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Big year at Nantong
Nantong Ocean Ship Engineering (NOSEC) repaired or converted 134 ship during 1999, with 97 per cent of the vessels coming from 21 overseas countries. Highlights included three roro ferry conversions for the UK?s Dart line, building segregated ballast tanks on VLCC Moscliff, and routine drydock repairs to a series of ...
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Straightening it out
The 137,567dwt Polembros OBO Lassia which sagged, almost splitting in two during discharge at Taranto, is under repair at Tuzla Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel, which ended up with its mid section touching bottom and the aft and stern out of the water, was salvaged and towed to Turkey by ...
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Tanker repaired in India
Cochin Shipyard has completed repairs to the Shipping Corporation of India tanker G S Salaria. The vessel docked on December 21 and sailed on January 25.The repair package, worth approximately Rs50 million($1.15 million), comprised steel renewal, hull blasting and painting and replacing a damaged economiser coil. Control, automation and instrumentation ...
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Union agreement
Management at Malta Drydocks signed a new four year collective agreement with the General Worker?s Union on January 12, 2000."This agreement will ensure continued labour stability at the shipyard, and provide for increased efficiency and cost savings," said the yard.A new seven-member board of directors has also been appointed. It ...
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The capesize, 146,019 dwt Golden Union bulk carrier Cape Providence has undergone permanent repairs at Nantong Ocean Ship Engineering.The 1987-built bulker, laden with ore, was steaming across the Indian Ocean almost 2,000 miles from the nearest major land mass when frames collapsed on the starboard side of hold no 3 ...
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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 ...
