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Minister paddles away from “canoe” comment

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — Australian Defense Minister Senator David Johnston was today paddling away from his comment that he wouldn’t trust Government owned shipbuilder ASC (formerly Australian Submarine Corporation) “to build a

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Canada issues RFP for SAR lifeboats

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — The Canadian Government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the procurement of search and rescue lifeboats as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Designed by

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Niigata dual fuel engine gets ClassNK design approval

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — Classification society ClassNK has approved the design of a new 28AHX-DF dual-fuel engine developed by Niigata Power Systems Co., Ltd. After trial operational testing, the engine is expected

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MacGregor equipment picked for Intership newbuilds

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — Cargotec says that its MacGregor subsidiary has secured a comprehensive deck equipment contract from New Times Shipyard, in China, for three new 36,500 dwt Laker-class bulk carriers being

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Rolls-Royce to showcase MTU systems at Workboat show

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — Rolls-Royce will showcase several innovative MTU commercial marine products and systems at the upcoming International Workboat Show 2014, Dec. 3-5 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

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Vroon christens five newbuilds at Chinese shipyard

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 — Netherlands-based Vroon says that it christened five of its newbuilding vessels in ceremonies held yesterday at Fujian South East Shipyard (FSES) in Fuzhou, China. The vessels christened were

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Huge drydock welcomes its first ship

NOVEMBER 25, 2014—The largest floating drydock in North America—the 80,000-ton lifting capacity Vigorous—got busy on November 17 with its first drydocking, after being christened by Vigor Industrial at its Portland, OR, facility.

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Bollinger delivers FRC named for Normandy hero

NOVEMBER 25, 2014 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the William Trump, the eleventh Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. “We are extremely happy to announce the delivery

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Norwegian adds ship to Oceania fleet

NOVEMBER 25, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) today announced a definitive agreement with Princess Cruises, Ltd. to purchase the 684 passenger Ocean Princess for its newly acquired Oceania Cruises