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ASL inks newbuildings worth $60 million
Two subsidiaries of Singapore?s ASL Marine Holdings, ASL Shipyard and PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia, have secured shipbuilding contracts worth a total of $60 million. The orders are for a total of eight ships placed by clients based in Indonesia and Europe. The orders involve the construction of two 11,000DWT chemical ...
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Warship yard in talks
Elefsis Shipyards and French shipbuilding group DCN are discussing possible cooperation options in the joint construction of warships and exchange of know-how. Elefsis Shipyards president Nikos Tavoularis said, "Cooperation will contribute significantly to employment, competitiveness and technology transfer, and in industrial cooperation in the European context." DCN officials, headed by ...
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Nor-Shipping
During next week the Motor Ship editorial team will be at NorShipping and there will be no daily news updates. However, if any readers are attending NorShipping, we will be pleased to welcome you to the Motor Ship stand in Hall D01-31.The daily website news service will resume on Monday ...
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Solvang pair for Meyer
The Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA together with a group of investors have placed an order with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the construction of two LEG/LPG tankers.The gas tankers will have an overall length of 154.9 metres, a breadth of 22.70 metres and a cargo capacity of 17,000 m3. ...
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IHC Holland Merwede win pipe laying vessel
Merwede Shipyard, a subsidiary of IHC Holland Merwede BV, has received the contract for the design and construction of a new Reeled Rigid Pipe laying / Offshore construction vessel for Subsea 7. The pipe laying equipment will be designed and built by Huisman Itrec. Merwede Shipyard was granted the order ...
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Lockheed Martin lays Freedom?s keel
The keel was laid for Freedom (LCS 1), marking a significant milestone in production of the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a new class of surface combatant designed to operate in shallow coastal waters. Freedom is under construction at Marinette Marine and will be delivered to the Navy ...
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Korea secures LNG dozen
Teekay Shipping Corp and a group of Japanese owners have won contracts to lease 12 new LNG tankers to Qatar Gas according to industry sources. Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen KK, Kawasaki Kaisha Kisen, Iino Kaiun Kaisha and trading house Mitsui & Co will own eight of the 215,000cu m ...
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Keppel to convert Settebello
Keppel Shipyard in Singapore has entered into an agreement with Charter Development Limited Liability Company (CDC), a special purpose company of ABN Amro Bank?s Brazilian unit, for the hull conversion of a Floating Production Unit (FPU) for $174 million. Work includes marine conversion as well as the fabrication and integration ...
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CMA CGM into feeders
The French shipping giant CMA CGM is reported to have placed an order for five 1,600TEU feeder boxships with Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korean for delivery in 2007 and 2008. No price has been revealed.
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STX to build Chinese block factory
STX Group, a holding company of STX Shipbuilding, is considering constructing a ship block factory at Shandong, China, at a cost of $100 million. In addition, the Korean company will expand production capacity at its STX Enpaco?s China factory by investing $50 million by 2008. STX Enpaco manufactures core components ...
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SCI seeks block approval
In a development that could significantly shore up the fortunes of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), the Ministry of Shipping has initiated a move to provide block approval to the company's $1 billion acquisition plan involving 14 new vessels, including VLCCs, two container vessels and six 65,000DWT product tankers. The ...
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Williamstown waits for second round
Two further bidding rounds could put Tenix, the Williamstown dockyard operators, back in the business of building Australia's air warfare destroyers. Tenix confirmed that it would bid for contracts to build 70% of the modules from which the hulls of the three destroyers will be constructed.It also confirmed that it ...
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RINA and Indian Register join warship forces
Italian classification society RINA and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have joined forces to deliver expertise to navies for warship construction and maintenance. The two class societies will jointly promote, develop and provide technical and advisory services for naval ships. Warships classed as a result of joint activities will ...
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EC scrutinizes Polish shipyards
The European Commission has decided to open formal inquiries into public support for three Polish shipyards in Gdynia, Gdansk and Szczecin. The restructuring aid granted to these yards will be scrutinized in the light of EC Treaty rules on state aid, and in particular the rules on state aid to ...
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DD(X) scale model testing successful
The DD(X) national team, led by Northrop Grumman and in partnership with Raytheon, General Dynamics, United Defense and Lockheed Martin, has successfully completed the underwater explosion (UNDEX) testing on the DD(X) quarter scale model. This test provided a critical step in demonstrating that the revolutionary multi-mission destroyer DD(X) wave piercing ...
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First Chinese ship for Taiwan
The first ocean going ship built in mainland China for a Taiwan company will sail on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to South Africa on 10 June. The 289 metre 175,000DWT Cape size bulk carrier named ?China Peace? was built at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for Taipei-based China Peace Shipping ...
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EC approves restructuring of Spanish shipyards
The European Commission has conditionally approved, under the terms of the EC Treaty's rules allowing member states to take measures to protect essential security interests linked to defence industries (Article 296 of the EC Treaty), a reorganisation of the Spanish public military shipyards. EU regulators police state aid to make ...
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ASC wins destroyer battle
The Australian Federal Government has chosen ASC Shipbuilding as the preferred shipbuilder for the Australian Navy's air warfare destroyers (AWDs) worth up to A$6 billion ($4.5 billion). The government made the decision after accepting the unanimous recommendation of the ?source selection board? on the basis that ASC Shipbuilders offered a ...
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Warship spoils to be divided
Melbourne-based shipbuilder Tenix is favoured to win the lion's share of work to build three new navy destroyers for the Royal Australian Navy worth $6 billion. The deal, likely to be announced today, will probably also award some work to the Adelaide-based, government-owned, Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) which has been ...
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STX clinches Parakou PCs
STX Shipbuilding has clinched three 51,000DWT product carriers from Parakou Shipping in Hong Kong for a total contract price of $132 million. They will be delivered by June 2007.
