Ships & Yards – Page 51
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Nordic Yards eyes new site in Russia
Germany-based shipbuilder Nordic Yards has unveiled plans to set up a new facility in Russia, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsKleven delivers largest ever vessel
Offshore construction vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ has been delivered to Eidesvik Offshore, marking the delivery of Kleven Verft’s largest ever vessel.
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NewsRoyal Caribbean’s quantum leap
As Royal Caribbean Cruises prepares to take delivery of ''Anthem of the Seas'' in April, David Tinsley takes a look at first-in-class sistership ''Quantum of the Seas'', hailed as a major stride forward in cruising comfort and efficiency.
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NewsHavyard delivers windmill OSV to Esvagt
Danish shipping company Esvagt will receive the first of three windmill OSVs from Havyard Ship Technology’s Leirvik yard in Sogn today.
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NewsCBO orders Ulstein PSV
Brazilian ship owner CBO has ordered a design and equipment package for Ulstein’s PX105 PSV.
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Russia plans Kaliningrad shipbuilding cluster
A new shipbuilding cluster is to be established in Kaliningrad, the Russian port city sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsFjord1 orders ferries from Multi Maritime
Norwegian operator Fjord1 has placed an order for two new vessels with local firm Multi Maritime, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsBorkum bags first pure LNG barge
A Dutch yard will build what is being described as the world’s first pure LNG driven port and inland barge for German owners, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsVroon receives first of six Ulstein PSVs
Netherlands-based shipowner Vroon Offshore Services has taken delivery of ‘VOS Pace’, the first of six PX121-type platform supply vessels designed by Ulstein.
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NewsBeyond the X-Bow
A couple of new offshore support designs demonstrate that there’s more to style and efficiency than the inverted bow, writes Stevie Knight in the February issue of The Motorship.
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NewsRosneft seeks more support for Zvezda shipyard
The construction of Zvezda shipyard in far eastern Russia is set for delays after oil giant Rosneft has asked the national government to double its contribution to the project.
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Swire Pacific Offshore expands its fleet
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has taken delivery of its fourth and final L-class platform supply vessel (PSV), ‘Pacific Liberty’, built by JMU.
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Sovcomflot plans fleet expansion with RS
Sovcomflot has enlisted the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) as it embarks on a fleet expansion to serve growing offshore projects on Russia’s continental shelf.
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NewsMitsubishi reorganises at Nagasaki
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to increase its focus on commercial vessels at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works Koyagi Plant, establishing two new companies for ship construction and the manufacture of hull blocks.
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NewsASRY wins repair deal for Kuwaiti vessels
Arab Ship Repair Yard (ASRY) of Bahrain has signed one of its biggest block repair deals with Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), taking exclusive maintenance rights for 19 vessels over the next two and a half years under a contract valued at US$33 million.
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NewsMeyer stays put but strategy changes
Meyer Werft has told its 3,100 workers it will not leave home base in Papenburg for at least 15 years, writes Tom Todd. The company has also revealed a new shipbuilding process at the yard.
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NewsOman Drydock wins major conversion job
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) is looking to significantly increase its market share of global shiprepair work after completing its first major conversion job.
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Hyundai launches Marine Service Center
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has merged the aftersales service units of HHI, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to create the Hyundai Marine Service Center in Ulsan, South Korea.
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NewsHainan ro-pax ferrry project completed
Kned E Hansen, CS Marine (Shanghai) and Bo Hai Shipyard have delivered the first ro-pax vessel designed for the Chinese market, ‘San Sha No 1’, commissioned by the Hainan government.
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GE powers US Coast Guard cutter
The US Coast Guard has commissioned the National Security Cutter ‘Hamilton’, to be powered by a combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG) system comprising a GE LM2500 gas turbine and two diesel engines.
