Shipbuilding News
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ABS Awards DSME CyberSafety® Product Design Assessment
HOUSTON) ABS has awarded ABS CyberSafety® Product Design Assessment (PDA) to the DS4 Smart Platform developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME). The DS4 Smart Platform collects data from equipment and systems onboard a vessel and assimilates it to provide enhanced operational information to the ship operator.…
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Damen’s all-electric Ferry 2306 E3 nominated for the 2021 KNVTS Ship of the Year Award
Damen’s innovative all-electric Ferry 2306 E3 ‘Bryggen’ has been nominated for the 2021 KNVTS Ship of the Year Award, according to the company’s release. This prestigious prize promotes technological innovation by being presented each year to an outstanding, technically innovative ship that was designed and largely built in the Netherlands.…
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Belships ASA acquires two bulk carriers and announces time charter contract for newbuilding
Belships has entered into agreements for the acquisition of two bulk carriers of about 58,000 dwt built-in 2016 by a Japanese shipyard. Both vessels have passed dry docking surveys during 2021. Delivery is expected by end of November 2021. The agreed purchase price is USD 28.0m for each vessel. The…
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DNV awards AiP to HMD for 40,000 CBM LNG FSRU
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) for a 40,000 CBM barge-type LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). The AiP presentation ceremony was recently held at…
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Okskaya Shipyard launches Astrol-8, tenth dry cargo vessel of RSD59 design
It is the final vessel in a series of 10 multipurpose dry cargo ships built for Astrol The final vessel in a series of 10 multipurpose dry cargo ships of Project RSD59, Astrol-8 built for Astrol, has been launched today, 30 September 2021, the ship designer Marine Engineering Bureau said.…
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Wärtsilä awarded marine sector commercial certification for EU Stage V compliance
The technology group Wärtsilä has received marine sector commercial certification for compliance with the EU’s Stage V standards. The Stage V legislation, which came into force in 2020, tightens restrictions on non-road engines and equipment and sets stricter limits on emissions, especially particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.…
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group Announces Commencement of Steel Cutting for USCGC INGHAM (WMSM-917)
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) commenced construction of United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) INGHAM (WMSM-917) – Hull 3 of the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The occasion was observed by leaders of the United States Coast Guard Project Resident Office at ESG’s Allanton Shipyard where the first…
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Renewal of Wärtsilä long-term Operation & Maintenance agreement provides reliable power supply to leading Nigerian cement producer
Wärtsilä signs Concession Agreement to develop, supply, construct, operate and maintain major 120 MW power plant project in Gabon The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year long-term Operation & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Lafarge Africa Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading building material producers. The agreement covers the 100 MW…
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Pavel Leonov arrived at the port of registry “Korsakov”
Pavel Leonov cargo-passenger ferry, built at Nevsky Shipyard (part of JSC USC), arrived at the port of registry in the south of Sakhalin The second vessel of PV22 project Pavel Leonov arrived in Sakhalin. Unlike the lead vessel of PV22 project, Pavel Leonov made sail to Sakhalin along the Northern…
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ABS and HHI Design Optimized LNG Carriers
HHI Designs Also Meet ABS Infection Mitigation Requirements (ULSAN) ABS and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have completed a joint development project (JDP) to develop an optimized LNG carrier design. The JDP resulted in a new LNG carrier hull design, as well as optimization of the machinery, electrical, and piping arrangements.…
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