General News – Page 519
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Rolls-Royce system on US Navy Sea Jet
The US Navy?s Office of Naval Research unveiled its new advanced electric-ship demonstrator ship, ?Sea Jet?, for the first time. The ship will test Rolls-Royce patented AWJ-21 water jet technology over the next six months on Lake Pend Oreille at the Navy?s Acoustic Research Department in Bayview, Idaho.The AWJ-21 is ...
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Will Aker take over Gdansk shipyard?
The future of the birthplace of Solidarity, the Gdansk Shipyard of the Grupa Stocznia Gdynia (SG GSG) continues to remain unsure. The state plans to merge it with several other shipyards and create an industrial group but is also considering inviting a private investor. "I hope to receive a letter ...
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Todd leases Navy dry dock
Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, has leased the US Navy?s floating dry dock ?Resolute? after winning a bidding process last year. The lease is for a 20 year period and Todd Pacific plans to use the dock to repair commercial and Navy ships.The 660 feet long and 124 foot ...
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Weihai starts expansion
Weihai Shipyard in China has commenced construction work to expand its shipbuilding and ship repair facilities. The work will be carried out in two stages at a cost of $222 million.The first stage involves the building of a 50,000DWT and a 10,000dwt newbuilding dry dock, a 100,000dwt dock for ship ...
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Cummins upgrades support base
Marine engine distributor Cummins Diesel SA has launched the first phase of a coast-to-coast programme to expand and upgrade its maritime industry support base. An enlarged customer service and fast-reaction support operation, based in Cape Town and headed by a Cummins-qualified marine engineer, will eventually be targeting the entire South ...
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DNV secures more LNG carrier orders
DNV has won the lion?s share of Qatar?s second batch of LNG ship orders. Seven of twelve very large gas carriers ordered for the Ras Gas III project will be built in Korea to DNV class.Qatar has prompted huge newbuilding orders in the LNG trade to cope with its forthcoming ...
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Wärtsilä's RT-flex50 successfully tested
The first two of the latest Sulzer RT-flex50 common-rail marine engine type developed by Wärtsilä Corporation, have successfully completed official shop tests and class type approval tests at Wärtsilä's licensee Diesel United Ltd in Japan. With five to eight cylinders, the Sulzer RT-flex50 low-speed marine diesel engine covers a power ...
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GE?s LM6000 completes ABS test
GE Transportation?s LM6000 aero derivative gas turbine recently completed the 500-hour power generation phase of endurance testing towards American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certification. GE is seeking ABS certification to the Steel Vessel and the new Naval Vessel Rules for its LM6000.The company plans to certify the LM6000 at a ...
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Iranian bulker launched
?Iran Bojnurd?, the second of six Panamax bulk carriers ordered by Iran from the Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard, has been launched in Shanghai. The first of the ordered ships, named ?Iran Tabas?, was launched one month ago. The Chinese shipbuilder plans to launch the remaining four ships at two-month ...
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Russe launches German bulk carrier
Russe, the Bulgarian shipbuilder, recently launched its latest newbuilding. Ordered by the German ship owner, Briese Schiffahrts, the ?Ditzum? is a dry cargo vessel measuring 100m long and 14m wide and is the eighth ship that Russe has built for the Leer-based shipping company. The shipyard announced plans to launch ...
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Panamax bulkers ordered
Cosco in China is rumoured to place new order of two 76,000DWT bulk carriers with a local shipbuilders at a price of $35.25 million each for delivery in 2008. In addition, P. Dohle is believed to have ordered two 76,000DWT bulk carriers from Jiangsu Shipbuilding for delivery in 2007 while ...
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Aker launches world?s biggest
There are three ultra-sized cruise vessels for Royal Caribbean Cruises in Aker Yards“ orderbook and the first of them, "Freedom of the Seas" was floated out today in Finland. "Seeing a new ship floated out for the first time is a momentous occasion", says CEO and Board Chairman of ...
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Vinashin expands Nam Dinh facilities
Vietnam's shipbuilder Vinashin (Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) will pump $107.2 million into projects in the northern coastal province of Nam Dinh. The plan aims to make Nam Dinh the country's third largest shipbuilding centre, after Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, by 2010. The biggest project would be the Xuan Chau ...
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Hanjin profits reduced
Hanjin Heavy Industries had its profit reduced for the first half this year. The shipbuilder earned $1.05 billion in turnover compared with $870 million during the same period last year. The Busan-based shipbuilder posted an operating profit of $28.5 million from January to June this year compared with $33.6 million ...
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ASL in growth mode
The Singapore-based ASL Marine Holdings, an integrated marine company with shipyards in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia, has today announced that it has entered into contracts with several subcontractors and supplier to expand the capacity and capabilities of the Groups two shipyards in Singapore and Batam, to meet the growing demand ...
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Daewoo participates in oil field development
Daewoo Shipbuilding has declared its intention to enter into foreign oil filed development. The shipbuilder said that it will participate in the Korea Oil Corporation led consortium which is involved in oil field development in Nigeria and will take five to ten percent share of the consortium. The shipbuilder expects ...
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Shinsung orders steel carriers
Shinsung Shipping in South Korea placed an order for five 6,700DWT steel carriers with Mokpo Shipbuilding for delivery by 2007. Shinsung said that the new order is to cope with increasing demand for heavy cargoes and, when delivered, they will be deployed on the Korea/China/Japan route and Southeast Asia routes. ...
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Nigg for sale
American defence contractor Halliburton is selling its controversial offshore facility in the north of Scotland. Its UK subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), confirmed it had put the site at Nigg in the Highlands up for sale and had already received an undisclosed offer from a consortium of local property ...
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Toisa orders PSVs from China
Sealion Shipping?s subsidiary, Toisa, has placed an order with the Wuchang Shipyard in China for the building of three very large DP platform supply vessels. These three new vessels are to be upgraded versions of the very successful VS483 design of PSV already in service with Sealion Shipping and others ...
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Ulstein wins Solstad construction vessel
Solstad Offshore ASA has entered into an agreement with Ulstein Verft AS to build a large construction service vessel. The new vessel will have a length of 130 m and width of 28 m, will be equipped with a 250t offshore crane, 2000 m2 working deck and DP class 3.Contract ...
