having developed the concept and basic design for Heerema’s new monohull vessel, Ulstein Group’s Dutch based design company, Ulstein Sea of Solutions (USOS), has now been awarded the further engineering of the…

6th October 2010

Ulstein design for Heerema newbuilding

6th October 2010

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Kittiwake Developments has appointed Peter Pilon as CEO of the company’s US operations. The company says that its new US CEO and relocation to Houston demonstrates renewed focus on its ‘core’ markets.

6th October 2010

New leader for Kittiwakes US office

6th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Schottel Inc., the US subsidiary of Schottel GmbH, the German manufacturer of propulsion systems, recently signed a service cooperation agreement with CS Controls Inc. (CSC) to undertake repairs, upgrades and overhauls of…

5th October 2010

CS Controls to be Schottel partner for servicing

5th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The number of idle containerships is expected to rise by the end of the year as the carriers’ winter deployment programmes kicks in.

5th October 2010

Idle container vessels to increase

5th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the application of the EU framework on state aid rules for shipbuilding, with a view to determining whether to maintain it unchanged,…

5th October 2010

EC examining state aid rules for shipbuilding sector

5th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä, together with Deltamarin, which claims to be the foremost design company in the cruise and ferry market, has introduced an innovative series of ferry designs.

5th October 2010

Innovative ferry family from Finland

5th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, recently held a ceremony in Ulsan to commemorate the company’s production milestone of 100 million bhp.

4th October 2010

MAN licensee breaks 100 million bhp barrier

4th October 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

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4th October 2010

Shiprepair and conversion

4th October 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

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4th October 2010

Engines and propulsion

4th October 2010

OPINION

OPINION

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4th October 2010

Comment and opinion

4th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has achieved an unprecedented aggregate production of 100 million brake horsepower in two-stroke engines.

3rd October 2010

Hyundai record milestone in marine engines

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The London P&I Club says a recent casualty involving a containership serves as a timely reminder of the consequences of failing to check navigation charts for information about corrections that need to…

3rd October 2010

London Club warning on over-reliance on GPS

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX Norway Offshore has through its subsidiary STX Brazil Offshore entered into a new contract for the building of one Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel for Norskan Offshore in Brazil, a…

3rd October 2010

DOF AHTS to be built in Brazil

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore has secured new contracts worth about $101 million to complete and refurbish two semisubmersible drilling rigs respectively for Saipem S.p.A and Ensco plc.

3rd October 2010

Keppel secures contracts worth $101 million

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Japanese shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (‘K’ Line) has placed an order with Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Ltd. (YDK) to expand the installation of the latest heading control system onboard its vessels.

3rd October 2010

‘K’ Line expands installation of control system

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Bergen-based Odfjell group and the Chinese shipbuilder Chongqing Chuandong Shipbuilding Industry China (CCSIC) recently agreed to terminate three of the six contracts for stainless steel chemical tankers.

3rd October 2010

Odfjell terminates Chinese shipbuilding contracts

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UAE-based shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, Grandweld, and Drydocks World Dubai have signed a long-term ground development lease agreement (Musataha) for a shipbuilding and ship repair facility at the Industrial Precinct…

3rd October 2010

Grandweld and Drydocks sign agreement

3rd October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, signed contract with STX Europe for delivery of remote controlled propulsion system for two anchor handling vessels which will be built in…

3rd October 2010

Scana contract with STX in Brasil

3rd October 2010