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Class guidance notes for LNG cargoes
Lloyd's Register, claimed to be a leader in the classification of LNG carriers, has published a new guidance document for the design of membrane-technology liquid natural gas containment systems. The document is aimed at improving design procedures with respect to sloshing forces, and is the result of a long programme ...
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Latest emissions research presented at Motorship conference
The second phase of the Emission Minimisation (EMI MINI) research project, a joint effort to reduce marine engine emissions, is nearing completion.Funded by the German government and involving leading diesel engine design experts, including Caterpillar Motoren, AVL Deutschland, L?Orange, WTZ Roßlau and the University of Rostock, the first phase of ...
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SSW pulls out of shipbuilding
Reports from Germany suggest that the Schichau Seebeck shipyard (SSW) is to cease building ships. The yard, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, is expected to be converted into a business park for the maritime and wind power industries. Two of the former owners, shipbuilder Lloyd Werft and Ronner, a ...
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Well-attended Motorship Conference winds up in historic style
The 31st Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference drew to a successful close in Copenhagen today.After a morning of discussion centred around various emissions-related topics, including exhaust gas abatement technology and the impact of the latest Marpol regulations, the formal business concluded with a shipowners' discussion session.The event concluded with a ...
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Donut distribution agreement
Global manufacturer of maritime and offshore safety solutions VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a distribution agreement with UK based Donut Safety Systems Ltd.- VIKING?s products are often the last means of rescue on board, and we are always on the lookout for ways to improve crew safety, says Global Sales ...
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Brazilian order for deck equipment
Rolls-Royce has secured a £38 million contract to supply a newly-developed anchor handling system that will enable floating oil platforms to be secured to the seabed in the extreme depths off the coast of Brazil. The system has been developed in response to the increase in deep water oil exploration ...
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31st Motorship conference promises to be best ever
The 2009 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference, to be held in Copenhagen on 26/27 May, is set to be the best ever in the event's 31-year history. The venue, at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, will be packed out with experts from the shipping and marine engineering industries, as, uniquely, ...
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Award for fuel-saving paint
Hempasil X3, a new fouling release coating from Hempel, has won a Seatrade Award for its contribution to Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment within the shipping industry. The award recognises that Hempasil X3 has the potential to cut drastically the amount of CO2 the shipping industry releases into ...
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Omega Navigation in jv to acquire newbuilding
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, has taken delivery of the first of its seven 47,000 dwt newbuildings, the 'Omega Duke'. In May 2008, Omega announced it had entered in to an agreement with an unrelated third party to purchase two ...
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TERCC on crest of a wave
Teesside's ship recycling centre has welcomed its latest vessel, a 469 tonne former trawler. The 'Viking Vulcan', which was converted to an oil rig supply vessel, has been towed to the Tees from Leith in Scotland.It has arrived at Able UK?s Teesside Environmental Reclamation Centre (TERRC) facility at Able Seaton ...
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Bangladesh to build floating reception vessel
Western Marine Shipyard in Bangladesh, has recently signed a contract with Finland?s Lamor Corporation to build a floating reception vessel and pontoon barge and gangway foundation. The vessel will eventually be handed over to the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)."This is a specialised vessel capable of collecting operational and oily waste ...
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BV and SENER test results of CAS Project
The EU-funded CAS project (Condition Assessment System), led by Bureau Veritas (BV) and where SENER was a major player, had the purpose of cutting the time and costs to process thickness studies of the structure of a ship in operation, taking advantage of the ship 3D model previously created in ...
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Grandweld delivers crewboat
Grandweld, a shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist, and Stanford Marine, an offshore oil and gas industry fleet operator, both part of the UAE-based GMMOS Group, are celebrating the delivery of the first unit in a six vessel order for 41m crewboats. Jamal Abki, Grandweld General Manager, said: "This design ...
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Gdynia and Szczecin to be sold
The Polish government is awaiting the signature of a Caribbean registered company which has agreed to buy the assets of both Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards for about Zloty450m ($136m). United International Trust was the highest bidder from a group of 35 companies which had expressed an interest in the assets ...
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Germany faces shipbuilding crisis
German shipbuilders are facing difficult years due to cancellations and a lack of orders, the country's shipbuilding association VSM warned yesterday at its annual meeting. "The majority of shipyards will not be fully utilised from mid-year on," VSM chairman Werner Lüken said.German yards suffered 19 cancellations in the first quarter ...
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Fredericia Shipyard moves to Lind?
Fredericia Shipyard in Denmark has entered into an agreement with compatriot Odense Steel Shipyard on renting the original dock facilities at Lind? and a number of buildings housing administration, workshops and changing room facilities etc. Fredericia Shipyard will have more than 100,000 m2 at their disposal. The agreement runs for ...
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STX wins order for naval trials vessel
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S) of South Korea has received an order for a next generation naval trials ship from Agency for Defence Development (ADD) at a cost of KRW 43bn ($33.8m). A naval trials ship supports marine weapon system tests and conducts environmental surveys on the test sea ...
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Chinese yards resume sales drive
It seems that following in the footsteps of their South Korean counterparts, Chinese shipyards have resumed marketing activities for newbuildings. Major yards in South Korea had, this spring, reactivated sales drives for newbuildings offering delivery slots made vacant as the result of their accepting owners' requests to postpone deliveries of ...
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Gloomy forecast for bulker orders
Shipping lines will most likely be unable to raise rates above break-even levels in the next two or three years, analysts at the Credit Suisse Group have said. The Baltic Dry Index has fallen drastically as the global recession saps demand for shipments of iron ore, grain and other commodities. ...
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Chinese shipbuilders move to stem losses
Chinese shipyards are charging penalties to international owners who wish to defer delivery of new ships and are filling the resulting spare capacity with cut-price domestic contracts. At this stage the strategy cannot be confirmed but appears to follow similar moves to soak up excess shipbuilding capacity in decades past. ...
