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EU adopts OPA 90
In the fall out from the loss of Erika, the EU has proposed a ban on older, single-skinned tankers in line with OPA 90. In addition, it wants to ban any vessel over 15 years old that has been detained twice by port state control officials in the preceding two ...
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Asian inspections increase
Tokyo MOU members have agreed to increase inspections on ships calling at their ports from 50% to 75%. The 17 members include Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. Also approved was a new qualitative criteria for members and ...
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Countries must back IMO says O?Neal
In opening MEPC 44 IMO secretary General William O?Neil said the IMO should be regarded as the only forum for setting safety and pollution prevention standards on international shipping. He said regional or unilateral standards which go beyond those imposed by the IMO and apply to foreign flagged vessels are ...
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North Sea to be SOx control area
The North Sea has joined The Baltic in being designated a SOx Emission Control Area. Once MARPOL annex VI has entered into force, ships in these waters will have to use fuel with a sulphur content of 1.5% or lower. Work continued on the phasing out of organotin based anti-fouling ...
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Lifejacket confusion
The Canepa & Campi Artica lifejackets, which had type approval withdrawn following the sinking of the fast ferry Sleipner, have been given the all-clear by RINa?s laboratory. Witnessed by the Italian government, BV and the UK?s MCA, the re-testing included the unfamiliar persons donning tests (introduced after the initial approval) ...
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Scrapping under scrutiny
The IMO has asked a group chaired by Bangladesh to look at ship scrapping. Its task is to identify hazards and risks associated with current practices, collect information on previous submissions and actions taken by various governments, and to gather views on where the IMO can contribute. In addition the ...
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Pricing talks continue
Talks between the EU and Korean representatives over the issue of newbuilding prices ended without agreement. However, negotiations are continuing by telephone and there is some hope of an agreement in the near future. Any agreement is likely to be in the basis of pricing principals rather than a yard?s ...
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Queen Mary 2 goes to France
On March 9, Carnival signed a letter of intent with French yard Chantiers de l?Atlantique for the $700 million contract to build Cunard?s giant cruise ship, now named Queen Mary 2 (See Cruise).The 345m long, 150,000g vessel will carry around 2,800 passengers, a small complement for a ship of that ...
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Princess confirms MHI orders
Princess Cruises, the subsidiary of P&O, has confirmed that it has awarded a contract to build two 113,000g cruise ships to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan (see Cruise).The newbuildings, which should be delivered in July 2003 and May 2004 are not only the first ships the company has ordered ...
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RCCL confirms two more Eagles
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has signed a letter of intent for two more Eagle class cruise ships from Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland (see Cruise).These ships would be the fourth and fifth in the series of 142,000g, 3,114-passenger ships, the first of which was Voyager of the Seas, delivered by the yard ...
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Another Kvaerner yard wins orders
Struggling German shipyard Kvaerner Warnow Werft has been awarded an order for a pair of 2,524 TEU container ships based on its CV2500 design.Due to be delivered in the first half of 2001, the newbuildings are the first ships ordered at Kvaerner Warnow Werft for more than 12 months.Still part ...
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Korean yards share post-panamax order?
Daewoo Heavy Industries (Daewoo) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea are to share an order for a total of ten 6,700 TEU post-panamax container ships from Mediterranean Shipping Company.Due to be delivered in 2001 and 2002, some of the ships are being purchased outright while others are the subject ...
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Crystal Cruises commits to third ship
Crystal Cruises has announced its intention to build a third cruise ship, similar in character and size to its two existing ships, the 48,621g, 950 passenger Crystal Harmony, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan in 1990, and the 51,044g, 975 passenger Crystal Symphony, built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland in 1995."We ...
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Korea wins another Japanese order
Japanese shipyards received another blow at the end of February when Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) chose to order a series of five 6,200 TEU post-panamax container ships from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) rather than a Japanese yard.NYK says the first of the new ships will begin entering service in September ...
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Jan De Nul invests again?
Dredging and Maritime Management, a subsidiary of the Jan De Nul Group of Companies in Belgium, has ordered the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger at AESA?s Sestao shipyard.With a hopper capacity of 16,500m3, the 145m long jumbo dredger will have a sailing speed of 15.6kt. It is ...
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MAN B&W stops smoking now
Operators wanting ?smokeless? medium-speed diesel engines, can have them now, says MAN B&W. Its 48/60IS and 58/64IS (Invisible Smoke) engines uses 15% water mixed into the fuel to reduce smoke emissions to below the visibility limit across the load range.The system has been tested by two cruise ships for slow ...
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RT-flex gets first order
Wartsila NSD has secured its first order for a Sulzer RT-flex ?intelligent? engine from Hyundai Mipo. The 6RT-flex58T-B will be built at Hyundai, with the RT-flex parts being delivered directly from Wartsila NSD.Producing 12,750kW (17,340 bhp) at 105 rev/min, the engine is basically the traditional low-speed unit but without a ...
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Cylinder liners NOx marked
MAN B&W has added cylinder liners to the list of NOx-effecting items on its MC engines. In effect this means that operators will only be able to purchase replacement liners from the company, or one of its licensees that can show it has manufactured the liner to the original specification.Independent ...
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GE cruises on
GE Marine has secured an order for four LM2500 gas turbines from Fincantieri as part of the power system for a series of cruise ships for Holland America Line. Each 84,000g vessel will have one 25MW (33,512 bhp) gas turbine along with three 16ZA40 and two 12ZA40 diesel engines.All the ...
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MAN buys Alstom Engines
German engineering conglomerate MAN (parent company of MAN B&W) has bought Alstom Engines which comprises the UK-based manufacturers Ruston, Paxman and Mirrlees Blackstone. In general the UK-produced range fits well between the small marine engines made by MAN Nutzfahrzeugh and the larger units from MAN B&W.However, overlaps occur with Mirrlees ...
