ABB Wins Star Cruises Preventive Service Contract

ABB wins Star Cruises long-term service contract for preventive maintenance of all ABB equipment onboard 'SuperStar Virgo'. The approximately US$ 1-million contract was signed in the fourth quarter of 2012 and commences…

Contracts

Wärtsilä Canada Open New Repair Shop

The workshop in Victoria is fully equipped to perform overhauls and repairs on engines as well as propulsion equipment. The premises situated at 1759 Sean Heights in Saanichton covers 500 square metres and has been built…

People & Company News

China Shipbuilding Industry 2012 Profits Sink

China's shipyards launched 60-million dwt in 2012 representing a drop of 21% from the previous year. According to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology government statistics reported by CNTV, new orders for…

Shipbuilding

Keppel FELS Delivers First of 20 Rigs for 2013

Keppel FELS is delivering its first rig of 2013, 'Dynamic Vision', to Dynamic Offshore subsidiary Vision Drilling. The KFELS B Class jackup rig, Dynamic Vision , is the first of the 20 offshore rigs that Keppel FELS is…

Shipbuilding

COSCO Delivers Semi-Submersible Barge

COSCO Singapore subsidiary COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., in China, delivers the barge 'Posh Mogami'. The150 meters semi-submersible barge has been delivered to an Asian buyer. The Posh Mogami measures 150 meters in LOA…

Shipbuilding

Repeat Order for Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä was chosen to fit Exhaust Gas Cleaning system and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. Wärtsilä signed a contract in December 2012 to provide a hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system. The systems…

Technology

Study to Evaluate New Fuels

The European Union will support with almost €2 million from the TEN-T Program a study looking at the potential beneficial effects of using alternative fuels for port operations. The study, which will include pilots in…

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Maersk Line Reaches 2020 CO2 Target

Maersk Line announced that it reached its 2020 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 25% from its benchmark 2007 levels. “We are proud to hit this mark 8 years ahead of schedule. It is confirmation we’re on the right…

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Wärtsilä Back to Growth, Stable Profitability in 2012

Wärtsilä has issued its financial statement and bulletin for the period January to December 2012. HIgllights of the review period -Order intake increased 9% to EUR 4,940 million (4,516) -Net sales increased 12% to EUR…

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Austal in Sembawang Shipyard Strategic Alliance

Austal, & Singapore's Sembawang Shipyard enter strategic partnership to provide ship repair, maintenance, for US Navy ships. Austal and Sembawang Shipyard believe the partnership provides an important resource to the US…

Contracts

ABS Updates DPS Reguirements

ABS, a leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry,releases the 'ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems'. The publication is seen as a significant update to present classification…

Technology

China Plans Shipuilding Expansion on SE Coast

Fujian province expects to have the ability to build more than 8 million deadweight tons of ships each year, by the end of 2015. The government’s “11 Measures to Transform and Upgrade the Shipbuilding Industry” calls the…

Shipbuilding

General Dynamics Wins $12m Navy Deal

General Dynamics Awarded $12 Million for Virginia-Class Repair Parts General Dynamics Electric Boat has received an $11.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide on-board repair parts for…

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