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Gaselys: new LNG carrier strengthens Gaz de France's fleet
 13/03/2007
Gaz de France and Japanese ship owner NYK Line, today launch Gaselys on march 7, the world's largest LNG carrier currently in service alongside Provalys, its ?sister ship". Gaselys will be chartered by Gaz de France for a 20-year period. The ship is owned by NYK Armateur, a subsidiary of Gaz de France (40%) and NYK Line (60%). The technical management has been entrusted to Gazoc?an, a subsidiary of Gaz de France (80%) and NYK Line (20%). This partnership with NYK Line a [...]
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11/03 :  Thales' SMART-S Mk2 radar is ready for operation
On 31 January and 1 February 2007 the first Thales SMART-S Mk2 surveillance radar was subjected to the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). The outcome of the test left no doubts: SMART- [...]
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23/02 :  Carnival Corporation & plc Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Sell Windstar Cruises Unit to Ambassadors International
Carnival Corporation & plc announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Windstar Cruises brand to Ambassadors International Inc. Windstar Cruises, which operates [...]
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19/02 :  Port of Rotterdam operating at full capacity
In 2006, 377 million tonnes of goods were handled in the port of Rotterdam, 1.7% up on 2005 and a new record. Outgoing trade showed more marked growth than incoming, at 4 and 1% [...]
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22/12 :  Submarines : French Barracuda contract awarded
French defence procurement agency DGA today announced that it has awarded the Barracuda SSN contract to the DCN group and partner Areva-TA. The contract calls for the delivery of s [...]
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21/12 :  DCN, Europe's leading naval defence group, partnering the Chilean Navy
DCN subsidiary DCN Log signed a memorandum of understanding with Chilean naval shipyard ASMAR on through-life support and maintenance services for the Chilean Navy's Scorpene subma [...]
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20/12 :  CMA CGM vessel receives Green Flag award
The french company announces that its vessel, the CMA CGM HUGO (8,200 TEUs), has received the Green Flag award from the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. The Group received the awar [...]
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19/12 :  USS Toledo arrives at Northrop Grumman for Modernization Work
The USS Toledo (SSN 769) arrived at Northrop Grumman Corporation on Dec.1 for maintenance work, also known as the submarine's depot modernization period. " Our fleet support t [...]
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18/12 :  Technip awarded for a new project in the gulf of Mexico
Technip has been awarded a contract by Mariner Energy, Inc. for the fabrication and installation of a subsea flowline(1) and risers(2) for the Bass Lite development in the Gulf of [...]
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04/12 :  A.P. Moller - Maersk and Teekay Shipping establish Swift Tankers
A.P. Moller - Maersk and Teekay Shipping Corporation today announced an agreement to form Swift Tankers, a Pool of Intermediate Product Tankers. The management company, named [...]
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26/11 :  Aker Yards and Aker BioMarine have agreed an option for building of a krill-vessel
Aker BioMarine and Aker Yards have agreed an option for building a vessel for harvesting of krill. The vessel is planned to be delivered in November 2009. The value of the vessel, [...]
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19/11 :  Gaz de France completes its fleet with the world's largest LNG carrier
On November 16, Gaz de France is bringing the Provalys, the largest LNG carrier currently in service worldwide, into commission. The Group is both a ship owner and charterer. Respo [...]
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19/11 :  Northrop Grumman Awarded $24.6 Million Planning and Design Contract for CVN 79
Northrop Grumman Corporation received a $24.6 million planning and design contract for CVN 79, the second aircraft carrier of the CVN 78 Class. The company's Newport News sector [...]
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19/11 :  Northrop Grumman Awarded $558 Million Planning Contract for USS Theodore Roosevelt
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a planning contract from the U.S. Navy valued at $558 million for the refueling and complex overhaul of the nuclear-powered aircraft c [...]
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19/11 :  Technip-Subsea 7 JV awarded subsea installation contract for the Stybarrow project in Australia
Technip and Subsea 7 announce that their Australian entities, Technip Oceania Pty Ltd and Subsea 7 Australia Pty Ltd, have been awarded a subsea EPIC installation contract by BHP [...]
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19/11 :  SUEZ Marks a Milestone at the Atlantic LNG Facility in Trinidad
SUEZ LNG NA LLC today announces that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship, SUEZ MATTHEW, has loaded the 1000th cargo of LNG from the Atlantic LNG facility in Trinidad. This event m [...]
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16/11 :  Meyer builds cruise vessel for Celebrity Cruises
On october 11, Meyer Werft launched the production of the first steel plate for the new giant cruise liner for the cruise operator Celebrity Cruises (Miami). The first ship of this [...]
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10/11 :  Aker Yards to build the worlds largest ferries for Stena
Aker Yards has entered yesturday into a contract with Stena Rederi AB in Gothenburg (Sweden) to deliver two innovative Super Ferries. The value of the contract is approximately E [...]
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10/11 :  Cruise and Ferries : Aker Yards announces the implementation of a new business model
Six months after Chantiers de l'Atlantique was acquired by Aker Yards and integrated in its Cruise & Ferries business area, Aker Yards is now presenting the results of an in-depth [...]
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10/11 :  Bourbon Mistral and Bourbon Monsoon: the first two Clean Design PSV with a reversed stem
The first two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) with a reversed stem (ULSTEIN X-BOWTM) and also the first two vessels of "Clean Design" standard to be contracted, Bourbon Mistral and B [...]
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10/11 :  CMA CGM and IBM establish Joint Venture
CMA CGM , the world's third largest shipping group, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have announced the creation of a 50-50 joint venture to provide CMA CGM with enhanced core information techn [...]
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10/11 :  LAI carries out the operation of pumping fuel oil from MV Rokia Delmas
Under completely safe conditions Les Abeilles International carries out the delicate operation of pumping fuel oil from MV Rokia Delmas container vessel, which ran aground off the [...]
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10/11 :  Rosoboronexport and DCN sign a letter of intent to cooperate
At the Euronaval show in Paris, the Russian State company Rosoboronexport which performs the international activity for the benefit of the Russian defence industry and DCN signed a [...]
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10/11 :  UK North Sea: Total announces two promising discoveries in the Alwyn area
Total announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Total E&P UK PLC, has made two significant oil and gas discoveries in the Alwyn Area. The Alwyn Area is located in the UK sect [...]
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10/11 :  DCN partners French defence procurement agency and Navy for first LTO battlelab experiment
The French defence procurement agency (DGA), the Joint Staff of the French armed forces (EMA) and the DCN industrial group conducted the first experiment at the French defence mini [...]
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30/10 :  Rolls-Royce wins largest ever offshore marine order
Rolls-Royce has won its largest ever marine order in the Offshore industry in a deal worth around ?60 million. Farstad Shipping has ordered four new anchor handling ships at a tota [...]
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30/10 :  Aker Yards : 3rd quarter 2006, Result below ambitions, profitable growth
Aker Yards ASA reported an EBITDA of NOK 304 million for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 7.8 percent compared with the third quarter of 2005. Challenges on three ro-ro [...]
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30/10 :  CMA CGM expands its North China Express service to the ports of Beirut and Le Havre
CMA CGM announces the upgrading of its North China Express service with a new direct call to Lebanon at the Port of Beirut and a weekly additional direct call to Le Havre in France [...]
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30/10 :  The Carrera submarine sails to Chile
The city of Cartagena said good-bye on 24 October to the 'Carrera' submarine and its crew, that left in the morning towards the port of Talcahuano in Chile, where will be arriving [...]
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30/10 :  Ships self-protection : Thales launches ARTEMIS and GATEKEEPER
Thales introduces the first products of a new family of electro-optic sensors that will significantly improve AAW (Anti-Air Warefare), ASuW (Anti Surface Warfare) and Situational A [...]
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30/10 :  BAE Systems achieves SAMPSON Milestones
The first SAMPSON Multi Function Radar system, designed to give new UK Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers a world-beating air defence capability, has been despatched from the BAE System [...]
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30/10 :  Meyer Werft : Undocking of the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship
Upon completion of extensive tests and engine trials the 93,500 gt cruise ship "Norwegian Pearl" will leave the covered building dock of MEYER WERFT on Sunday 15 october. Undockin [...]
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21/10 :  Interview: Mich?le Alliot-Marie, French minister of Defense
Sea and Navy : What is the importance of the french navy in overseas operations?

Mich?le Alliot-Marie : The navy participates in all of Defence's fields of inte [...]
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21/10 :  MSC Introduces a new direct service from North Europe to West Africa
Mediterranean Shipping Company announces the introduction of a new direct service from North Europe to West Africa. Commencing with the sailing of the MSC Togo from Antwerp on the [...]
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21/10 :  Rotterdam first to have Halal depot
A potential market of 30 million consumers in Western Europe lies in store for companies that adhere to the Islamic restrictions regarding unsullied food. A Halal distribution cent [...]
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11/10 :  US Navy : Rolls-Royce awarded $65 million power by the Hour contract to extend engine support for T-45 trainer
The US Navy has extended an engine services contract with Rolls-Royce to provide support for the F405 engines which power T-45 training aircraft. The contract, which has been renew [...]
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10/10 :  French Navy validates the BPC concept in Lebanon
Better than a theory or a series of exercises, the deployment of the Mistral during the Lebanon crisis has enabled the Navy Headquarters to validate the new concept for a Landing H [...]
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10/10 :  Aker Yards to build four parcel tankers for Stolt-Nielsen
Aker Yards will today enter into a contract with the Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group in Rotterdam (Netherlands) to deliver four innovative parcel tankers with stainless steel ca [...]
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07/10 :  US Navy : Northrop Grumman Christens George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier
Northrop Grumman today christened the nation's 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship's namesake and 41st President of the United States [...]
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06/10 :  Interview : Yrj? Julin, President of Aker Yards Cruise & Ferries
Aker Yards is an international shipbuilding group focusing on complex and sophisticated vessels and is one of Europe's largest, and among the world's five largest shipbuilders. [...]
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02/10 :  CMA CGM M?d?a, one of the world's largest container ships christened in France
CMA CGM Group, the world's third largest container shipping company and the largest in France, is pleased to announce the christening of its container ship, the CMA CGM MEDEA [...]
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