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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Korea regained its top spot in the global shipbuilding industry beating China in terms of new orders in the January to February period.

29th March 2010

Korea shipbuilding ahead of China

29th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA), a move that will result in cleaner air for…

29th March 2010

IMO adopts proposal for North American ECA

29th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

India’s biggest private shipbuilder, Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard, is set to win a $114 million (Rs518.7 crore) order to construct four cement carriers for Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers.

29th March 2010

ABG set to win Singapore order

29th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alfa Laval says that it has sold more than 30 PureBallast systems in the past year; a prominent new order involving two PureBallast systems for the Royal Australian Navy, confirming PureBallasts suitability…

29th March 2010

PureBallast selected for Royal Australian Navy

29th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the…

29th March 2010

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete

29th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Last Friday Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard delivered the 116,000 grt Azura, the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group, which is the 27th passenger vessel built at the yard out…

29th March 2010

New flagship for P&O Cruises delivered

29th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Birkenhead-based Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders won a major contract to lengthen a cable laying ship for Nexans AS of Norway, a subsidiary of the international French based Nexans Group.

28th March 2010

Cammell Laird lengthens cable layer

28th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jamaica has been elected to chair a 25-country strong regional task force on control and management of ships ballast water and sediments in the wider Caribbean region.

28th March 2010

Ballast water task force appointed

28th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new Danish water treatment company, to be known as dma ecosystems, has been created to build on the assets of parent dma Sorption.

28th March 2010

New filtration company set up in Denmark

28th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Hydrex has developed a new method enabling permanent repairs of rudders without drydocking the ship.

28th March 2010

Permanent rudder repairs without drydocking

28th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dutch company Hatenboer-Water of Rotterdam has supplied two containerised potable water-making units to the De Hoop Lobith shipyard.

28th March 2010

Fresh water for river cruiser conversions

28th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has recently been busy.

28th March 2010

Busy Jurong

28th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The largest Alfa Laval PureBallast system available is to be installed by Stena on one of its drilling ships.

28th March 2010

Largest version of ballast water system is destined for drilling ship

28th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Despite the global financial crisis, Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) in Portugal had, in terms of ship repair results, its second best year ever in 2009.

28th March 2010

ENVC facing uncertain times

28th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

While many ports are experimenting with a range of designs for their docking assist tugs, three ports on Korea’s west coast chose to stay with a well-proven design.

28th March 2010

Korean harbour tugs do the job

28th March 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kawasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the LNG Carrier Taitar No.2 to NiMiC No. 2 S.A. of Panama. The newbuilding is the 11th in a line of 145,000 m3 LNG carriers boasting the latest…

27th March 2010

Kawasaki delivers LNG carrier

27th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS is on course to deliver Floatel Superior, the first of two newbuild accommodation semisubmersibles (floatels) to the Swedish company Floatel International.

27th March 2010

Keppel to deliver first North Sea-compliant floatel newbuilding

27th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The latest cutter suction dredger, ordered by the Belgian dredging company Jan de Nul, was recently launched at the Uljanik Brodogradiliste shipyard in Pula, Croatia.

27th March 2010

Croatia launches cutter suction dredger

27th March 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Bahrain’s ASRY has signed a ‘heads of agreement’ with the UK’s A&P Group to become the repair yard of choice in the Arabian Gulf for two clusters of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)…

26th March 2010

ASRY signs RFA cluster repair agreement with A&P Group

26th March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine through its subsidiaries, Keppel Shipyard, Keppel FELS and Keppel Verolme, has secured $140 million worth of contracts for the conversion of a FPSO and repair and modification of…

26th March 2010

Keppel wins contracts from repeat customers

26th March 2010