All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 783
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STX debuts Vietnam offshore credentials
STX Europe officially launched its shipyard in Vung Tau, Vietnam, on the occasion of the naming of the first vessel to be built there.
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NewsThe superiority of motor ships
The second issue of The Motor Ship (May 1920) continued, not surprisingly, to wax lyrical about the benefits of Diesel-powered ships over their steam sisters.
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ABS reaches new highs
Deliveries from what ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville characterized as a “very robust orderbook” pushed the society to a new record fleet high of 159.5 million gt by the end of 2009.
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NewsAustal launches Malta ferry
Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries’ new 107m high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran Jean de la Valette at its Western Australian facilities.
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Taiwan delivers containership trio to German owner
Taiwan''s China Shipbuilding Corp. (CSC) recently delivered three container ships ordered by the German shipping line Peter Dohle Schiffahrts-KG.
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Oceanco changes ownership
Oceanco, the Dutch builder of luxury superyachts, has been acquired by Mohammed Al Barwani, a private investor, who is based in the Sultanate of Oman.
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NAT signs order for Suezmax pair
Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) announced on 12 April, 2010 that preliminary contracts had been entered into with Samsung for the construction of two Suezmax tankers. The final documents have now been signed and the contracts are firm.
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170 million gt classed by NK
ClassNK claims to be the first classification society to surpass 170 million gt under class, following an official announcement from its Classification Committee.
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Piping venture enjoys successful first contract
When Harris Pye Group, of UK, and Future Pipe Industries, of The Netherlands, signed a collaboration to work together supplying glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) to the marine, cruise, industrial and selected areas in the oil and gas sectors in mid-2009, they were able to announce their first ...
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NewsLarge CNC machine for crankshaft company
UK company Lincoln Crankshaft & Machine (LC&M) says it has purchased a new 11,000mm capacity CNC orbital shaft & crankshaft grinding machine. Believed to be among the largest in existence, it was recently installed at LC&M’s Lincoln manufacturing facility.
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NewsConference kicks off in style
The 32nd Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference got under way in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday 28th April.
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Bio lubricants to be supplied for Taiwan newbuilds
Castrol Marine has announced it is supplying environmentally responsible lubricants to several new builds for Taiwanese petrochemical company Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC).
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NewsAustal launches 107m ferry for Malta
Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries’ new 107m high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran “Jean de la Valette” at its Western Australian facilities.
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NewsDeck gear company reports service success
German company Hatlapa''s task force service department was introduced to decrease re-equipment and installation time as well as increase flexibility.
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ETS offers commercial opportunities
SEAaT says that traders and suppliers are best placed to use existing technology and infrastructure to help customers initiate carbon trading and drive emissions reduction
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NewsLatest IPS drives targeted at commercial market
Volvo Penta''s IPS unit has made a considerable impact in the leisure marine industry, and the company hopes that its version of podded propulsion will be adopted by smaller commercial vessels.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics cuts greenhouse gas emissions
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, managed to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year.
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NewsKittiwake launches marine oil laboratory test service
Kittiwake Development has launched a new, independent marine oil test service, developed specifically with the needs of the marine industry in mind.
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Indian yard wins order for cement carrier quartet
India’s largest private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard has won a $114m order to construct four cement carriers for the Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers (ABCL), which is 50% owned by the Bangkok-based dry bulk cargo specialist Precious Shipping.
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NewsBV optimistic as classed fleet tops 9,000 ships
International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) says its classed fleet has surpassed 9,000 vessels, totalling over 70 million gt.
