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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Cat 3516 (HD) caterpillar engine
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CAT Engines to Power Berkut, Russia’s Largest Offshore Platform

Caterpillar Oil and Gas announced today that Russia’s largest offshore oil and gas platform has been outfitted with BeCat® 3500 diesel generator

March 6, 2013
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
wartsila hybrid exhaust scrubber
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Scrubbing Up Well: The Evolving Market For Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems

Over the last few years, the exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) / scrubber market within the maritime industry has accelerated and with it so has scrubber

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 146

Monday, March 4, 2013
AVT 3000 Class Voith Schneider Tug
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Newest Robert Allan-Designed Tug Makes Transatlantic Delivery to Carbones del Cerrejón

On 25 January 2013, the Media Luna, a newly-built AVT 3000 Class Voith Schneider tug sailed into Puerto de Bolivar, Colombia after voyaging under her own

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 290

Thursday, February 28, 2013
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
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Cargill to Order Capesize Ships as Yard Prices Hit 20-Year Low

(Bloomberg) — Cargill Inc., the agricultural trader that accounts for 2 percent of world freight, is ordering new ships in a reversal of a policy against

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 238

pacific class 400 jack-up
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Perisai Petroleum Orders Second Pacific Class 400 Jack-Up from PPL Shipyard

The jack-up drilling market continues to show strength today with the latest order by Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd. for a Pacific Class 400 newbuild rig

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 113

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Opti-ex fpu offshore production facility construction rig
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DNV Reaches Milestone: Awarded Classification Contract for Gulf of Mexico Newbuild Floater

A major milestone was reached today for Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV).  For the first time ever, DNV has been awarded

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 133

Bergen group bmv Laksevåg
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Bergen CEO Considers Further Shipyard Sales After Lucrative Rosenberg Deal

(Bloomberg) — Bergen Group ASA, a Norwegian shipbuilder and offshore services company, would consider offers for one or both of its two remaining

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 116

Thursday, February 21, 2013
bergen group
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Bergen Group Rises Nearly 50 Percent on Sale of Offshore Engineering Business

(Bloomberg) — Bergen Group ASA, a Norwegian shipbuilder and offshore services company, climbed the most in more than 3 ½ years in Oslo after agreeing to

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 107

Thursday, February 14, 2013
OCEARCH and Caterpillar: a Partnership to Save the Great Ocean Predators
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OCEARCH and Caterpillar: a Partnership to Save the Great Ocean Predators

The following images depicts a tragedy which is quietly unfolding around the world. On top of a factory building in Hong Kong, over ten thousand shark fins are

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 215

bolidt
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Bolidt Blends Science, Art, and Psychology into High End Flooring for NCL

Full scale decking work on the luxury cruise ship Norwegian Getaway is underway at Meyer Werft. Deck and flooring specialist Bolidt reports a shift in its

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 91

toisa offshore construction vessel
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Toisa Signs OCV Newbuild Order with Hyundai Heavy

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries and Toisa Limited announced an order today to build a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV). With

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 95

wartsila
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Wärtsilä Calls off Temporary Lay-offs as Engine Demand Improves

HELSINKI – Finnish ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila said it was calling off temporary lay-offs at its plant in Vaasa, western Finland, due to

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 37

Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Sembcorp’s SMOE Wins S$900 Million North Sea Topsides Contract

SINGAPORE – SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, announced today they have secured a contract worth about S$900 million from Det norske

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 87

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Hamriyah lamprell
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Lamprell Awarded Super 116E Jack-Up Newbuild Contract from Jindal

UAE-based shipyard Lamprell announced today that it has been awarded a newbuild contract from Dev Drilling for the construction and delivery of a completely

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 238

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Washington State Ferry M/V Cathlamet
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Washington State Ferries and DNV Explore LNG as a Fuel

Like all commercial vessel owners, the Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) most significant expense is fuel.  As the largest ferry operator in North

February 5, 2013
Total Views: 295

Thursday, January 31, 2013
Damen ahts 200 anchor handler tug supply
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Damen Unveils Beastly 200T Bollard Pull Anchor Handler

Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group unveiled today the AHTS 200, the latest vessel within their “Offshore Series” of designs.  A powerful,

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 1184

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Seven Viking, a Next-Generation, Harsh Environment IMR Vessel

The cutting edge Seven Viking vessel, designed to support Statoil’s harsh-environment operations in the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf is

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 488

Monday, January 28, 2013
TOTE Returns to NASSCO in New LNG-Conversion Project
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TOTE Returns to NASSCO in New LNG-Conversion Project

General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego said Monday that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 130

zerocat siemens fjellstrand ferry electric
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World’s First Electric Car Ferry Hits the Waves

In a boost for zero-emission vessels the “world’s first” electric car ferry has been launched in Norway. The 80-meter electric car ferry

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 113

Sunday, January 27, 2013
uss ford huntington ingalls shipyard island heavy lift
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Heavy Lift Photo of the Day: Gerald R. Ford Gets Her 555 Ton “Island”

The 60-foot long, 30-foot wide island was the 452nd lift of the nearly 500 total lifts needed to complete the first of the next-generation class of American

January 27, 2013
Total Views: 85