General News – Page 388
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R-R designs polar research vessel
Rolls-Royce has been selected to design a research vessel to carry out significant environmental research at both the North and South Poles. The vessel will be outfitted to cover a wide range of marine research operations, such as monitoring fishing stocks, meteorological studies, sea floor sampling and mapping. The NVC ...
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China delivers first LNG carrier and largest container ship
Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard delivered the 147,000 m3 LNG carrier Dapeng Sun to China LNG Shipping (International) Ltd for service between Australia?s North West Shelf and China?s first LNG receiving terminal in Guangdong Province. It is the first of a five ship series that are being dual classed by ABS and ...
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BulYard gets order for two cargo vessels
BulYard Shipbuilding Industry will fulfill a 60 million euro order for two cargo vessels placed by its majority owner Industrial Holding Bulgaria (IHB). The financing will be provided by IHB subsidiary KLVK. The first of the two 56,000 DWT vessels is scheduled for delivery in May 2010 with the second ...
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JFE and IHI to form Japan's biggest shipbuilder
JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will start talks to combine shipbuilding operations to create Japan's biggest shipyard, challenging South Korean and Chinese rivals. The Tokyo-based companies will discuss details including the merger ratio at a later date, according to a joint statement to the city's stock exchange today. IHI ...
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UK shipyards must diversify or sink
Vic Emery, managing director of BAE Surface Fleet Solutions, in his evidence to the Scottish affairs committee, expects that after contracts for the two promised aircraft carriers are completed, the Royal Navy order book will be equivalent to one 5,000-tonne vessel a year, and that the industry is set to ...
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Backing for Antarctic ship review
Recognising campaigners' fears that the Antarctic waters were at risk from the rising number of ships in the area, the IMO has invited member nations to submit proposals to limit shipping's impact on this unique environment. Environmentalists said the sinking of the cruise ship ?Explorer? in 2007 was a wake-up ...
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Daewoo workers vote to strike
Shipyard workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have voted to strike against a planned stake sale this year. The union said that about 93% of the 6,503 workers voted in favor of a strike, adding that the timing and extent of the strike will depend on the progress of ...
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STX wins VLCC deal
South Korea's STX Shipbuilding has won an order for two VLCCs from STX Pan Ocean worth about $300 million. The order is part of the $810m fleet enlargement programme.
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Strategic Marine bags first tug order
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine (SM) has broken new ground by winning a contract to build a 23.9 metre new generation compact tug, the first tugboat signing in the company?s history.The vessel, which has a 60 tonne bollard pull, has been ordered by the Port of Napier, another breakthrough since this ...
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STX?s China shipyard starts operations
South Korea's STX Group said a $1 billion shipbuilding complex in China has started operating and will deliver its first complete vessel by the end of this year. The Dalian shipbuilding facility will carry out the whole shipbuilding process from steel cutting and engine assembling to block manufacturing.The group has ...
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Incat delivers second Japanese cat
The Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has delivered the second high speed Wave Piercing Catamaran to Japanese owner Higashi Nihon Ferry. The Natchan World will join her sister Natchan Rera, completed by Incat last August, in service across Japan?s Tsugaru Strait between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.At nearly 11,000 gt and ...
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MARPOL Annex VI revision passed at IMO meeting
The revision of MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code (Annex VI) is on track for formal adoption in October 2008 and is likely to enter into force in March 2010. A unanimous proposal, hammered out by the IMO working group which met in London last week, was passed ...
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China delivers first LNG carrier
China's first domestic built LNG carrier successfully completed its sea trials and was recently handed over to China LNG Shipping Holdings Co, a joint venture of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), COSCO and China Merchants Group (CMG). The 147,210 m3 membrane type LNG carrier will be using boil off ...
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Greeks quiet on newbuilding front
Greek shipowners have continued their stance of wait-and-see approach regarding newbuilding orders during March according to the latest report by shipbroker George Moundreas & Co. Only 17 vessels were contracted in March by Greek interests, representing an estimated value of $424 million, a sum even lower than the previous month, ...
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Siemens to equip AIDA newbuilds
The Siemens Industry Solutions (IS) Division is two equip two further cruise ships of AIDA Cruises with electrical and automation systems based on the Siship PAX platform. The order was received from the Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, which is building the new generation of 1,087 cabin Club ships. ...
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POSCO targets Daewoo Shipbuilding
South Korea?s POSCO is considering a rise in steel prices, easing fears that rising raw material costs will hit its earnings, and lifting its shares to a four-week high. The company, the world?s fourth largest steelmaker, also said it may bid for Daewoo Shipbuilding, which analysts say could fetch nearly ...
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Hyundai wins orders for Gunsan
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a $300 million order from Korea Lines to build two VLCCs for delivery by the end of 2010. The South Korean shipbuilder is set to start the construction of the crude oil carriers in its new shipyard in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, in late ...
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Wightlink orders FBMA cats
FBMA Marine Inc. (FBMA), the Aboitiz-owned shipbuilder based in Cebu, Philippines has signed a new building contract with Wightlink, Portsmouth UK. The order is to design and build two new 41m medium speed passenger catamarans, for use on the Portsmouth ? Ryde crossing. This success builds on FBMA Marine?s new ...
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Sungdong becomes latest yard to build VLCCs
Emerging South Korean yard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is moving into the VLCC sector. According to local South Korean newspapers, Sungdong on 28 March concluded a contract with a European operator to build four 320,000-dwt VLCCs for delivery by 2011. The vessels were reportedly priced at $150 million apiece. ...
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IMO nears agreeing ship pollutant limits
The IMO has tentatively agreed new sulphur limits for ship fuels that will slash air pollutants but cost the oil and ship industry dear, an industry source close to the talks said. The industry source who is involved in the negotiations said countries party to the IMO had provisionally agreed ...
