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BP calls for more LNG carriers
UK-based BP Oil company is seeking bids from Indonesian shipowners to supply five 160,000 cubic metre LNG carriers at a total value of $850 million to carry the fuel from the proposed Tangguh plant in West Papua. PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi and PT Samudera Indonesia, the country?s largest container line, ...
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OCIMF announces expansion to SIRE
OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) has announced that a two-year project to enhance and expand the OCIMF Ship Inspection Reporting (SIRE) programme has now come to fruition.The new system, to develop a barge inspection scheme, will be now be available for use throughoutthe world in ports and inland waterways ...
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Greener seas bid by Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the global shipping and logistics company, has signed a cutting-edge three year agreement with WWF, the global conservation organisation, to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the high seas. The agreement considerably strengthens the work being conducted by WWF?s Global Marine Programme on high ...
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PASCAT could ease road congestion
A new high-speed cargo catamaran could significantly reduce the number of lorry journeys on European roads thanks to a grant of almost one million euros from the EU's Framework Programme. PACSCAT (Partial Air Cushion Supported Catamaran) is a 30 month project to evaluate the possibility of using high-speed river transport ...
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Enclosed-space death toll continues to rise
Deaths caused by entering enclosed spaces on ships with unbreathable or toxic atmospheres continue to occur with ?relentless regularity? according to a report issued by North of England P&I club. "Few aspects of personal safety of personal safety on ships have received more attention than the importance of following correct ...
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OMI bags ice PC newbuilding
OMI Corporation Stamford, Connecticut, has agreed to acquire one 2004 built 37,000dwt Ice Class 1-B product carrier from another owner. The vessel is nearing completion at Hyundai Mipo and scheduled to be delivered in October 2004. The Company now has 14 vessels with ice trading capabilities, including those on order ...
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Trade associations - Industry champion or Gentlemen's "club"?
Trade Associations: Companies are either a member of one (or more!) or they see them as ?irrelevant?. The Society of Maritime Industries faces the latter comment whenever we seek to recruit a new member. So what do we do to win over the doubters and get them to join the ...
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Increased competition drives development forward
The worldwide market of medium and high-speed four-stroke diesel engines is now as before distinguished by over-capacity and thus very competitive. Engine development is ? besides the typical requirements of higher power output, less fuel and lube oil consumption, improved reliability and longer service life ? also concentrating on cost ...
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A total lifetime commitment
Wärtsilä is a manufacturing oriented company. This year, however, the supplier of ship power solutions is retraining its sights more on customer service. "The most important things in this business are the customer, the solution and total lifetime support. These are the three cornerstones of our business, which is a ...
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IBS aids safer navigation
In many cases, the common feature leading to collisions includes fatigued officers, one-man-bridge operations at night, missed course alterations and no watch alarms. The present regulations "were not effective" said the MAIB and it has recommended that all merchant vessels over 500gt should have a minimum of a master and ...
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Lifeboats - a safety issue
The problem is that commercial pressures in the maritime industry all too frequently result in a reduction in maintenance and training which, in the case of lifesaving equipment, can be fatal. Cruise ships with tight schedules, ferries with small crews and high capacity evacuations systems, cargo ships and tankers with ...
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Instantly effective
In controlling and suppressing engine room fires, the speed of activation is of prime importance. Using water mist technology, immediate evacuation is possible and fire damage minimised compared with systems that require preparationThe installation of water-based fixed local application fire-fighting systems in newbuildings is no longer a matter of choice. ...
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Norwegians order, frozen food carrier duo
An unusual pair of refrigerated cargo vessels designed in Norway is being built to supply northern Europe with fresh seafoodMulti Maritime, the Norwegian-based naval architect firm, has conceived an interesting and innovative multi-purpose container reefer vessel to transport fish products on short-sea routes in Europe. Two examples of this design, ...
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Quietly Efficient
Within the highly competitive marine sector, all-electric vessels are sailing in favourable winds. AC drives used in various applications onboard also help meet the increased demand for efficiency and offer many other benefitsAt the Quishan Shipyard in Wuhan, on the Yangtze River in inland China, four all-electric chemical tankers are ...
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MES develops e-GICS
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) in Japan is putting the finishing touches on an online technical support system for marine engines, dubbed ?e-GICS?, ready for a planned launch this autumn. The e-GICS, or ?Electronic Global Internet Customer Support? system will use Inmarsat satellite communications technology in combination with a web-based ...
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Hyundai Heavy in order bonanza
The Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said new orders rose by a third to $8.7 billion in the first seven months of this year. At the end of July, HHI had an order backlog valued at $17.1 billion.South Korean shipyards have been gaining a record number of contracts for ...
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Philadelphia breaks even
The Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, a member of the Aker Kvaerner Group, broke even in the second quarter of this year as output increased. This follows substantial losses earlier in the year. The Philadelphia shipyard, which was heavily subsidized by state economic development funds, is in the midst of building its ...
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?K? Line inks second charter agreement with J&S Cheniere
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (?K? Line) has signed a second time charter agreement with J&S Cheniere S.A. for a period up to 10 years, through an affiliated company jointly established with Shoei Kisen Kaisha and others. The vessel to be chartered by the affiliated company is a 154,200m3 LNG carrier to ...
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A total lifetime commitment
Wärtsilä is a manufacturing oriented company. This year, however, the supplier of ship power solutions is retraining its sights more on customer service. "The most important things in this business are the customer, the solution and total lifetime support. These are the three cornerstones of our business, which is a ...
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Instantly effective
The installation of water-based fixed local application fire-fighting systems in newbuildings is no longer a matter of choice. Indeed, for all passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage plus and all cargo ships of 2,000 gross tonnage plus constructed since 1 July 2002, such a system must be provided in all ...
