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First VLCC Order with the new G-Type Engine

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23 September, 2011
First VLCC Order with the new G-Type Engine

Athens-based ship management company Almi Tankers S.A. will be the first to equip two VLCCs with the very first new 7G80ME-C9.2 engine launched by MAN Diesel & Turbo. The engines will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea with test bed running in January 2013. The vessels will be built at DSME...

Hyndai-Vinashin Starts to Cut Steel for the 37 000 DWT Bulk Carrier

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23 September, 2011

On 21st September, 2011, Steel Cutting Ceremony for the 37,000 DWT Bulk Carrier vessel having hull no. S063 has been organized at fabrication shop with attention of representative from ship owner, DNV and HVS. The S063 is the last order in a series of 6 vessels contracted between HVS and Norden Company (Denmark). To...

DNV commits to ‘Sustainable Energy for All’

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22 September, 2011
DNV commits to ‘Sustainable Energy for All’

    DNV’s Chief Operating Officer Bjørn K. Haugland made the commitment at the UN Private Sector Forum in New York yesterday, stating that “DNV is committed to supporting the development of international standards and guidelines that will ensure that growth in Energy Access in developing countries is achieved with optimum solutions for environmental...

CMA CGM, “Company of the Year” by Lloyd’s List

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22 September, 2011

CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that it has been recognised “Company of the Year” by Lloyd’s List during the ceremony held on 20 September in London. CMA CGM received the award based on its ability and willingness to innovate and adapt to the rapidly changing nature of the shipping markets over the...

Stena Line Recruits Director from Götaverken Cityvarvet

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22 September, 2011

Stena Line has appointed Bjarne Koitrand, 42, as the new Technical Director with responsibility for port facilities as well as for the operation, safety and refitting of all Stena Line’s ferries. Bjarne Koitrand comes from his previous role as CEO for Götaverken Cityvarvet in Gothenburg. “We are very pleased that we have succeeded in...

First Steel Cut for Norwegian Breakway

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22 September, 2011
First Steel Cut for Norwegian Breakway

The first piece of steel was cut today at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany for the construction of Norwegian Breakaway, the first of two new Freestyle Cruising® ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in April 2013. The first plate of steel took four minutes to cut by a plasma torch in the yard’s...

KONGSBERG Awarded Contract for BAE and Royal Australian Navy Engine Room Simulator

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22 September, 2011
KONGSBERG Awarded Contract for BAE and Royal Australian Navy Engine Room Simulator

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected by BAE and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide a custom engine room simulator for the training of engineers aboard Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) vessels. The new LHD Engineering System Trainer (LEST) will significantly enhance the Navy’s ability to train LHD vessel...

ABB Wins Major Oil & Gas Marine Contract in Brazil

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21 September, 2011

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order to provide power supply infrastructure, systems and equipment for two new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units operated by Petrobras. The units will process crude oil and natural gas extracted from beneath the sea floor, off the southern coast of Brazil....

Wärtsilä dual-fuel Engines Exceed 3 million Running Hours

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21 September, 2011

Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engines have exceeded 3 million running hours in both land-based and marine applications. This milestone represents a dual-fuel technology track record that cannot be matched by any other engine manufacturer. Wärtsilä is the recognised frontrunner in dual-fuel engine technology. The Wärtsilä DF engine series is increasingly the power solution choice for utilities...

Asia-Europe rates below $800/TEU

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21 September, 2011

The proposed rate increases on the Asia-Europe trade have now been erased as spot rates fell 3.4 per cent week-to-week to just $793 per TEU last week, according to the latest Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI). Elsewhere, the picture was just as gloomy with China-US West Coast rates falling 2.5 per cent to just...