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L&T to enter shipbuilding biz
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in India will enter into shipbuilding business with an initial investment of Rs 20 billion ($468 million) next year according to local reports. The shipbuilding project would start in April 2009 and the first L&T-built vessel will be out within two to three years. Moving ahead ...
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RINA launches ILO notation
Italy-based classification society RINA has introduced a new voluntary notation which will help shipowners meet the new international standards for crew accommodation. The notation, ILODESIGN will ensure compliance with the ship construction and accommodation layout and outfitting requirements of the new ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006.Roberto Cazzulo, deputy director of ...
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Bureau Veritas focuses on access safety
The French classification society Bureau Veritas has developed guidelines intended to reduce the number of accidents to seafarers and surveyors during the inspection and maintenance of ships structures. The guidelines will help yards to design in safety indetail.Guidelines for the Design of the Means of Access for Inspection, Maintenance and ...
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K Line takes delivery of Unimax ore carrier
The 300,000 DWT type ore carrier ?Grande Progresso? of Kawasaki Kisen?s 100% owned foreign subsidiary was delivered at Ariake Shipyard of Universal Shipbuilding Corporation. The 327m long and 55m wide newbuilding with a draught of 21.40m is the first very large ore carrier dedicated for loading at Brazil and unloading ...
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Seaarland orders Suezmaxes
Amsterdam-based Seaarland Shipping Management has ordered three 165,000 dwt Suezmax tankers to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea, for deliveryin the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter 2011.
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Wärtsilä acquires German ship automation company
Wärtsilä has acquired the German company Claus D. Christophel Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH (CDC), which specializes in the design, delivery and service of automation systems for ship owners and yards. The company is based in Hamburg and has three business areas, which are maritime information technology, project engineering and customer ...
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IMO commissions Nigerian MRCC
A key link in the plan to provide effective search and rescue (SAR) coverage off the coast of Africa has been completed with the commissioning, by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, of a fully-equipped regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Lagos, Nigeria - the third such commissioning in just ...
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Bunker industry going distillate
Rising crude oil prices and tighter environmental regulations are moving the shipping industry into an era of ever higher bunker prices, the Sustainable Shipping Forum in Singapore has been told. Robin Meech, Managing Director of Marine & Energy Consulting Ltd, made the predictions in his opening chairman's remarks on Thursday. ...
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New icebreaker launched
A new diesel-electric icebreaker, ?Sankt-Peterburg? has been launched at the Baltic Shipyard in Russia. The construction is carried out under the survey of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). This multipurpose icebreaker is designed for piloting of large ships in the Gulf of Finland, towing of ships and floating facilities ...
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Maersk backs slow steaming
The world's largest container liner Maersk Line is backing slower steaming as a response to rising bunker costs. Slow steaming is an efficient way to reduce bunker consumption, lowering operational costs as well as cutting CO2 emissions, according to Jesper Praestensgaard, CEO Asia Pacific of AP Moller-Maersk. Bunker bills currently ...
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Rem?y orders two PX105s
Rem?y Shipping has signed a contract with Ulstein Verft for the building of two eco-friendly platform supply vessels (PSV) of Ulstein PX105 type designed by Ulstein Design with future oriented products and systems from Ulstein Elektro. The vessels are already set for long-term contracts with StatoilHydro upon completion. The vessels ...
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Hyundai Mipo bags two chemicals carriers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has won a 121 billion won ($117 million) deal to build two chemicals carriers for a European shipping company for delivery by December 2011.
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STX inks two bulkers
STX Shipbuilding has won a 129 billion won ($126 million) order to build two bulk carriers for a European shipping company with delivery in May 2009.
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EU to demand aid repayment for Polish yards
The European Commission said on Thursday it is preparing to demand the repayment of Polish government aid to the Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards, while Warsaw signaled it needed more time to find a way of saving the yards. A spokesman for EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said: "As regards the ...
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Profits up at Sri Lanka yard
Colombo Dockyard, Sri Lanka's sole listed ship builder, said its March quarter net profit went up 22.5% to 245 million rupees from 200 million rupees a year ago. Revenue rose 49.6% to 2,968 million rupees from 1,984 million rupees in the same period a year ago.The yard delivered two anchor ...
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ST-design for Sea4
Grimstad based ship owner Sea4 has ordered two ROV/ light construction vessels of Skipsteknisk design ST-254L CD at Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. In all Skipsteknisk have currently 8 designs under construction in Spain. The new vessels will be delivered in February and August 2010 respectively. They are not committed ...
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Noreq acquires Crevi Davit
Noreq AS, the Norwegian manufacturer and supplier of maritime deck equipment, has acquired the Bergen-based davit manufacturer Crevi Davit AS. The acquisition strengthens Noreq?s focus on the development of maritime equipment, particularly launching arrangements (davits) for lifeboats and rescue vessels.Together with Crevi Davit, Noreq has already made great progress in ...
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Wartsila centralizes spare parts centre
Wärtsilä will strengthen its international customer service by centralizing the spare parts logistics and by building a new spare parts distribution centre in the Netherlands. A large and modern central warehouse is planned near the company's current service unit in the Netherlands. Wärtsilä will invest approximately EUR 70 million in ...
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JdN signs contract for five workboats
The Jan De Nul Group in Belgium has signed contracts with Tianjin Xinhe Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co Ltd in Tianjin, China, for the construction of five work boats. The workboats are similar to the DN 46, built by the same shipyard in 2006. The vessels have a length of 28m, ...
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NMB plans fleet renewal
The KG Maritime Shipping consortium which has a 70% stake in Bulgarian national maritime carrier NMB, will add to the fleet 25 new vessels over the next decade, The initial talks will focus on the delivery of eight 34,000 DWT vessels according to a company spokesman. He did not say ...
