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Gas turbine propulsion gets LR approval
Lloyd's Register Asia has recently completed the first full safety case of a gas turbine propulsion system for LNG carriers of 250,000 cubic metres and above for Rolls-Royce?s MT30 system. Carried out in conjunction with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Rolls-Royce, this work was designed to fulfill the ...
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New Austal ferry for Greece
Greek ferry passengers this summer are now even more likely to travel on an Austal built ferry following the soon to be introduced ?Highspeed 5? for Hellenic Seaways (formerly Hellas Flying Dolphins) that was handed over today by the West Australian shipyard. Hellenic Seaways is Greece?s largest domestic ferry operator, ...
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GL revises construction rules
The Construction Rules for the hull structures of seagoing ships have been revised by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and adapted to meet the changing international requirements. The new construction rules for shipyards apply with immediate effect to all newbuildings contracted after publication of the revised edition. In accordance with the specifications ...
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Venezuelan steel project agreed
Venezuela's state heavy industry holding company CVG and Italian equipment and steel plant manufacturer Danieli have signed an agreement to develop the Qualimetal steel project. Danieli and CVG subsidiary FMO (Ferrominera Orinoco) will create special company Qualimetal, which will carry out the Qualimetal steel project feasibility study to decide which ...
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Dung Quat to deliver first oil tanker
Vinashin?s Dung Quat shipyard in the central province of Quang Ngai, Vietnam, is expected to complete its first oil tanker next year, having received strong financial commitments from foreign banks. The shipyard needs up to $300 million to build a 100,000 DWT oil tankers, and a number of large banks ...
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BMT carries out welding research
Shipbuilders, owners and operators will benefit from new research into advanced welding techniques as the result of a contract awarded to BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT). The contract has been awarded by the US National Shipbuilding Research Programme (NSRP) in support of the ...
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Transpetro short-lists yards for tanker order
Transpetro, the shipping unit of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras, has selected four consortia to bid for a $1.9 billion order to build 42 oil tankers. The company will hold another meeting soon to decide on whether to expand the list of companies qualified for the order. "They may eventually ...
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Meyer snaps up Celebrity order
Celebrity Cruises, part of Royal Caribbean Cruises, has ordered a new cruise ship from the German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The letter of intent includes an option for a second ship. Celebrity incorporates many features typically associated with luxury cruising in its new ship. More than 90% of the ship?s staterooms ...
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Another Aida for Meyer Werft
The German cruise operator AIDA Cruises, headquartered in Rostock, has awarded the building contract for another 68,500 GT club cruise ship to Meyer Werft in Papenburg. Delivery of the newbuilding is scheduled for Spring 2008 and will be the third ship in the Sphinx class. The first will be delivered ...
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SCI orders VLCC pair
State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) received the government's nod to buy two VLCCs each costing $130 million. The 300,00DWT newbuildings have already been ordered from Daewoo (DSME) and are scheduled for delivery by the end of 2008. The current SCI fleet includes two VLCCs and the company plans to ...
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Daewoo clinches German boxships
South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a contract to build four 3,200TEU container ships worth $249.6 million from German ship owner Hamburg Sud. Delivery of the 22 knot quartet is scheduled by June 2007 and payment would be made in cash. The contract also includes an ...
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Kockums powers Japanese subs
Swedish-based shipbuilder Kockums, a division of Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has signed a contract with Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries to deliver Stirling engines to Japan?s submarine program. The order follows several years of evaluation of Stirling engines aboard the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's training submarine, the company said. Submarines ...
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HVS completes Elektra lengthening
The Vietnamese shipbuilder Hyundai-Vinashin (HVS) has completed the lengthening of the Wallenius owned car carrier ?Elektra? increasing its gross tonnage from 57,018 to 66,624. Elektra, built in 1999 at Daewoo, is the first of five Wallenius PCTCs to be elongated by HVS. Its length has been increased from 199.1 metres ...
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New EU rules for maritime polluters
Tomorrow, the Council of Ministers is expected to adopt formally two pieces of legislation that aim at combating ship-source pollution through a system of sanctions in case of intentional acts or serious negligence. This legislation, proposed two years ago by the European Commission, will put in place effective and dissuasive ...
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Exxon Mobil going for double-hulls
Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. said it would replace its Alaska fleet of single-hull oil tankers with double-hull vessels. The US energy company will first buy and refurbish two ageing double-hull tankers now shipping crude oil for BP. The tankers, the ?Kenai? and the ?Tonsina?, will be overhauled in a Singapore ...
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STX to build ice breaking research ship
STX has been appointed by the South Korean Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to design and build a 6,900 tonne ice-breaking research vessel. The shipbuilder will complete the design work by the end of this year.
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STX to enter LNG market
STX Shipbuilding will enter into the LNG carrier newbuilding market and has signed a technology supply agreement with Gaz Transport & Technigaz S.A. earlier this year. At present, STX has completed setting up the relevant organization for production of cargo tanks and is developing a design for a 155,000 cbm ...
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Bulyard wins two-ship order
The new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard and Cyprus-registered Bulcon have signed a letter of intent for one 9,300DWT and one 42,000DWT general cargo ships worth $35 million. In May, Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare (NMB) and Bulyard signed their first mutual contracts for the building of 3 ships valued at ...
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Korean Navy launches LPX
South Korea will launch a 13,000 tonne large-deck landing ship as part of its naval force improvement programme. The amphibious ship, called LPX, was unveiled at Hanjin Heavy Industries shipyard in Busan and is the first of the two LPXs the Navy plans to develop by 2010. The new LPX ...
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DFDS orders roro duo
DFDS has signed a 10-year time-charter deal with an option on a further three years for two ro-ro vessels with Macoma Shipping Ltd. The vessels will be built at the Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, China, and delivered late 2007 and early 2008, respectively. Both vessels have a capacity of 3,343 ...
