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Wärtsilä wins first FPP order from Vietnam
Wärtsilä has won a contract from Vinashin Shipbuilding Industry Corporation in Vietnam to supply fixed pitch propellers (FPP) for a series of five bulk carriers under construction for UK-based shipowner Graig Group. The contract signed in November, marks Wärtsilä's first FPP contract from a Vietnamese shipyard. "Wärtsilä has previously ...
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AMC needs floating dock
Australia?s Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan called for tenders for the construction of a floating dock at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson. Logan said the floating dock was part of the $174 million AMC expansion announced by Premier Alan Carpenter last year. "The AMC is gaining an international ...
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ISD strengthens grip on Gdansk
Ukrainian industrialists continue to snap up production assets in neighbouring Central Europe, quietly establishing a sizable foothold in the EU. A Polish shipyard is the latest target of a leading Donetsk-based financial-industrial group that already owns two steel mills in Eastern Europe.The Industrial Union of Donbass, also known as ISD ...
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APT builds third Europe river cruise ship
Australian Pacific Touring (APT) has announced the building of a third European River Cruise Ship. The new 150 passenger ?Amacello?, expected to be ready for 2008, will be a sister ship to the ?Amadagio?, launched in 2006, and the ?Amalegro? which will be launched in March this year.Construction of the ...
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Daewoo Mangalia books box quintet
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has won a $500 million order to build five 4,710 TEU containerships for Germany's Hamburg Sud. The ships will have a length of 309 m, beam of 40 m and a depth of 24.2 m with a 22.7 knot service speed.The vessels will be built ...
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Mega Hopper ordered in Spain
Dredging and Maritime Management S.A., member of the Jan De Nul Group, has ordered a new 223 metre mega hopper with a capacity of 46,000 m3. The order has been placed with Construcciones Navales del Norte, and the vessel will be built in the "La Naval" Shipyard in Sestao. It ...
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Target orders ten Panamax bulkers
Target Marine in Greece has placed an order for four plus six 81,000DWT bulk carriers with C& Heavy Industries in South Korea at the price of $ 400 million. They will be delivered from late 2008 to mid 2010. Ship particulars are 229m in length, 32.2m in breadth and 20.1m ...
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EU project designs oil recovery vessel
Oil Sea Harvester, an EU funded project, is developing an innovative ship design for tackling oil spills in rough seas. The decision to design such a ship was made in the aftermath of two major European oil tanker disasters. On 12 December 1999 the oil tanker ?Erika? broke in two ...
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Namura wins caper
Namura Shipbuilding in Japan clinched a 228,000DWT bulk carrier from MOL. Scheduled for delivery in early 2009, the Cape size bulker will have a length of 319.6m, a breadth of 54m and a draught of 18.1m.
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Wärtsilä Hyundai in joint venture
Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) signed an agreement to set up a 50/50 owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture dual-fuel engines for LNG carriers. The total investment in the company will be EUR 58 million, Wärtsilä's share being EUR 29 million. The name of the company ...
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E.R. Martinique commissioned
Another container ship for the Hamburg shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt was officially named at the Hyundai Mipo shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The ?E.R. Martinique? is a 2,824 TEU sub-Panamax class newbuilding that will go into service under the charter name ?CMA CGM Anemone? for the French liner company CMA CGM. ...
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Vinashin plans to privatize
Vinashin, Vietnam's state-run shipbuilder, plans to privatize all its subsidiaries this year to raise funds for expansion, a recent government report said.The report quoted Vinashin executive Pham Thanh Binh as saying privatisation would give the company more autonomy in decision making and raise productivity. "The subsidiaries, as well as the ...
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France steaming ahead on carrier project
Throughout most of the post-war years, France maintained two aircraft carriers but this changed when the Foch, the last Clemenceau Class carrier, was retired in November 2000. Since then, France has lacked the capacity to ensure long-distance air coverage during the Charles de Gaulle's maintenance cycles or during other periods ...
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'K' Line launches 'Corona Lions'
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. in Japan has recently launched the "Corona Lions," a new 85,600 DWT-type coal carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding.The Corona series, which "K" Line originated and continues to develop, is a dedicated coal carrier equipped with wide beam and shallow draft which is the most suitable type to ...
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GEM takes delivery of double-hulled tanker
Gulf Energy Maritime (Gem) has taken delivery of the second of 13 double-hulled tankers on order with Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in less than three months.The $57 million ?Gulf Elan? is the eighth double-hulled tanker in Gem's rapidly growing fleet, which is expected to triple within the next three ...
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ISU spells out EU action plan for oil spills
Salvors are seeking a meeting with EU Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Joe Borg to present their case for the adoption of new measures to reduce the risk of another spill disaster in European waters.In a response to the EU?s Green Paper on Future Maritime Policy, the International Salvage Union ...
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Vacon opens subsidiary in Chennai, India
The Finland-based AC drives manufacturer Vacon strengthens its global presence by opening a subsidiary in Chennai on the southeast coast of India. With a subsidiary in one of India's largest commercial and industrial centers, Vacon will further improve its service in the growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region. "Local presence ...
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Dockwise Yacht launches super ship
Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), the world's only float-on/float-off yacht transport service and a subsidiary of Dutch company Dockwise Transport, has launched its newest ship which will provide yacht owners with faster and more frequent delivery of their luxury power and sailing yachts across the Atlantic Ocean. The 209 metre ?Yacht ...
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QinetiQ awarded landing craft contract
QinetiQ in the UK has been awarded a four-year MOD contract to design, construct and carry out test and evaluation trials on a technology demonstrator vessel, which will be a contender for the next generation of fast landing craft. The build of the technology demonstrator will be subcontracted to the ...
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Nakilat to order further 9 to 11 LNG carriers
Faisal Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qatargas Operating Company, yesterday said that Qatargas Transport Company (Nakilat) is expected to order a further 9 to 11 LNG vessels for RasGas-3 and Qatargas-4 this year. He said that at the beginning, Nakilat activities were primarily focused on securing ...
