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NewsTankers up
Shares of leading oil tanker companies broke records at the close on Tuesday and surged again on Wednesday as costs for shipping crude oil on some of the world's most prominent export routes struck 30-year highs. Routes linking OPEC producer Nigeria to consumers in the United States and Asia have ...
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Back on course
In June this year the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Miami, announced that the production of the cruise liner Pride of America shall be continued at Germany?s Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven. The vessel sunk at the fitting out quay during a stormy night in January this year, after listing caused an ...
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The changing face of Naval architecture
In an interview with The Motor Ship, Nigel Gee described naval architecture as the second oldest profession in the world. He said "The modern science of naval architecture was established during the industrial revolution with the basic methodologies established for hull design, resistance prediction, propulsion, stability and structural strength. Little ...
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On the up
The maverick Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who has just received a mandate to continue as president for the next three years, declared at a top-level meeting of Mercosur ministers and leaders that he wanted Venezuela to become a member of the trade bloc within the next year. He then went ...
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GE unveils maritime security device
GE Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric, has begun field testing a cost-effective container security product for use in maritime shipping. The company, headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, expects to roll out the details at the United States Maritime Security Expo in New York today. The new product helps ...
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ASA paints gloomy forecast
A report released last month by the American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) paints a gloomy forecast about the future of shipbuilding in the USA. The ?Shipbuilding Industrial Base Survey and Report? centers on the fact that the current ship procurement plan by the Department of Defence leaves two production ?gap years?, ...
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Austal high on commercial and defence projects
Austal, the Australian shipbuilder, reported a net profit after tax and outside equity interests of $20.1 million for the financial year ended 30 June 2004. This significantly improved result flows from a shift from building luxury yachts to patrol boats. Austal has consistently performed well in commercial vessels and patrol ...
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Norshipco hopes layoffs are temporary
Norshipco shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, part of the United States Marine Repair, America's leading non-nuclear ship repair and conversion company, will lay off 400 people in what the shipyard hopes will be a short-term economic move. Company officials say that, for the first time in years, there's hardly any ship ...
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Twenty five ports in Philippines not yet ISPS compliance
According to the Philippines? Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), twenty-five of the country?s 120 major ports have yet to comply with the new International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code that was implemented on 1 July. The country?s trade secretary said that the remaining non-compliant seaports and shipping ...
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Malacca patrol pact close to being signed
Top military commanders of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are scheduled to meet on July 20 in Batam, Indonesia, to sign an agreement on security patrols in the Strait of Malacca. Under the agreement, the three neighbouring countries would take turns carrying out year-round naval patrols in the strait to combat ...
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Spill-free year in Alaska
For the first time since oil began flowing down the transalaska pipeline in 1977, tankers carrying the crude to refineries in the continental United States went a full year without spilling any into the water. Officials cited better regulation, vigilance and equipment in Prince William Sound, site of the nation's ...
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Inaugural compressed gas forum a success
A number of recommendations relating to the marine transportation of compressed natural gas (CNG) have emerged following an international gathering held in St. John, Canada. With support from the Centre for Marine Compressed Natural Gas (CMCNG) at Memorial University of Newfoundland, more than 50 delegates representing commercial and governmental organizations ...
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Daewoo clinches orders worth $800 million
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has clinched orders for six vessels, including four LNG carriers, worth a combined $800 million. The orders include three 150,000 cubic metre LNG carriers for Teekay Shipping of Canada and one 146,000 cubic metre gas carrier for Sovcomflot from Russia.The LNG carriers for Teekay ...
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A ship of US firsts from Austal
The new Austal Auto Express 58 catamaran Lake Express secured its place in history on 1 June when it became the first fast ferry to carry vehicles and passengers in commercial service within the United States, creating a marine freeway across Lake Michigan in the process. Operating between the cities ...
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USCG claims 45% ISPS compliance
Almost half the ships entering US ports now comply with stringent new international anti-terror codes due to take effect on July 1, according to a top U.S. Coast Guard official. The IMO claims that less than 20% of the world's merchant fleet and 10% of the 6,000 port facilities ...
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Austal starts construction of Hawaii high speed cats
Austal has started the construction work at its Austal USA shipyard on the first of two 105 metre vehicle-passenger ferries for which a contract, subject only to finance, has been signed with US company Hawaii Superferry (HSF). The company plans to use the Austal cats to establish Hawaii's first high ...
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Hinged containership design concept
Is the hinge the answer for the ultra large container ship?Although not a new idea, the concept of building a ship as two or more independent ship sections joined together by means of a hinge has never been fully explored or tried out. This is largely because the technology has ...
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Austal progresses in LCS project
Austal is one step from a construction contract for the United States Navy?s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project after the US Department of Defence announced today that it has awarded a $78.8 million final design contract to prime contractor Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics company which is teamed with ...
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Austal?s North American cat purrs onto Lake Ontario
A new era in North American transportation has arrived on Lake Ontario in the form of the Auto Express 86 catamaran Spirit of Ontario I, the latest passenger and vehicle fast ferry from Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships.This new ferry is the first vehicle-passenger ferry Austal has completed for the North ...
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Marshall Islands registry exceeds 20 million gt
The Marshall Islands Registry (MIR) has exceeded the 20 million gross ton mark with a total of 668 ships totaling 21.26m gt flying the Marshall Island flag, a 29.5% increase over the 16.43m gt which was registered 12 months ago. Having tripled the size of its fleet, from 7m to ...
