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Shipping needs a more positive image
Bill Thomson, chief executive of Scottish tanker owner Forth Tankers plc and chairman of the 50 million GT North of England P&I club, challenged the world's merchant shipping industry last week to start projecting a more positive image if it wants more sympathy from society.Speaking at a major industry reception ...
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EU helps funding for ?Shipmates?
Shipyards used to repair and convert existing vessels are set to become more efficient and environmentally friendly with the help of a grant of ?2,151,000 ($2.64 million) from the EU's Framework Programme. SHIPMATES (SHIPrepair to MAintain Transport which is Environmentally Sustainable)is a three year project to provide a blueprint for ...
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GE unveils maritime security device
GE Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric, has begun field testing a cost-effective container security product for use in maritime shipping. The company, headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, expects to roll out the details at the United States Maritime Security Expo in New York today. The new product helps ...
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IRI calls flag states to take lead in information sharing
"It is incumbent on responsible flag states to lead the way in sharing information about ship inspections, vessel standards, conditions onboard, casualties and the implementation of their own safety regimes," said Clay Maitland, Managing Partner of International Registries, Inc (IRI), the Corporate and Maritime Administrator of the Marshall Islands flag, ...
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Kochi shipyard to build warships
The construction of warships will begin shortly at the Kochi Shipping Yard in India, said the Commander-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command (Kochi), Vice-Admiral S C S Bangara. Preliminary works for the production of warships had begun and the project would take shape by the end of this year, he said.
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BAE sale on ice
A summit of UK shipbuilders has been convened by the UK?s Defence Procurement Agency which has asked representatives of shipbuilding companies to attend a meeting to discuss proposals for Britain?s naval programmes to be allocated on a planned basis. The outcome of this meeting, to be held on 11 October, ...
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USN orders new LPDs at Avondale
The shipyard at Avondale and a sister facility in Mississippi will build at least nine amphibious assault vessels for the US Navy, a drop from the original plan to build 12. Known as a landing platform dock ship (LPD), four are under construction at Avondale and one at the Ingalls ...
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BMT FT acquires Peter S. Hatfield
BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT), has acquired Vancouver-based Peter S. Hatfield Ltd, a naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy. This follows the opening of a BMT office in Victoria on the Canadian West Coast earlier this year and a range of new contract ...
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New Chairman for Society of Maritime Industries
Mr Kelvyn Derrick has succeeded Mr David Goodrich as Chairman of the Society of Maritime Industries. Kelvyn Derrick is Chief Executive of Hamworthy plc and has been a member of the Society?s Board since 1996.In acknowledging his appointment Kelvyn Derrick commented: "I am very happy to take on this role ...
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MOL introduces world?s first turbine plant simulator for LNG Carriers
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has introduced an independently developed turbine plant simulator for LNG carriers at the company?s training institute in Tamachi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. This is the world?s first full-scale turbine plant simulator reproducing the operating conditions and sounds of an actual engine.The simulator will provide more effective training and ...
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HHI likely to win BP LNG carriers
Hyundai is likely to win an order for up to 7 LNG carriers from BP Oil. According to a shipbuilding source, Daewoo and Samsung withdrew from the competition. Meanwhile, Hyundai, Daewoo and Samsung are shortlisted for constructing 200,000 cbm LNG carriers for Qatar Gas.
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Hindustan Shipyard in profit
The Visakhapatnam-based shipbuilding company, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL), is all set to report nominal profits in the current year. "The company will make some profits in the current year whether we get the revival package or not. However, if the government accepts the revival package, it would be comfortable," said ...
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Karachi shipyard handed over to Navy
The government of Pakistan has formally handed over the Karachi Shipyard to the Pakistan Navy following wide ranging consultations. The federal finance ministry has been told to provide 460 million for the Karachi shipyard employees for the payment of their salaries.
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Izar Group split
Only private capital can save the La Naval shipyard in Sestao, one of the yards in the Izar Group, following an announcement by the Spanish government to split up the group and sell off the civil shipyards. This provoked an angry response by the unions who said they will call ...
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Second Ultra Voyager for Aker Yards
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and Aker Yards, confirmed an order of a second Ultra Voyager, the world's largest cruise ship. The contract is valued at some $700 million.This 160,000gt 3,600 passenger vessel will be built at the Turku facility of Kvaerner Masa-Yards for delivery in spring 2007. The yard is ...
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Launch rush at Daewoo
Daewoo Shipbuilding recently launched three ships and one offshore platform at No. 1 Dock all on the same day. The first was a 145,000§© LNG carrier for Bergesen, the second was a 159,000DWT product tanker for Teekay, the third was a 69,000DWT tanker for LMZ and an offshore project named ...
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Kittiwake unveils new bunker sample storage system
To help ship owners, operators and managers comply with the latest mandatory regulations governing the collection, retention and storage of bunker samples in accordance with IMO MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI, Kittiwake is introducing its ?bunker sample storage system? for the first time at SMM 2004.With effect from 19th May 2005, ...
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The emergence of Aker Finnyards
Aker Yards Group will merge its two shipyards in Finland, Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finnyards, and the new company will be named Aker Finnyards which will cover all Aker Yards shipyard activities in Finland. The new, operative organisation will take effect on January 1, 2005. Masa-Yards will acquire Aker Finnyards ...
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STX to take over Pan Ocean
Korea Development Bank (KDB) has selected STX as a preferential bidder for the Korean shipping company Pan Ocean. The bank commented that STX won the bidding because of employment stability, purchase condition as well as price. At present, Pan Ocean owns 57 ships and charters around 200 ships. KDB owns ...
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MISC orders LNG quintet
Malaysia International Shipping Corp. (MISC) has agreed to buy five new LNG tankers from Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. "I can confirm we have signed up for five tankers," MISC spokesperson Fiona Pereira said. MISC, which is a unit of national oil and gas corporation Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), declined ...
