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Keppel FELS has delivered the third DSS 21 deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig to Maersk Drilling 43 days ahead of schedule and with a perfect safety record, garnering a bonus of $400,000.

15th April 2010

Keppel delivers third Maersk DSS 21 semi

15th April 2010

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, has become the first shipping company to receive formal 3rd party verification of its inventory processes for green house gas emissions.

15th April 2010

WWL earns shipping’s first certification for GHG emissions

15th April 2010

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Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena Line for three RoPax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment; and has completed a separate RoRo conversion project onboard the 2007-built Stena RoRo…

15th April 2010

Cargotec conversions modernise four Stena vessels

15th April 2010

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The European Commission said it would take Greece to court to force Hellenic Shipyards to repay the Greek government some Euro 230 million plus interest in illegal subsidies.

15th April 2010

EU takes Greece to court over shipyard aid

15th April 2010

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Miko Marine of Norway reports that progress with the European ship arrestor project has been boosted following the development of a suitable lightweight chain.

15th April 2010

Ship arrestor project

15th April 2010

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Ship repair, conversion and builder, Drydocks Dubai has suffered a fall of about 30 percent in business this year as carry-over work from previous years diminished, a top official said.

15th April 2010

Dubai Drydocks suffers drop in business

15th April 2010

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Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Navegantes Maritime Construction and Services, has entered into an agreement with Brazil’s TWB Group to acquire the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in…

14th April 2010

Keppel consolidates presence in Brazil with new shipyard

14th April 2010

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Abu Dhabi MAR, the international shipbuilding group based in Abu Dhabi, and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems have signed a contract for the sale of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi MAR.

14th April 2010

Abu Dhabi buys Blohm + Voss

14th April 2010

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Athens-based Diana has signed, through its 100% owned subsidiaries, two shipbuilding contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Company and Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipbuilding for the construction of two Newcastlemax dry bulk carriers.

14th April 2010

Greek owner orders Newcastlemax pair

14th April 2010

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The Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte (La Naval de Sestao) delivered the ‘Simon Stevin’ to Jan de Nul in February.

13th April 2010

MAN powers record-setting vessel

13th April 2010

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The Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.

13th April 2010

Class society publishes new rules for offshore units

13th April 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a deal to build a drill ship for the state-run Korea National Oil Corporation.

13th April 2010

Daewoo wins drill ship order

13th April 2010

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The London-listed shipowner Goldenport has reached an agreement with Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to convert one of its two 2,500 TEU containership orders at the Chinese shipyard to a 93,000 dwt bulk carrier.

13th April 2010

Goldenport swaps containership order for bulk carrier

13th April 2010

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US-based FarSounder has released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for the FS-3DT Forward Looking Sonar.

13th April 2010

Forward looking sonar gets software upgrade

13th April 2010

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Quantum is the name of a new container ship concept introduced by DNV. The new concept is based on both technical and market research and innovation and is designed to transport more…

12th April 2010

A quantum leap in container ship concept

12th April 2010

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Rolls-Royce has achieved two significant milestones for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, with completion of the first propeller and the successful testing of the vessels’…

12th April 2010

First propeller and gas turbine completed for QE class carrier

12th April 2010

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Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited (NATSL) announced that it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to build two Suezmax tankers of 158,000 dwt to be delivered to the…

12th April 2010

NATSL orders Suezmax pair

12th April 2010

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Marine lubricant specialist Castrol Marine has launched an interactive online tool to help customers optimise their lubricants and related services knowledge.

12th April 2010

Castrol launches virtual vessel resource

12th April 2010

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Two Chinese shipbuilders, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry and Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, have just announced that they would enter into the LNG carrier market.

12th April 2010

Chinese shipbuilders to focus on LNG carriers

12th April 2010

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More than 30 regions have called on the EU institutions to establish an emergency programme supporting the European shipbuilding industry, where every second job is at stake.

12th April 2010

EU regions calling for shipbuilding support

12th April 2010