Ships & Yards – Page 65
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NewsKeppel wins MCS ice class contract
Shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine has been awarded a contract to build an ice-class, multipurpose vessel for Maritime Construction Services valued at around US$265m.
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NewsSkangass commissions LNG bunker vessel
Skangass has commissioned the first LNG bunker and feeder vessel to be built in Europe. The Coralius will be built by Royal Bodewes in the Netherlands and owned by Swedish-Dutch joint venture Sirius Veder Gas.
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NewsUlstein to build offshore wind service vessels
Norwegian ship builder and designer Ulstein will supply two SX175 service operation vessels to Bernhard Schulte in its first contract within the offshore wind industry.
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NewsDamen Shiprepair completes Saga Sapphire refurb
The 196.63m Saga Sapphire has been repaired and refurbished at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, with works including the replacement of two sewage plants and a scheduled DNV GL class survey.
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NewsDamen delivers Van Oord cable laying vessel
Offshore contractor Van Oord has taken delivery of The Nexus, a new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel from Damen.
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NewsGerman yards do better in 2014, study says
An end-of-year study says German shipyards enjoyed more positive business overall in 2014 with orders and deliveries up on previous years. reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMarin Teknikk wins diving vessel contract
Marin Teknikk has entered into a contract for design and delivery of a large multipurpose diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) for Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) in Singapore.
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NewsRevitalisation of Pacific Northwest ferry fleet
David Tinsley describes the first of a new class of double ended vessels for Washington State Ferries, strongly conventional and traditional in concept, but designed with conversion to gas fuel in mind.
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NewsAir support technology to be tried on wind farm vessel
Construction has started on a new type of wind farm vessel at a Danish shipyard, based on air supported vessel (ASV) technology and claimed to offer much reduced fuel consumption combined with high speeds, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFerry interior refurbishments for UK company
Trimline, a Southampton, UK, based marine interior refurbishment specialist, has announced a contract with Condor Ferries to customise its new high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry.
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Yet another FPSO conversion at Jurong
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard of Singapore has been contracted by regular customer MODEC Offshore Production Systems to complete the repair, life extension and conversion of a VLCC into a (FPSO vessel.
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SYM increases worldwide services portfolio
Spain-based group SYM reports that it has reorganized its technical services in three distinct areas in response to increased workflow and its customers’ needs.
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NewsNew repair facility in Abu Dhabi
Nico International says that its new dry-docking and repair facility in Abu Dhabi Port Company’s Freeport carried out afloat and dry docking jobs on over 30 vessels in its first two months of operation.
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NewsOman Drydock completes LNG repair contract
Oman Drydock Company (ODC), which claims to be the largest ship repair yard in the Middle East, has completed work on the ‘Ibra LNG’, owned by Oman Shipping Company (OSC).
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NewsModular ship accommodation from new UK partnership
Contractor MPE Interiors, of Birkenhead, UK, reports that it has been named as the preferred installer of fast-fitting modular ship accommodation in a new partnership.
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NewsCruise, dive support and ballast work for Damen Shiprepair
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam has been awarded a repair and maintenance contract from MSC Cruises, with respect to the 2010-built, 293m ‘MSC Magnifica’.
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NewsOffshore lift ship is said to be ‘world’s largest’
Dag Pike describes the recently completed ‘Pieter Schelte’ which is arguably the most sophisticated ship ever built as well as being one of the most versatile.
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NewsPort feeder barge developed to reduce container congestion
Increasing road congestion at many container ports has led a German company to develop a new concept of feeder barge, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsRising performance, widening options in LNG containment
Dynamic market forces over recent years have spurred enhancements to the principal LNG cargo containment systems, and have fostered the development of new solutions both by established cryogenic specialists and other industry stakeholders; David Tinsley reports.
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NewsVaried work stamps German repair sector
Big ships and engine swaps have been in the news in the German repair sector of late while research ships have made their periodic yard rounds and scrubber installations continue to keep some facilities busy; Tom Todd reports.
