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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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HSD gets new name
HSD Engine, the Korean engine manufacturer, has been renamed Doosan Engine Company Ltd at the general meeting of shareholders held today at its head office in Changwon. HSD Engine has been using the name for the past five years since January 2000.The old company name has been an on-going issue ...
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IMS orders LPG carriers from China
IM Skaugen ASA (IMS) has entered into an agreement to build two 3,200 cubic metre LPG carriers with a Chinese shipyard south east of Shanghai at a cost of $15 million. The newbuildings will be delivered in the second half of 2006 and will be built to specifications and rules ...
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ST Marine to build more feeders
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), has signed contracts for two 1,030 TEU feeder vessels worth approximately $51.7m. These two vessels are options provided for in the contract with Shreyas World Navigation Pte Ltd announced on 27 January, 2005. ...
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Yang Ming orders boxships
Yang Ming Marine Transport, the Taiwan-based shipping company, said its wholly owned unit All Ocean Transportation has acquired five container vessels from state-run China Shipbuilding Corp for a total of $470 million. The vessels will have a capacity of 4,250 TEU and are scheduled for delivery from the third quarter ...
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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 ...
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More orders from down-under
Adsteam Marine, with three Damen ASD Tugs 2411 on order for their UK operation, has ordered another one for their Australian fleet. Adsteam?s first ASD Tug 2411, ?Barunga?, was delivered in 2004 and has been very successful since. This newly ordered ASD tug is of the same type, but this ...
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Semco continues fleet expansion
Following on from the delivery of two 165 tonnes bollard pull towing/salvage tugs in early 2004, Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd has taken another step in renewing and enhancing its fleet capability. The PSA Marine subsidiary has signed with Universal Shipbuilding Corp (USC) of Japan for two 150 tonnes ...
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Waigaoqiao phase 2 started
Construction has now officially begun on the 1.2-billion-yuan ($146 million) second phase of China?s largest shipyard, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The project will further strengthen the shipyard's leading position in China's shipping industry since it will increase the shipbuilder's annual capacity to 2.6 million DWT when completed in three years ...
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Indian Navy funds shipyard upgrades
For the first time, India?s defense budget will allow the Navy to allocate funds specifically to upgrade state-owned shipyards so that shipbuilding output can keep pace with service requirements. A senior Navy official said this provision sets aside $110.6 million for shipbuilding facilities to build the navy?s planned Air Defense ...
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CSBC on target for privatization
The state-run China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), based in Taipei, will complete privatization by the end of 2005 as scheduled. According to CSBC President Fan Kuang-nan, the company will hold an investment conference at the end of April and start inviting investment in May. Fan said several potential investors from the ...
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Keppel clinches Marathon FPSO conversion
Keppel Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Ltd, has secured a FPSO hull conversion contract worth $51million from Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway.The 87,000 dwt multi-purpose shuttle tanker Odin arrived at Keppel Shipyard for the fast track hull conversion on 19 March. Odin will undergo hull upgrading and modification ...
