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Hyundai Samho clinches box ship pair
Hyundai Samho Shipyard in Korea secured an order for two 8,200TEU box ships from two ship owners, one of whom is Fortythird Dragon Shipping Inc in Liberia, at a total price of $158 million. The contract includes two options and both vessels are scheduled for delivery by November 2006.
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Hyundai Shipbuilding group wins order for five box ships
Hanjin Shipping placed on order for five 6,500 TEU container vessels with Hyundai Heavy Industries. The 304 metre long 79,500 DWT newbuildings will be powered by a 68,332 kW diesel engine giving a service speed 26.5 knots. The vessels will be delivered to Hanjin from September 2006 to May 2007 ...
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Chinese shipbuilders? big surge
Chinese shipbuilders completed 6 million DWT ships last year, up 46% compared to 2002. China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) completed 2.17 million DWT last year and won new orders totaling 8.7 million, up 253% from last year (2002). Its orderbook as at the end of 2003 was 11.62 million DWT, ...
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Compact Azipod order for Chinese survey vessel
ABB has signed a contract with the Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard to supply the electric power plants and Compact Azipod propulsion systems for a survey vessel being built for the State Oceanic Administration. The newbuilding is slated to start operating in South China in 2005.The ABB deliveries to the survey ...
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Azipod propulsion for ice-breaking stand-by and supply vessel
ABB signed a contract with Kvaerner Masa-Yards to supply the Azipod propulsion system and the electric power plant for the Sakhalin icebreaker newbuilding project. The vessel has an overall length of 100 metres and a deadweight of 4,000 dwt and is scheduled to be delivered by the Helsinki shipyard in ...
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Mipo completes 100th ship
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard recently named the 100th ship since it entered the newbuilding market in 1996. The 35,000DWT product carrier was named Cape Bruny and was ordered by Schoeller Holdings Ltd today. Delivery is scheduled on 15 January. The shipbuilder has delivered 66 product carriers, eight container ships, 10 ...
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HHI moves in land
Hyundai Heavy Industries will build a 105,000DWT tanker on land this year. The shipbuilder said that this is the first time in the world a large vessel has not been constructed in a dock.Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard, has shocked many of its competitors by announcing that it ...
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Engine manufacturer MAN B&W reaches output milestone
With around 8,000 MC engines having been ordered and delivered since the introduction of the first Japanese-built 6L35MC in 1982, the historical output figure of 100,000,000 kW has now been reached with MAN B&W?s range of low-speed two-stroke engines. Described by MAN B&W Diesel A/S executive vice president, Peter Sunn ...
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tor magnolia - Ultimate RoRo newbuilding from
In September the Danish ferry operator DFDS Tor took delivery of the lead ship in five-ship series of their new roro 3900 design developed in co-operation with the German shipyard of Flensburger Schiffbau. Named Tor Magnolia, DFDS is operating this 199.8 metre long vessel on its AngloBridge freight route between ...
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Necessary levels of protection
In this the first issue of The Motor Ship in 2004 we feature the subjects of ?LNG Carriers?, ?Tugs and Towing?, ?Paints and Coatings? and our annual ?Top Ships ? feature which takes a look back at a selection of the most impressive new vessels of 2003. One of the ...
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Honing series production -
At Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands, series production in the tug and workboat sector continues to be a primary focus. Dutch-based Damen Shipyards has vigorously pursued the principle of series production since it started trading in its present form in 1969. In recent years, production methods and scheduling, outsourcing of ...
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yue hai tie i hao - Hainan rail link launched
China's first-ever rail ferry service was launched in January 2003 with the introduction of Yue Hai Tie I Hao, which was purpose built to link the mainland railway terminal at Zhanjiang, in Guangdong Province, and Haikou, the provincial capital of Hainan Island. The 14,381gt newbuilding, designed by Maric (Marine Design ...
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filla - Pocket-sized ferry for tough environment
Designed by Macduff Ship Design in Scotland and built in Poland by the Northern Shipyard (Stocznia Polnocna) in Gdansk, the small but purposeful ferry Filla entered into service in June on the two-hour inter island route from Lerwick to the Skerries operated by the Shetland Islands Council.With an overall length ...
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viking energy - Norwegian supply ships go gas powered
The Norwegian offshore industry achieved a remarkable double event in 2003 with the delivery of the world?s first two gas-driven cargo carrying ships. These platform supply vessels were ordered by the shipping companies Eidesvik AS and M?kster Shipping and are on a 10-year charter to Norway?s state-owned Statoil. Eidesvik took ...
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seven seas mariner - Sailing the seven seas with Dolphin pods
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) added to its fleet of five-star cruise ships with the delivery from the Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti of the Seven Seas Voyager. This 754 passenger ship is only the world's second all balcony-suite vessel. More importantly, the 41,500 gt newbuilding will be unique as the ...
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Extending coating lifetime
Many of the first double-hulled tankers built in the early 1990s are reaching the mid-point in their predicted service lifetimes. Consequently, the large coated areas in the ballast tanks will start to require serious attention in the near future. The present poor economic conditions in the tanker market preclude large-scale ...
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coruisk - Double-ender for Calmac
Last year the West coast of Scotland coast saw the introduction of a new double-ended ropax ferry built in the UK yard of Appledore Shipbuilders for ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (Calmac). Named Coruisk, this sheltered waters double-ended ferry entered into service in August at a cost of £7.5 million and ...
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csk fortune - Dunkirkmax launches new build era
Delivered in June, the 175,526 dwt Tai Chong Cheang Steamship-owned capesize bulk carrier CSK Fortune is a ship of many firsts. This Dunkirkmax was the first delivery from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in Shanghai, the first delivery of Hong Kong naval architect Peter Cheng?s ?Green Cape? bulk carrier design, the ...
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Bollard pull ? the engine?s contribution
At next year?s ITS Conference in Miami, bollard pull will be the subject of a paper to be presented by John Noble, deputy chairman of The Salvage Association. Here, he provides a personal introduction to some of the issues surrounding this often controversial topic.Ask a tug operator what bollard pull ...
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Our pick of the year ? a dozen of the best
One of the more rewarding aspects of our work here at The Motor Ship is writing about ships, particularly those that incorporate innovative or unique features and state-of-the-art equipment. With hundreds of ships delivered over the course of the year ranging from the mundane to the sophisticated, it is not ...