Industry News – Page 528
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Bad maintenance of lifesaving gear costs lives
From July 1, 2006, regular inspections, tests and services by manufacturer-trained and approved technicians become mandatory for all SOLAS ships. Failure of ship operators to prove that they follow the new inspection and maintenance requirements will result in their ships being detained and delayed. "Time's up for unsafe maintenance," says ...
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Air patrols guard Malacca Strait
The four Southeast Asian nations guarding the Malacca Strait started joint air patrols of the vital sea-lane when a Malaysian military plane took to the air with Singaporean personnel on board.The aircraft took off from Subang air force base, on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, with a crew of ...
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Hanjin shortens welding time
Hanjin Heavy Industries has developed an automatic vertical welding machine (HW-EG2) which has dramatically reduced welding time. The shipbuilder recently used the new equipment in the construction of an 8,100TEU container ship and claims they shortened the welding time by about 10%.
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Wartsila powers Chilean patrol vessels
Wärtsilä Corporation won a contract in August to deliver complete propulsion systems for two 80.6 metre offshore patrol for the Chilean Coast Guard. Designed by the German company Fassmer, each of the 1,850 tonne displacement patrol vessels will be equipped with two 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 26 main engines having a combined ...
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BC to widen Utah ferry
BC Ferries in Canada has acquired the 20-year old ferry, John Atlantic Burr, from the State of Utah, USA, for $200,000. The vessel was extensively surveyed by BC Ferries' engineers prior to submitting a formal bid and was found to be in excellent condition. The vessel was previously operated on ...
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CMA CGM acquires Delmas
Leading French carrier CMA CGM has completed the $600 million acquisition of Delmas, previously 100% held by the Bollore Group. Through this transaction, CMA CGM has acquired the Delmas, Otal, Setramar brands, a 50% share in SudCargos, and Delmas' vessels, containers and headquarters in Le Havre. In West Africa, CMA ...
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DRS wins US Navy contracts
DRS Technologies, Inc, , headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, was awarded several new contracts with a combined value of approximately $43 million to design and produce power conversion, distribution and control equipment for next-generation and existing classes of U.S. Navy combatant surface ships and submarines. The contracts were awarded to ...
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Northrop Grumman Gulf shipyards back in action
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced its Ship Systems sector has put out the call to all its shipyard employees who can return to work at its Pascagoula and New Orleans shipyards to do so. Both yards returned to partial ship production and office work at the beginning of this week and ...
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Wärtsilä powers New Zealand warships
Wärtsilä has won contracts in the beginning of the year for propulsion systems for the seven-vessel Project Protector of the Royal New Zealand Navy. The main contractor for the project is the Australian defence supplier Tenix Defence Pty Ltd, on behalf of the New Zealand Ministry of Defence. The project ...
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China builds barge for nuclear plant
China will manufacture a barge for the Russian Federal Nuclear Agency which will outfit it with the reactor equipment at the Sevmash plant in Severodvinsk located in the Archangels region in northern Russia. China offered the best conditions for the barge production and in addition it will issue Russia a ...
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Strike hits Helsinki yard
Some 400 workers shut down the Helsinki operations of shipbuilder Aker Finnyards on Friday in protest against planned layoffs and cutbacks. The strike, scheduled to last until Monday morning, came after last month's announcement by the company that it would outsource some operations, cut its work force in Helsinki by ...
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STX clinches three ethylene carriers
STX Shipbuilding in South Korea won a $110 million order for three ethylene carriers from a German ship owner for delivery in 2007 and 2008.
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Aker wins Sub Sea IMR vessel
Aker Yards has signed a contract worth approximately $76 million to build a Sub Sea IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair) vessel for ?stensj? Rederi AS. The 108.7 m long and 23 m wide vessel will be delivered summer 2007.Main duties for the 6,200 DWT newbuilding, which is an ST 255 ...
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EC POP&C project improves tanker safety
Set up in January 2004, the three year collaborative project funded by the EC and entitled "Pollution Prevention and Control ? Safe Transportation of Hazardous Goods by Tankers" (POP&C) has been researching the development of a rational methodology for the assessment of pollution risk from oil tankers. Managed by Intertanko ...
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Daewoo diversifies
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, in South Korea, is seeking to diversify its business portfolio for synergy and new growth, industry sources said today. Daewoo Shipbuilding is conducting due diligence on JR Construction Co., one of the country's small builders, as a preferred bidder. It also intends to acquire the ...
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EU confirms aid to ENVC
The European Commission has decided to allow an extension of the delivery date for two product/chemical tankers built at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC), Portugal in derogation from the EC Treaty state aid rules on shipbuilding. As a general rule, shipbuilding contracts signed before the abolition of operating ...
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Zhejiang shiprepair to be operational
Zhoushan Wanbang Yongyue Shipyard in China will be operational soon following government approval for the building of the ship repair facility at a cost of $37.8 million. The shipyard has a 300,000DWT, a 200,000DWT dry dock and an outfitting quay. Dongfeng Shipyard in China clinched nine 200TEU container ships ...
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Bender wins tug contract
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair plans to hire 450 new workers, 200 of them in Mobile, to build three tug barges worth $232.5 million for Maritrans Inc. Each articulated tug barge unit, a type of powerful 12,000-horsepower workboat, will be worth $77.5 million and able to carry 335,000 barrels of petroleum ...
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IMO calls for cooperation in Malacca Strait
The IMO stressed the need for closer cooperation to enhance security in the Malacca and Singapore Straits. Secretary General, Efthimios Mitropoulus, made the appeal while opening the two-day meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. He said that the meeting was expected to ...
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Northrop Grumman resumes work
Northrop Grumman will resume building Navy ships at its Katrina damaged Gulf Coast yards as early as next week, according to company executives. Operations in Pascagoula, Gulfport and New Orleans represent about 10% of the company's annual business, with Pascagoula making up about 7%. The company had a profit of ...
