Equipment
With 'Nanotechnology'
Ulsan, South Korea held a 'New future with Nanotechnology' forum at Ulsan Techno Park with Congressman Jung Gap-Yoon, the Grand National Party, on 30 January. Congressman Jung said, "Now is the time to bring up a new industry, created by integrati...
2012-01-31 11:57:15
Japanese tied up with Thai
Japan will assist in Thailand's replacement of aging coastal vessels under an agreement made between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism (MLIT) of Japan and the Thai government in October 2011. At the first onset, Japanese sh...
2012-01-31 09:39:20
GE lands $1bn Ichthys order
GE Oil & Gas signs contracts worth over $1 billion to supply equipment and services for the giant Ichthys LNG project in north-west Australia. The Ichthys project, which received formal approval from its partners earlier this month, will source g...
2012-01-31 07:56:55
Korea initiates Coating/Blasting
Ulsan City, South Korea announced on 30 January that it would establish 'Marine & Offshore Coating/Blasting Center' for the first time in Korea to secure global competitiveness in the field. With a total of KRW 22.2bn ($19.7m), including KRW 11.7b...
2012-01-31 07:15:23
Doosan breaks 80m-bhp
Doosan Engine of South Korea breaks off cumulative production of 80m-bhp in low-speed large engine sector, the shortest time-frame record among other engine makers. By successfully conducting a trial-run for 98,000-bhp engine to be equipped on 10,...
2012-01-30 12:22:03
Int'l Paint new coatings
International Paint has introduced Intersmooth 7465Si SPC and Interswift 6900Si silyl acrylate antifouling coatings. Aiming to improve and enhance customer choice, International says that it is the first and only global manufacturer to offer both...
2012-01-30 08:01:58
ABB leads energy save
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide an energy management system for one of the world's most environmentally-friendly cruise ferries, which is due to be delivered to Viking Line in 2013. The ship is ...
2012-01-30 07:58:20
Wartsila forecasts growth
Finnish engine maker, engineer and ship designer Wärtsilä expects net sales to grow 5%-10% this year. Wärtsilä remains upbeat about market conditions, even though its net sales dropped 7.6% to €4.2bn ($5.5bn) last year after ...
2012-01-30 07:50:51
US LNG export surging
BG Group buys a further 2m tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas from Cheniere Energy’s liquefaction plant in the US. The contract for additional volumes from the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana will be over a 20-year period. BG Group...
2012-01-27 08:33:47
Breaking soars by 50%
2011 saw a total of 994 vessels of a combined 40.9m dwt, 24.7m gt be sold for scrap, which increased by 10.3% in numerical terms and by 48% in dwt terms, year-on-year. According to Clarksons, demolition sales has remained high since 2008 of 14.2m ...
2012-01-26 10:27:47
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