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GENERAL NEWS

FloaTEC Singapore Pte Ltd, an equal joint venture between Keppel FELS Ltd and J. Ray McDermott, signed a contract worth about $1 billion with the Papa-Terra Joint Venture, consisting of Petrobras and…

1st February 2010

Keppel-J. Ray jv wins Brazil’s P-61 TLWP contract

1st February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Estonia’s Loksa Shipyard, formerly part of the Odense Steel Shipyard Group, announced 525 job cuts last week, staggered from February to April, including all but two of the board members.

1st February 2010

Estonian yard grinds to a halt

1st February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

2010 marks the year in which Viking Life-Saving Equipment celebrates its 50th anniversary in maritime and offshore safety equipment and servicing.

1st February 2010

Safety company celebrates half-century

1st February 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Volvo Penta of Sweden reports that shipyard Baltic Workboats has signed a contract for the design and build of a 16m fast pilot boat equipped with twin IPS1050 units.

1st February 2010

Orders for small craft propulsion pods

1st February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Salvage Union has announced that Andreas Tsavliris has been elected as its vice president; the appointment is effective immediately.

1st February 2010

ISU appoints new vice president

1st February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec is finding that new technology is allowing electrically driven cargo handling equipment to rival the traditional hydraulics in several applications.

1st February 2010

Cargo operations benefit from electric drives

1st February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The London P&I Club says there is evidence to suggest that out-of-date onboard charts and other nautical publications continue to be a contributory cause of shipping accidents.

1st February 2010

London P&I Club warns on dangers of using out-of-date charts

1st February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ulstein Group says that it has invested nearly NOK 200 million in new projects of late. “It is during downturns that it’s important to invest in the future,” says Ulstein deputy CEO…

1st February 2010

Ulstein is upbeat about the future

1st February 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The February 1960 issue of The Motor Ship was something of a tugs special issue, with three articles devoted to these small workhorses.

1st February 2010

The changing face of towage

1st February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training, based in Horten, Norway, has been awarded a contract valued at more than NOK 38 million ($6.45 million) to supply the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with ship…

29th January 2010

RAN awards ship bridge simulator contract to Kongsberg

29th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of two additional Austal Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) as part of an existing 10-vessel, AUD$1.8 billion program.

29th January 2010

Austal secures JHSV 2 and 3 contracts

29th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Greg Combet, minister for ‘defence personnel, materiel and science’, today announced reforms to Australia’s naval ship repair sector that will help deliver better results for the Navy and more certainty for defence…

29th January 2010

Australia to reform naval ship repair sector

29th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Gulf Offshore Logistics in the US has awarded contracts for two new classes of PSVs.

29th January 2010

Gulf Offshore orders newbuilds from domestic yards

29th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered the Feg Success bulk carrier to Cape 4 International S.A. at its Sakaide shipyard.

29th January 2010

Kawasaki delivers Dunkirkmax bulk carrier

29th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV awarded Thenamaris Ships Management Inc.’s vessel, the Seacrown, the world’s first Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) certificate, consistent with a voluntary Declaration of Compliance (Part II) with the MLC.

28th January 2010

DNV awards world’s first MLC 2006 certificate to Thenemaris

28th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Although Chinas shipbuilding industry reported a gross output value growth and received the most orders in the world in 2009, analysts said it still faces gloomy prospects in the next few years.

28th January 2010

Analysts say financial crisis rocking the boat for Chinese shipbuilders

28th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., and Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. are jointly promoting R&D on high-performance antifouling paints that improve vessels’ fuel efficiency.

28th January 2010

MOL promoting R&D on high-performance antifouling paint

28th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The French international classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has upgraded its dedicated maritime website to make it easier for the shipping industry to keep up with changes to statutory and class requirements.

28th January 2010

BV upgrades maritime portal

28th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel is to introduce a ‘materials declaration’ for all its products containing materials identified by IMO as hazardous in order to comply with the proposed ‘IMO Convention on Safe and Environmentally…

27th January 2010

MAN Diesel pre-empts IMO ship recycling regulations

27th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Chart agent Thomas Gunn Navigation Services says that it has enjoyed further success with its Voyager service, which delivers weekly Notice to Mariners and tracings correction data direct to vessels by e-mail…

27th January 2010

Navigational updates delivered to ships via e-mail

27th January 2010