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Online marketplace reaches million-ton milestone
OceanConnect.com, the online marketplace for the purchase and sale of marine fuels, announced that the company has reached the million-ton milestone for bunkers sold. Container company Neptune Orient Lines created the transaction that put OceanConnect over the million-ton landmark. The company?s enquiry generated 14 bids by four suppliers. It was ...
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Strategic launches TankerIMX
Strategic Software, the provider of communications and shipping database applications, has launched a new range of Internet-based shipping support tools. Based on the company?s StrategicIMX positions and cargo order exchange, TankerIMX is designed to help with the flow of communications in the chartering and operations of tankers. The company says ...
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Crankshaft deflection software updated
Prisma Teknik has announced that the software for its computerised crankshaft deflection indicator DJ-4C has reached version 3.25. The company says new features include a graphic page for comparing up to six measurements/dates at the same time, the choice of English, German and Spanish languages, diagram scale down to 50/1,000mm, ...
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Setfair launches new website
Setfair, the on-line procurement service, has re-designed its website, www.setfair.com, to include several new features. The Stem to Stern section is a free-to-access marine procurement news bulletin service. It also covers operational safety issues related to marine equipment and services. The Web Links Plus section lists maritime web sites operating ...
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Telaurus acquires US HF radio stations
Telaurus Communications has acquired three US HF radio stations: WLO in Mobile, Alabama; KLB in Seattle, Washington and WSC in Tuckerton, New Jersey. They will be incorporated into the company?s global network. WLO is a full service provider of voice, telex and data services to ships at sea. The company ...
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Improving collision avoidance
The Standard P&I Club, in combination with Videotel Marine International, has launched a CD-ROM based training package aimed at improving collision avoidance at sea. The creators say the Windows-based package provides an interactive means of ensuring bridge officers and other crew members are able to apply the International Regulations for ...
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On-line procurement service adds Chinese language
iShipExchange, the web-based shipping procurement service, has introduced the Chinese language (using traditional and simplified characters) alongside English and Japanese. However the core data entries remain in English, says the company. iShipExchange has been trading since early this year and says it currently has 25 companies working with the system, ...
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Shaft alignment science
Bureau Veritas is drawing on past experience to offer a shaft alignment service to large-vessel owners. The service comes outside the normal scope of class. It has already been utilised on newbuildings for Hellespont, Hapag Lloyd, CMA CGM, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company and Kristen Navigation. The service has been re-launched ...
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Drew to distribute Draeger range throughout North America
Drew Marine, a Division of Ashland Speciality Chemical, and Draeger Safety have announced an agreement naming Drew Marine as distributor for Draeger?s range of self-contained breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, The range includes electronic gas detection measuring and monitoring instruments, self-contained breathing ...
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Drew to distribute Draeger range throughout North America
Drew Marine, a Division of Ashland Speciality Chemical, and Draeger Safety have announced an agreement naming Drew Marine as distributor for Draeger?s range of self-contained breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, The range includes electronic gas detection measuring and monitoring instruments, self-contained breathing ...
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Hyundai?s first Himsen engines
Hyundai Heavy Industries has initiated full-scale production of its first ever own-designed engine. The result of a ten-year $31m R&D programme, the first batch of the new compact class of medium-speed Himsen H21/32 diesel gensets is expected to roll off the production line by the end of this month (September). ...
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Healy really cuts it
Although the US Coast Guard cutter Healy was placed "In Commission, Active" on August 21, 2000, details of its capabilities were not fully appreciated outside the USA until a recent visit to Dover. The icebreaker was on its way north to complete its first scientific mission to explore the Arctic?s ...
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CNG carrier: pipe dream or reality?
A number of oil majors are seriously considering a new technology for the carriage of compressed natural gas (CNG) in coiled pipes onboard ship. Enron, BG International, Chevron, Conoco, Exxon Mobil, Shell and Marathon have all contributed to developments to date. Now the company behind a preliminary study into the ...
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Improved tool design causes a stir
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) has come a long way since its invention in 1991. The Welding Institute (TWI), the inventor and patent holder for the process, based in Cambridge, UK is currently working on industry projects to improve tool efficiency to allow even higher welding speeds in aluminium alloys. Original ...
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Niches suit nicely
When the subject of shipbuilding in Asia is discussed, Japan, Korea and a rising China are usually the focus of attention given the sheer volume of tonnage they produce as well as their stranglehold on the production of big ships. Little Singapore doesn?t compete on those terms, but over the ...
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Saving our ships
The past year has seen Singapore salvors undertake some unusual jobs, including the salvage of two chemical tankers laden with the hazardous cargo phenol. The more recent of the two involved Endah Lestari, which listed about two nautical miles off Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Kasel Salvage got the contract to do ...
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Still making headway
Rough seas are battering the Singapore shipping industry as it sails against the forces of poor trading conditions in both main and feeder trades. It?s no secret that both the transpacific and the Asia/Europe trades have taken a beating over the past ten months, and Singapore shipping lines have not ...
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Complete with shaft generator
APL?s newest addition, APL Holland, comes equipped with a cost-saving feature - the shaft generator. This 2,100kW generator can fully supply the electricity needs of this gearless fully cellular containership while it is steaming, if it is not carrying any reefer containers, says Michael KW Ngai, vice president of newbuildings ...
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Repair yards remain confident
Competition from the Middle East and China has intensified leading to a further drop in turnover for Singapore?s ship repair sector. Yet the nation?s shipyards continue to win significant repair and conversion contracts; on the basis of their ability to deliver quality results in a timely fashion, according to the ...
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High-tech cranes
The multi-purpose Jurong Port - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) ? can now offer alternative container handling services to the Port of Singapore Authority(PSA)?s four container terminals. Jurong Port?s motto "We?re smaller. We?re different", describes its confidence. The port took delivery of the first of two 40t ...
