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CONTAINER SHIPS: Newbuilds for OOCL

28 February 2013

On 18 January Damen Shipyard Galati (Romania) launched the 80.1m World Diamond, the first of six fully-equipped Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian offshore company...

TRANSPORT SHIPS: Fewer points for Sealift

28 February 2013

The MoD has reduced the number of Point class transport ships readily available to provide UK armed forces with a dedicated strategic lift service...

GREENPEACE: A new Rainbow Warrior

28 February 2013

The new Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, undertook a five-week tour of New Zealand ports in January. Built in 2010 in Gdansk, Poland, she was...

Excursion ship bombshells

29 January 2013

After 27 years on the Medway, the paddle steamer Kingswear Castle, built in 1924 and powered by a compound diagonal engine dating from 1904,...

BULKCARRIERS: The ‘Future’ of bulkers

24 January 2013

Tønsberg, Norway-headquartered Saga Forest Carriers, part of the Hesnes Group, has taken delivery of the 55,596dwt Saga Future, the first in a series of...

WIND FARM: Installation record

24 January 2013

In December 2012 the platform support vessel MPI Discovery (2011/ 19,533gt) completed the installation of 101 of the 175 turbines at the London Array...

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