Industry News – Page 650
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A&P launches 24-hour Shipcare
The UK?s A&P Group has launched ?A&P Shipcare?, a complete support package for all vessel types which is available 24 hours a day at any port through a single telephone call. The new concept offers services ranging from in-service repairs and overhauls to specialist capabilities such as aluminium welding, in-situ ...
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Confidence confirmed by further orders
Cruise companies confirm their confidence in the future by continuing to expand their operations, particularly in the Caribbean.According to figures compiled by G P Wild (International) for the last quarter of 1999, the main growth area for cruise ship berth capacity continues to be the East and West Caribbean. This ...
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Low-speed goes high-tech
Electronics is changing the dependence of low-speed engines on mechanical control. By far the biggest changes to effect the low-speed engine is the addition of electronic ?intelligence?. This offers increased flexibility, reduced emissions and improved controllability. The first development of this was by MAN B&W for the shuttle tanker ...
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Economies of scale
The dedicated methanol carrier Millennium Explorer has twice the capacity of any another vessel of its type. Industrial demand for methanol is increasing worldwide, creating significant opportunities for shipowners and operators prepared to invest in the specialised tonnage.Japan`s MOL-Navix group has been alert to the rapidly emerging market potential for ...
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Development continues as sales pick up
Recently the market for waterjets has undergone something of a depression. The uncertainty in the ferry market caused by the abolition of duty-free sales, and the recovery lag following the economic downturn in the Asian economies, combined to depress sales of waterjets last year. Hans Yansson, marketing director for Kamewa, ...
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Crunch time for Harland & Wolff
The announcement on March 10 that Chantiers de l?Atlantique had received a letter of intent from Carnival for the Queen Mary 2 contract dealt a severe blow to Harland & Wolff?s yard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the only other remaining yard in contention for the contract. The day before the ...
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EU adopts OPA 90
In the fall out from the loss of Erika, the EU has proposed a ban on older, single-skinned tankers in line with OPA 90. In addition, it wants to ban any vessel over 15 years old that has been detained twice by port state control officials in the preceding two ...
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Asian inspections increase
Tokyo MOU members have agreed to increase inspections on ships calling at their ports from 50% to 75%. The 17 members include Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. Also approved was a new qualitative criteria for members and ...
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Countries must back IMO says O?Neal
In opening MEPC 44 IMO secretary General William O?Neil said the IMO should be regarded as the only forum for setting safety and pollution prevention standards on international shipping. He said regional or unilateral standards which go beyond those imposed by the IMO and apply to foreign flagged vessels are ...
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North Sea to be SOx control area
The North Sea has joined The Baltic in being designated a SOx Emission Control Area. Once MARPOL annex VI has entered into force, ships in these waters will have to use fuel with a sulphur content of 1.5% or lower. Work continued on the phasing out of organotin based anti-fouling ...
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Lifejacket confusion
The Canepa & Campi Artica lifejackets, which had type approval withdrawn following the sinking of the fast ferry Sleipner, have been given the all-clear by RINa?s laboratory. Witnessed by the Italian government, BV and the UK?s MCA, the re-testing included the unfamiliar persons donning tests (introduced after the initial approval) ...
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Scrapping under scrutiny
The IMO has asked a group chaired by Bangladesh to look at ship scrapping. Its task is to identify hazards and risks associated with current practices, collect information on previous submissions and actions taken by various governments, and to gather views on where the IMO can contribute. In addition the ...
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Pricing talks continue
Talks between the EU and Korean representatives over the issue of newbuilding prices ended without agreement. However, negotiations are continuing by telephone and there is some hope of an agreement in the near future. Any agreement is likely to be in the basis of pricing principals rather than a yard?s ...
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Queen Mary 2 goes to France
On March 9, Carnival signed a letter of intent with French yard Chantiers de l?Atlantique for the $700 million contract to build Cunard?s giant cruise ship, now named Queen Mary 2 (See Cruise).The 345m long, 150,000g vessel will carry around 2,800 passengers, a small complement for a ship of that ...
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Princess confirms MHI orders
Princess Cruises, the subsidiary of P&O, has confirmed that it has awarded a contract to build two 113,000g cruise ships to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan (see Cruise).The newbuildings, which should be delivered in July 2003 and May 2004 are not only the first ships the company has ordered ...
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RCCL confirms two more Eagles
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has signed a letter of intent for two more Eagle class cruise ships from Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland (see Cruise).These ships would be the fourth and fifth in the series of 142,000g, 3,114-passenger ships, the first of which was Voyager of the Seas, delivered by the yard ...
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Another Kvaerner yard wins orders
Struggling German shipyard Kvaerner Warnow Werft has been awarded an order for a pair of 2,524 TEU container ships based on its CV2500 design.Due to be delivered in the first half of 2001, the newbuildings are the first ships ordered at Kvaerner Warnow Werft for more than 12 months.Still part ...
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Korean yards share post-panamax order?
Daewoo Heavy Industries (Daewoo) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea are to share an order for a total of ten 6,700 TEU post-panamax container ships from Mediterranean Shipping Company.Due to be delivered in 2001 and 2002, some of the ships are being purchased outright while others are the subject ...
