Industry News – Page 332
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EAS holds first keel laying ceremony
The Brazilian shipyard Atl?ntico Sul Shipyard (EAS) held its first keel laying ceremony earlier this month when it commenced the construction of a Suezmax oil tanker, the first of the Transpetro fleet modernization and expansion programme. The keel laying ceremony involved the 150 tonne central section of the ship being ...
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Austal wins Trinidad and Tobago quartet
In its third significant commercial order this year, the Western Australian shipbuilder Austal will design and construct four 41 metre high speed passenger catamaran ferries for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.Designed to carry 405 passengers at a speed of approximately 37 knots, the aluminium vessels are intended to help ...
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NewsHHI reaches 90 million bhp
Hyundai Heavy Industries' landmark engine, representing 90 million bhp in 30 yearsHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has achieved an unprecedented aggregate of 90 million bhp (brake horsepower) in 2-stroke engine production.HHI set the record in just 30 years since the production of its first marine diesel engine. This is much earlier ...
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NewsNew generation car carrier unveiled
Rendering of MOL's 'Ishin 1' future car carrierMitsui OSK Lines has announced that the company has formed the concept for its next-generation vessels, which it belives could become reality in the near future, by building on and refining technologies it has already developed and adopted.The first is a next-generation, environment-friendly ...
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NewsLaunch of largest floating dock
DSME's new floating dock (pic: DSME)Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has unveiled its latest weapon in its fight to become the world's largest shipbuilder: the largest floating dock yet built.The dock, at DSME's Okpo, South Gyeongsang Province, yard, broke DSME's own record of the biggest floating dock, previously held ...
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Safety at a fixed price
New fixed price safety agreements from safety equipment manufacturer Viking Life-Saving Equipment are hoped to appeal to shipowners looking to control servicing expenses, streamline management and predict future costs.The company says that fluctuating trade volumes, an excess of shipping capacity, sliding freight rates, piracy, and increasingly complex international and flag ...
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PSV launched at Russian yard
Severnaya Verf shipyard, a part of United Industrial Corporation (OPK), has launched a new platform supply vessel, known as project VS485PSV.The ship is equipped with an open deck for transport of hazardous and general cargo, and is fitted out for fire fighting, rescue and evacuation in the North Atlantic oil ...
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Naval orders for Rolls-Royce Marine
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has won two significant contracts from the French and Korean navies.The French Navy has ordered podded propulsion equipment and stabiising fins worth £7.5 million. The equipment is destined for the latest Mistral class amphibious assault ship. This order follows earlier contracts to supply podded propulsors ...
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NewsDNV certifies scrubber-equipped ship
Dealing with noxious emissions takes a step further down the road, with the first fully certified ship-borne SOx scrubberDNV has issued a compliance certificate for the first ship fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system capable of meeting the requirements of SOx Emission Control Areas. DNV says that the certification ...
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10 TEU 'boxship' for beach landings in Oz
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with a local West Australian marine operations company, Bhagwan Marine, to build a 48.5m landing craft for use in the Australian offshore oil and gas industry.The vessel will be used in Western Australian?s north-west hydrocarbon province and has been designed by International ...
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China now officially No2 in world shipbuildng
The latest report from research analyst Clarksons says that China has now overtaken Japan to become second in the world shipbuilding market.In the first six months of 2009 China?s market share rose to 23% in the first half, just ahead of Japan with 22%. South Korea is easily maintaining its ...
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New class guidelines on crack arresting
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced the publication of a new publication entitled Guidelines on Brittle Crack Arrest Design. The new guidelines have been released as a technical reference to help prevent the propagation of brittle cracks that may occur in the hull structure and possibly threaten the safety of ...
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Barometer of bunker fuels is launched
Petromedia, a provider of international information services for the marine industry, has announced the launch of its BWI (Bunkerworld Index). Representing bunker fuel market movements on an international basis, the BWI is a weighted daily index based on Bunkerworld Benchmark Prices from 20 key bunkering ports, providing a single number ...
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Electronic chart training initiative
UK company PC Maritime says that it has formed a partnership with specialist training company ECDIS Ltd in order to provide its customers with approved generic ECDIS training at a location of their choice. Marketing director Anne Edmonds said: "For many of our customers, getting their navigating officers to colleges ...
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Shin Kurushima implements Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
Shin Kurushima Dockyard (SKDY), recognized as one of the most productive shipyards worldwide, has standardized on Intergraph SmartMarine 3D design and engineering software after an intensive two-year benchmark study. Based on the productivity experienced in the benchmark study, Japan-based SKDY expects further improvements in productivity and production planning using theautomated ...
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New mega shipyard in Primorsk
The port of Primorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia, has been selected as the location for a brand new state-controlled super shipyard. The government has allocated over $855 million towards this ambitious project which, it claims, would become one of the world?s most modern shipyards. According to several statements of the ...
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Maiden delivery for Cosco Zhoushan
The Zhoushan facility of China's Cosco Shipyard Group has completed its first newbuilding, a 57,000 dwt Handymax bulker named Yuan Shun Hai, ordered by Cosco Qingdao. According to UK-based Clarkson Research Services, the initial delivery date of the ship was set for the middle of last year, meaning that the ...
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Hyundai aborts expansion
Hyundai Heavy Industries has decided to discontinue the expansion work at its ship block manufacturing plant in Pohang city, North Gyungsang province, South Korea. The world's largest shipbuilder cited newbuilding market slump as the reason of the decision.Hyundai has been operating the block factory in Pohang since 2005, and it ...
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ZF Marine acquires HRP
The Marine Propulsion Systems business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG in Germany is further expanding its position as a leading worldwide supplier of complete marine propulsion systems for all types of vessels. ZF Marine has now acquired HRP Nederland b.v. with all subsidiaries including production locations in The Netherlands and ...
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US and Canada near agreement to control pollutants from ships
The United States and Canada are nearing an international agreement to clean up the emissions of ships travelling within 200 nautical miles offshore. Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculate that pollution controls will save the lives of 8,300 people each year and help more than 3 million avoid ...
