Motorship News – Page 659
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IMO decides to tackle misdeclared container weight problem
The recent decision of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to solve the problem of misdeclared container weights will significantly improve the safety of container ships, their crews, shore-side personnel involved in the handling and transport of containers, and other cargo aboard the ship.
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New guidelines for nickel ore cargoes
The growing number of major casualties related to cargo liquefaction has lead to a greater awareness of the safety aspects of certain bulk cargoes and, in particular, the carriage nickel ore, the liquefaction of which was linked to casualties of three vessels carrying cargoes from Indonesia to China at the ...
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NewsNew Austal cat is biggest ever
The Western Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships recently handed over the largest catamaran the company has built to date, the 113m long Leonora Christina, to Danish ferry company Faergen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services).
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NewsMaersk introduces first customised West Africa boxship
Maersk Line aims to cement its position as leader in the West African market with delivery of a new series of container ships specifically designed for that part of the world.
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NewsShip design is optimised for Arctic operation
A new kind of vessel is being specially designed to tolerate the tough, frigid conditions in the Arctic to allow for the repair and maintenance of sub sea installations, writes Mark Langdon.
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NewsHigh casualty levels still cause concern
Despite lower activity levels in shipping, casualty statistics remain high. Denzil Stuart investigates.
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Daimler and Rolls-Royce secure 94% of Tognum
Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc have secured 94.17 % of the shares in Tognum after the two companies'' successful tender offer.
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China clinches Peter Dohle boxship order
China’s Yangzijian Shipbuilding has won an order for eight 10,000 TEU container ships from German shipowner Peter Dohle.
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NewsLarge tankers return to ASRY
Following a quiet year in 2010 for large tanker repairs at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY), the first quarter of 2011 has seen operators of ULCC/VLCCs return to the Arabian Gulf yard in large numbers.
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NewsHavila wins contract with Havyard design
Havila Shipping has won a five year tender with Statoil for delivering platform supply services with an option for a further three years.
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Huge Brazil yard gets green light
Brazilian authorities have rubber-stamped a deal to push through financing for what is being billed as the largest shipyard in the Americas following the agreement by the Merchant Marine Fund (FMM) to fund the construction.
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NewsTeekay Offshore signs Brazil shuttle tanker contract
Teekay Offshore GP, the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners, has entered into a new long-term contract with a subsidiary of the British BG Group to provide shuttle tanker services in Brazil.
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ABB wins order to power seismic vessels
ABB has won a $24 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform vessels, capable of 3D seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration.
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NewsWind turbine power ‘world first’ for ferry
Stena Line claims that its passenger ferry ‘Stena Jutlandica’ is the first to be equipped with wind turbines which will contribute to the company’s environmental efforts by both supplying energy and reducing fuel consumption.
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NewsFarstad orders two more AHTSs
Farstad Shipping has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply, reached an agreement with STX OSV to build two anchor handling offshore service vessels (AHTS) of the type UT 731 CD.
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Sungdong inks Zodiac boxship quartet
South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has received an order from UK-based Zodiac Maritime to build four 3,600 TEU containerships for delivery in 2013.
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NewsWorld’s first SCR NOx removal system installed on bulker
NYK Line, Oshima Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Akasaka Diesels and Sakai Chemical Industry are to begin shipboard tests of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal equipment.
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NewsIHC Merwede to develop W3GM’s OWTIS
W3G Marine (W3GM) based in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede have agr eed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS).
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Intermanager announces completion of KPI
InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, officially announced the completion of the development phase of its six-year project to produce an industry-wide performance measurement tool.
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NewsClassNK named top classification society
ClassNK was named the best classification society in Asia again Friday night when it received the “Classification Society Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards held recently in Hong Kong.
