General News – Page 532
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Rudder cracks in Alaska tankers
BP's two new double-hulled Alaska Class oil tankers are out of service following discovery of cracks in the rudders of both vessels. A spokesman for Alaska Tanker Co., which operates the ships, says that the cause of the cracks remains a mystery. The first of the Alaska Class, the Alaskan ...
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Carnival fits Alstom propulsion systems
The Power Conversion Business of Alstom has been awarded a multi-million euro contract by Fincantieri to supply electric propulsion systems for two new cruise ships, one for Carnival Cruises to be built at the Marghera yard and one for Costa Crociere at the Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa. Both ships ...
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Daewoo sources local valve supplier
Daewoo Shipbuilding will be sourcing its supplies of ultra low temperature valves for LNG carrier from compatriot company Seoheung Metal. Previously, the Korean shipbuilders obtained all its ultra low temperature valves from Europe including France and Belgium. About 500 valves are required for each LNG carrier and Daewoo will start ...
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HHI secures NITC order
Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured an order for eight tankers from NITC (National Iranian Tanker Company). The contract consists of four 317,000DWT VLCCs and four 164,000DWT Suezmax tankers. Hyundai H.I. will build two VLCCs while their Samho yard will build the other six. Deliveries are scheduled for 2008 and 2009.
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IBIA calls on industry to comply
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the bunker industry to comply with the spirit of Marpol Annex VI in addition to meeting the specific technical requirements laid out in the legislation.Don Gregory, chairman of IBIA, says, "A global cap of 4.5% sets down the maximum sulphur content ...
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Philly?s third christening
Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard (KPSI) on Saturday will be christening the Manulani, a 219 metre, 2,600 TEU container ship. The ship is the third of a four-vessel order for Matson Navigation and the final ship is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2006. When in service, both newbuildings ...
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ThyssenKrupp - no decision on bid for Atlas Elektronik
ThyssenKrupp AG said it has not made a decision on whether it will bid for BAE Systems' German maritime electronics unit Atlas Elektronik. "If you talk to BAE they will say a decision is not yet finished if they want to sell it onto the market," ThyssenKrupp board member Olaf ...
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Timor-Leste joins IMO
Timor-Leste has become a member of IMO, following its deposit, on 10 May 2005, of an instrument of acceptance of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, as amended, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.With the accession of Timor-Leste, the number of IMO Member States stands at 165, with ...
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Aker inks NSB boxships
Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build five container vessels of the newly developed type Aker CS 1900. The ships will be managed by NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, in Germany and each vessel will be owned by single ship companies. The total contract value is approximately EUR 190 million. Aker ...
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Augusta goes to Aker for newbuild
Aker Yards has signed a contract with the Italian company Augusta Offshore SpA for the construction of an offshore supply vessel to be delivered in January 2007. The contract value is around $20 million. Augusta currently has another vessel of the same design, UT 755 L, under construction at Aker ...
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VT prospects buoyant
VT GROUP, the shipbuilder and defence group, rated its future prospects as good, but warned of a slowdown at its core UK defence support services arm. The company said it planned to offset the expected UK slowdown by continuing to expand in United States defence support services (DSS) and in ...
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Fesco orders another feeder
Fesco in Russia has ordered another 1,730TEU container vessel for delivery in April 2008 from Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa in Poland which is already building two similar feeders for the same owner. The price of the newly ordered ship is $30.5 million which is higher than the first two due to ...
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Chinese shipbuilders expand
Xiamen Shipbuilding in China has started to build a new 80,000DWT shipbuilding berth at a cost of $20 million. Due for completion during 2006, it will enable Xiamen to build at least 600,000DWT per year. In addition, two dry docks in Zhoushan, China, will be operational from August this year. ...
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Shipping shortage constrains Chinese car hopes
China wants to become a motorcar exporting powerhouse, but even if overseas demand for its cars soars, its ambitions may be constrained by a global shortage of car-carrying ships. These PCTCs (pure car and truck carriers) are in tight supply as car manufacturing becomes increasingly globalised while shipbuilders are already ...
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Ferguson needs lifeline
The Port Glasgow yard of Ferguson is facing an empty order book and is hoping to receive a life-saving order for two new link-spans from the private ferry operator Western Ferries. There could also soon be an order for a new ferry. Western Ferries' managing director Gordon Ross said they ...
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Q-Ship inks gas carrier deal
QATAR Shipping Company (Q-Ship) inked the largest deal in its history by signing a letter of intent with Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea, to build four identical 82,200 cbm very large gas carriers (VLGCs), for delivery in 2008-2009.The ?design, build, launch, equip and deliver? deal is worth about $385 million and ...
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Seastate looking to the future
Seastate, the Australian supplier of complete motion control solutions to luxury yachts, high speed ferries, military and para-military markets, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Austal. Seastate will join with the Austal team to form a resource with a vast knowledge of vessel design and operation that will push ...
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IHI recovers profitability
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) said its group net balance has swung back into the black for the first time in three years in fiscal 2004 as it cut costs and boosted sales in industrial plant, machinery and shipbuilding operations.The company said net profit came to 2.18 billion yen in a ...
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Hospital ship lifeline
Two shipyards are discussing a £120m hospital ship contract for the UK?s Ministry of Defence in a bid to cope with a work gap caused by delays to the £3.5 billion aircraft carrier programme for the Royal Navy and a slowdown in refit contracts for navy warships. Jaap Kroese, owner ...
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Color Line installs Ensolve
EnSolve Biosystems, the US biotechnology company, has received an order from Color Line to install a PetroLiminator 300 biomechanical bilge water treatment system on the passenger ferry Color Viking. The installation on the 1,460 passenger, 340 vehicle ferry will take place within the next three months. The PetroLiminator system ...
