Industry News – Page 348
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Asian shipyards expand LNG carrier portfolios
Officials from major Asian LNG carrier shipyards at Gastech 2009 have said that, while 2009 has been a quiet year so far, they are confident that 2010 will see an upturn in orders, especially from clients looking for floating storage and regasification units (FSRU). Chan Won Moon, who works for ...
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New LNG sloshing guidelines
Lloyd's Register has published a new guidance document for the design of membrane-technology liquid natural gas containment systems. The document is aimed at improving design procedures with respect to sloshing forces, and is the result of a long programme of research and development, including extensive consultation with industry, and an ...
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Asia to become world's dominant shipping force
What might feel like a global shipping meltdown will, in hindsight, be viewed as a worldwide shift to an Asian domination of the maritime industry. Such was the conclusion of a recent shipping finance forum in Tokyo. Asia's determination to protect its shipbuilding industries and to secure its means of ...
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Japan ranks top in order intake
According to the Korea Shipbuilders' Association (Koshipa), South Korean shipbuilders have received new ship orders of 171,000 cgt in the first quarter of 2009, placing it 2nd in market share after Japan. Koshipa released a report entitled "Current Situations and Prospects of Shipbuilding Industry" which said Chinese shipyards secured new ...
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NewsMotorship Conference - from beyond 2009 to pre-1904 in two days
Delegates to the Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference study the 1932 B&W engine at the MAN Diesel House museumThe 2009 Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference, held on 26-27 May in Copenhagen, Denmark, was judged by all to have been a resounding success.In such uncertain times it was remarkable that the ...
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Versatile tanker from Turkish yard
The Turkish shipbuilder ?i?ek Shipyard has delivered the 3,087 DWT double-hull tanker Frecciamare to the Italian shipowner Ciane Anapo. Based in Augusta, on the east coast of Sicily, Ciane Anapo is part of the Novella Group, which specialises in coastal tanker and bunker operations.Frecciamare was completed as Chem Flower, the ...
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Single supplier for safety services
In a significant review of its safety operations, Exmar Shipmanagement has awarded a contract to Wilhelmsen Ships Service to handle all safety-related business throughout the fleet, including a liferaft rental programme and complete port agencies service. As part of the programme, Exmar Shipmanagement has concluded a liferaft rental agreement for ...
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Class guidance notes for LNG cargoes
Lloyd's Register, claimed to be a leader in the classification of LNG carriers, has published a new guidance document for the design of membrane-technology liquid natural gas containment systems. The document is aimed at improving design procedures with respect to sloshing forces, and is the result of a long programme ...
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Latest emissions research presented at Motorship conference
The second phase of the Emission Minimisation (EMI MINI) research project, a joint effort to reduce marine engine emissions, is nearing completion.Funded by the German government and involving leading diesel engine design experts, including Caterpillar Motoren, AVL Deutschland, L?Orange, WTZ Roßlau and the University of Rostock, the first phase of ...
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SSW pulls out of shipbuilding
Reports from Germany suggest that the Schichau Seebeck shipyard (SSW) is to cease building ships. The yard, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, is expected to be converted into a business park for the maritime and wind power industries. Two of the former owners, shipbuilder Lloyd Werft and Ronner, a ...
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Well-attended Motorship Conference winds up in historic style
The 31st Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference drew to a successful close in Copenhagen today.After a morning of discussion centred around various emissions-related topics, including exhaust gas abatement technology and the impact of the latest Marpol regulations, the formal business concluded with a shipowners' discussion session.The event concluded with a ...
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Donut distribution agreement
Global manufacturer of maritime and offshore safety solutions VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a distribution agreement with UK based Donut Safety Systems Ltd.- VIKING?s products are often the last means of rescue on board, and we are always on the lookout for ways to improve crew safety, says Global Sales ...
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Brazilian order for deck equipment
Rolls-Royce has secured a £38 million contract to supply a newly-developed anchor handling system that will enable floating oil platforms to be secured to the seabed in the extreme depths off the coast of Brazil. The system has been developed in response to the increase in deep water oil exploration ...
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31st Motorship conference promises to be best ever
The 2009 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference, to be held in Copenhagen on 26/27 May, is set to be the best ever in the event's 31-year history. The venue, at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, will be packed out with experts from the shipping and marine engineering industries, as, uniquely, ...
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Award for fuel-saving paint
Hempasil X3, a new fouling release coating from Hempel, has won a Seatrade Award for its contribution to Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment within the shipping industry. The award recognises that Hempasil X3 has the potential to cut drastically the amount of CO2 the shipping industry releases into ...
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Omega Navigation in jv to acquire newbuilding
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, has taken delivery of the first of its seven 47,000 dwt newbuildings, the 'Omega Duke'. In May 2008, Omega announced it had entered in to an agreement with an unrelated third party to purchase two ...
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TERCC on crest of a wave
Teesside's ship recycling centre has welcomed its latest vessel, a 469 tonne former trawler. The 'Viking Vulcan', which was converted to an oil rig supply vessel, has been towed to the Tees from Leith in Scotland.It has arrived at Able UK?s Teesside Environmental Reclamation Centre (TERRC) facility at Able Seaton ...
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Bangladesh to build floating reception vessel
Western Marine Shipyard in Bangladesh, has recently signed a contract with Finland?s Lamor Corporation to build a floating reception vessel and pontoon barge and gangway foundation. The vessel will eventually be handed over to the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)."This is a specialised vessel capable of collecting operational and oily waste ...
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BV and SENER test results of CAS Project
The EU-funded CAS project (Condition Assessment System), led by Bureau Veritas (BV) and where SENER was a major player, had the purpose of cutting the time and costs to process thickness studies of the structure of a ship in operation, taking advantage of the ship 3D model previously created in ...
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Grandweld delivers crewboat
Grandweld, a shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, and Stanford Marine, an offshore oil and gas industry fleet operator, both part of the UAE-based GMMOS Group, are celebrating the delivery of the first unit in a six vessel order for 41m crewboats. Jamal Abki, Grandweld General Manager, said: "This design ...
