Ships & Yards – Page 91
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NewsMitsui delivers latest handy-max bulkers
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., (MES) in Japan recently delivered two more 56,000 dwt type handy-max bulk carriers at its Tamano Works.
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NewsSpecial ships keep German yards busy
Research vessels feature strongly in the current workloads of several German yards busy with small ship repair, refurbishment or conversion, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsChipolbrok launched new building Adam Asnyk in China
The Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company Chipolbrok recently took delivery of its latest newbuilding, the heavy lift vessel Adam Asnyk.
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NewsAntarctic cruise ship refurbished
Polar expedition vessel Plancius owned by Oceanwide Expeditions in the Netherlands was recently converted and refurbished.
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Countdown for start-up of new repair yards
Construction work is well underway on two major new Middle East shiprepair facilities. The new ship repair facility at Oman Drydock, which occupies a 1.2 million m2 site, will become operational in December 2010. Oman Drydock Company is a joint venture between Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and the ...
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NewsNew floating dock inaugurated
Strategic Marine reports that it was involved in the recent naming ceremony for the new floating dock at the Australia Maritime Complex.
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NewsMOL completes concept for new-generation vessels
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has announced the completion of the concept for the second in its series of next-generation vessels, which it says will be technically practical in the near future.
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NewsStena Bulk orders superior Suezmax tankers
Stena Bulk in Sweden has confirmed an order for two in-house designed Suezmax tankers from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung for delivery in Q3/Q4 2011. Also included are two optional sister vessels declarable by 28 February 2010.
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NewsDales expands repair facilities
Aberdeen-based ship repair and maintenance specialist, Dales Marine Services, has expanded its operations on Scotland’s east coast with the lease of a dry dock at the Port of Leith and a workshop at Montrose.
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NewsGerman yards struggle after dismal year
Far eastern yards still have plenty of newbuilding work but once the current order backlog is cleared they will be in the same position as the once-great European yards. Tom Todd looks at the sate of the German industry as a barometer of what may happen elsewhere in the coming ...
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NewsUnique new rescue craft for German service
A powerful 36 m sea rescue cruiser, the first of its size in Germany, is being built for that country’s Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS), writes Tom Todd. Officials told ‘The Motorship’ a second might also be built.
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NewsStena E-MAXair - probably the greenest tanker in the world
Environmental and fossil resource issues pose great challenges to the shipping industry and, although ships are the most efficient means of transport, shipping traffic accounts for about 3% to 5 % of the global CO2 emissions.
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NewsCable layer to be lengthened in UK
Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.
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NewsDutch dipper dredger
A dipper dredger, a type normally used in fresh water, has been purpose designed for use at sea.
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NewsUpgrade contract for drill ship
Keppel’s Brazilian yard to upgrade third Noble drillship for $152 million
