All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 750
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Evergreen confirms containership orders
As reported yesterday, the Taiwan-based Evergreen Group has placed the first of its long awaited newbuilding orders with Samsung Heavy Industries and the order is the first concluded for Evergreen account since 2004.
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Maersk, HHI and DNV cooperate on CO2 ship designs
Maersk Tankers, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to collaborate on the design and risk assessment of tankers for shipping CO2.
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NewsNCC signs contract for chemical tanker
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) through its subsidiary National Chemical Carriers (NCC), signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build a specialized chemical tanker for total price of approximately $65.3 million.
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ISO standards improve quality of marine fuels
New editions of two ISO standards on marine fuels have been developed to meet higher international requirements for air quality, ship safety, engine performance and crew health.
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Seaspan takes delivery of fifty-third containership
Hong-Kong based Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of an 8,500 TEU containership named the ‘COSCO Indonesia’ from Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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UK universities making ships more fire safe
Researchers in Bolton and Southampton in the UK are working together to develop the next generation of composite materials for ships making them less vulnerable to fire.
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Danaos adds another boxship
Danaos Corporation took delivery of the newly built containership ‘CMA CGM Rabelais’, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 46 containerships aggregating 200,129 TEU.
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NewsSwedish icebreaker pipe systems to be replaced with GRE
Future Pipe Industries has announced an order for the supply of glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) pipe systems for two ice breakers for the Swedish Maritime Association.
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NewsElectric power for efficient tugs
We often remark that little is new in the world of ship design and ship machinery. The June 1960 issue of The Motor Ship proves that.
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Wärtsilä, ABB and HUG develop low emissions technology
In an extension of their existing cooperation in the development of 2-stage turbocharged medium speed diesel engines, Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems intend to cooperate with a third partner, after-treatment specialist Hug Engineering, based in Elsau, Switzerland.
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NewsRickmers christens four containerships
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) witnessed a quadruple naming ceremony at its Ulsan shipyard recently when the German Rickmers Group christened four ultra-large container ships (ULCS) of 13,100 TEU each.
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Samsung snaps up big orders
Samsung Heavy Industries has recently signed contracts worth $1.7 billion to build 10 large container vessels and nine oil tankers.
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New flagship for Holland America Line
Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard has delivered a new flagship, the ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’, to Holland America Line (HAL), a member of Carnival Group. The new ship is the fourteenth the Italian shipbuilder has built for HAL.
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IMO agrees amendments to STCW
At the recently concluded IMO diplomatic conference held in Manila, Philippines, the amendments to the International Convention and Code on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), were agreed.
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NewsSurveying in cyberspace
DNV has inaugurated a 3D survey simulator at Gdynia, Poland, designed to improve safety in the shipping industry. Using this, DNV says, virtual ships are used for training, knowledge sharing and development.
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ClassNK opens three new offices
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has officially announced the opening of three new exclusive surveyor offices today in Tartous, Syria; Callao, Peru; and Sibu, Malaysia.
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Brazilian nautical charts go electronic
Jeppesen Marine of Norway has concluded an agreement with Brazil’s Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) which gives Jeppesen access to all of the nautical charts and data published by DHN for Brazil’s sovereign waters.
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NewsHeavy lift company expands in Australia
Netherlands-based heavy lift operator Jumbo Offshore has opened a new regional office in Perth, Western Australia.
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Single oil for high and low sulphur heavy fuels
Total Lubmarine claims to have the only lubricant product in the market that can operate successfully for HFO at sulphur contents ranging below 1% and above 4%.
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NewsGas cargo system could impact on LNG-fuelled ships
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) says that it has developed what it claims to be the largest yet independent-type LNG cargo containment system.
