General News – Page 431
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STX Pan Ocean orders new car carriers
STX Pan Ocean in Korea is expanding its fleet of PCTCs (pure car and truck carrier) as part of the company's strategy to move away from its dry bulk business to minimise the impact of fluctuations in freight rates, as well as to diversify and balance revenue sources. STX has ...
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Offshore partnership with Rosyth
An oil and gas industry firm has formed an alliance which will see workers at the Rosyth naval dockyard in Fife being used offshore. Petrofac, a service provider for the oil and gas production and processing industry, has joined forces with Babcock International Group for the ?groundbreaking? cross-skilling plan. Scores ...
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Indian yards to be upgraded
India?s three strategic shipyards - Mazagaon Docks, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard - which are engaged in building warships, will be modernised and upgraded to the level of shipyards in Europe, Japan and Korea. The defence ministry has decided to plan for the second phase of ...
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Hartmann orders ten AHTS vessels
Following the two ships ordered in October 2006, the German owner Hartmann Logistik GmbH, a subsidiary of the Hartmann Group, has placed a contract with Fincantieri to build a further eight multipurpose Anchor Handling, Towing & Supply ships (AHTS). A total of ten ships for delivery between end 2008 and ...
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QinetiQ launches improved ship design software
GRC Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Limited, has launched a new and improved version of its 'Paramarine' ship design software and 'Seagoing Paramarine' software, which is used for onboard ship stability and structural assessment. Enhancements to both software packages include a number of new modules that will be ...
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Sumatec buying two new tankers
Sumatec Resources Bhd unit, Semua Shipping, is buying two new 8,000 dwt oil tankers from Yangzhou Kejin Shipyard and Jiangsu Guotai International Group for $12 million each as part of its marine transportation fleet expansion plan. The Malaysian shipping company said the vessels would be used to perform contract petroleum ...
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STX wins Greek bulker order
STX Shipbuilding in Korea has secured a $468 million order to build six bulk carriers from a Greek shipping company. The order calls for STX to deliver the vessels to Anangel Maritime Service Inc. by June 2011.The shipbuilder, a unit of South Korea's STX Group, said it will focus on ...
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China to build supercarrier
A Korean newspaper is reporting that the China is planning a 93,000 ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be built at China State Shipbuilding Corp?s (CSSC) Jiangnan Shipyard for completion by 2020. Jiangnan shipyard is located on Changxing Island, near Shanghai, and will be responsible for its design and construction.If China ...
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Aker wins GDV order
Aker has signed a contract with GDV Shipping in Arendal, Norway, to deliver one Aker PSV/ROV 06CD platform supply vessel. The total value of the contract is approximately $66 million. The 94.90 metre hull for the 4,400 dwt vessel will be built in Romania and outfitted in Norway with delivery ...
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GPA?s confirms order for GPA 670 vessels
The Seattle-based naval architect firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. announced today that French marine services provider Bourbon Offshore has placed an order for 4 GPA 670 MKII Special Products vessels, thereby expanding their well-proven GPA designed fleet to 96 vessels, including 54 GPA 254 AHTS, 24 GPA 654 PSV ...
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Aker and MSC sign fourth Musica contract
Aker Yards has signed a contract with MSC Cruises to build a 4th MSC Musica Class Cruise ship. The ?MSC Magnifica? will be built at Aker Yards, Saint-Nazaire in France, for delivery in 2010. The value of the contract is approximately EUR 410 million ($548 million) and is subject to ...
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Magellan residential cruise ship selects shipyard
The Residential Cruise Line Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Aker Yards to start building the residential cruise ship ?Magellan?. This is the first step and the finalization of the project is still subject to the completion of financing.Designed by the Norwegian firm of Petter Yran and ...
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Nakilat and Keppel to build shipyard
Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT) has signed an agreement with Singapore based Keppel Offshore & amp; Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) through its wholly owned subsidiary, KS Investments Ltd., to jointly develop a world-class shipyard facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar.The proposed shipyard will be part of the ...
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Yantai Raffles to build special bulker
Yantai Raffles Shipyard in northern China has been awarded a contract to construct a flexible fall pipe bulk carrier worth approximately $78 million by the Dutch dredging, offshore and marine construction company Van Oord.The vessel will measure 175m long, with a 26m beam and an operational draught of 10.67m, and ...
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Another Genesis for Aker
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has ordered another Genesis class cruise vessel from Aker Yards at a cost of approximately EUR 900 million ($1.2 billion). The contract is subject to final confirmation of buyers financing.The second 220,000 gt ?Project Genesis? vessel will be delivered from Aker Yards, Finland, in August 2010. ...
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STX starts China yard
Korea's STX Shipbuilding has made a start on the construction of its new shipyard to be built in Dalian, China which it estimates will generate $3 billion in sales in 2012, similar to that of its shipyard in Jinhae, Korea. During a ground-breaking ceremony, Kang Duck-soo, chairman of STX Group, ...
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POSCO to raise steel price
POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, plans to raise the prices of some steel products beginning 19 April to reflect an increase in iron ore costs. The price of steel plates for shipbuilding will rise 3.3% to $642 per tonne.
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Sri Lanka?s Dockyard in talks with Croatian shipbuilders
Colombo Dockyard Ltd. (CDL) is having talks with Croatian investors on setting up ship building facilities in Sri Lanka according to a government minister. Investment promotion minister Sarath Amunugama said negotiations on the Croatian investments had taken place between officials of the two countries last week. Croatia is one of ...
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Philly adds boxships to new agreement with HMD
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc., the shipbuilding subsidiary of Aker American Shipping, has signed an agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) extending the current relationship to include not only additional tankers but also containerships. Under an agreement signed in 2004, HMD has been providing design and procurement services for a series ...
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Wärtsilä opens new workshop in Shanghai
Wärtsilä Corporation today inaugurated the first phase of a new reconditioning workshop in Shanghai, China. It will provide high-quality reconditioning services to owners and operators of marine engines, gearboxes,controllable-pitch propellers, thrusters and other ship equipment. This first phase represents an investment of EUR 2.3 million. "This new one-stop-shop service centre ...
