Equipment
STX Marine designs two newbuilds
STX Marine reports that it will be providing the designs for two new contracts recently secured by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Fla. The first contract is for a 310 ft multi-purpose light construction vessel for Harvey Gulf Internati...
2011-06-07 06:51:13
Japanese 'Steel Blow'
Japanese shipbuilders are taking a hit by the difference between steel plate prices offered by Japanese steel makers for domestic and foreign shipyards. According to local media report, Japanese steel plate prices for local yards are about $200 hi...
2011-06-07 06:24:24
Wartsila-Versa in fuel cell alliance
Wärtsilä has reached an agreement with Versa Power Systems (VPS), a leading developer of high-power solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) to develop and integrate Versa Power's SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products. Based in Littleton, C...
2011-06-06 07:39:38
Xiangtan builds ship plate factory
Hunan Province-based Chinese steel producer Xiangtan Iron and Steel Co. (Xiangtan Steel) has announced that it has started work on a project to build a new world class wide and thick plate production line, which is expected to cost RMB 5 billion ($76...
2011-06-03 08:06:55
Hamworthy inks 11-ship China order
Hamworthy has won a contract to supply pump room systems for 11 vessels to be delivered to the China Shipping Group (CSG). The first three systems are destined for installation on three CSG 112,000 dwt aframax newbuildings, to be constructed at D...
2011-06-03 07:55:10
MAN extends ultra-long-stroke program
MAN Diesel & Turbo is adding more bore sizes to its ultra-long-stroke engine program. The updated program supplements the G80ME-C9 engine, introduced in October 2010, with G70ME-C9, G60 ME-C9 and G50ME-B9 engines. The G-types have designs that fol...
2011-06-02 02:43:29
Sinopacific braces for rising cost
China's privately-run Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group is bracing itself for rising steel prices and has implemented strict cost control measures. Chinese firms Angang Steel and Baosteel have been continually adjusting their ship plate prices upwar...
2011-06-02 02:42:06
Turkish & Dutch get lifeline
Turkey’s shipbuilding industry and Dutch marine equipment companies will receive the support of the Dutch and Turkish governments. According to Turkish shipping sources in Istanbul, the initiative is aimed at upgrading Turkey’s ageing coastal ...
2011-06-01 07:51:16
NYK tests hybrid PCC
NYK Line's solar-power-assisted car carrier Auriga Leader (60,213 gross tons) will in June be used for shipboard tests of a newly developed hybrid power supply. The car carrier will also be fitted with a ballast-water management system and adapte...
2011-06-01 07:28:28
Otto AHTS cancelled again
Norway’s Mosvold Supply has cancelled a second anchor handler newbuilding from Otto Marine after the Singapore-based builder failed to deliver the vessel on time. The 300-tbp ship was due to be handed over by the end of last June but the contra...
2011-05-31 07:44:46
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