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Dakota Creek Shipyard delivers another fast ferry
Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) in the USA recently delivered the latest version of its aluminum-hulled fast ferry to owners in the San Francisco area. The $8 million, 300 passenger Solano left the shipbuilders Anacortes shipyard after successfully completing performance testing and final adjustments. The 41.5 metre long, 12.3 metre wide ...
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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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First Chinese SWATH starts maiden voyage
Chinese first SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin-Hull) offshore crew vessel New Central 1 recently left Tianjin Tanggu wharf for its maiden trip. The vessel was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Research & Design Institute and built by Guangzhou Huangpu Shipyard. Ship particulars are 39.78m overall length, 15m width, a draught ...
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Strong growth confirms BV world leadership
Leading classification, certification and verification company Bureau Veritas (BV) has confirmed its position as the largest and strongest such group in the world, posting annual results which show the eight consecutive year of annual growth averaging over 17%.Turnover of the BV group for 2003 was Euro1.283bn ($1.51bn), up 12% on ...
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Bender goes Mexican
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair company in Mobile, USA, has created a wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico which Bender?s president, Tom Bender, is promising will become "a world-class ship repair and new construction facility in Tampico that will make internationally competitive services and products available to our customers."Astilleros Bender (AB) is ...
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Lloyd?s Register-classed fleet reaches all time high
Lloyd?s Register?s classed fleet has reached an all time high of 113.8 million GT, surpassing the previous record of 113.7 million GT held in 1979. Taking into account world order book share, currently at 21.2 million GT, the combined tonnage of the existing fleet and ships on order far outstrips ...
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Sapphire Princess sails with Wynn wipers
Wynn Marine's type 1762 wiper system and Series 3000 control system are keeping the way ahead clear onboard the Sapphire Princess, the new luxurious 116 000 GT, 2670-passenger vessel recently delivered to Princess Cruises by Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.Sapphire Princess is the first vessel to utilise the Series 3000 ...
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K Line orders third ULOC
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha.(K Line) has placed an order with Universal Shipbuilding Corporation for the building of another 300,000DWT ultra large ore carrier (ULOC) to be completed in 2009. This latest newbuilding, with a length of 330 metres and a 55 metre beam, was ordered for a long-term voyage charter with ...
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Wärtsilä power for Ultra Voyager cruise ship
Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a contract by Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland to supply six Wärtsilä 12V46 as prime movers for the main generating sets for the Ultra Voyager cruise ship recently ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL). Due for delivery in May 2006, the Ultra Voyager is a development ...
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New ceo shakes up Hyundai Heavy
Hyundai Heavy Industries may be the world?s largest shipbuilder and a major force in manufacturing construction equipment and marine engines, but it remains an ailing conglomerate suffering from reckless expansion and losing money. Since March however, its new chief executive, Yu Kwan Hong, with a reputation as Korea Inc.'s top ...
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Bach Dang Shipyard to be enlarged
The upgrading and enlargement project at Bach Dang Shipyard is expected to complete its first phase by the end of this year when 95% of the work will be done. Completed construction work to date includes two workshops for shipbuilding and hydraulic motor assembly, lengthening of the outfitting quay from ...
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South Africa launches rescue centre
South Africa launched a new Maritime Rescue Centre to help coordinate its response to shipping disasters and search-and-rescue operations in the region. The move comes as salvage experts continue the battle to save the Capesize bulk carrier Cape Africa that was holed off the country's west coast in April.South Africa ...
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ABS to class new breed of U.S. Navy warship
ABS announced it will be classing the U.S. Navy?s new breed of warship, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), by applying technical Rules and standards established in its newly developed Naval Vessel Rules. As a small specialized member of the future surface combat family of ships, LCS complements the capabilities of ...
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ABS issues Guidance Notes on Propulsion Shafting Alignment
Larger ships, driven by the latest generation of very high-powered diesel engines, are particularly susceptible to alignment problems on the bearings supporting the propulsion shafting as well as the main engine bearings. Hull girder deflection is one of the major reasons for the increased number of propulsion shafting and the ...
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New licence contract for TCA turbochargers
Enpaco Corporation in Changwon, Republic of Korea, will manufacture the new TCA turbocharger model for MAN B&W Diesel under licence. The persons in charge have now signed a corresponding contract with a term of 10 years. After Japanese Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Enpaco is the second licensee for this new ...
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South Korean companies urged to invest in North
South Korean companies looking to cut costs by moving factories to China or Vietnam should consider investing in North Korea, said Park Seung, governor of South Korea's central bank. "The hollowing-out of Korea's manufacturing sector is now proceeding at a very fast pace," Park said in the text of a ...
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BAE scuppers shipyard sale
BAE Systems now appears unlikely to sell its shipyards after the company's surprising cash bid for Alvis, Britain's last independent tank maker. Sources close to Britain's biggest defence contractor said the sale of the shipbuilding business, i.e. two yards at Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow and one at Barrow-in-Furness, was ...
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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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Hanjin HI to up output
Shipbuilding division of Hanjin Heavy Industries plans to increase turnover from $860million in 2005 to $1.3billion in 2007. To achieve this, the Busan-based shipbuilder will introduce a 3,000 tonne lifting crane later this year and introduce a floating dock in 2006. In 2007, it will introduce new shipbuilding technology to ...
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Management focus change for Hyundai Samho
Hyundai Samho Shipyard (HSS) is changing its management system to focus on productivity increase and cost reduction as a result of the deteriorating trading conditions in the wake of steep price rises in steel and oil. Profitability has further deteriorated due to the strengthening Korean currency.
