Industry News – Page 550
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Mipo adds more newbuilding capacity
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has recently added one more dock for newbuilding, No. 1 dock, which had been used for ship repair. The shipbuilder has already laid the first two keels for a pair of product carriers at this dock. These are a 47,000DWT product carrier ordered by OMI and a ...
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Pakistan goes for Chinese warships
Pakistan signed a contract with China for the purchase of four new F-22P frigates with all related equipment/systems. The signing of the frigate deal will help strengthen naval defence as Pakistan has for a long time been seeking to introduce new warships in its fleet in view of the Indian ...
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IMO Regulations at a glance
The new "IMO Pilot 2005" with the current regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is now available as the 5th edition for all customers of Germanischer Lloyd. All amendments to the regulatory framework of the IMO, as decided at the 79th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 79) ...
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Design for Performance Conference at Nor-Shipping 2005
A fascinating presentation at The Motor Ship?s one-day conference on June 7th comes from Wallenius Wilhelmsen. The company will be discussing its zero emissions concept vessel, the E/S Orcelle. Some details of this thought-provoking design have already been published in the April issue of The Motor Ship, copies of which ...
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Stolt-Nielsen orders two parcel tankers
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG), a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A., has reached agreement with the Kleven Floro yard in Norway for two 43,000 DWT parcel tankers for delivery in late 2007 and early 2008.These ships, which will each have 39 tanks, partly stainless steel partly coated, will complement the high-end sophisticated ...
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Stromme acquires NME
The agreement on the purchase of 100% of the shares in Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS (NME) for NOK 12.2 million in cash in addition to shares in Str?mme ASA was signed by the two parties earlier this year. This agreement will extend Stromme?s range of products in important segments of ...
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Chartco under single ownership
Smiths Marine Sytems has acquired Fugro?s share in the ChartCo joint venture, such that ChartCo is now totally owned by Smiths. ChartCo was set up in 1998 as an innovative enterprise to distribute navigation data, weather and other information to ship operators by satellite broadcast. On a worldwide basis, it ...
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Poland gets nod from EU
The European Commission has given Poland permission to grant state aid to shipbuilders in order to improve its competitiveness against South Korean shipyards. Under the so-called 'temporary defence mechanism' which the EU introduced to protect its industry from low cost Korean newbuildings, Poland will be allowed to give aid to ...
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Wartsila strengthens link with CSIC
Finland's Wartsila and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) have entered into an agreement recently which will further strengthen cooperation in ship design, and research and development of diesel engine and associated equipment. The two companies have had many years' cooperation in manufacturing low-speed diesel engines.Member companies of CSIC include Dalian ...
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Mundra to build shipyard
The port of Mundra, on India?s West coast, is likely to be the location of the first new shipbuilding yard in the country for nearly 30 years. The $230 million project is being funded by the Adani Group and it is hoped that the modern shipbuilding yard will dispel the ...
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Ferryways considers new ships
With the recent opening of a second ro-ro berth for use by Ferryways at the Ipswich Ferry Terminal, new ships could be on the horizon for Ferryways' service linking Ipswich with Ostend, and a new route out of Ipswich is also under consideration. When the company began its service in ...
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RCCL firms up option
Aker Yards has received a confirmation in the form of a firm contract for building of a third ship in the Freedom class, the world's largest cruise ship, to be delivered in spring 2008. The contract value is at the same level as the second vessel in this class, ordered ...
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French coast protection vessel delivered
Abeille Bourbon is the first of two identical coast protection vessels designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce. These multipurpose vessels are intended to prevent disasters such as the Erika and Prestige pollution incidents happening in the future.Les Abeilles International in Groupe Bourbon will operate the new UT 515 design vessels on ...
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Qatar splashes out on gas ships
Industry reports claim that Qatar will spend $15 billion in the next five years to add 70 LNG carriers to its fleet of gas tankers. Qatar, home to the world?s third-largest gas reserves after Russia and Iran, aims to export 77 million tonnes of the super-cooled and compressed gas by ...
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Alfa Laval delivers to Fincantieri
Alfa Laval, one of the main manufacturers and suppliers of heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling equipment, has received a major order from the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri. The order includes the complete fuel oil treatment system for five cruise ships and two ro-ro vessels. The total order value ...
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Hyundai wins more post-Panamax boxships
Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured an order for five 8,600TEU container ships at the price of $ 650 million and ship particulars are 334m in length, 42.8m in breadth and 24.8m in depth. A 68,589kW main diesel engine will give a speed of 25.6 knots. Three will be built by ...
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Design for Performance at Nor-Shipping
June 7th sees the opening of the major Nor-Shipping 2005 event in Oslo and the holding of The Motor Ship?s one-day conference. Taking place at the Rainbow Hotel Arena, adjacent to the Lillestr?m exhibition centre, the conference will form part of the organisers? Leading Voices Programme. A number of papers ...
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Tanker phase out threatens workers and environment
A worldwide ban on single hulled oil tankers that enters into force tomorrow threatens to dump thousands of toxic ships on Asian and Turkish beaches. Workers in India, China and Turkey break up European vessels in appalling conditions with no protection from explosions, asbestos and a cocktail of toxic chemicals ...
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Korean shipbuilder exploring Muscat potential
The government of Oman is going ahead with plans to develop a world-class commercial port and shipyard at Duqm in Al Wusta. Royal Haskoning of the Netherlands, in association with Lebanon?s Khatib & Alami, is designing the proposed port and shipyard project. The port will have facilities to handle ultra-large ...
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Shipyard workers blame managing director
Workers of the PSC Tema Shipyard in Ghana said their Malaysian Managing Director (MD), Rahin Bim Jaafa, was responsible for the fire that killed 15 workers, destroyed the ?Polaris?, a Togolese registered fishing vessel, and adjoining oil installations. The shipyard, which is located next to the port of Tema, has ...
