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NASSCO on target for first BP tanker
Steel and Shipbuilding (NASSCO), in San Diego, is putting the finishing touches on the first of four double-hull oil tankers for BP Oil Shipping. The newbuildings have a length of 290 metres, a beam of 50.5 metres and are capable of carrying 1.3 million barrels of oil. The Alaska-class tankers ...
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ISPS will make stowaways a bigger problem, says P&I club
The introduction of the International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) Code on 1 July 2004 is more likely to increase rather than reduce the problems caused by stowaways to shipowners, warns North of England P&I club.In a supplement to the latest issue of its risk-management newsletter 'Signals', the club concludes: ...
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Whispering vessels to RCCL from Meyer Werft
An exceptional comfort standard has been achieved onboard the four RCCL sister vessels Radiance, Brilliance, Serenade and Jewel of the Seas. Based on extensive noise and vibration measurements, DNV concludes that all four ships meet the strictest Comfort Class requirements with exceptional margins. The vessels are also assigned DNV's highest ...
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Turkish government receives maritime counter terrorism training
The Turkish Government has recently received critical maritime security and counter-terrorism training from SeaSecure, a leading US maritime security company. The training was provided to the country?s port and ship security auditor personnel, all of whom are employed by Turk Loydu, Turkey?s Recognized Security Organization (RSO)."Turk Loydu was looking for ...
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Only five Philippine flagged ships meet ISPS code
Only five ships out of the 165 vessels under the Philippine registry have complied with the International Ships and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The figures were based on an April survey conducted by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), the regulatory agency for the Philippine maritime industry. The rest of ...
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Buckleys launches marine corrosion monitoring kit
The UK-based Buckleys (UVRAL), the original manufacturer of the Bathycorrometer and a leading manufacturer of specialist test equipment, has launched a ?marine survey kit? to enhance its existing underwater corrosion analysis range designed for use on marine structures including harbour jetties, oil rigs, ships and drilling platforms. The marine survey ...
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RINA gets Greek flag approval
RINA, the Italy-based classification society, specialists in the passenger and cruise vessel sector, has been granted further unrestricted authorisation to issue certificates for Greek-flag passenger ships of any size and service. It has also been recognised as an RSO (recognised security organisation) for the ISPS Code for Greek vessels and ...
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Repairs to start on Cape Africa
Now that the damaged 150,000DWT Capesize bulker Cape Africa has been towed into False Bay and is presently at anchor two miles off Simon?s Town in South Africa, the second phase of a salvage operation to repair the holed vessel is expected to commence on Wednesday. The repair process would ...
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ABS issues new ice class guide
ABS offers comparative structural arrangement studies for the design of each tanker ice class designation using procedures outlined in a just released ?Guide for Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Side Structures Subject to Ice Loads.?The guide is an outgrowth from ABS' work with the principal Asian shipyards developing new ...
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Oshima develops remote water discharging system
Oshima Engineering Co (OEC), a subsidiary of Oshima Shipbuilding, has developed a remote water-discharging device for the boatswain store and fore peak tank (ballast tank), which must be installed together with the water ingress alarm system on board bulk carriers. This device allows the remote control of water discharging simply ...
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Upsurge in vessel support service business in UAE
Leading marine management company Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is continuing its ongoing investment in support services for the Middle East, having today ordered another launch vessel to be added to its growing fleet in the region.Inchcape 21, scheduled for delivery in February 2005, is the sixth new launch vessel that ...
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ITIC Forum 2004
FOLLOWING the success of the 2000 event, International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) is holding a two-day Forum for its Members on 28-29 September, 2004. The Forum, to be held at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1, will look at the current challenges facing its membership which consists of ship ...
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K Line orders second 300,000 dwt bulker
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, (K Line) has placed an order with Universal Shipbuilding Corporation for the building of another 300,000 DWT super large ore carrier to be completed in 2009. This newbuilding is being constructed for a long-term charter with ILVA S.p.A., the largest steel mill in Italy, and will be ...
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DFDS?s fourth flower named
The fourth Ro-Ro vessel in DFDS's current order of six new ships from German shipbuilder Flensburg Shipyard was named the Tor Begonia. The newbuilding which, according to the plan, will be delivered at the beginning of September, will sail under the Swedish flag on the AngloBridge route between Gothenburg and ...
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Aussie sub dispute ended
Following two years of acrimonious negotiations and legal challenges, the Australian federal government and the Swedish submarine designer Kockums have resolved to settle all outstanding disputes involving the Collins-class submarines. This breakthrough removes the last obstacles to the long-awaited sale of the government-owned Australian Submarine Corporation, the Adelaide-based builder of ...
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The Pride of America to sail in 2005
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) said that repairing the Pride of America cruise ship, damaged while being fitted out at the German shipyard of Lloyd Werft where it was undergoing a $340 million rebuilding contract to complete the unfinished hull, has now started. The German shipbuilder has been working on this ...
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A new 'one-stop-shop' for training ship crews
In April 2004, Wärtsilä signed a co-operation agreement with a maritime training academy in Turku, Finland, AB Utbildning Sydväst (Sydväst Maritime). Through this agreement Wärtsilä Land and Sea Academy (WLSA) provides accredited training courses and IMO/STCW-95 certificates will be awarded to successful graduates. This 'one-stop-shop' provides certified maritime training for ...
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HHI profit down
In the first quarter of the year, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) posted $1.8 billion in sales, a 12% increase from the same period last year while it achieved $17 million. This is an 18.5% reduction in operating profit from the corresponding period last year. This decline is chiefly due to ...
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Deteriorating fuel quality is a long term trend says Lintec
Leading fuel testing agency Lintec saw 13.7% of all samples it tested exceed at least one parameter requirement in 2003. This represents a 4.5% increase in off-spec results over 2002. And Lintec believes that deteriorating marine fuel quality is a long-term global trend.In the latest issue of its Testing Times ...
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VT poised to capture Glasgow's last naval shipyards
Southampton-based VT Group will confirm its interest in buying the BAE Systems' yards at Govan and Scotstoun which will spark fresh fears for the future of the 2,300 Clydeside jobs. VT?s chief executive, Paul Lester, is reportedly set to spell out in a company financial statement exactly how interested his ...
