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Austral shortlisted for LCS deal
Austal Ships is claiming that its success in making the short list for the preliminary design of the US Navy?s $10 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project represents further proof of the suitability of aluminium ships for defence roles.Austal Ships and Austal USA and their tender partner, the US defence ...
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Shanghai Shipyard nets five ships
Shanghai Shipyard in China has netted orders for five ships of 123,600 dwt in the first half of 2003, over 60% of its annual new order target and nearly 30% more than that of same period last year. The shipbuilder completed four ships, launched two and laid the keel for ...
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Kawasaki SB delivers coastal LNG carrier
Kawasaki Shipbuilding in Japan delivered the 2,500 cu m LNG carrier to joint ship owners, Shinwa Chemical Tanker and Corporation for Advanced Transport & Technology (CATT) on July 30. Named Shinju Maru No.1, the 2,936 gt vessel is the first coastal LNG carrier for domestic use in Japan. Kawasaki built ...
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Keppel Singmarine secures orders for tugs and AHTS
Keppel Corporation Limited, through its offshore and marine units in Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has clinched contracts worth a total of S$45m ($25.5m). The contracts involve the construction of two 45-tonne bollard pull harbour tugs for PSA Corporation and a 4,040kW AHTS vessel for Hadi H. Al-Hamman ...
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Jiangnan secures orders for 15 ships
Jiangnan Shipyard in China has recently secured orders for 15 ships, including an FPSO, totalling just under 1 million dwt. As at the end of June this year, the shipbuilder?s order book stood at over 1.5 million dwt. For the first half of 2003, Jiangnan shipyard has achieved an output ...
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Daewoo delivers first ship for Sovcomflot
Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea delivered the first ice classed tanker for Sovcomflot on August 29. Sea trials of the 115,000DWT tanker Nevskiy Prospect were carried out from 21 to 26 July and is the first unit in a three-ship series being built at the shipyard for the Russian ship ...
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Hudong nets an aframax tanker
Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard received an order for an Aframax tanker from an unknown Hong Kong ship owner for delivery in October 2005. The 110,000DWT vessel will have an overall length of 243 metres, a beam of 42 metres, a depth of 22 metres and a draugth of 13.30 metres.
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Nord orders five 8,200TEU box ships
Nord Capital in Germany is believed to have placed an order for five 8,200TEU box ships with Hyundai Samho Shipyard in Korea. The total order is valued at W 431.9 billion ($367m) and deliveries are scheduled to start in 2006. This is the second mega boxship newbuilding contract for this ...
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Waigaoqiao nets 14 ships of 2.1M DWT
Shanghao Waigaoqio Shipyard in China has netted 14 ships totalling 2.1 million DWT for the first half of 2003. The shipbuilder received five 105,000DWT Aframax tankers during April to June from two Greek ship owners. It also received several 175,000DWT capesize bulkers from Belgium, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the ...
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NewsSaturday Ems passage for Serenade
Serenade of the Seas transits the River Ems this SaturdayThe early hours of Saturday morning will see the latest cruise ship Meyer Werft is building for Royal Caribbean International depart for the North Sea from the shipyard?s Papenburg outfitting basin. The 90,000g panamax vessel, which has an overall length of ...
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Hamburg follows Hapag
As predicted in the July issue of The Motor Ship by Klaus Marek, technical superintendent at Hapag Lloyd, the Hamburg shipowning community has started to follow his company?s lead in ordering electronically controlled engines for their large container ships. Norddeutsche Vermögen (NVA) has ordered two MAN B&W 12K98ME-C engines to ...
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NewsHeavier fuels in gas turbine field tests
Royal Caribbean is experimenting burning heavier (less costly) fuels in a GE LM2500+ gas turbineField tests involving the burning of heavier fuel mixes in GE LM2500+ gas turbines are underway. The tests, which are being undertaken on behalf of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, involve at least two different fuel mixes ...
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The future shape of fast ferries
Austal Ships claims it will revolutionise fast sea transportation with its innovative trimaran vessel - a craft promising greater operating efficiencies, the ability to cope with rough seas while offering passengers and cargo superior sea-keeping and comfort. The design will be publicly tested when Fred Olsen?s Spanish ferry operation takes ...
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Farstad?s double P series newbuildings take shape
The Norwegian offshore operator Farstad Shipping earlier this year entered into a contract for two newbuildings from the Ulstein stable of designs. This consisted of one unit each of the newly developed UlsteinP105 and P106 series of offshore platform supply vessels ordered from Ulstein Verft. Both newbuildings are scheduled for ...
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Car ships go green
Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) operators are turning green. Not with envy, but through environmental management. As reported in last month?s issue of The Motor Ship, Mitsui OSK Lines is to have ships built which offer a reduced oil spill risk through the protected location of fuel oil tanks ...
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Russian bunker tanker upgrade
St Petersburg bunker company ECO Phoenix Holding is boosting its ability to deliver marine fuel to customers throughout the year with the introduction into service in March of an ice class double-hull tanker. The purchase represents the first stage of a programme to upgrade the ECO Phoenix fleet both in ...
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FPSOs are an evolving breed
FPSO design and construction has evolved over time to respond to the industry?s demands for safe and efficient facilities to operate in an ever more challenging environment. However, there is always room for improvement and opportunities to learn from experience in the design, construction and operations of FPSOs built to ...
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Tugs get smaller but pack a bigger punch
Just as there are horses for courses, so are there tugs for ports. Local conditions and specific situations require different solutions, which are reflected in the development of a range of tug types. Factors determining the choice of tug type include the kind of harbour and approaches, i.e. conventional ports, ...
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Rugged Australians for Norway?s worst
Image Marine, the Fremantle-based shipbuilder and part of the Austal Ships Group, has built its first vessels for the European market. This is particularly notable since Norway ? the destination of the vessels ? is a traditional home for fast ferry design, construction and operation. The two fast catamaran passenger-cargo ...
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Tough market for medium-speed
The market for medium speed diesel engines has been particular tough and, if forecasts are to be believed, things are going to get a lot more difficult. This is likely to force engine manufacturers into cooperation agreements or partnerships to reduce development costs.Rolls Royce has already stated that it is ...
