Industry News – Page 320
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Samsung wins Utopia cruiseship order
US-based cruise and d hotel operator Utopia Ocean Residences has signed a letter of intent with Samsung Heavy Industries for a 105,000 gt residential condominium cruiseship for delivery in 2013.The total value of the contract is $1.1bn and confirmation of the order is expected in the first half of 2010. ...
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Wartsila engines and support for Chinese container vessels
China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. (CSCL), part of the China Shipping Group (CSG), has chosen Wartsila main engines for eight container vessels. These low-speed engines will be built under licence by Doosan Engine, Korea. Wartsila will also supply a package of support services for this order, which was placed ...
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Shippers' Voice warns against state subsidies
Governments must resist giving state aid to shipping lines as this will never benefit shippers or global trade, says Andrew Trail, Managing Partner of www.shippersvoice.comShipping lines made bad decisions before and should not be helped by the taxpayer to make them again. "The economic crisis came faster and more deeply ...
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NewsCarnival places third Dream boat order
Rendering of Carnival's Dream class ships - third in the lineCarnival Corporation has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct another 130,000 gt cruise ship for its Carnival Cruise Lines brand, scheduled to enter service in spring 2012.To be built at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard under a U.S. dollar ...
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NewsWärtsilä introduces the new 20DF engine
Wartsila's dual-fuel propulsion conceptWartsila has extended its dual-fuel technology to the lower power range with the launch of the new environmentally advanced Wärtsilä 20DF engine. It offers ship owners and operators a compact unit that brings all the advantages of fuel flexibility to auxiliary applications, such as generating sets or ...
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Cathelco and Blokland develop new anti-fouling system
A new oil combat vessel which is being built at the STX Europe yard in Finland will be the first ship to be installed with a new box cooler anti-fouling system which has been jointly developed by Cathelco and Blokland Non Ferro.Designed to clean up oil spillages and operated by ...
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Polish shipyard sale a disappointment
Poland said it had again failed to sell off two struggling shipyards, after receiving tenders for only a slice of what was on offer, three months after a deal with Qatari investors fell through. The Polish treasury said that it had been able to attract buyers for just a 10.5 ...
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ASRY pushes ahead with expansion
Despite the continuing global shipping recession, the Bahrain-based shiprepairer ASRY is pushing ahead with its $188m facilities expansion programme at pace, and has even added an extra 180m repair quay to its original plans.The facilities expansion programme includes the construction of a 1.2km repair quay wall, with an alongside water ...
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GL Academy China runs first recycling training course
How can shipyards and suppliers address the challenges arising from the new International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships ("Hong Kong Convention") after its development has been finalized by the IMO? Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has taken the lead in responding to this forthcoming regulatory change with ...
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Hamworthy supplies all-electric cargo pump room system
China Petrochemical Corp (CPC), of Taiwan, has for the first time specified all-electric cargo pump room systems for two new 40,000 DWT product carriers. The complete pump room systems will be delivered by Hamworthy Pte Ltd, Singapore. The ships, due for delivery from China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC) in 2011, are ...
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Aker Solutions opens new subsea facility at Egersund yard
Aker Solutions is today officially opening a new subsea facility at its yard in Egersund, west Norway. The new subsea hall will add another capacity to the yard and help further develop Aker Solutions' leading position within subsea processing technologies. The first project to be undertaken in the subsea hall ...
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India ponders reintroducing shipbuilding subsidy
The shipping ministry in India is reportedly working on a proposal that encourages domestic shipowners to buy from or build ships at local yards according. The aim is to provide a boost to local shipbuilding industry and cascade down into other industries. The ministry?s proposal could form part of the ...
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DNV and Intertek discuss merger
DNV and Intertek announced that they are in discussions regarding a potential to unite their business assurance activities, thereby consolidating its position as a world leader in certification, inspection and testing. DNV?s Business Assurance unit is a leading global provider of system certification, while Intertek is leading in product certification, ...
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France signs recycling convention
France has become the first country to sign, subject to ratification, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009. The country?s ambassador to IMO signed the Convention last week. The Hong Kong Convention was adopted at a diplomatic conference in May 2009, attended ...
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Polarcus twin naming ceremony
The naming ceremony of Polarcus Nadia and Polarcus Naila for Dubai-based shipowner Polarcus took place at Drydocks World Dubai recently.In 2008, the offshore shipowner Polarcus ordered six seismic vessels of Ulstein SX124 design. Hull no 66 Polarcus Nadia and hull no 67 Polarcus Naila are the first two to be ...
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Dry bulk carriers back in favour
With the recent Dry Bulk Index managing to remain above 2009-high, some owners are looking to speed up deliveries of their newbuildings.Clarkson said that "we are now even starting to hear of some owners with ships due to deliver within the coming months, requesting the yards to bring these ships ...
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NewsOil company offers football prizes to customers and industry members
Castrol Marine's competition offers football world cup tickets if you can emulate Arsene Wenger as a managerTo tie in with Castrol?s sponsorship of the forthcoming football World Cup, Castrol Marine has launched a competition offering those involved in marine matters a chance to win tickets to the matches. The company ...
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New bids for Polish yards
Eight investors have entered eleven bids for the sale of assets of the Gdynia and Nowa Szczecin shipyards, said Roma Sarzy?ska, from the Poland?s Industrial Development Agency. The agency has chosen not to disclose any information about the investors, however.The assets? purchase procedures are being held under new regulations that ...
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DSME subsidiary secures Middle East order
DSEC Co., the shipbuilding engineering subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea, has received a $167 million order from a shipyard in the Middle East. The order calls for, to supply steel plates and other parts to build four oil tankers at an undisclosed Middle East shipyard.
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STX cuts jobs in France
South Korean shipbuilder STX is shedding over 350 jobs in France through voluntary departures at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard. The yard employs around 2,410 people and has received no new orders for civilian vessels since 2007. STX France said it was cutting its capacity from 2.5 vessels per year to 1.5 ...
