Industry News – Page 312
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Bergen diesels to power Dutch naval vessel
Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply Bergen diesel engines for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Joint Support Ship (JSS).
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Korean shipyards regain top place in new orders
South Korea regained its No. 1 ranking in the global shipbuilding industry in January in terms of new orders according to London-based Clarkson.
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NewsUSCG orders more Sentinel cutters
Bollinger Shipyards in the USA has been awarded a contract valued at over $142 million to build an additional three Sentinel class, 154 foot patrol boats, for the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG).
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BV facilitates Maritime Labour Convention implementation
The French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has moved ahead of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 and set up a system to audit and certify manning agencies for seafarers.
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Alang ship-breaking to be upgraded
Japan and the Gujarat government in India have joined up to upgrade the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar.
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Class society offers monitoring for large two-strokes
Lloyd’s Register’s marine fuel and engine performance consultancy, FOBAS, has launched a new service, known as FOBAS Engine.
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Surveyors highlight unnecessary risks to ships laid up inappropriately
Increasing numbers of merchant ships left without work during the trade downturn are being involved in costly and unnecessary casualties, a London insurance market seminar organised by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been told.
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NewsStena and Sonangol order tankers for Brazil
The Swedish shipping company Stena Bulk AB is ordering four 158,700 dwt tankers from Samsung Heavy Industries at a cost of $268 million to ship crude from Brazil.
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Report reveals dramatic drop in newbuilding orders
Spending on new ships plunged 88 percent last year as the global recession sapped funding and charter rates retreated, Clarkson Research Services Ltd. said.
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NewsIBIA dispels confusion over EU directive on sulphur limits
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved quickly to dispel the apparent confusion currently surrounding implementation of the EU directive requiring all ships to use low-sulphur fuel while at berth in EU ports.
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NewsCroatia launches cutter suction dredger
The latest cutter suction dredger, ordered by the Belgian dredging company Jan de Nul, was recently launched at the Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. Shipyard in Pula, Croatia.
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NewsYantai delivers beltship self-unloading bulker
Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Shandong, China, delivered the beltship self -unloading bulk carrier, Vestnes, to the Norwegian company Jebsens Management on 24 January.
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Kyokuyo unveils eco-friendly car carrier
The medium-sized Japanese shipbuilder Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation will start building a new series of 2,000 ceu (car equivalent unit) pure car carriers with an innovative hull design which significantly reduces wind resistance.
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NewsDDW-SEA to build world’s largest OCV
Singapore-based Drydocks World - Southeast Asia (DDW-SEA), a subsidiary of Drydocks World in Dubai, has secured a newbuilding contract with Scottish Highlands International, a subsidiary of Coastline Maritime, to construct a 210m ultra large multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (OCV).
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NewsSamsung focusing on eco-friendly newbuildings
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has unveiled its plan to build only eco-friendly ships from 2015 by achieving a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsFinland approves the support of Turku shipyard
The Finnish government has approved a 500 million Euro subsidy package to STX''s Turku shipyard, as proposed by an economy ministry working group.
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DNV helping customers reduce running costs
In response to customer demand for reducing operating costs and rising concerns over carbon emissions, DNV is working with a number shipowners and operators to reduce fuel consumption up to 15 percent annually.
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NewsAPI Marine signs Turkish contract
API Marine has signed a contract with Besiktas Shipyard, Istanbul, Turkey for delivery of full Integrated Cargo Control, Monitoring and Alarm Systems for a new series of tankers to be delivered to the Istanbul-based Palmali Group of Companies.
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SCI orders product carriers from China
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has signed a contract with China Changjiang National Shipping Group Corporation’s Jinling Shipyard for the construction and delivery of two product tankers.
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Idle boxship fleet dipping
The idle cellular containership fleet has dipped for the second consecutive fortnight, with 30 vessels totalling 70,000 TEU getting back into employment since the middle of January according to figures released by Alphaliner.
