Solar ship arrives at Port of Long Beach

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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:18

The Port of Long Beach on Wednesday, July 1st, welcomed the Auriga Leader, a car carrier ship partly powered by solar energy. It is a first-of-its kind green technology application

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CMA CGM, CSAV and CSCL together for a new upgraded service

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Friday, 03 July 2009 11:25

CMA CGM, CSAV and CSCL have announced the combination of their respective direct services on the routes between Far East, Mexico and the Caribbean. As soon as mid-July next,

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Nakilat and Qatargas announce the delivery of LNG carrier “Al Rekayyat”

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Friday, 03 July 2009 10:22

On June 30th, another of the world’s largest and most advanced Q-Flex LNG carriers was delivered to Nakilat and chartered on long term contract to Qatargas Liquefied Gas Company

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Port of Rotterdam: Location container transferium final

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Friday, 03 July 2009 10:01

The town of Alblasserdam – east of Rotterdam – will get a Container Transferium (CT). The founding agreement was signed on Monday June 29 between the Dutch Transport Ministry and

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Qatar becomes first GCC nation to supply LNG to East Europe

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Friday, 03 July 2009 09:37

Qatar has agreed to supply one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to Poland to further expand its global supply network and become the first Gulf Arab

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Construction of Queen Elizabeth begins

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Friday, 03 July 2009 09:18

Yesterday a ceremony to mark the keel laying of Cunard Line's new Queen Elizabeth was held at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy.

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The hull of the MSC Napoli breaks the surface

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Thursday, 02 July 2009 13:22

The operation to lift the remaining section of the MSC Napoli was successfully completed on Wednesday afternoon. Cutting has now commenced and will now continue

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Vessel deliveries unabated despite overcapacity

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Thursday, 02 July 2009 12:12

Several major container shipping lines have taken delivery of additional vessels that will only augment capacity to a global fleet. The capacity glut had, it may be recalled,

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Qatari bank buys Szczecin and Gdynia shipyards

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Thursday, 02 July 2009 12:00

Qatar’s largest investment bank, QInvest, has bought Poland’s Szczecin and Gdynia shipyards. According to a report by Reuters, a new company called Polskie Stocznie will be set up

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Hyundai Heavy begins building $1.6 billion FPSO in H-Dock

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Thursday, 02 July 2009 09:43

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) held a keel-laying ceremony for the Usan FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Unit) in the specially designed H-dock on June 30.

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PRISCO: The series is finished

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Thursday, 02 July 2009 09:17

29th of June PRISCO delivered new tanker “Zaliv Aniva” on Hyundai Heavy Industries Offshore, South Korea. This vessel was the last in the series of six tankers.

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"World's largest" shipyard opens in NW China coastal city

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Thursday, 02 July 2009 08:53

A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation Wednesday at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

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Seven confirmed dead in Doha tug sinking

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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 13:28

Seven people are now confirmed dead and a further 23 remain missing after a tug bound from Dubai to Doha sank near entrance to the Doha Canal. Five people, including the master,

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Update on South Korean shipbuilding market

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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 13:19

Last week, STX Offshore and Shipbuilding broke South Korea's months long order drought by winning a USD 340 million deal to build eight tankers. Then Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said that it won

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PPA guidelines for mooring ships released

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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 13:07

After giving a lay-up agent permits to operate in different parts of the country, the Philippine Ports Authority has issued the guidelines on how a vessel should be parked in the state firm’s areas of responsibility.

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Pirates attack two ships off Malaysia

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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 12:57

Pirates struck in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaysia last weekend, attacking a Singapore-registered LPG tanker and a general cargo ship on successive days, and taking cash and valuables.

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Italy & USA. T.Mariotti shipyard delivers Seabourne Odyssey

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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 14:04

T.Mariotti shipyard has delivered to Seabourn Cruise Line (the luxury brand of Miami based Carnival Corporation & PLC) the new ultra luxury flagship Seabourn Odyssey.

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Stolt Tankers cancels newbuild contract

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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 13:50

Stolt Tankers B.V., a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. announced that it cancelled a contract with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of hull #474,

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BP Marine keep the Angel flying

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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 13:26

The Mission to Seafarers in Dubai, part of the international organization that cares for seafarers regardless of race or religion in over 300 ports around the world, announced that

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The “Azura” launched at Monfalcone

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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 13:00

On June 26 there was the launch at Monfalcone shipyard of a new passenger ship built by Fincantieri for the British market: the Azura, destined to become the new flagship of P&O Cruises,

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Maersk feeder arm targets big growth in intra-Asia trades

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Monday, 29 June 2009 12:52

Shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk wants to expand its share of the intra-Asia container trades six-fold to take full advantage of a sector that is already showing signs of recovery.

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