General News 13-18 – Page 660
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New dock for Unithai
Unithai is soon to sign a contract for a newbuild floating dock for its yard at Laem Chabang. The 33 x 200m dock will be built in China. Though it will be a very large handymax dock, the yard`s Derick Soares advises that it should be able to hold some ...
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Norway reduces NOx
To date 24 vessels are participating in the Norway’s NOxRed scheme aimed at cutting NOx emissions from the coastal fleet. Five have been fitted with water emulsified fuel systems, with the same number being processed, and another two ships have been retrofitted with SCRs. A further six ships have ...
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Debunking bunkers
If shipowners want the cheapest fuel possible they have to accept that it may be of variable quality. Residual fuels are not going to get any better. The oil majors point out that residual fuel is a product blended to meet ISO standards — but the reality is that ...
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Just burning gas
Emissions control in Norwegian waters has lead to the introduction of gas engines. In a joint building venture the German yard of Kroger Werft and the Norwegian yard of Langsten Slip are building a gas-powered ferry with the primary aim of markedly reducing emissions. This, comments Langstens, is an entirely ...
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Seaborne freight expanding
Operators of both ropax vessels and freight roros are opting for newbuildings which carry more freight, and offer faster passage and turnround times. Within Europe pressure is growing to move more freight from the roads into sea transport. Also, freight roro operators are increasingly moving towards offering customers a ...
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Mistral breezes onto European cruise scene
Further demonstrating the current enthusiasm of Greek shipping companies for the cruise market, Piraeus-based Festival Cruises took delivery of its newly-built 47,900g flagship, Mistral, from the Saint-Nazaire Chantiers de l`Atlantique yard on June 26 - ahead of schedule. The vessel - which will actually be owned by Auxiliaire Maritime J31 ...
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Yards fall back on traditional expertise
Although several shipyards in South America are acquiring new skills, economic conditions and the lack of a clear shipbuilding strategy make further progress uncertain. Well known for their expertise with small ships such as fishing vessels, yards in countries such as Chile, Brazil and elsewhere in South America are now ...
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Slow Sulzer for fast vessels
The latest design for a low-speed engine aimed at smaller, but relatively fast, ships has led to wide consultation. Wartsila NSD has added the RTA60C to its low-speed engine range. The 60cm bore engine comes in five to eight cylinder version spanning the range 8,250 —18,800kW (11,200 — 25,800 ...
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Paving the way to consolidation
Paving the way to consolidation An increasing number of shipowners and operators are forging new partnerships. With the international shipping industry taking care of more than five billion tonnes of the world’s seaborne transportation needs - a figure which is expected to grow by 100-200 million tonnes per annum ...
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OECD tackles capacity
The OECD has agreed a common basis for calculating shipbuilding capacity with shipbuilding associations from the EU, Japan and Korea. Shipbuilding associations in OECD countries will now send questionnaires to yards requesting information on dock sizes, crane capacity and throughput — both current and that planned in four to five ...
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Bangemann confronts Koreans
The EU’s industrial affairs commissioner, Martin Bangemann, has told the Korean Government that the EU will not allow its shipyards to be killed by unfair competition. He contrasted the contraction of capacity in European yards with the Korean increases and said their industry was surviving by low pricing. The ...
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IMO acts on counterfeits
The MSC has agreed a draft resolution highlighting the issue of fraudulent certificates of competence. It invites member states and parties to STCW to report any cases or suspected cases of fraud to the IMO and the relevant administration. It also calls for intensified efforts to eliminate the problem ...
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>Overcapacity continues
The shipbuilding market will continue to suffer from overcapacity and subsidies will remain in one form or another, concludes a Norwegian report, The Future of North European Shipbuilding. The report argues that low entry barriers and high exit costs lead to overcapacity. It also believes that the shipbuilding industry is ...
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Kvaerner sells Kleven
Kvaerner has sold the Kleven yard in Norway back to a consortium headed by the original family for NKr48.5million ($6.15 million). The sale excludes $20 million proceeds from two newbuildings that will be delivered at the end of July, leaving one anchor handling tug on the orderbook. Martin Saaringkangas ...
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On-line access from LR
Shipowners that have LR classed vessels are now able to check the survey status of their ships over the Internet using Class Direct Live. After entering a user name and password, owners can get direct access to the actual records used by LR without the need for dedicated software. ...
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Vickers Ulstein announces structure
The newly-formed Vickers Ulstein Marine Systems is to have its headquarters in Norway, and will employ 5,000 people worldwide it was revealed at last month’s Nor-Shipping. It is expected to generate total sales of over £500 million ($800 million) per year from four business areas: propulsion; engines; deck machinery; and ...
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Tanker fleet boost
As part of its Spirit for 21 management programme, Japan’s K Line has decided to build a double-hulled VLCC and has placed an order at Japanese yard Imabari Shipbuilding Co. The vessel represents K Line’s second VLCC, the first one being under construction at Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The 300,000 dwt ...
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Good news for Kvaerner
Odfjell ASA’s decision to order two chemical tankers at Kvaerner Floro is described by the Norwegian yard’s president Bjorn Lillelien as "the best recent news we have had". The contract is valued at Nkr900 million ($114 million) and will, says Kvaerner, secure employment at the yard for at least three ...
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Green light for FastShip
FastShip Inc looks a step nearer to realising its goals with the announcement that it has signed a letter of intent with the USA’s National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (Nassco) for the construction of the first four high-speed cargo vessels for its trans-Atlantic fleet. The San Diego-based yard has a ...
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NCL fleet to grow
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is continuing with plans to further expand its fleet and has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Lloyd Werft shipyard for another cruise ship. The 2,000-passenger vessel will be similar to Norwegian Sky, which is due to be launched at the ...
