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Seattle-based naval architect and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) signed an agreement with Todd Pacific Shipyards to deliver the detailed engineering for the B-Series 64 Auto Ferries ordered…

24th February 2010

GPA awarded car ferry contract

24th February 2010

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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a $1.4 billion deal with Daewoo International Corp. to develop a huge natural gasfield in Myanmar.

24th February 2010

Hyundai gets Burma gas contract

24th February 2010

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The US tug owner Crowley has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build two newly designed ocean going tug with options for additional vessels.

23rd February 2010

Crowley orders two ocean tugs from Bollinger

23rd February 2010

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MAN Diesel signed a development agreement, effective immediately, with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to jointly develop and exploit the adaptation of DSME’s high-pressure cryogenic gas-supply system for installation with MAN…

23rd February 2010

MAN and DSME to jointly develop gas technology

23rd February 2010

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Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the German shipowner Jüngerhans, located in Haren, to refit two of its vessels with Wärtsilä slow steaming upgrade (SSU) kits to cut fuel costs. The 1997-built…

23rd February 2010

German shipowner orders slow steaming upgrade kits

23rd February 2010

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Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) has completed production of its first Mitsubishi-UE low-speed marine diesel under a technology licensing arrangement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).

23rd February 2010

Vinashin completes first Mitsubishi-UE marine diesel

23rd February 2010

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Cancellations of containership orders have reached 140 ships for 436,000 teusince the start of the financial crisis in September 2008, according to Alphalinerrecords. The level of cancellations is lower than the ones…

23rd February 2010

Boxship cancellations hit 6.7% of orderbook

23rd February 2010

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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order to build five 160,000 dwt oil tankers for Angola’s state-owned oil company, Sonangol. The deal is worth 400 billion won ($344.7 million),…

23rd February 2010

Daewoo clinches tanker quintet

23rd February 2010

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The Mega Passion, a semi-submersible heavy lift ship, has been launched for TPI Mega Line by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. Final delivery to the client is expected to be in May,…

22nd February 2010

Mega Passion launched

22nd February 2010

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Havyard Design AS in Norway has acquired Apply Steelcad AS from Apply Sørco AS.

22nd February 2010

Havyard Design acquires Apply Steelcad

22nd February 2010