All United States articles – Page 15
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Keppel O & M wins multi million contracts
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a total of $101 million worth of contracts through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Keppel Singmarine and AMFELS in the USA. Keppel Singmarine, a specialised shipbuilder, will construct four Anchor Handling Tug/ Supply (AHTS) vessels for European based company, Groupe Bourbon, and four ...
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NewsMT30 receives DNV certification
The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has completed a major development milestone by receiving certification from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), a leading verification agency. The design approval certifies the engine at 36MW to DNV's rules for classification of High Speed, Light Craft and Naval Surface Vessels. ABS (American Bureau of ...
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NewsSafe ship gets certified
Mick Kelleher, ABS congratulates Capt. Hong Lu Liu on the successful audit of "You Ya" 17,066 dwt bulk carrier vessel to the IMO's ISPS Code. Operators must be compliant with the international security regulations, which are aimed at protectinABS Americas Division has certified its first vessel in the ...
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CNG engine system ? the power plant of the future
Near development offers higher thermal efficiency and reduced emissions from natural gas energy source.In a unique research project, the Japanese ?Ship and Ocean Foundation? (SOF), has, since 1998, been developing an engine that utilizes reformed fuel from compressed natural gas (CNG) and an accompanying system for increasing thermal efficiency. Using ...
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NewsRosy outlook for shipbuilders
On 23 October top executives from some 60 shipbuilding companies, including those from major shipyards in Japan, Europe, China, Korea and the United States, gathered in Osaka, Japan, to hold the 12th JECKU Top Executive Meeting hosted by the Japanese delegation.At the 11th JECKU meeting held last autumn in Korea, ...
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$80 million fine for overcharging
The Northrop Grumman Corporation has agreed to pay the United States government $80 million to resolve allegations of overcharging and selling the Navy defective military equipment. The government alleged that from 1994 to 1999, Northrop Grumman?s subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), charged costs to the state for Independent Research and ...
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Austal?s financial loss
The release of Austal Ship?s results for the 2002-2003 financial year revealed the tough times endured by the builder during the past year with the company posting a net loss of A$18.7 million.Austal management has vowed the company, which has A$320 million in orders for 2004 and 2005, will return ...
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Comms move closer to the one-stop-shop
The maritime industry has become more and more demanding when it comes to high volume telephony, data, e-mail and internet communications. This, coupled with a demand to reduce prices has seen a number of players in the market merging in recent years to offer a one-stop shop.Xantic, a previous joining ...
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Spain?s marine expo
The first major marine event of 2003 was held in Bilbao, the capitol of Spain?s Basque country. And, fittingly for a region with a centuries-old maritime tradition, Sinaval-Eurofishing showed strong growth in visitor and exhibitor numbers despite an uncertain economic climate and the devastation wrought upon the Spanish fishing industry ...
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Swift handling reefers
Earlier this year, the exasperation of Greece?s Restis Group at the inability of Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC to construct two vessels to the contracted schedule resulted in Seatrade Groningen getting its two largest capacity reefer ships. When Restis?s patience ran out, it cancelled its contract. CSBC put the near-complete ships up ...
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Carriers to boost UK shipbuilders
The UK shipbuilding industry, or what remains of it, is heavily dependant on defence contracts for its survival. The forthcoming future aircraft carrier (CVF) programme will be crucial in this respect and essential to ensuring the long-term survival of the industry. The projected contract will involve the construction of two ...
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The birth of a transatlantic giant
The keel laying of Cunard Line?s Queen Mary 2 (QM2) at the French shipyard of Chantiers de l?Atlantique on July 4 represented a landmark in the history of passenger-ship building. This newbuilding, costing £540 million ($788 million), will be the largest, longest, tallest, widest, and most expensive passenger ship ever ...
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Guarded optimism
Australia?s shipbuilders hope to chart smoother seas next year after weathering a year of turbulent waters. The past year has been marked by redundancies at major yards and reduced profits, as the global downturn in demand for fast ferries caused big gaps in the order books for builders on both ...
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Speed to the front line
With a draught of under 4m and ramping facilities for discharging armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles at virtually any cove or inlet, high speed catamarans can claim a logistical advantage that is not available to conventional amphibious craft. Military personnel are projected closer to the combat theatre and much-needed supplies ...
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Transas to upgrade US Coast Guard PISCES
Transas is to co-operate with Precision Planning and Simulation of the United States, on the enhancement of the US Coast Guard Potential Incident Simulation and Control Evaluation System (PISCES). PISCES was developed and commissioned by Transas for the US Coast Guard in 1998 and is currently used for exercises at ...
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The incredible bulk
Bulk carrier design rarely warrants more than a passing mention. The ships are often seen as little more than strengthened barges with engines. And clichés such as "sausage factory" are commonly used to describe the production line of yards building them. But nobody could level such accusations at Gypsum Transportation?s ...
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Europort time again
Europort ? to be held at Amsterdam?s RAI centre from November 13 to 17 ? will this year feature more than 550 exhibitors representing just about every aspect of sea transport and technology. A dozen national pavilions ? from Belgium, Denmark, Japan, the United Kingdom, Austria, the United States, South ...
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Drew to distribute Draeger range throughout North America
Drew Marine, a Division of Ashland Speciality Chemical, and Draeger Safety have announced an agreement naming Drew Marine as distributor for Draeger?s range of self-contained breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, The range includes electronic gas detection measuring and monitoring instruments, self-contained breathing ...
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Drew to distribute Draeger range throughout North America
Drew Marine, a Division of Ashland Speciality Chemical, and Draeger Safety have announced an agreement naming Drew Marine as distributor for Draeger?s range of self-contained breathing apparatus and gas detection equipment throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, The range includes electronic gas detection measuring and monitoring instruments, self-contained breathing ...
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United States looks to gas power
Natural gas propulsion could soon take-off in the US. The San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority has launched an environmental impact study into the operation of fast ferries on the bay, which includes evaluation of alternative fuels and alternative propulsion. And next month, the US Maritime Administration will commence a ...
