General News 13-18 – Page 265
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ABS creates greater China Operating Division
ABS has announced a major organizational change with the creation of a fifth operating division that will be responsible for the society’s activities in The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan.
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NewsUlstein design for Heerema newbuilding
Having developed the concept and basic design for Heerema’s new monohull vessel, Ulstein Group’s Dutch based design company, Ulstein Sea of Solutions (USOS), has now been awarded the further engineering of the vessel with the selected shipyard.
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NewsCS Controls to be Schottel partner for servicing
Schottel Inc., the US subsidiary of Schottel GmbH, the German manufacturer of propulsion systems, recently signed a service cooperation agreement with CS Controls Inc. (CSC) to undertake repairs, upgrades and overhauls of Schottel thrusters in North America.
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Idle container vessels to increase
The number of idle containerships is expected to rise by the end of the year as the carriers’ winter deployment programmes kicks in.
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EC examining state aid rules for shipbuilding sector
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the application of the EU framework on state aid rules for shipbuilding, with a view to determining whether to maintain it unchanged, revise it or repeal it.
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NewsInnovative ferry family from Finland
Wärtsilä, together with Deltamarin, which claims to be the foremost design company in the cruise and ferry market, has introduced an innovative series of ferry designs.
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NewsMAN licensee breaks 100 million bhp barrier
HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, recently held a ceremony in Ulsan to commemorate the company’s production milestone of 100 million bhp.
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NewsHyundai record milestone in marine engines
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has achieved an unprecedented aggregate production of 100 million brake horsepower in two-stroke engines.
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London Club warning on over-reliance on GPS
The London P&I Club says a recent casualty involving a containership serves as a timely reminder of the consequences of failing to check navigation charts for information about corrections that need to be applied to satellite-derived positions.
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NewsDOF AHTS to be built in Brazil
STX Norway Offshore has through its subsidiary STX Brazil Offshore entered into a new contract for the building of one Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel for Norskan Offshore in Brazil, a subsidiary of DOF ASA.
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Wartsila to expand CPP production in China
Wartsila signed an agreement with Zhenjiang CME, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), to manufacture controllable pitch propellers (CP propellers) at the two companies’ joint venture unit, Wartsila CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co Ltd, located in Zhenjiang.
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Keppel secures contracts worth $101 million
Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore has secured new contracts worth about $101 million to complete and refurbish two semisubmersible drilling rigs respectively for Saipem S.p.A and Ensco plc.
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‘K’ Line expands installation of control system
The Japanese shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (‘K’ Line) has placed an order with Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Ltd. (YDK) to expand the installation of the latest heading control system onboard its vessels.
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Odfjell terminates Chinese shipbuilding contracts
The Bergen-based Odfjell group and the Chinese shipbuilder Chongqing Chuandong Shipbuilding Industry China (CCSIC) recently agreed to terminate three of the six contracts for stainless steel chemical tankers.
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Grandweld and Drydocks sign agreement
UAE-based shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, Grandweld, and Drydocks World Dubai have signed a long-term ground development lease agreement (Musataha) for a shipbuilding and ship repair facility at the Industrial Precinct of Dubai Maritime City (DMC).
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Scana contract with STX in Brasil
Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, signed contract with STX Europe for delivery of remote controlled propulsion system for two anchor handling vessels which will be built in Brazil.
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Safer shipping of dangerous goods with ‘GL Cargo’
With the new amendment to SOLAS II-2/19 “Carriage of Dangerous Goods”, coming into force on 1 January 2011, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has launched a database service ‘GL Cargo’, allowing its users easy access to all equipment requirements.
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NewsMonfalcone delivers the new Queen
Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, has recently delivered the ‘Queen Elizabeth’, the new cruise ship of Cunard Line, part of the Carnival Group.
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New welding technology for polar LNG carriers
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea recently announced that it plans to develop a specialised welding technology for polar LNG carrier tanks.
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NewsSurveying skills win thickness gauge
At Mercator Media’s recent successful Seawork exhibition, thickness gauge maker Cygnus challenged surveyors to guess the thickness of a piece of steel using only a hammer.
