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African states sign Port State Control
Sixteen West and Central African States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Port State Control (PSC). This means only the Gulf area and the Black Sea remain uncovered by PSC and MOUs for these are expected to be signed early in 2000.The West and Central African agreement covers ...
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Propellers : `Adjustable` FP propeller
Kamewa has introduced an adjustable bolted propeller. This is said to have the advantage of a FP propeller but has the blades bolted to the hub rather than being a single casting.Such an arrangement allows spare blades to be carried against the eventuality of propeller damage and allows some minor ...
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EU seek action on ship prices
Following the report by the EU Commission which concluded that some Korean yards were making losses of up to 40 per cent on some contracts, the EU Industry Council is to enter into talks with Korea to try and resolve the situation. In addition, EU member states are to request ...
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Control network : ABB launches fieldbus device
Control network : ABB launches fieldbus device ABB Industria has launched a fieldbus device that enables drives to be used with LonWorks control networks.The ABB NLON-01 LonWorks adapter module allows commands to be fed to a drive remotely to adjust its motor speed or torque reference. It can also read ...
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Samsung
Samsung Heavy Industries says sales this year will reach $3.1 billion (shipbuilding accounts for 71 per cent) and net profits will almost double to $130 million. The company is pointing to a rise in newbuilding prices and recovering world trade to predict a good future for the Koje yard which ...
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Scandlines prosecuted for scrapping
Danish ferry operator Scandlines is facing prosecution for exporting toxic waste in December 1997 when it sold the ferry Knuds Hoved for scrapping in Mumbai, India. The 1960s-built ferry contained asbestos when it was exported - a move which contravenes the Basle Convention. The Basle Convention ...
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Owners weather the storm
The German-owned fleet (1,737 vessels totalling 26.1 million dwt) is the world`s seventh biggest, but includes by far the largest capacity of container ships - over 21 per cent of the world`s total TEU capacity. Equally impressive is that the average age of the container ship fleet is under three ...
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LR urges NOx testing
LR is warning shipowners to ensure all engines fitted into newbuildings comply with IMO`s NOx emission standards. While it does not expect the relevant regulations to come into force until 2002, once ratified it will apply to all diesel engines on ships over 400g with keels laid after January 1, ...
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Japan scoop orders
In September Japanese yards took orders for 38 ships (including 33 bulkers) totalling 1,350,000g bringing the total to 133 (4.8 million gross) since April. Order levels are running at twice the rate of last year with the latest orders taking the backlog to 389 vessels - up from ...
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It`s showtime
The 29th International Maritime Exhibition and 11th International Inland Shipping Exhibition will be held at Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands, on 16-20 November. All sectors of the International maritime industry will be represented at the show. Among the many companies exhibiting are: 4Sea Trading will introduce a new safety lifting hook ...
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VLCCs for HHI
Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has confirmed an order for two more 308,700 dwt VLCCs with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea. OSG - which now has a total of eight vessels on order, including two more VLCCs due to be delivered next year, and four Aframax tankers - continues to ...
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Motion monitor for helidecks
A deck motion monitor is available from TSS (UK) which it says enables offshore operators to comply with the Health and Safety Executive CAP 437 guidelines for the safe operation of helidecks. CAP 437 guidelines require helideck operators to provide approaching pilots with pitch and poll reports, in ...
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Repair show still growing
This year`s ShipRepair & Conversion exhibition takes place at Olympia on November 10-11. Organisers report another increase in the number of companies exhibiting at the show, which covers two floors of Hall 2 at the central London exhibition centre. Visitors will be able to meet shipyards and suppliers from all ...
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The proving ground
The 900 passenger, 96m Incat wavepiercer Avemar, delivered to Buquebus Espana SA at the end of August, is the first of Incat`s Evolution 10 class. Incat`s ten years` experience of building wavepiercing catamarans has produced a bigger, faster vessel capable of carrying a full freight mix. Several new features allow ...
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F-Ships ships ordered in Poland
Bylock & Nordsjofrakt (B&N) in Sweden and Palkkiyhtyma in Finland have ordered a pair of 14,800 dwt roll-on roll-off/lift-off (roro/lolo) vessels from Stocznia Gdynia in Poland. Along with Finncarriers, B&N and its Finnish counterpart operate the F-Ships pool joint venture, carrying forest products and bulk cargoes across the North Atlantic. ...
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Irish ferries for Finnish yard
Aker Finnyards is to build what it is claimed will be the largest ropax ferry in the world when it is delivered to Irish Ferries in early 2001. The order for the newbuilding also includes an option for a second vessel, which is slated for delivery by January 2002. With ...
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FastShip places gearbox order
Philadelphia Gear has landed its largest contract to date in the form of $35 million order for transmissions from FastShip. The company will supply 21 gearboxes, ,five per ship, plus one spare, to reduce the 3,600 rev/min output from the Rolls Royce gas turbines to the 200 rev/min required by ...
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European orders for Hyundai Mipo
In the last month, Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in Korea has won orders for newbuildings from Italy and France. Navigazione Montanari in Italy has ordered a pair of 35,000 dwt chemical carriers from the yard for delivery in 2001, while French offshore contractor Coflexip Stena Offshore has selected the yard to ...
