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Batam shipyard uses air bags to launch X-bow

JANUARY 7, 2015 — The first of two Ulstein designed PX121 platform supply vessels for Singapore’s Britoil Offshore Services Pte Ltd was successfully launched this week —using ship launching airbags. “Launches are

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Pearl Seas considering Cuba cruises

JANUARY 7, 2015 — One of the first cruise lines to offer cruises to Cuba may be Guilford, CT, based Pearl Seas Cruises, a sister company of American Cruise Line. The company

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Ferus Smit wins order for two DP2 ECOBOX vessels

JANUARY 6, 2015 — Symphony Shipping B.V., the Netherlands subsidiary of Singapore’s Symphony Ventures Pte Ltd., has added two more ECOBOX multipurpose vessels to the six it has on order at Westerbroek,

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Shipbuilders Council team moves to Adams and Reese

JANUARY 6, 2014 — Law firm Adams and Reese reports that Partner Matt Paxton and Governmental Affairs Advisors Joe Carnevale, Ian Bennitt and Ashley Godwin have joined its Washington D.C. office from

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Maritime union criticizes car carrier design

JANUARY 6, 2014 — U.K. based maritime union Nautilus International, which has  21,000 members in the U.K., Netherlands and Switzerland, is using the grounding of the Höegh Osaka as an opportunity to

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ClassNK releases new version of gas fueling guidelines

JANUARY 6, 2014 — Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has released the third version of its Guidelines for Gas Fueled Ships. It says the updated version provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on

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Federal mediators join West Coast ports talks

JANUARY 6, 2014 — With talks stalled after nearly two months, the two sides in the West Coast ports labor negotiations have called in U. S. mediators. Negotiations started last May on

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Keppel Singmarine books new contracts

JANUARY 6, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine says its specialized shipbuilding subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has secured two contracts worth a total of about S$65 million (about $49 million). The first,