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HITT and LRF in jv for online shipping information service.
HITT, a provider of traffic management and navigation systems and Lloyd's Register- Fairplay (LRF), a publisher and provider of maritime information solutions, announced the formation of a joint venture company ?AIS Live Limited?. This company will focus on developing online shipping information services for port communities and authorities. The initial ...
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STX and Posco jointly developed LTCMS
STX Shipbuilding in Korea has, together with Posco, jointly develop lower temperature carbon manganese steel for NV2-4 for the first time in South Korea. NV2-4 LTCMS is a necessary material for manufacturing LPG tank and suitable for Ammonia and VCM. By developing this steel which is used in the manufacturing ...
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Vietnam Coal starts construction of own shipyard
Vietnam Coal Corporation has started construction work on a shipbuilding yard at the northern port city of Quang Ninh last week. The shipyard, covering 16 hectares, will include a workshop and slipways capable of building 6,500 to 15,000 tonne ships. With a total investment of $36 million in the 2004-2010 ...
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Chinese yards losing money on newbuildings
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, China's newest shipyard, will lose money on newbuildings because the price of steel used has doubled. The price of steel plates used to build tankers and bulk carriers rose by as much as $700 per tonne, up from $300 a year ago, according to shipyards such as ...
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Jessop joins Ukraine company to build ships
The Kolkata-based manufacturing company, Jessop, has decided to enter the shipbuilding and ship repairing business by collaborating with the Ukraine-based Tekhkom. Under the agreement, Tekhkom will supply the technical expertise for shipbuilding and repair, while Jessop will execute the work. The mou was signed last week by Jessop chairman P. ...
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BMT provides breakthrough in port safety for Singapore
BMT Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology (BMT), DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd (DHI) and the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed an agreement to develop the world?s first system to enable ships to access hydrodynamic forecasts describing the prevailing currents in a port.The ...
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Forum sets pod quality standard
At the recent Posidonia shipping exhibition in Greece members of the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) led Pod Quality Forum, which comprises ABB (Azipod), Rolls-Royce AB (Mermaid) and Siemens/Schottel (SSP), signed the first version of the Common Quality Instructions for pods. The three major suppliers of podded propulsion technology have been ...
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Lloyd?s Register?s record breaking classed fleet
Presently standing at 113.8 million gross tons (gt), Lloyd?s Register?s classed fleet has reached an all time high having surpassed the previous record of 113.7 million gt held in 1979. Taking into account world order book share, currently at 21.2 million gt, the combined tonnage of the existing fleet and ...
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An early start and careful planning result in near 100% ISPS Code certification
Today, International Registries, Inc. (IRI), the Maritime Administrator of the Marshall Islands announced that 98 percent of the Marshall Islands flag ships to which the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is applicable have received approval for their Ship Security Plans (SSPs). The high rate of approved SSPs ...
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ABS Guide to greater tanker safety
A major step forward in tanker operation safety was taken today as ABS, the leading class society for tankers, announced technical guidance for inert gas systems for ballast tanks. Compliance to the guidelines leads to the class notation IGS-Ballast. ABS is the first society to set standards and offer a ...
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INTERTANKO and ICS call on EU to modify fuel directive
ICS (the International Chamber of Shipping) and INTERTANKO have welcomed the recent ratification of MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI, that it will enter into force on 19 May 2005, and the two organisations have already indicated their willingness to join in the debate to update Annex VI to modern expectations of ...
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Most powerful common-rail engine successfully tested
The first 12-cylinder Sulzer RT-flex96C low-speed marine engine developed by Wärtsilä has successfully completed its official shop test. With a maximum continuous power output of 68,640 kW at 102 rpm, it is the most powerful engine so far to employ common-rail technology. The engine is one of four ordered in ...
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Port of Venice Authority award ISPS contract to MUSC
Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants (MUSC), a leading London-based maritime security consultancy, have been awarded the contract to conduct 31 Port Facility Security Assessments and Plans in the major Italian port of Venice.Venice is one of the largest and most important ports in Italy, and MUSC have been chosen by ...
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Repairs to Cape Africa still on hold
Salvors are awaiting confirmation on whether the holed bulk carrier Cape Africa can be towed to the port of Cape Town for repair work. The latest development follows a frustrating period for salvors whose salvage attempts have been beset with technical problems, such as the collapse of a cofferdam or ...
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A ship of US firsts from Austal
The new Austal Auto Express 58 catamaran Lake Express secured its place in history on 1 June when it became the first fast ferry to carry vehicles and passengers in commercial service within the United States, creating a marine freeway across Lake Michigan in the process. Operating between the cities ...
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Time to think about enforcing emissions limits
IMO?s Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from ships (Marpol) is set to come into force on 19 May next year. This follows ratification by Samoa, fulfilling the entry-into-force requirements that specify acceptance by 15 IMO member states with not less than 50% of world merchant shipping tonnage. Samoa ...
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RR well positioned to power next generation of USN ships
Rolls Royce has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide MT30 gas turbine engines and water jets for up to two ships of the Littoral Combat Ship programme (LCS), the next generation of US Navy warship.LCS is being designed and built to improve the US Navy?s operational capability in the ...
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Ropax order for IHC Caland
IHC Caland in Holland has received an order for two ropax ferries from Bornholmstrafikken, Denmark, for its wholly owned subsidiary Merwede Shipyard. The total contract value amounts to $91.5 million. The newbuildings will be delivered in April 2005 and, in order to meet the short delivery time, Merwede Shipyard had ...
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Aker Yards signs conditional contract for residence ship
Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY), has signed a conditional contract with FS Ocean Club, managed by Ocean Development Group, to design, construct and deliver an approximately 42,500GT luxury residential ship to be branded, managed and operated by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The ship, to be named Four Seasons, will be approximately ...
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FCC grants Iridium access to 3.1 MHz of additional spectrum
Iridium Satellite LLC announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded Iridium?s spectrum with access to an additional 3.1 MHz to meet the increasing demand for Iridium?s satellite voice and data services. This important ruling confirms the clear and discernible need for additional spectrum for Iridium as it continues ...
