General News – Page 536
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H&W may build clipper
Plans to construct Belfast's first tall ship could breathe new life into the local shipbuilding industry, an officially commissioned report on the project has found. A business plan for the venture, which would take three years to complete and would cost around £17 million, has been drawn up as the ...
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Qatar to award LNG contract in May
Qatar will award a $2.7 billion contract in May for 12 LNG tankers to ship gas to the USA. Qatar is also seeking a foreign investor to help build and operate a $500 million ship repair dockyard that will service the world?s biggest LNG tankers.Qatar Gas Transport (Naqilat) is evaluating ...
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JBP issues second draft
The Joint Bulker Project (JBP), made up of Bureau Veritas, CCS, ClassNK, GL, KR, RINA and RS, has made available on its internet website the second draft of Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers. The second draft has been largely amended and improved compared to the first version in July ...
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Polish shipyard restructuring sails into stormy waters
The creation of the Polish Shipyards Corporation (KPS) has been postponed yet again, this time due to protests from the shareholders of Gdynia Shipyard (SG). The restructuring of the country's shipyard sector began almost three years ago and since then the Polish state treasury has spent a total of over ...
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RINA moves towards zero emission engines
Italian classification society RINA has type-approved a device which represents a significant step towards the ?almost zero emission engine? for passenger andcruise ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer, was developed by Italy'sMec System s.r.l. and applies micro-emulsion technology to marine diesel engines to deliver significant reductions in smoke visibility and ...
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New Adsteam tug joins UK fleet
Adsteam Marine has strengthened its UK-based fleet of tugs with its latest newbuilding, ?Adsteam Ferriby?, which entered into service last week This new 70 tonne bollard pull ASD tug embodies the latest in innovative design and manoeuvrability, and will be amongst the most powerful harbour tugs in the UK.As part ...
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EnSolve Biosystems wins US Navy contract
EnSolve Biosystems has been awarded a contract option by the US Navy to develop a biological treatment system to remove petroleum products from decommissioned ships prior to disposal. The Phase II SBIR grant calls for EnSolve to design a prototype system that can be used to treat the wash water ...
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Martinac wants a chance to bid
The Martinac shipyard in Tacoma says it deserves a chance to compete for a $223 million contract to build four new double-ended ferries for Washington state. However, the state Department of Transportation says the shipyard doesn?t meet financial standards and its chief competitor says the Tacoma yard lacks the experience ...
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Freak wave hits cruise ship
A freak wave, measuring 21 metres high, struck the 92,250gt Norwegian Dawn owned by the Norwegian Cruise Line while sailing from Miami and the Bahamas to New York. Built in 2002, the 294 metre long 2,200 passenger cruise ship was forced into a South Carolina port for repairs after the ...
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Mipo wins more chemical tankers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won an order from Bermuda-based Eships Tankers for five 13,000DWT product chemical tankers at the price of $124 million. All five ships will be delivered by June 2007.
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VLCC trio for DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding has secured a $370 million newbuilding order for three 306,000dwt VLCCs from Pacific Star International Holding Corp. At $124 million each, this is the highest price paid for a VLCC newbuilding which has doubled since 2002. These VLCCs are 332 metres long, 58 metres wide and 31 metres ...
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Hindustan Shipyard on the up
Vizag-based Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), which is struggling financially, is expecting new orders worth more than $240 million in 2005-06. A spokesman for the yard said the yard?s shipbuilding order book was almost nil between 2000 and 2004 although last financial year it managed to win orders worth $97 million. ...
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Philly in tanker bonanza
Kvaerner ASA and Overseas Shipholding Group of New York have signed an agreement in principle to bareboat charter ten newly built double-hulled product tankers. Under the agreement, Kvaerner's subsidiary, Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, will construct the Veteran MT-46 class product tankers, with an option for two additional vessels, and transfer them ...
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Wartsila powers yacht carrier
Wärtsilä has been awarded an order to supply the 19.7MW power plant for a yacht carrier contracted by the heavy transport specialist Dockwise Shipping BV, based in Breda in the Netherlands.The yacht carrier has been ordered from Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China with delivery due in autumn 2006. Its dimensions ...
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INTERTANKO voices its concerns
INTERTANKO supports the investigation and prosecution of illegal discharges of oil from ships but strongly objects to criminalising accidental oil pollution and to treating seafarers as criminals Any criminal offence of pollution from a ship must be clearly defined and in accordance with international law and any penalties imposed on ...
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NCL terminates LoI
The letter of intent signed in December 2004 between Aker Finnyards and NCL to build an 89,000GT cruise vessel for delivery in spring 2007, has been terminated. The parties have not been able to realize the EUR 400 million project within the given constraints. The LoI also included an option ...
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FSG launches another Turkish ro-ro
The second of four ro-ro vessels for the Turkish customer U.N Ro-Ro will be named and launched from the building berth at Flensburger Schiffbau. The 193 metre long newbuilding, to be named "U.N Marmara", has 3,735 lane metres and a service speed of 21.5 knots.U.N Ro-Ro was the first shipping ...
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Malaysia concerned at navy contract delay
Calls are being made for an enquiry into the delay of the RM24.3 billion contract to build 27 high-tech naval vessels for the Malaysian navy amidst warnings that it was affecting the navy's ability to operate effectively. The problem centres on PSC Naval Dockyard Sdn. Bhd. which was scheduled to ...
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Wuhan to build crankshaft factory
Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant in China will build a crankshaft factory in Qingdao at a cost of $24 million. It will take two years for the project to be completed and will have an annual capacity of 50 crankshafts.
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Battle for Akpo FPSO
The French firm Technip and the Italian firm Saipem are battling for the $1 billion contract to build the FPSO vessel for the huge Akpo deep offshore field off Nigeria. Industry sources indicate that contracts for the construction of the 2 million barrel FPSO might be awarded this week.Making a ...
