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Davie Yards poised to receive two ferry orders

Canada’s troubled Davie Yards is set to get orders for two ferries, once a planned acquisition by a consortium of Fincantieri and DRS Canada is complete. The Government of Québec has announced

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Kirby confirms second quarter earnings guidance

Tug and barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) today confirmed and narrowed its 2011 second quarter earnings guidance to the $.72 to $.77 per share range compared with 2010 second quarter earnings of

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Copper-free antifouling receives Navy QPL approval

Interspeed(R)5640, International Paint’s, copper-free antifouling, has received U.S. Navy approval to MIL-PRF-24647 Type I Classes 1 & 2, Grades A & B, Applications 1 & 4. This approval follows many years of

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OceanSaver introduces next generation BWT system

Drammen, Norway, headquartered OceanSaver says that its next generation ballast water treatment (BWT) system will reduce energy use by over 50 percent compared to its previous technology.   OceanSaver’s on-going research and development

Knud E. Hansen books Canada ferry design order

In partnership with Fleetway, Inc., Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen A/S  recently signed a contract with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada for the basic design of a series of six

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NOL plans $1.54 billion box ship splurge

Singapore’s NOL Group today signed letters of intent to build 12 new containerships for its APL subsidiary. The ships, all to be built in South Korean shipyards, will include ten 14,000-TEU vessels