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NewsNext Oasis cruise ship launched
Oasis class cruise shipThe Allure of the Seas, the second Oasis class vessel under construction at STX Finland's Turku Shipyard, reached its natural element on 20 November, 2009 as the valves of the dry dock were turned on and the vessel was launched.The Allure of the Seas is the second ...
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LR?s HAC further develops safety and sustainability
Lloyd?s Register?s Hellenic Advisory Committee (HAC) met recently to support and further develop safety and sustainability in the shipping industry. Chairman, Capt. Panagiotis Tsakos summed up the proceedings: "This has been another good committee meeting. We are facing a new era - the issues we see, particularly the carbon challenge, ...
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EPA submits ship emission rules to White House
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved closer yesterday to finalizing new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships by sending the draft rules to the White House for review. If finalized, EPA says the draft rule would drastically cut air pollution nationwide by requiring vessels with large ...
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COSCO Dalian delivers first heavy lifter
COSCO Shipyard Group of China recently completed the 'Adam Asnyk', its first 30,000 DWT heavy lift vessel, at COSCO Shipyard Dalian.The newbuilding, ordered by Chipolbrok, was originally due for completion in March 2009 and appears to be delivered with 8-month delay. The Adam Asnyk is the first of four 30,000 ...
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SPP wins orders for six vessels
The South Korean shipbuilder SPP Shipbuilding has been awarded newbuild orders for two 81,000 DWT and four 59,000 DWT bulk carriers from three European shipowners at a total cost of $210 million.The shipbuilding group has delivered 58 50,000 DWT products tankers and three 35,000 DWT bulkers so far this year. ...
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Sovcomflot to build two tankers for TNK-BP
The Russian shipping group Sovcomflot OJSC plans to order two Suezmax-type tankers at United Shipbuilding Corporation OJSC for TNK-BP petroleum products shipping. It is planned to build marine and river vessels for an integrated transportation system of Saratov oil refinery petroleum products shipping with their transhipment and storage in the ...
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China lending to foreign shipowners
Amid the severe ship ordering downturn state-run Bank of China has started to lend to foreign owners with orders in China for the first time. The bank has extended a $149m credit line to Germany?s Schulte Group to help pay for nine chemical tankers ordered in 2007 at Jiangzhou Union ...
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GL head urges "ultra slow steaming"
The optimum speed for container ships is much lower than the current 25 or 26 knots achieved by the big vessels according to Germanischer Lloyd's head Hermann Klein. Dr Klein suggests that, depending on the number of vessels on a trade, the optimal speed could be as low as 10 ...
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Samsung to enter cruiseship market
Samsung Heavy Industries' vice-president Park Jung-heum said at a recent strategy seminar, "We will secure a cruiseship newbuilding order within next three years and deliver it around 2015. We will make inroads into the cruiseship sector by transferring foreign technologies into Korea and adding construction concept to it." Park went ...
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Chinese bank turns shipowner
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest bank by market value and deposits, has taken delivery of the first two ships in a 14-ship order that are part of two deals with Chinese companies."The shipping industry is still very new in China but the bank industry ...
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Slowdown in decline of Japan export ship orders
Japanese export ship orders declined for the 13th consecutive month in October on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 37.3% to 358,300 gt, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association.But the year-on-year pace of decline in October more than halved from 75.5% in September and was the slowest since ...
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New shipyard turnkey construction contract awarded
Sembcorp Marine has awarded the turnkey construction contract for Phase I of the New Yard Development project to Zhen Hua (S) Engineering Pte Ltd for a total contract value of S$443.25 million.The contract is part of the S$750 million projected costs for Phase I of the New Yard Development announced ...
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Skaugen newbuilding to expand LNG bunker infrastructure
Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) named the first ship in its new series of Multigas carriers in a ceremony at the Skaugen joint venture company with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems' shipbuilding facility in Zhangjiagang, north of Shanghai, China. The 10,000 cbm sized vessel, named "Norgas Innovation", will initially ...
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Trinidad and Tobago OPVs sail ahead
Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built by the UK shipbuilder BAE Systems for the government of Trinidad and Tobago will this week take a step closer to completion. Employees at the Portsmouth Naval base will join in the celebrations today when the first vessel is formally named 'Port of Spain', ...
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NewsDNV launches PSC toolkit
Tor E Svensen, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer DNV MaritimeFollowing a slight rise in the detention rate of DNV-classed vessels in 2008, DNV has moved quickly to develop and launch its Port State Control (PSC) toolkit.While DNV-classed vessels have led the industry for years with the lowest port state ...
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Daewoo reports profit in Q3
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Korea said it has made a profit in the third quarter on increased sales of high-end products and a stable local currency. Net income reached 191.2 billion won ($166 million) in the July-September period, compared with a loss of 84.9 billion won a year ...
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Higher fuel costs altering boxship deployment patterns
As fuel oil prices continue to climb, carriers are increasingly applying extra slow steaming on their long haul services. With fuel prices at levels above $400/ton since October, extra slow steaming is increasingly taking hold on the Far East-North Europe route where loops are being stretched by a week. Alphaliner ...
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South Africa awards STX contract for Polar supply/research vessel
STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a contract for the construction of a Polar supply and research vessel. The ship, valued at a cost of approximately EUR 116 million, will be build in the Rauma shipyard and is scheduled for delivery in spring ...
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Astute leaves for sea trials
The first of class Astute nuclear powered attack submarine left BAE Systems? shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness for the first stage of sea trials designed to prove its capability as the most formidable vessel of its kind ever operated by the Royal Navy.Astute is now on her way to Her Majesty?s Naval ...
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MAN expands service network in North America
MAN Diesel recently celebrated the official opening of its newest service centre in Seattle, Washington, USA to further expand its PrimeServ network in North America. The newly renovated, 1,800 m2 workshop and 400 m2 office space will handle customer requests for all basic repair and service requirements, and include complete ...
