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HHI clinches FPSO
Hyundai Heavy Industries won an order for an FPSO from BP worth about $ 340 million. The 360,000 DWT vessel will be installed at Plutonio off the Angolan coast and will measure 310 meters long, 58 meters wide and a depth of 32 meters. Storage capacity will be 2 million ...
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A record year for MAN B&W Augsburg
The Augsburg marine engine division of the MAN B&W Diesel Group was able to secure the largest order volume in the company?s history in its centenary year 2003. The company received orders for medium-speed large-bore Diesel engines with a total output of 680,000 kW, which are to be produced in ...
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HHI delivers boxship and tanker
Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea delivered a 2,550 TEU container ship to Blue Star of Germany. The newbuilding is named Valentina Star and measures 210 metre long, 30.20 metres wide with a depth of 16.70 metres. Powered by a two-stroke Sulzer 7RTA72U-B main diesel engine, the vessel has a ...
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NewsIntegration to solve road transport problems in Europe
An example of a modern ro-ro vessel built for European short-sea tradeThe results of the first 18 months research carried out by the EC funded project ?INTEGRATION? (Integration of Sea Land Technologies for an Efficient Door to Door Intermodal Transport), have been presented in Madrid last week. The main achievements ...
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NewsChina develops new 90,000 DWT bulk carrier
China State Shipbuilding Corporation has developed a new design for a 90,000 DWT bulk carrier. The new bulker design meets the requirement of IMO and is 240 metres long, 38 metres wide and 20.30 metres deep with a draught of 12.75 metres.
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NEPIA highlights commercial impact of ISPS code
The North of England P&I club has warned its members that the International Maritime Organisation?s (IMO) new ship-security rules could have a significant impact on the commercial aspects of their operations when it comes into force on 1 July 2004.In the latest issue of its loss-prevention newsletter ?Signals?, the club ...
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NewsCosalt's cradle reduces fatalities
The Jason's Cradle man overboard retrieval system supplied by Cosalt Safety & Protection retrieves people horizontally from the water and is simpler for crews to handle during emergencies.The Jason's cradle man overboard retrieval system supplied by Cosalt Safety & Protection based in Grimsby, UK, is claimed to help reduce the ...
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STX clinches four boxship contract
STX Shipbuilding in South Korea secured an order for two 3,500TEU container ships plus two options at the total contract price of $172 million from Hansa Treuhand Schiffsbeteiligungs in Germany. However, the total price is actually $180 million because 40 percent of the contract was paid when the new order ...
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News"K" Line (Europe) Ltd orders new Capesize in Japan
The 2002 built Capesize bulker ?Cape Future? chartered by K Line (Europe) is similar to the newbuilding scheduled for delivery in 2006.K Line (Europe), the London-based regional headquarters of the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, will take delivery of its first new bulk carrier for its own account in ...
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NewsINTERTANKO gauges effect of MARPOL Annex II cargo reclassification
The 2003 built 16,865 dwt Xanthia, owned by Norwegian ship owner Anders Utkilens Rederi, is an example of an IMO type II chemical tanker which may be affected by the revisions to MARPOL Annex II. Impending revisions to MARPOL Annex II effecting the reclassification of chemicals and vegetable oils and ...
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NewsYet another system supports C-MAP format
ICAN is the latest in a line of marine equipment manufacturers to implement C-MAP cartography in their systems. Co-operation with equipment manufacturers is an essential part of C-MAP?s strategy and so far it has agreements with over 90 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) all over the globe to display C-MAP charts ...
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INTERTANKO and Paris MoU discuss the integrity and effectiveness of port state control
Recognising the important role of Port State Control (PSC) in the effort to lift shipping standards through the use of rigorous independent inspection regimes, representatives of INTERTANKO and the Paris MoU Secretariat met in Brussels recently. All those present stressed the importance of maintaining the highest possible levels of integrity ...
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NewsIMO poised to adopt ballast water convention
THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) is holding a diplomatic conference this week to adopt an international convention on ballast water management. The finalized draft was agreed by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at its 49th session in July 2003 and the IMO says that the proposed new instrument is being ...
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Chinese shipbuilders busy in domestic market
Chuandong Shipyard in China won an order for two 3,000 DWT chemical tankers from compatriot shipowner Changjiang Shipping Group. The 92.52 metre long and 15 metre wide newbuildings will be delivered in September and December 2005 and will. Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering(NACKS) delivered a 49,000 DWT bulk carrier to ...
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NewsDNV captures lion?s share of Brazilian offshore boom
Platform Supply Vessel of the UT 755L design of which several are under construction at the Aker Brattvaag controlled Estaleiro Promar shipyard in Brazil.From 2003 to the end of 2005 Brazilian shipyards have built, or will be building, 25 offshore support vessels, of which 21 will be classed by DNV.Brazil, ...
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NewsHoleby diesel electric power package for Chinese patrol vessel
Artists“ impression of the 3000 DWT patrol vesselMAN B&W Diesel in Holeby, Denmark, has been awarded the contract to supply three 9L21/31 Holeby medium speed diesel gensets as main power source for a new 3,000 dwt patrol vessel newbuilding under construction for the China State Oceanic Administration in Beijing. The ...
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NewsMipo names SK product tanker
Pro Giant lying alongside No.1 berth at Hyundai Mipo yard.Another naming ceremony took place at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo of a 46,000 DWT product tanker ordered by compatriot ship owner SK Shipping. The Pro Giant measures 183.20 metres long and 32.20 metres wide with a depth of 18 metres ...
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NewsRolls-Royce fast naval ship designs
Intra-theatre logistics vesselRolls-Royce has unveiled designs for a family of fast naval ships at the Pacific 2004 exhibition in Sydney, Australia. All four naval ships are based on a fast monohull series it has already designed for the commercial shipping sector capitalising on more than 30 years of design experience.The ...
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STX targets 12 launching yearly
STX Shipbuilding in Jinhae, South Korea, plans to complete 12 ship launches this year as a result of continuous improvements in shipbuilding and design techniques. This translates into the construction of 24 ships and completion of 22 since each launch involves floating out two ships. Last year the yard achieved ...
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NewsMipo names a product carrier
The 46,000 dwt product tanker Rudy berthed at Hyundai Mipo?s fitting out quay.A naming ceremony was recently carried out at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo for a 46,000dwt product carrier (Hull No 0201) ordered by Novoship of Russia. Named Rudy, this newbuilding is the first of a four-ship series ordered ...
