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Bohai clinches three MR tankers
Nanjing Tankers, part of the Changjiang Shipping, placed an order for three 46,000DWT product carriers with Bohai Shipbuilding. Ship particulars are 185 metre long, 32.2 metre wide and 18.2 metre deep with a draught of 10.2 metres. The newbuildings will be classed by CCS and they will have a service ...
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NewsHual increases car carrier order
HUAL, the Ro/Ro vehicle carrying unit of Leif Höegh, has placed an order for two additional car carriers (PCTC) with Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding (DSME) for delivery in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The vessels will have capacity to carry some 6,100 cars and this latest order brings the number of ...
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Turbocharger production started in Shanghai
The MAN B&W Diesel Group made a decisive strategic step by intensifying their commitments in China and opening a new turbocharger works in Shanghai. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schulte, President of the MAN B&W Diesel Group: "One of the main reasons for the establishment of production facilities in China is our desire ...
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OOCL orders two more post-Panamax boxships
OOCL signed an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries for two additional 8,063-TEUs SX class vessels for delivery in 2007. This brings the total numbers of SX class boxships ordered from the Korean shipbuilder to twelve.
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NewsBroström orders more tankers from China
Swedish ship owner Broström has placed an order for the building of four 14,500 dwt product chemical tankers. The vessels will be built by Jinling Shipyard, Nanjing, China and are slated for delivery in 2006 and 2007. Broström employs 37 tankers in European trade and transports more than 20 million ...
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NewsMercy ships to take on board Transas Ecdis
A Transas Navi-Sailor 3000 ECDIS system will be installed onboard the M/V Africa Mercy, belonging to Mercy Ships, a global charity providing free medical care and community development assistance to the poor.The idea of partnering through donation occurred at the Seatrade London 2003 exhibition, where representatives from Mercy Ships showed ...
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Further orders for large common-rail engines
Sulzer RT-flex96C low-speed diesel engines have been ordered by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark, for installation in four 3700 TEU L-class container ships being built for the Danish group A.P. M?ller -M?rsk, Safmarine and Deutsche Afrika Linien. The ships are due for delivery in 2004 and 2005.These are further examples ...
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Bohai built largest ship
Bohai Shipbuilding in China has recently delivered its largest newbuilding in the shape of a 159,000 DWT Suezmax crude oil carrier. This was the first unit in a three-ship series ordered by Cosco and is named Da Ming Hu. The newbuilding is the largest ship ever built by the shipyard. ...
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NewsFirst ABS ship certified for ISPS code
Hong Kong based Univan Ship Management?s C Dream VLCC tanker is the first ABS audited vessel to the ISPS Code fitted with a Ship Security Alert System.Hong Kong based Univan Ship Management (USM) becomes the latest organization to achieve certification from class society ABS in order to meet the IMO?s ...
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First Korea shipping fund to make its debut
The first Korea shipping fund, which was set up under the Ship Investment Company act in Korea, will make its debut early next year. Named Korea Marine Fund Corporation (KMFC), it was established early this year with paid-up capital of about $882 million. Daewoo Shipbuilding, STX Shipbuilding, Korea Line and ...
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NewsHudong HM receives first low speed RT-Flex engine
Sulzer 7RT-flex60C in Wärtsilä?s Trieste factory.Hudong Heavy Machinery in China received its first order for low speed 7 RT-Flex60C engines from Yangtze Shipbuilding. The new order is for six units of the Wartsila designed RT-Flex engine and will be the first to be built in China. The initial unit will ...
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NewsHanjin HI delivers MSC box ship
Hanjin Heavy Industries delivered a 5,050TEU container ship ordered from the Swiss ship owner MSC. Named MSC Linzie, it is the lead ship in a four-ship series. Ship particulars are 294.10m long, 32.20m wide, a depth of 21.60m and a service speed of 24.3 knots.
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Daewoo expects more revenue but less profit
Daewoo Shipbuilding in Korea announced that next year it aims to earn W 4.3 trillion in revenue, W 300 billion in operating profit and W 250 billion in net profit. These figures are based on a currency exchange rate of W 1,130 per US dollar next year. The currency exchange ...
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MOL to order three more VLCCs
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in Japan revealed its plan to order three more double-hull VLCCs. In May this year MOL ordered six 300,000DWT double hull VLCCs from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Kawasaki Shipbuilding and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with deliveries slated for 2004 and 2005. MOL now plans to replace all VLCCs ...
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NewsLloyd's Register to class world's largest container ships
From left to right Robert Tustin (Lloyd's Register Asia), Captain Schechter (Seaspan), Peter Curtis (Seaspan), Peter Jackson (Seaspan) and Tim Protheroe (Lloyd's Register Americas, Inc).Lloyd?s Register is to class Seaspan?s new series of 9,200 teu container ships, to be built at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea. The order is ...
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Zhenjiang clinches 10 propellers
Zhenjiang China Marine Equipment in China has clinched the biggest propeller supply contracts in its history. The company received an order for 10 propellers each with a diameter of more than 5 metres and weighing over 10 tonnes.
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ABS launches SafeHull Express
ABS unveiled a new version of the technically advanced ABS SafeHull system at the Marintec China maritime exhibition and conference in Shanghai which represents a quantum leap in ease and efficiency. The latest release, SafeHull Express, has been expressly created to assist design engineers and shipyards develop approved tanker designs ...
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NewsWärtsilä to start manufacturing propellers in China
Wärtsilä Propulsion, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Finnish diesel engine company Wärtsilä, will begin manufacturing propellers in China. A joint venture company has been established with Zhenjiang CME company (CME), a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). To be known as Wärtsilä-CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co. Ltd., the ...
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Liberia issues first international ship security certificate
The Liberian Registry has issued its first security audit certificate under the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code. After a thorough inspection and audit of security procedures, the certificate was awarded by an Antwerp-based auditor employed by the Liberian Registry to a 1993-built, 22,000 dwt bulk carrier operated by ...
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Daewoo reveals massive new order
Daewoo Shipbuilding has clinched a 145,700 cubic metre LNG carrier, four 8,400 TEU container ships and two 115,000 dwt tankers at a total value of $586 million. They will be delivered during the first half of 2007. With the latest new orders, the shipbuilder has, so far this year, picked ...
