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LR publishes guidance on membrane tanks
Lloyd?s Register (LR) has published a set of comprehensive guidelines to help owners, operators and builders of membrane-type LNG tankers to assess the ability of a containment system to withstand sloshing loads. The guidelines are entitled Comparative sloshing analysis of LNG ship containment systems and provide a means of fulfilling ...
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MDL to launch new frigate
The third frigate of Shivalik Class incorporating stealth features, built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) will be launched here on May 27. The two previous frigates of Shivalik Class, also built by MDL, are in an advanced stage of outfitting and would be entering into service from 2007.The frigates are ...
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Daewoo moves into China
Daewoo Shipbuilding will build a hull block factory in Yantai, China, which will be operational from 2007. It will have a capacity to produce 50,000 tonnes in 2007 and 300,000 tonnes from 2016. Total investment is estimated at $100 million. Currently, Samsung is operating a block factory in Ningbo, China.
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Ostsee signs up CS1700 quartet
Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build four container vessels for König & Cie. GmbH und Co. KG in Hamburg. The vessels are of the newly developed type Aker CS 1700 with a capacity of 1,706TEU, a deadweight of 24,200 tonnes and a service speed of 20 knots. The ...
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Navibulgar goes local for newbuildings
Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare (NMB) and the new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard signed a contract to build three ships at a total cost of EUR 58 million. The three newbuildings are scheduled for delivery in 2007. Navibulgar?s fleet has grown to more than 83 owned ships totaling over 1.8 ...
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Jiangnan starts construction of new yard
Shanghai-based Jiangnan Shipyard will start construction of a new shipyard on the city's Changxing Island early next month, when the company will be celebrating its 140th anniversary. When completed, the new Jiangnan Shipyard will stretch 4.5 kilometers on the island's southwest waterfront. The four docks of the first phase, for ...
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Daewoo clinches VLCC trio
Daewoo Shipbuilding clinched three 318,000DWT VLCCs from National Iranian Tanker Co at the price of $128 million each with delivery scheduled by October 2009. This is the highest VLCC price achieved for several years. At the end of 2002, the newbuilding price for a VLCC was $63.5 million and $110 ...
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Chinese shipbuilders get more orders
Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding has won an order for two 75,000DWT bulk carrier from a Greek ship owner for delivery in September and December 2008. Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard secured two 1,400TEU container ships from Leonhard & Blumberg Reederei.
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Rudder cracks in Alaska tankers
BP's two new double-hulled Alaska Class oil tankers are out of service following discovery of cracks in the rudders of both vessels. A spokesman for Alaska Tanker Co., which operates the ships, says that the cause of the cracks remains a mystery. The first of the Alaska Class, the Alaskan ...
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Shanghaiguan to build 1M DWT facility
A Chinese Joint Venture company consisting of Shanghaiguan Shipyard in Hebei, Hebei Cosco, Hebei Construction and an unknown steel holding company, has set up Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Heavy Industries with a capital investment of CNY 2.6 billion ($314 million). The new company will build a 1 million DWT shipbuilding facility by ...
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HHI secures NITC order
Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured an order for eight tankers from NITC (National Iranian Tanker Company). The contract consists of four 317,000DWT VLCCs and four 164,000DWT Suezmax tankers. Hyundai H.I. will build two VLCCs while their Samho yard will build the other six. Deliveries are scheduled for 2008 and 2009.
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Daewoo sources local valve supplier
Daewoo Shipbuilding will be sourcing its supplies of ultra low temperature valves for LNG carrier from compatriot company Seoheung Metal. Previously, the Korean shipbuilders obtained all its ultra low temperature valves from Europe including France and Belgium. About 500 valves are required for each LNG carrier and Daewoo will start ...
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IBIA calls on industry to comply
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the bunker industry to comply with the spirit of Marpol Annex VI in addition to meeting the specific technical requirements laid out in the legislation.Don Gregory, chairman of IBIA, says, "A global cap of 4.5% sets down the maximum sulphur content ...
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Carnival fits Alstom propulsion systems
The Power Conversion Business of Alstom has been awarded a multi-million euro contract by Fincantieri to supply electric propulsion systems for two new cruise ships, one for Carnival Cruises to be built at the Marghera yard and one for Costa Crociere at the Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa. Both ships ...
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Timor-Leste joins IMO
Timor-Leste has become a member of IMO, following its deposit, on 10 May 2005, of an instrument of acceptance of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, as amended, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.With the accession of Timor-Leste, the number of IMO Member States stands at 165, with ...
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Philly?s third christening
Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard (KPSI) on Saturday will be christening the Manulani, a 219 metre, 2,600 TEU container ship. The ship is the third of a four-vessel order for Matson Navigation and the final ship is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2006. When in service, both newbuildings ...
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VT prospects buoyant
VT GROUP, the shipbuilder and defence group, rated its future prospects as good, but warned of a slowdown at its core UK defence support services arm. The company said it planned to offset the expected UK slowdown by continuing to expand in United States defence support services (DSS) and in ...
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ThyssenKrupp - no decision on bid for Atlas Elektronik
ThyssenKrupp AG said it has not made a decision on whether it will bid for BAE Systems' German maritime electronics unit Atlas Elektronik. "If you talk to BAE they will say a decision is not yet finished if they want to sell it onto the market," ThyssenKrupp board member Olaf ...
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Aker inks NSB boxships
Aker Yards has been awarded contracts to build five container vessels of the newly developed type Aker CS 1900. The ships will be managed by NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, in Germany and each vessel will be owned by single ship companies. The total contract value is approximately EUR 190 million. Aker ...
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Augusta goes to Aker for newbuild
Aker Yards has signed a contract with the Italian company Augusta Offshore SpA for the construction of an offshore supply vessel to be delivered in January 2007. The contract value is around $20 million. Augusta currently has another vessel of the same design, UT 755 L, under construction at Aker ...
