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NewsPass the salt
Meeting the requirements of the "one man engine room" an automatic salinity indicating system has been installed aboard the LNG Hilli. The McNab system will measure up to 10 channels of salinity simultaneously allowing the operator to monitor the feed and condensate salinity while any high salinity indications will bring ...
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NewsBridge the gap
ABS has released the first Guidance Notes on Ergonomic Design of Navigation Bridges. ABS safety manager, Denise McCafferty says, "When bridge activities rely on interfaces that are awkward for the mariner, human errors relating to judgment and vessel control can occur."The publication gives general ergonomic design information as well as ...
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NewsEurope bans single-hull tankers
Single-hull oil tankers have been banned from European ports with effect from 21 October 2003The Regulation banning single-hull oil tankers from European ports was published in the EU?s Official Journal on 21 October thereby signifying the entry into force of the new regulations. Now, single-hull oil tankers may not be ...
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High Speed specialists get BMT stamp
Following its acquisition by British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) in April 2003, Nigel Gee and Associates Ltd, the specialists in high-speed mono and multi-hull vessel design, will now trade as BMT Nigel Gee and Associates LtdCommenting on the change, Nigel Gee said: "The new company name will assist us in ...
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Dalian capacity trebled
With the completion of a 300,000DWT dock two months earlier than scheduled, the shipbuilding capacity of the Dalian shipyard has been increased to between one and two million DWT per year The new facility is 400m long and 96m wide with a depth of 13m.
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Wärtsilä sells its holding in Polar Diesels
Wärtsilä will sell all of its holdings in Polar Kiinteistöt Oyj to the German real estate company IVG Immobilien AG. Wärtsilä has a direct holding in Polar of 14,473,438 shares representing 8.0 percent of the total share capital. Wärtsilä also has indirect holding in Polar through its associated company Cervuctum ...
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Double trouble
ABS President Robert Somerville said that in the rare event of a tanker casualty it is likely to be the class society, rather than the operator, that finds itself in court, and subject to monstrously unreasonable claims and penalties.Speaking at the Annual Tanker Operator Conference he said the IMO may ...
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Demand for LNG boosts shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy Industries said it had won a massive order for LNG carriers from BG and RasGas. Three 145,000-cbm LNG carriers plus four more options from BG and two LNG carriers from RasGas in Qatar puts the contract value, including four options, at $1.38 billion.A consortium of MOL, NYK and ...
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Towed to Pascagoula
Towage specialist Fairmount Marine has started a 9,700-mile tow of an offshore platform, Murphy Oil Front Runner SPAR, from Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, to Pascagoula, US. The 14,000 tonnes SPAR, with a length of 180 m, is on the deck of the superbarge Zhong Ren 3. The 183 tonnes ...
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The International WorkBoat Show
The International WorkBoat Show will be held at the Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans, December 3-5. It is the largest US maritime event for the inland waterways and offshore service markets.At the show you will: * have access to more than 900 exhibiting companies, representing world-class manufacturers, shipyards, and ...
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Japanese yards win orders for 46 ships during September
Japan?s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport says its shipbuilding companies have orders for 46 ships of 1.9 million GT for September this year. The volume is 165.7 percent more than that of the same month last year in terms of GT.There are 37 cargo ships including 31 bulk carriers, ...
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NewsSlower but safer America
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge announced new port security initiatives and investments to provide increased international cooperation, greater use of technology, and additional funds for port security facility enhancements." Through information sharing with our international partners; several different levels of inspection; review of intelligence information on the crew, ...
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Guangzhou not far behind
China?s Guangzhou Shipyard International has received an order for a 39,000dwt product carrier from Italian owner Solar Shipping. The ship will be delivered in January 2006. It will be 174m in length, 29m wide and 18.4m in depth with a draft of 11.5m and a cruising speed of 14.6 knots.
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NewsDalian forges ahead
China?s Dalian Shipyard has won an order for two 35000-dwt product tankers from the German owner Sloman Neptun. It is the first time that the German company has placed an order in the Far East. The vessels are both scheduled to be delivered in 2006. They are 171m long, 27m ...
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NewsCruise Passenger Travel Increases by 11 Percent
Cruise lines carried 11 percent more passengers from U.S. ports in the first quarter of 2003 than they did in the same period last year reported the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International maintain the largest market share among the top 10 cruise lines, accounting ...
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NewsBritish seaman working 85-hour week
UK seafarers working 'dangerously' long hours: A new study, which surveyed Numast members, and assessed seafarers working on a high-speed ferry, a traditional passenger ferry, a freight ferry and coastal tankers, reveals that many seafarers are working excessive hours. Many are not given the opportunity for six hours of uninterrupted ...
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NewsUnlisted cargo causes fire
Salvage vessel John Ross attending stricken vesselThe fire on board the container ship Sea Elegance, lying off Durban, was probably caused by an explosion in a container of undeclared hazardous cargo said the South African Maritime Safety Authority.It appears that the crew of the Singapore-based container ship had been unaware ...
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Mixed fortunes for Russian yards
St Petersburg shipbuilders have abandoned any hope of being given state assistance. The hopes of winning multiple orders for large ships have not materialised either for commercial or naval ships. This is as a result of a moratorium on fleet replacement programmes. However, the oil and gas sector is the ...
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Samsung set to build largest ever boxships
The South Korean shipbuilder Samsung has exchanged letters of intent (LOI) with Seaspan Shipping of Canada on the construction of eight 9,500 TEU boxships. The contract includes four on option.The two companies had agreed on the newbuilding project earlier this month and are expected to sign a formal contract by ...
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The Queen to name QM2
Cunard Line is pleased to confirm that Her Majesty The Queen will name the company?s new flagship, Queen Mary 2, at a ceremony to take place in Southampton on Thursday 8 January 2004. His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will accompany her Majesty. The naming will be a milestone ...
