Equipment
NK type-approves corrosion-resistant steel
Japanese classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has issued the world’s first type approval for corrosion resistant steel to the new NSGP-1 steel manufactured by Nippon Steel Corporation’s Oita Works. The approval certifies that the ...
2011-04-28 12:51:31
Offshore windfarms to grow in Japan
Offshore windfarm projects are expected to grow fast in Japan going forward in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident. For installation of offshore wind turbines, there are mainly two ways. One is an implantation method of fixing each par...
2011-04-28 08:39:37
Meetings for offshore parts localization
Some Busan-based ship equipment suppliers in South Korea had a meeting on 26th for a topic of 'support plan for settling the current difficulties of Busan-based shipbuilding and offshore parts producers' with a government official, Cho Kyeong-tae, fr...
2011-04-28 06:36:24
Hyundai Steel ups plate price
Following Posco's price hike by KRW 160,000 ($147.5) per ton on its steel products, Hyundai Steel has also decided to raise its product price by the same amount. Hyundai Steel gave notice to its customer companies on April 26th that it will raise ...
2011-04-27 08:26:16
China & Norway develop LNG marine engine
Cooperation between Guangzhou Diesel Engine Factory and the Norwegian maritime research institute Marintek has led to the development of an innovative LNG ship engine soon ready for the Chinese market. LNG eliminates sulphur emissions, significan...
2011-04-27 08:12:59
Rongsheng acquires engine maker
China's Rongsheng Heavy Industries has snapped up compatriot engine maker Quanchai Group. Rongsheng will pay CNY 2.15bn ($330m) for Shanghai-listed Quanchai, allowing it to move into the high-speed diesel engine market. Quanchai is currently ...
2011-04-27 07:49:30
Scrap vessel fetches $1,220/ldt
Salhus Shipping of Norway has reportedly sold a chemical carrier for a whopping $1,220 per ldt. Brokers say stainless steel pushed up the price of the 12,637-dwt Casper (built 1990), which went to cash buyers for an estimated $5.2m. Sources b...
2011-04-26 07:12:29
Scrapping hits 11-month high
World's total of scrapped ships during March this year came to 83 ships of 3.5m DWT, which is the monthly peak since April 2010. Indian and Chinese ship breakers purchased 39 ships and 21 ships respectively during the month. According to Clar...
2011-04-26 06:28:12
Equip makers in joint export meetings
Three local governments located in southeastern Korea, Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang, are going to hold an export skull session in Busan city and South Gyeongsang Province for two days from 15th to 16th next month to pioneer ship equipment overse...
2011-04-25 06:44:52
Hamworthy selected for gas-powered ferries
Hamworthy has signed a contract to install liquefied natural gas storage tanks and fuel systems on board four gas-powered ferries to be constructed at the Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland for delivery in the second half of 2012. The ships, whi...
2011-04-22 07:43:35
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