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Sealift conversion contract
San Diego?s National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has received $2 million for the first phase of a $25 million contract to convert a US Navy Strategic Sealift Program vessel USNS Soderman.The ship is being converted to meet the readiness capabilities of the US Marine Corps, and will arrive at ...
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Generally busy
Cascade General entered the new year with a wide range of work underway at the Portland Shipyard and at remote locations.Three large ATC crude carriers have been docked under the maintenance and repair alliance signed by the two companies in December. SeaRiver North Slope and SeaRiver Benicia were in for ...
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Bergesen tries Turkey
Norwegian owner Bergesen Dy drydocked the 53,372m3 gas carrier Havprins at Turkey?s Gemak shipyard for 25 year survey work and general repair. This is the first time the Norwegian giant has used a Turkish repair yard.Bergesen was attracted by the prices offered by the Turkish yard and its references from ...
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Colie renovates
Interior contractor James P Colie refurbished the main dining room and purser?s deck on the cruise ship Royal Princess during its winter drydock at Baltimore Marine Industries.The largest part of the project, the dining room renovation, involved 60 craftsmen to demolish and rebuild the area with all new finishes. All ...
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New crankshaft for
F A Vinnen & Co?s 29,181g, 2,480 TEU container vessel Merkur Star is under repair at MAN B&W Service Center Hamburg, where a new crankshaft is being fitted.The ship, which is powered by a MAN B&W 6S70MC diesel, developed engine trouble in the Atlantic north-west of the Azores. A cracked ...
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Vector and raster on DGPS chart
Leica Geosystems has introduced an upgrade for the MX 480 Professional Charting System permitting the use of raster cartography from the United States and Great Britain. This is the first DGPS chart navigator capable of running both vector and raster cartography, says the company.The MX 480 can now accept the ...
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Turbines power on
Having scored a couple of noteworthy successes, turbine manufacturers are keeping up the momentum. Gas turbines compare favourably against diesel engines on weight, size, power and NOx/SOx emissions ? where they suffer is in fuel consumption, especially at part load. It was the fuel consumption problem that prompted the US ...
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China matches sophistication with price
China?s shipping and shipbuilding industries are benefiting from sweeping reforms of state enterprises, increased foreign investment and technical assistance. Plans for China to join the World Trade Organisation is likely to accelerate the pace of economic reform in the country. In due course, further liberalisation within the Chinese economic and ...
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Bulkers bounce back
While last year was very poor for operators of bulk tonnage there are now strong signs of a good recovery and people are more optimistic. From the coast of Brazil to the boardrooms of Europe there is a faint smile on the lips of bulker owners. The past few years ...
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Cruise players consolidate
In a world where position counts, NCL has always said it was the fourth largest. Now it looks to become equal third, but not of its choosing. Cruise lines love their branding ? its all part of the necessary marketing to have a good image. To the ordinary guest, as ...
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Design range offers high flexibility
German builder Lindenau has adapted one of its Tanker Class designs to suit the needs of a domestic owner. The second of a pair of 13,050 dwt double-hulled IMO Type 2 chemical/oil tankers was completed by Lindenau GmbH, Germany at the end of November last year for domestic owner Carl ...
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Dutch hold their share against European competition
Dutch orderbooks remain dominated by general purpose cargo ships, and dredgers, but more non-typical highly sophisticate vessels are appearing. While Dutch builders receive 4-5 per cent less in building subsidies than those in other European countries, he believes that for the last five years the Dutch government?s subsidy policy has ...
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OECD members disagree on over-capacity problem
Against a background of 25 per cent over-supply in shipbuilding capacity and a 20 per cent fall in newbuilding prices since 1997, OECD members cannot even agree on the size of the problem. The OECD wants all parties to agree figures for future newbuilding demand and shipbuilding capacity. However, Korea?s ...
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Erika loss raises questions
While the debate still rages over the loss of the 1975-built Maltese-flagged tanker Erika, its classification Society Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) has confirmed that conditions of class were imposed following a survey in Augusta on November 24. Despite imposing the restriction, it restored the vessel?s full 37,283 dwt from the ...
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DNV puts register on-line
DNV has made its register of ships freely available on-line through its homepage http://www.dnv.com/registerofvessels. Users can search for vessels using the name (or part of name), former names, IMO registration number, or by the owner or manager?s name. Having selected the required vessel the system displays the principal particulars and ...
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Austal to build in US
Austal of Australia has signed a joint venture agreement with Bender Shipbuilding to build fast ferries in the USA. The new company, Austal USA, will build the full range of high speed craft up to 100m/1,000 passenger capacity. Austal says there are over 3,600 passenger craft operating in the US ...
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Year-end orders
Korean yards took the vast majority of the orders placed in December to finish the year ahead of Japan. Its yards took orders for 66 vessels totalling 3.7 million gross against 16 export orders in Japanese yards totalling 667,650g. This brings the total to 227 ships (12.7 million gross) ordered ...
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Free re-flagging from IRI
International Registries is offering free transfer for ships joining the Marshall Islands registry until the end of June, and has also reduced its tonnage tax. For new entrants there will be no registration, documentation or mortgage recording fees. Marine inspections or investigations and international participation fees are also waived until ...
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Slow progress on yard sales
Kvaerner has sold two more of its smaller yards and confirmed it will retain a stake in Masa-Yards to help secure a sale. "We have to get the best value for shareholders and if retaining a small minority holding will get a deal together, then so be it," says a ...
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PRS revises slamming rules
Following research that showed that bow slamming in moderate sea states can be as damaging as those in bad weather, Polish classification society, Polski Rejestr Statkow (PRS), has revised its rules. The horizontal forces caused by the bow driving into the wave crests are larger in moderate seas than vertical ...
