All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 771
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Greek owner orders VLOC trio
Athens-based OceanFreight announced that it has entered into an agreement to build three 206,000 dwt very large ore carriers (VLOCs) at Shanghai Waigaichao Shipbuilding in China.
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NewsNaming and launching of ‘Seven Pacific’
Subsea 7, UK, and IHC Merwede, the Netherlands, recently named and launched the ‘Seven Pacific’ at Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands.
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NewsLiberian Registry develops pilot scheme for extended drydocking
The Liberian Registry has developed a pilot scheme to extend compulsory drydocking intervals to seven-and-a-half-year intervals to help provide the flexibility urgently required by shipowners and operators in the current difficult economic climate.
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NewsKeppel bags contract for German offshore wind farm
Keppel Verolme (Keppel Verolme) and consortium partner AREVA Energietechnik, German subsidiary of French energy company AREVA, have secured a Euro 62 million contract from Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy to build a mobile offshore application barge (MOAB) for a new offshore wind farm in the German EEZ in the North Sea.
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New RINA website points the way on certification
Genoa-based classification society RINA has launched a new website (www.leonardotest.com) which is designed to enhance access to its wide variety of certification services in the marine sector.
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STX wins bulker orders
South Korean STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has won nine bulk carrier orders totalling $260 million in March, suggesting the shipbuilding industry''s escape from recession, the company said.
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Strategic Marine’s Singapore success
Strategic Marine’s Singapore shipyard has seen success after success after the company recently took the opportunity to purchase the lease of the yard and its existing 1,260m2 covered shipbuilding hall.
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MOL develops marine diesel particulate filter
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced the joint development with Akasaka Diesels, a marine diesel engine manufacturer in Japan, of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels using heavy fuel oil.
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Fresh capacity influx threatens liner recovery
The return of idle capacity and an increase in the level of newbuilding deliveries over the first four months of the year will add an estimated 785,000 teu of new capacity (net of scrapping) into the liner trades.
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China's new ship orders skyrocket
China''s new ship orders increased by a factor of 7.7 to 5.72 million dead weight tonnes in the first two months of this year, accounting for 51.9% of the world''s total, according to a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
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Aegean takes delivery of two bunkering tanker newbuildings
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network announced that it has taken delivery of the Andros, a 4,600 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected to be deployed in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsKeppel-J. Ray jv wins Brazil’s P-61 TLWP contract
FloaTEC Singapore, an equal joint venture between Keppel FELS and J Ray McDermott, signed a contract worth about $1 billion with the Papa-Terra joint venture, consisting of Petrobras and Chevron, to build and operate the P-61 tension leg wellhead platform (TLWP).
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NewsEcospeed for thruster tunnel protection
After successful results with four existing ro-ro vessels, Cobelfret has ordered the coating of the thruster tunnels of five newbuild vessels, four of which have been coated recently.
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NewsRetrofit improves ferry propeller efficiency
An optimised propeller from MAN Diesel has helped the Scandlines 21,154 grt ro-pax ferry Sassnitz achieve increased efficiency of 12% on its daily sail between Trelleborg, Sweden and Sassnitz, Germany.
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NewsKawasaki delivers Dunkirkmax bulk carrier
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered the Feg Success bulk carrier to Cape 4 International S.A. at its Sakaide shipyard.
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NewsHyundai achieves milestone in medium-speed engines
Hyundai Heavy Industries has produced an aggregate of 20 million horsepower in 4-stroke engines in the record time of 19 years and 7 months.
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Wärtsilä and Samsung to develop gas-fuelled ships
Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a co-operation agreement to develop gas-fuelled merchant vessels. The intention is to jointly develop next-generation ships with efficient and competitive propulsion machinery concepts that meet or exceed the demands of future environmental regulations.
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NewsDNV challenges shipping executives on competence
Still in the grip of an economic downturn, the shipping industry is struggling to manage the gap between shrinking budgets and the costs of maintaining quality safety and environmental performance through competence. But according to DNV, the issue is widely misunderstood.
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Save our shipyards message from German politicians
Politicians from Germany’s coastal states called on the government to help save the country''s shipbuilding industry.
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NewsUlstein is upbeat about the future
Ulstein Group says that it has invested nearly NOK 200 million in new projects of late. “It is during downturns that it’s important to invest in the future,” says Ulstein deputy CEO Tore Ulstein.
