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Korean shipbuilders clinch record high new order
Last year Korean shipbuilders clinched orders for 470 ships of 16.8 million CGT which represented more than double the order intake in 2002 for 230 ships of 7.6 million CGT. Sources within Korea?s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MCIE) said that this huge increase was attributed to the 'China ...
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NewsTen MAN B&W engines for NCL newbuildings
Two more cruise ships of the same series as the "Norwegian Dawn" will be equipped with MAN B&W Diesel medium-speed engines.MAN B&W Diesel Group will supply a total of ten 12V48/60B medium speed diesel engines to Meyer Werft, Germany, for two 2,400 passenger cruise ship newbuildings ordered by Norwegian Cruise ...
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NewsCrew rescued by cutting hole in hull
The 160-metre motor vessel Rocknes capsized off Bergen on Monday evening with 30 crew. Only twelve survived.Rocknes was being towed into shallow waters when rescuers head tapping from inside the hull.Captain Malvin Solberg of the rescue vessel "Flekkeroey" said. "We had factory drawings and found that the people knocking had ...
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NewsCOGAG wins
Gas turbines will drive the Royal Norwegian Navy?s six "Skjold" SES patrol boats.Pratt & Whitney won a $40milliom contract with Norwegian shipyard Umoe Mandal to supply gas turbine propulsion systems for the Royal Norwegian Navy?s six "Skjold" Class Fast Patrol Boats over the next four years. Each system features two ...
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NewsCosta signs LOI for new flagship
The current Costa Cruises' flag ship "Costa Fotuna"Genoa-based Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corporation, has signed a letter of intent with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct a 112,000 gt cruise ship for delivery in summer 2006. To be built at the Sestri Ponente shipyard, the new vessel will have ...
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Northrop Grumman introduces new-generation IBS
Northrop Grumman?s Sperry Marine business unit has introduced its next-generation integrated bridge system (IBS) for ships, called Vision FT. This incorporates the latest advances in marine navigation technology and combines all of the ship?s navigation sensors and systems including radars, electronic chart display and information system, gyrocompass, depth sounder, speed ...
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Wärtsilä planning to discontinue production in Turku
The second part of Wärtsilä's business analysis, started last autumn, has now been finalized. In addition to reductions in capacity already decided, the company also plans to discontinue engine manufacturing at its Turku factory and concentrate the production of large engines at its Trieste plant in Italy. Under this plan ...
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NewsKorean shipbuilders to develop own LNG containment system
The new CS1 membrane cargo containment system developed by GTTHyundai heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Samsung Heavy Industries and Korea Gas Corporation will be developing their own proprietary LNG cargo tank containment system. The three year project will $13.5 million. At present, the technology in the membrane system design is owned ...
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NewsMipo completes 100th ship
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard recently named the 100th ship since it entered the newbuilding market in 1996. The 35,000DWT product carrier was named Cape Bruny and was ordered by Schoeller Holdings Ltd today. Delivery is scheduled on 15 January. The shipbuilder has delivered 66 product carriers, eight container ships, 10 ...
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Hyundai Samho clinches box ship pair
Hyundai Samho Shipyard in Korea secured an order for two 8,200TEU box ships from two ship owners, one of whom is Fortythird Dragon Shipping Inc in Liberia, at a total price of $158 million. The contract includes two options and both vessels are scheduled for delivery by November 2006.
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Doosan HI enhances crankshaft
Last year Doosan Heavy Industries produced about 140 crankshafts, up 37% compared with 2002. This put the Korean casting & forging company in third place world-wide since it first started to manufacture crankshafts since 1990. The company also builds nuclear and hydro & thermal power plants and is deeply involved ...
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Hyundai Shipbuilding group wins order for five box ships
Hanjin Shipping placed on order for five 6,500 TEU container vessels with Hyundai Heavy Industries. The 304 metre long 79,500 DWT newbuildings will be powered by a 68,332 kW diesel engine giving a service speed 26.5 knots. The vessels will be delivered to Hanjin from September 2006 to May 2007 ...
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Chinese shipbuilders? big surge
Chinese shipbuilders completed 6 million DWT ships last year, up 46% compared to 2002. China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) completed 2.17 million DWT last year and won new orders totaling 8.7 million, up 253% from last year (2002). Its orderbook as at the end of 2003 was 11.62 million DWT, ...
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HHI to build ships on land
Hyundai Heavy Industries will build a 105,000DWT tanker on land this year, the first time this has been done in the history of shipbuilding. HHI has surprised many of its competing shipyards by announcing that it has developed a method of constructing ships on land and was prepared to begin ...
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Compact Azipod order for Chinese survey vessel
ABB has signed a contract with the Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard to supply the electric power plants and Compact Azipod propulsion systems for a survey vessel being built for the State Oceanic Administration. The newbuilding is slated to start operating in South China in 2005.The ABB deliveries to the survey ...
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Azipod propulsion for ice-breaking stand-by and supply vessel
ABB signed a contract with Kvaerner Masa-Yards to supply the Azipod propulsion system and the electric power plant for the Sakhalin icebreaker newbuilding project. The vessel has an overall length of 100 metres and a deadweight of 4,000 dwt and is scheduled to be delivered by the Helsinki shipyard in ...
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HHI moves in land
Hyundai Heavy Industries will build a 105,000DWT tanker on land this year. The shipbuilder said that this is the first time in the world a large vessel has not been constructed in a dock.Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard, has shocked many of its competitors by announcing that it ...
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NewsEngine manufacturer MAN B&W reaches output milestone
With around 8,000 MC engines having been ordered and delivered since the introduction of the first Japanese-built 6L35MC in 1982, the historical output figure of 100,000,000 kW has now been reached with MAN B&W?s range of low-speed two-stroke engines. Described by MAN B&W Diesel A/S executive vice president, Peter Sunn ...
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Necessary levels of protection
In this the first issue of The Motor Ship in 2004 we feature the subjects of ?LNG Carriers?, ?Tugs and Towing?, ?Paints and Coatings? and our annual ?Top Ships ? feature which takes a look back at a selection of the most impressive new vessels of 2003. One of the ...
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Our pick of the year ? a dozen of the best
One of the more rewarding aspects of our work here at The Motor Ship is writing about ships, particularly those that incorporate innovative or unique features and state-of-the-art equipment. With hundreds of ships delivered over the course of the year ranging from the mundane to the sophisticated, it is not ...
