All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1028

  • News

    Aker gets F. Laeisz duo

    2005-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Aker Ostsee in Germany, a part of Aker Yards, has been awarded contracts to build two container vessels of the type Aker CS 2700 for Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH in Rostock (Germany). The total contract value is approximately $106 million. The vessels are due for delivery in the first and ...

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    Fincantieri delivers Tirrenia ferry

    2005-03-07T00:00:00Z

    Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, has delivered the 40,000 gt cruise ferry ?Sharden? to Tirrenia Navigazione. Built at Fincantieri?s shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, this newbuilding completes the ferry company?s modernization programme. Measuring 214 metres long and 26 metres wide, it 30 knot vessel can transport 3,000 passengers and 1,085 cars between ...

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    Destroyers decision delayed

    2005-03-07T00:00:00Z

    The decision on the winner of the Australian $6 billion contract for naval air warfare destroyers has been delayed by at least three weeks following demands made by the Defence Department for more detail from the Victorian and South Australian governments about their support for the project. Victoria wants the ...

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    HHI in boxship bonanza

    2005-03-07T00:00:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries has won orders for container ships worth $1.1 billion from shipowners in Kuwait and Iran. United Arab Shipping Company in Kuwait ordered eight 6,800TEU vessels to be delivered by November 2008 while Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines ordered two 6,500TEU ships. The latter are also scheduled ...

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    VT Halter completes Jean Anne

    2005-03-07T00:00:00Z

    VT Halter Marine has delivered its largest newbuilding, the pure car and truck carrier Jean Anne, to its owners Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines. The 178 metre long vessel has a capacity of more than 3,000 vehicles on a total of 10 decks, including three hoistable decks that allow the ship's ...

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    Third Freedom for Aker

    2005-03-07T00:00:00Z

    Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) and Aker Yards have signed a LoI for the order of a third ship in the Freedom class, the world's largest cruise ship. The contract value is at the same level as the second vessel in this class ordered last autumn and the LoI is valid ...

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    Izar reborn as Navantia

    2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Navantia is the new name chosen for the former Spanish shipbuilder Izar and SEPI, the owners, will own the new company which will consist of the military naval yards of Cartegena, Fene, Ferrol and San Fernando. Navantia will also integrate the commercial yards of Cadiz and Puerto Real and it ...

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    Korean shipbuilders clinch huge LNG contracts

    2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

    South Korea's three largest shipbuilders, Hyundai, Daewoo and Samsung, have clinched orders from a Qatari gas producer to build LNG carriers worth more than $10 billion. The three yards will be supplying a total of 44 new gas tankers by 2010 to meet the requirements of Qatar Liquefied Gas II.

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    China to build FPSO

    2005-03-02T00:00:00Z

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and ConocoPillips China signed a contract with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of a 300,000DWT FPSO for service in China's Bohai Bay. Fu Chengyu, chairman and CEO of CNOOC, said that the vessel will be the largest built in China, will cost $200 ...

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    Boxship duo for Cido

    2005-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Cido Shipping in Japan has ordered two more 2,824TEU container ships from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard at the total contract price of $102 million. Ship particulars are 222m length, 30m breadth and 16.8m depth with the first unit slated for delivery in February, 2009.

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    Hanjin HI aims high

    2005-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Hanjin Heavy Industries aims to secure newbuilding contracts worth $2.7 billion and a turnover of $2.2 billion this year. The Busan-based shipbuilder targets operating profit of $70 million. The Korean shipbuilder said that its turnover increased to $1.9 billion last year compared with $1.5 billion in 2003. Its pretax profit ...

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    Sembawang gets pipelayer

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Contract requires the complete engineering, construction, outfitting and commissioning of a 8,000 tonne new-built hull into a self propelled, DP 2 heavy lift and pipelay vessel with accommodation for 330 persons, equipped with a Huisman 3,000 tonne heavy lift crane and S-Lay Pipelay system. The execution of this Contract ...

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    Second generation SSAS from Pole Star

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Pole Star Space Applications Limited, industry leader in maritime fleet tracking solutions, has launched its 2nd generation entry-level DSAS-L ship security alert system (SSAS). The solution is fully compliant with SOLAS XI-2/6, and with minimum-required functionality it is provided at a significantly lower cost than current competition. The DSAS-L is ...

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    Simrad launches paperless ECDIS

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Simrad is launching a new Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), the CS68 ECDIS, based on the marine dedicated MC50 computer. For the launch of its new CS68 ECDIS, Simrad is introducing a new phrase to the world of electronic navigation, PLECDIS or Paper Less ECDIS. The fully approved ...

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    Jurong awarded semi-sub hull contract

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Jurong Shipyard, a subsidiary of SembCorp Marine has been awarded a $50 million contract from Houston-based Atlantia Offshore for the construction of a deep draught semi-submersible hull design for the Independence Hub gas-processing platform. Destined for operation in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the semi-submersible hull, measuring ...

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    Two more for Matson

    2005-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The US shipping company Matson Navigation has agreed to buy two more two 2,600 TEU container ships from Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard for a total of $290 million. Matson bought the first two ships built at the new Philly yard, the Maunawili and Manukai which were delivered last year. Dave Meehan, ...

  • News

    K Line in order orgy

    2005-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) has awarded a contract to Samsung Heavy Industries for two 153,200m3 LNG Carriers scheduled for delivery in 3rd and 4th quarter of 2008. These new vessels will be fitted with the GTT Mk.III membrane cargo containment system and will be powered by dual-fuel diesel electric ...

  • News

    VT to build OPV

    2005-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The UK?s Ministry of Defence has awarded a £30 million contract to the Portsmouth-based VT Group for the construction of a new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). This OPV will patrol waters round the Falkland Islands and is being acquired under an innovative charter and logistic support contract. Scheduled to enter ...

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    Aker Ostsee gets more feeders

    2005-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Aker Ostsee shipyards in Wismar and Rostock-Warnemünde, a subsidiary of Aker Yards, has been awarded a contract to build two plus two container vessels for Thien & Heyenga in Hamburg, Germany. The vessels are of the newly developed type Aker CS 1700 and the total contract value is approximately $160 ...

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    Speculation about single-sourcing DD(X)

    2005-02-28T00:00:00Z

    There is speculation that the US Navy is moving to have its next-generation DD(X) destroyer built at a single shipyard. Industry sources claim that the Navy wants to see Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Northrop compete head-to-head with the winner-takes-all approach for the design and construction of the DD(X). This ...