All articles by David Tinsley – Page 4
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NewsFleet Build-Up For Chinese Car Exports
Chinese industry has reached another logistical milestone through the delivery of the first pure car/truck carrier(PCTC) built at a domestic yard specifically for the export of Chinese-made vehicles.
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NewsJapan Renews Salvage Tug Capacity
Running counter to recent years’ waning investment worldwide in dedicated, ocean-going salvage tugs, a powerful new vessel is set to strengthen Japanese capabilities this year. Launched in January from the Shimonoseki yard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, the 81m Koyo Maru will become the flagship of the Nippon Salvage Company fleet, superseding the 26-year old vessel of the same name.
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NewsNorwegian Yard Lands Japanese Contract
In a rare case of a European shipbuilding success on the Japanese market, the VARD Group has won an order from Toyo Construction for a cable lay and construction vessel.
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NewsThun Bolsters Short-Sea Fleet Investment
Prominent short-sea specialist Erik Thun has extended its fleet development programme by placing a further tranche of orders with Ferus Smit in the Netherlands.
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NewsFurther Boost To Prysmian Cableship Fleet
Spurred by growing demand for interconnector and offshore windfarm cable systems, Milan-headquartered Prysmian Group has ordered two high capacity cable laying ships. This further stage of fleet development represents a capital expenditure of approximately EUR350m ($383m), and entails distinct classes of vessel.
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NewsLNG-Fuelled Coal Carriers Make Debut
Representing a new stage in the adoption of LNG as a transition fuel for deep-sea shipping, the world’s first Panamax or neo-Panamax coal carriers powered by LNG dual-fuel engines have entered service in the Japanese import trade.
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NewsBelgian Maker Adds To Multi-Fuel Range
A new model of multi-fuel engine has been added to the medium-speed range designed and produced at Ghent by Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC). The 6EL23 is the third representative of the groundbreaking Evolve engine platform to be brought to market, and is suited to short-sea, inland waterway and specialised vessel applications in the 1,230-2,160kW power band.
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NewsHarland & Wolff Pact With Aluminium Specialist
Expansion-minded UK group Harland & Wolff (H&W) is adding another string to its bow through this month’s signing of a memorandum of understanding with Australian aluminium shipbuilding specialist Austal.
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NewsFrench Operator Shows Green Commitment
Testament to an extensive newbuild programme and fleet-wide technological initiatives, Brittany Ferries has secured Green Marine Certified Shipowner accreditation for the fourth year in a row.
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NewsGrimaldi Shows Faith In Con-Ro Concept
Underscoring the Grimaldi Group’s commitment to the ro-ro multipurpose vessel type for long-haul or deep-sea liner service, the G5 newbuild generation is being phased into trade between northern Europe and West Africa.
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NewsDutch Yard Books Hybrid Self-Dischargers
Norwegian operator Aasen Shipping has ordered three hybrid-powered, self-discharging minibulkers from Royal Bodewes in the north Netherlands.
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NewsWorld-Class Training Ship Raises US Profile
Giving first form to a programme of considerable significance for the US maritime industries as a whole, the cadet training ship Empire State recently made her debut in New York. The $315m newbuild from Philly Shipyard marks a step change not only in design capability and engineering technology but also in the structure used for government shipbuilding contracts.
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NewsHyundai Glovis Plans World’s Largest Car Carriers
Hyundai Glovis, the shipping and logistics specialist of the Hyundai Motor Group, is set to order an extensive series of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) of record-breaking capacity.
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NewsTailor-Made Service Vessels For Largest Wind Farm
A major programme of investment in support vessels tailored to the long-term needs of the offshore wind sector on the UK Continental Shelf is being rolled out by the Aberdeen company North Star Renewables.
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NewsWorkload Builds At Revived Spanish Yard
A growing production programme testifies to the resurgence of the former Hijos de J.Barreras shipyard in Spain’s Galicia region under the name Astilleros Ria de Vigo.
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NewsJapan Shows Mettle In Bulker Refinement
New, further optimised versions of series-produced Dunkirkmax-type bulk carriers have recently been delivered by Japan Marine United (JMU) and compatriot Namura Zosensho. The latest iterations, yielding interlinked improvements in efficiency and environmental performance, testify to Japanese shipbuilders’ continuous refinement of designs that sustain global commodity flows.
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NewsDredger Deal Plays To Dutch Strengths
Diesel-electric power using Azipod propulsion units has been specified for a trailing suction hopper dredger booked by Royal IHC in the Netherlands from the Boskalis Group. The contract signals the re-opening of the Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard, upstream of Rotterdam, which had been temporarily closed last year due to a shrinking orderbook.
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NewsBoxship Signals New Chapter For German Fleet
Signalling a self-professed new era for the Hapag-Lloyd fleet and the German deep-sea liner trades, the first of the company’s ultra-large containership (ULCS) newbuilds was formally christened in Hamburg on 2 October.
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NewsFinnish-Built Dredger For New Polish Canal
Purpose-designed for a new waterway in northern Poland, the 63m trailing suction hopper dredger Ursa was launched last month by Finnish shipbuilder Tyovene.
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NewsLeading Car Carrier Doubles Down On Fire Safety
Prompted by recent fire incidents aboard vessels carrying electric vehicles (EVs), a leading operator in the deep-sea trades has strengthened measures to reduce fire risks.
