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Carnival exercises Spirit option
Carnival Corporation has taken up its option to have a third Spirit-class cruise liner built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY). The 84,000 gross, 2,100 passenger vessel will be constructed at the Helsinki New Shipyard, and will be delivered in the summer of 2002. The value of the contract is around FMk2 ...
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BV joins pursuit of old tankers
BV has issued its own set of proposals to improve safety of old tankers. It echoes ABS?s call for computerised records, and adds that it wants computerised evaluation of the ship?s structure to identify critical areas at each Special Survey.The computerised database would contain thickness measurements, details of coating condition, ...
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MaK buys DMR
MaK has purchased the bankrupt two-stroke builder Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock (DMR), giving it extra space to accommodate engine production envisaged in its ambitious expansion plans. The Rostock factory will be converted to four-stroke production and will be managed as an extension of MaK?s Kiel plant. Production and testing of MaK?s latest ...
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Generally busy
Cascade General entered the new year with a wide range of work underway at the Portland Shipyard and at remote locations.Three large ATC crude carriers have been docked under the maintenance and repair alliance signed by the two companies in December. SeaRiver North Slope and SeaRiver Benicia were in for ...
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Fincantieri to build ferry pair
Evidence that the market for fast conventional ferries continues to grow is provided by an order placed with Fincantieri?s Castellamare di Stabia shipyard to build a pair of ships for Tirrenia di Navigazione.The 35,500 gross vessels will be employed on the route between Sardinia and Genoa. Although Tirrenia had been ...
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BT cuts off-peak costs
Until March 31, BT is cutting the cost of all off-peak voice, fax and ordinary data calls via Inmarsat-A or B-Sat, except for those made during the first off-peak hour. The offer does not include high-speed data calls.Supersaver per-minute prices for Inmarsat-A are the same for all destination countries at ...
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Cruise ferries get Pilgrim bolts
Pilgrim International has announced an order for its hydraulic coupling bolts from propulsion specialist Lips.Lips is to supply the propellers and shafting for two new 60,600g North Sea cruise ferries currently being built for P&O North Sea Ferries by Fincantieri in Italy, and scheduled to enter service in April and ...
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Biggest yet
Ship repair Yard Gryfia has repaired a series of four 38,925 dwt bulk carriers for US owner Ocean Bay Management, Inc. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie were at the yard during January and February. With a 222.48m length oa, and 23.35m breadth, these are the biggest ...
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Big, and getting bigger
A procession of increasingly larger post panamax newbuildings enter liner service, with more on order.The first of five 5,500 TEU post-panamax container ships, all with completion dates this year, has been delivered by Kvaerner Warnow Werft (KWW), Germany, to P&O Nedlloyd.These ships are the largest ever built in Germany in ...
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New yard, big plans
A new repair yard, Papua New Guinea Dockyard Ltd, has opened on Motukea Island, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.The yard is targeting vessels up to 5,500t and is based around a ?wedge car? shiplift system. A wedge shaped steel frame travels on rails under the ship to be docked. The ...
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Big year at Nantong
Nantong Ocean Ship Engineering (NOSEC) repaired or converted 134 ship during 1999, with 97 per cent of the vessels coming from 21 overseas countries. Highlights included three roro ferry conversions for the UK?s Dart line, building segregated ballast tanks on VLCC Moscliff, and routine drydock repairs to a series of ...
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Bergesen tries Turkey
Norwegian owner Bergesen Dy drydocked the 53,372m3 gas carrier Havprins at Turkey?s Gemak shipyard for 25 year survey work and general repair. This is the first time the Norwegian giant has used a Turkish repair yard.Bergesen was attracted by the prices offered by the Turkish yard and its references from ...
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Baby smooth
The polymer commonly used in the making of teats for baby bottles lies at the heart of Jotun?s latest launch.As environmental awareness has grown, so have restrictions on a number of different substances. One compound that is on the way out is the use of TBT in hull coatings. Should ...
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DNV and AVL co-operation
Engine and emissions specialist AVL is to co-operate with DNV in the field of power generation and marine propulsion systems. The aim is to combine the engine experience of AVL with the ship hull and machinery expertise of DNV to provide support to shipyards and shipowners. Areas of co-operation will ...
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Lifejacket approval withdrawn
There has been a wholesale withdrawl of type-approval for the Italian-made Canepa & Campi Artica lifejackets used during the sinking of the fast ferry Sleipner, which resulted in the loss of 19 lives. The lifejackets, which were originally tested and type-approved by RINA in 1997, failed in operation.Based on the ...
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Amsterdam bound
This year?s Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference takes place in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30.This year?s Marine Propulsion Conference will examine the key issues affecting marine propulsion today, with presentations from all sides of the industry, ensuring that the two-day meeting will be of great value to anyone involved ...
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T Series from Amot
The new T Series temperature sensor range from Amot Controls comprises thermocouples, RTDs and transmitters. The sensors are designed for use on diesel and gas engines, compressors and turbines.The T Series manifold connection for `on-engine` installations provides a complete rail and connector system to suit any engine, says the company. ...
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Aker Finnyards to build ferry
Aker Finnyards and the G A Ferries in Greece have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of a ropax ferry which is intended for use on shorter international routes and Greek domestic routes.The new vessel, to be delivered in spring 2001, will be 150m in length with ...
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Portable AIS Pilot Case
Saab Celsius TransponderTech has developed a portable AIS Pilot Case which, it says, is watertight to 10m and incorporates the company`s R3 AIS transponder.The unit keeps track of the vessel and all other AIS-transponder equipped ships, calculates ETA, continuously broadcasts ship`s position, Speed, COG, GPS accuracy and sends and receives ...
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Equasis agreement signed
A database called Equasis that contains safety-related information on the world?s merchant fleet will be accessible on the Internet from May. So far and the European Commission, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Singapore are signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding, while the US Coast Guard and Japan have expressed ...
