General News 13-18 – Page 302
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Surveyors highlight unnecessary risks to ships laid up inappropriately
Increasing numbers of merchant ships left without work during the trade downturn are being involved in costly and unnecessary casualties, a London insurance market seminar organised by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been told.
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NewsStena and Sonangol order tankers for Brazil
The Swedish shipping company Stena Bulk AB is ordering four 158,700 dwt tankers from Samsung Heavy Industries at a cost of $268 million to ship crude from Brazil.
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Report reveals dramatic drop in newbuilding orders
Spending on new ships plunged 88 percent last year as the global recession sapped funding and charter rates retreated, Clarkson Research Services Ltd. said.
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NewsIBIA dispels confusion over EU directive on sulphur limits
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved quickly to dispel the apparent confusion currently surrounding implementation of the EU directive requiring all ships to use low-sulphur fuel while at berth in EU ports.
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NewsCroatia launches cutter suction dredger
The latest cutter suction dredger, ordered by the Belgian dredging company Jan de Nul, was recently launched at the Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. Shipyard in Pula, Croatia.
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NewsYantai delivers beltship self-unloading bulker
Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Shandong, China, delivered the beltship self -unloading bulk carrier, Vestnes, to the Norwegian company Jebsens Management on 24 January.
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Kyokuyo unveils eco-friendly car carrier
The medium-sized Japanese shipbuilder Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation will start building a new series of 2,000 ceu (car equivalent unit) pure car carriers with an innovative hull design which significantly reduces wind resistance.
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NewsDDW-SEA to build world’s largest OCV
Singapore-based Drydocks World - Southeast Asia (DDW-SEA), a subsidiary of Drydocks World in Dubai, has secured a newbuilding contract with Scottish Highlands International, a subsidiary of Coastline Maritime, to construct a 210m ultra large multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (OCV).
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NewsSamsung focusing on eco-friendly newbuildings
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has unveiled its plan to build only eco-friendly ships from 2015 by achieving a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsFinland approves the support of Turku shipyard
The Finnish government has approved a 500 million Euro subsidy package to STX''s Turku shipyard, as proposed by an economy ministry working group.
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DNV helping customers reduce running costs
In response to customer demand for reducing operating costs and rising concerns over carbon emissions, DNV is working with a number shipowners and operators to reduce fuel consumption up to 15 percent annually.
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NewsAPI Marine signs Turkish contract
API Marine has signed a contract with Besiktas Shipyard, Istanbul, Turkey for delivery of full Integrated Cargo Control, Monitoring and Alarm Systems for a new series of tankers to be delivered to the Istanbul-based Palmali Group of Companies.
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SCI orders product carriers from China
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has signed a contract with China Changjiang National Shipping Group Corporation’s Jinling Shipyard for the construction and delivery of two product tankers.
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Idle boxship fleet dipping
The idle cellular containership fleet has dipped for the second consecutive fortnight, with 30 vessels totalling 70,000 TEU getting back into employment since the middle of January according to figures released by Alphaliner.
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UK aims to attract students to careers at sea
The UK shipping industry has announced plans to step up its campaign to increase awareness among the young about the attractions of a career at sea.
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NewsFincantieri delivers Costa newbuilding
Built by Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy, the Costa Deliziosa is the third cruise ship in 9 months to be delivered to the Italian cruise company Costa Crociere S.p.A., a member of Carnival Corporation.
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OceanSaver secures world first BWS contract for large vessels
OceanSaver (OS) in Norway has signed the world’s first major Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) contract for large vessels.
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NewsKeppel-J. Ray jv wins Brazil’s P-61 TLWP contract
FloaTEC Singapore Pte Ltd, an equal joint venture between Keppel FELS Ltd and J. Ray McDermott, signed a contract worth about $1 billion with the Papa-Terra Joint Venture, consisting of Petrobras and Chevron, to build and operate the P-61 tension leg wellhead platform (TLWP).
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Estonian yard grinds to a halt
Estonia’s Loksa Shipyard, formerly part of the Odense Steel Shipyard Group, announced 525 job cuts last week, staggered from February to April, including all but two of the board members.
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ISU appoints new vice president
The International Salvage Union has announced that Andreas Tsavliris has been elected as its vice president; the appointment is effective immediately.
