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CSSC newbuilds on the up
China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) has delivered 2.87 million tonnes of new ships in the first half of 2005, up 61% on last year. Nearly 80% of the newbuildings were for export. CSSC built 3.57 million tonnes in 2004, an increase of 64.5% year on year. Exports accounted for 73.8% ...
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US Navy extends Austal charter
With four years of service supporting the operations of the US Marine Corps, the 101 metre aluminium catamaran ?WestPac Express?, built by the Australian shipyard Austal, has been re-chartered by the US Navy to continue in its role for a further 18 months.After a competitive bid process, the Theatre Support ...
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NorseMerchant raises Irish Sea stakes
NorseMerchant Ferries has introduced its latest Ro-Pax ferry, Lagan Viking on its Irish Sea route between Birkenhead and Belfast. The first of two 26,500 GT sisterships being built by the Italian shipbuilder Visentini, she recently made her maiden voyage on the Liverpool to Belfast service.The new ship has an overall ...
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K-Line books Chinese Capesize
The Japanese shipping company K-Line has ordered a 177,000 DWT Capesize bulk carrier from Chinese shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC). This newbuilding, designed in China, is the largest ship of its type to be built in the country to date. Construction will take place at CSSC?s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding ...
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Rotor supplies DNS
The Dutch company Rotor B.V. has a contract with Chinese OEM?s for the delivery of Rotor NL electric motors. These electric motors will be installed in nine new ships under construction at Dalian New Shipyard (DNS), a member of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIS). The newbuilding contract includes an ...
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Hudong delivers 12 ships
Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China delivered 12 ships of 632,000DWT and produced 35 diesel engines of 404,000kW during the first half this year. Total industrial output for the first six months this year is $508 million, up 11.97% compared with same period last year.
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BUE Marine sold
Leith-based company BUE Marine has been snapped up by Topaz Energy and Marine of Dubai in a deal worth some £86 million. BUE, which was formed in 1991 after a management buy-out from North Sea Assets, employs 622 people and operates 50 vessels supplying the North Sea and Caspian Sea ...
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CSSC announces first half result
China State Shipbuilding Corporation announced its first half results reporting that its industrial amounted to $1.9 billion, 24% higher than last year?s figure. Orders for newbuildings were up by 33% to $2.37 billion increasing the order book value to $9.35 billion as at the end of June. For the first ...
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Two more for Ostsee
Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build two 1,700 TEU container vessels for an unspecified German ship owner. The vessels are of the newly developed type Aker CS 1700 and the total contract value is approximately $78 million with delivery scheduled for the third quarter in 2008. The order ...
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USCG ends deal with Bollinger
The US Coast Guard has canceled a $488 million contract with Bollinger Shipyard after the hulls on some of the vessels the Lockport company upgraded cracked and buckled. Of the eight vessels upgraded by Bollinger, four are experiencing "hull deformities," the Coast Guard said. Two others are still in the ...
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First Chinese LNG carrier taking shape
China's is currently constructing its first indigenous LNG carrier newbuilding at Hudong Zhonghua shipyard at a cost of about $170 million. According to the shipbuilder, Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the State-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), sections of the LNG ship were moved into a ...
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Daehan gets nod for new shipyard
The South Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding has won government approval for new shipbuilding facility in Haenam, nearby Mokpo where Hyundai Samho Shipyard is located. Korean government has approved the use of 29.97 acres space for shipbuilding and Daehan will invest $52 million. Construction of the newbuilding facility will start ...
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Birkenhead shipyard kicked out
Merseyside shipyard group Northwestern Ship repairers and Shipbuilders has had its lease at the former Cammell Laird shipyard cancelled. The move throws into doubt plans by Northwestern to expand its ship repair and conversion operations on Merseyside.Landlord Reddington Finance has exercised a contractual right to cancel the lease with three ...
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IMO to adopt NSEC area
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the IMO is set to adopt amendments to the regulations on air pollution to establish a new special emissions control area for the North Sea when it meets for its 53rd session from 18-22 July. Other issues on the agenda include ship recycling ...
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Two more corvettes for ADSB
The UAE Armed Forces confirmed its option under the ?BAYNUNAH? program for two additional 72m naval corvettes to be built by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB). This brings the total number of ships ordered on the contract to ADSB for this program to six.The ?Baynunah? Class vessels are highly advanced, ...
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Second NOAA vessel launched
VT Halter Marine and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently launched the second of four planned NOAA fisheries survey vessels. The ship was christened ?Henry B. Bigelow?. The newbuilding and its sister ships will provide higher quality data to fisheries managers about targeted fish populations and the environment ...
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WSF wants bigger ships
Washington State Ferries (WSF) in the USA is considering scrapping its proposed 130-car ferry programme and replacing it with 144-car ferries, a change that could cost at least $15 million.Although no final decision has been made, a spokesman for the company says it may make more sense to build bigger ...
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Vinashin starts work on Japanese ships
Ben Kien Shipyard Company, part of the Vinashin group, has started building two 8,700-tonne freighters for Japan's Kanematsu Group. The two 111.8 metre long and 18.6 metre wide freighters, built under the supervision of the Japanese AZ Company, will be used for timber transportation. Japan's Kanematsu Group will provide ...
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Hyundai to expand production
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, said it is planning to build two plants in Korea that will make ship parts. One of the manufacturing facilities will be built in Ulsan, and another in Pohang, south of Seoul. Hyundai will be investing $386 million in the two plants.Hyundai?s plan ...
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Birkenhead under threat
Ship repairs at Birkenhead's Cammell Laird site look doomed from next month.Property developer Reddington Finance has ordered the ship repair operation to quit the historic site by the end of August.Reddington, headed by Wirral businessman Gerry White, aims to redevelop the docks area in a multi-million pound leisure and residential ...
