General News 13-18 – Page 285
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Samsung targets high-end market
Samsung Heavy Industries is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-value, high-tech vessels, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers.
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Austal to close its Tasmanian shipyard
Austal has announced what it terms “a rationalization of its Australian operations and workforce as a result of the impact of changed market demand for smaller sized vessels.”
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Philippine yard gets VLOC octet
Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in the Philippines, HHIC-Phil, has signed a newbuilding contract with an unspecified European shipowner to build eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers worth around $500m in total.
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NewsABA delivers improved eco jet ferry
Aluminium Boats Australia (ABA) has delivered its latest ferry, a 24m Eco-Jet commuter catamaran designed by Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects.
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NewsNew MAN engine gets type approval
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded DNV type approval.
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NewsFinnish owner orders Supramax pair
ESL Shipping in Finland has ordered two ice classed geared bulk cargo vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
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Boxship scrappings slow as outlook brightens
Sixty container ships representing just over 100,000 TEU have been removed from the fleet since the beginning of the year, according to Alphaliner records.
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IMO to adopt new ship construction standards
International goal-based standards for new ship construction are set to be adopted when the Internation Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at IMO headquarters for its 87th session from 12 to 20 May 2010.
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NewsABS and CCS conduct joint LNG forum
Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) in conjunction with leading LNG operators.
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NewsLiberia launches VOC service
The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.
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DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations
A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.
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Brazil launches first oil tanker
Brazil launched the first of 10 domestically built oil tankers it will use to boost its trade in oil and give new life to its shipbuilding industry.
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NewsClass society publishes new rules for offshore units
Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.
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NewsCompact oil water separator system launched
EnSolve Biosystems in the USA has successfully completed and passed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oily water separator (OWS) system.
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NewsMHI to collaborate with BW Offshore in LNG-FPSO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has reached a basic agreement with the Norwegian-based BW Offshore Limited, one of the world''s leading FPSO contractors, to collaborate in the marketing of FPSO for LNG.
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IHC Merwede acquires Cape Town consultancy
Netherlands-based IHC Merwede has announced the strategic acquisition of MMP, Cape Town, South Africa. The new name of the company will be IHC Marine and Mineral Projects (IHC MMP).
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NewsSouth African firm to establish shipyard in Nigeria
The Southern African Shipyard (SAS) based in Durban has indicated an interest in developing a shipyard in Nigeria.
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InterManager takes ship management messages to EU
Criminalisation, piracy, transparency and a lack of unity across member states towards maritime issues were some of the subjects on the agenda for discussion today when senior representatives from InterManager met with top European Union officials in Brussels.
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NewsBionic coating could make ships more efficient
Ships lose a lot of energy due to friction as they move through water and numerous innovations in marine paint technology have sought to address this issue.
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New emissions control requirements
On 1 July 2010, MARPOL Annex VI, a new requirement (regulation 15.6) regarding volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions control, enters into force.
