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AIDA ship order gives Siemens something to smile about

Siemens Industry Solutions Division has received an order from Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, to to provide diesel-electric propulsion systems, and power generation and distribution systems for the AIDA Cruises  ship ordered

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Hyundai Heavy books drillship orders from Noble

UPDATED: Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, reports that it has booked a $1.03 billion order to build two new deepwater drillships for Noble Drilling Holding, LLC. The agreement also includes

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E.R. Schiffahrt cancels AHTS orders at Korean shipyard

Hamburg-headquartered shipowner and ship manager E.R. Schiffahrt reports that it has cancelled orders placed with the Korean shipyard Sekwang for four anchor handling tug supply vessels “due to ongoing delays in completion

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Technip launches floating offshore wind turbine project

Technip (Paris:TEC) is launching Vertiwind, a project that will test a pre-industrial prototype of a floating offshore wind turbine with a vertical axis. Associated with Technip in the project are Nénuphar, Converteam

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Northrop Grumman gets long lead time contract for NSC 5

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a firm fixed-price contract for long-lead material procurement on a fifth National Security Cutter. The contract is for $89 million, with options

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Pirates set new hostage taking record

Pirates captured 1,181 seafarers and killed eight more last year, making 2010 the worst year on record for hostage taking at sea. The latest global piracy report from the International Chamber of

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Sembawang Shipyard to build research vessel for Australia

Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard, a unit of Sembcorp Marine, has received a S$123 million (US$95.5 million) contract from Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) of a