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Singapore shipowner takes delivery of two OSVs
Singapore-based Eastern Navigation Group's offshore services has recently taken delivery of two new offshore vessels. The first vessel, named the 'ENA Challenger', was built at the Zhenjiang Shipyard in China and is an AHTS designed by Wärtsilä Ship to meet the demands of the oil and gas industry. This 4,770kW ...
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High oil prices may boost demand for vessels
Alphaliner had projected in March that the idle containership fleet could reach more than 4 Mteu within the next three years. That prediction was based on the expected influx of new capacity from the known orderbook at that time. The situation has changed significantly as the delivery of almost 700,000 ...
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Idle boxfleet rises to 1.4 Mteu
According to Alphaliner, the fleet of idle containerships has risen to 1.413 Mteu, or 10.9% of the total fleet as at 9 November 2009. Most of the increase over the fortnightcame from the carrier-operated fleet, with more vessels from the CKYH joining the idle ranks following the group?s rationalisation of ...
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CMA CGM takes delivery of 13,300 teu newbuilding
CMA CGM recently received the CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, first of eight ships of 13,300 teu ordered at DSME (Daewoo) in July 2007. The ship was originally planned for delivery in July.The newbuilding is assigned to the Maersk Line-CMA CGM joint Far East-Europe AE-7/FAL 7 service, in which she will ...
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ELYSEE - the last-ever Sietas boxship?
A chapter of shipbuilding history that lasted for more than 40 years closedat Hamburg. Following the delivery of the 1,421 teu Elysee last week, theJ.J. Sietas shipyard, located in the west of Hamburg on the south bank ofthe Elbe, is left without any containership on its order book. Elysee will ...
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OSD sets up in Singapore
Ijmuiden-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has strengthened its global network by opening a design office in Singapore. The office will provide a local liaison point for customers building ships in Asia which were designed in the Dutch and UK offices of OSD, and also provide a local solution for design ...
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NewsIBIA warns of forthcoming ECA conflicts for passenger ships
IBIA CEO Ian Adams warns passenger ship owners of potential difficulties with the forthcoming EU Sulphur DirectiveThe International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has warned that, from July next year, passenger ships operating in European territorial waters could, during the course of one single voyage, be subject to three different limits ...
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NewsOSV design order for Wärtsilä from India
The 12 OSVs for ONGC will be designed by Wärtsilä and built by PipavavWärtsilä has signed a ship design contract with Pipavav Shipyard of India. The contract calls for a total of 12 Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) to be designed by Wärtsilä and built by Pipavav, for delivery to ONGC ...
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Shanghai Shipyard wins bulker order
Shanghai Shipyard in China has reportedly received an order for two 57,000 DWT bulk carriers from a company in Montenegro at a cost of $28.8 million each. Delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011.The Bank of China is said to be providing the finance for contract, at a ...
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European shipbuilding in battle for survival
The Assembly of Assonave, the national association of shipbuilders, repairers and suppliers in Italy, met in Rome last week to discuss the plight of shipbuilding in Europe. Following three years of buoyant market conditions, the shipbuilding industry has seen a sharp 81% year-on-year decline in demand worldwide. There has also ...
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New Rolls-Royce service centre in Brazil
Rolls-Royce has enhanced its customer support capability in South America with a new Marine Service Centre located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.The company has invested $9 million in the new Niterói facility to serve its rapidlyexpanding base of installed equipment within the region. The new facility willprovide strong ...
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Colombo yard lays keel for Indian PSV
Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has laid the keel for construction of the last unit in a four-ship series of 78 metre multipurpose PSV for Greatship India.The design of this vessel was developed by Seatech Solutions International (S) Pte Ltd of Singapore in collaboration with the owners and shipbuilder. The ...
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Yantai Raffles buys compatriot shipyard
Singapore-headquartered Yantai Raffles Offshore Ltd, a subsidiary of Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China, has paid RMB 291 million to acquire 100% equity interest in Sanlian Longkou Shipyard in Shandong Province. The shipyard, which has an existing land area of more than 400,000 m2, is expected to be one of the ...
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OceanSaver wins IMO approval
Norwegian based OceanSaver AS, which developed the natural, environmental-friendly and corrosion reducing ballast water management system OceanSaver, was recently granted final approval from the IMO at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 58) in London this month. The Ballast Water Working Group of the Joint Group ...
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China claims top spot in shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders have been overtaken by Chinese competitors for the first time after having dominated the global market for the past 10 years according to Clarkson Research Service in London. Chinese shipbuilders posted an order backlog volume of 54.96 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT), a figure that outpaced Korea?s 53.62 ...
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NewsABB and INA join in new variable valve train systems
An ABB turbochargerABB Turbo Systems of Switzerland and INA Schaeffler of Germany have recently signed an agreement that will see the two companies co-operate in the field of variable valve trains for diesel and gas engines in the power range above 400kW.The agreement reflects the wish by ABB Turbo Systems ...
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EMSA meeting on use of 0.1% sulphur content fuel
EU Directive 2005/33/EC, also known as the EU Sulphur Directive, includes a provision (article 4b) which requires that, as from 1 January 2010, when at berth (and/or at anchor) for longer than two hours in an EU port, ships utilise 0.1% sulphur content fuel. Compliance with such a provision would ...
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Malta Shipyard's bidders must make fresh offers
Bidders for the Malta Shipyards Ltd's super yacht facility were asked to submit fresh proposals yesterday because their first offers were considered unsatisfactory.The Privatisation Unit informed the Maltese government that, after considering the submitted proposals and following some clarification meetings, none were satisfactory. The government said all bidders were informed ...
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?K? Line invest in Chinese ship repair yard
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) in Japan has signed a ship repair joint venture agreement with Hanjin Shipping and Shunhe Shipping of Zhejiang Eastern Shipyard Co., Ltd. (ZESCO), a shipyard in Zhejiang Province, China, by accepting ZESCO?s increase capital for third parties together with Shanghai Changjiang Shipping (Sinotrans group).ZESCO ...
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NewsNew 8-cylinder engine launched
MTU's 4000 series engines now cover a power range of 746 to 2,240 kW following the introduction of the latest workboat version, the 8V 4000Tognum company MTU Friedrichshafen has introduced an 8-cylinder workboat version of its Series 4000 engine at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The long-stroke engine from the ...
