Equipment
MAN celebrates HHI's 100m bhp milestone
Hyundai Heavy Industries marks two-stroke milestone three decades after first Hyundai-MAN B&W engine. HHI-EMD, the Engine & Machinery Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, held a ceremony in Ulsan, South Korea on 29 September to commemorate the c...
2010-10-05 08:39:00
Fairstar confident in Chinese hi-tech
Heavylift specialist Fairstar has expressed complete confidence in building two sophisticated heavy-lift vessels in China. Chief executive Philip Adkins said steel cutting for the first of the two ships took place last week. “I think that t...
2010-10-05 08:09:11
World's largest floating dock rolls out
A 500,000-ton class floating dock Green Dock IV with a buoyancy of 130,000 tons was rolled out from China's COSCO Dalian Shipyard and delivered to South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries on September 29th. It is the world's largest among 500,000-to...
2010-10-04 08:04:39
Wartsila builds new plant in China
Finland’s Wartsila is extending its reach in China with a deal to make controllable pitch propellers. It will use its base at Wartsila CME Zhenjiang Propeller in Zhenjiang and pump in EUR 12m ($16.47m) to build a new plant there. The first deli...
2010-10-04 07:26:19
Int'l Paint expands antifouling product line
International Paint has improved and expanded its range of antifouling coatings. The line up now includes products with higher solids volumes products. These need a lower number of coats per scheme and produce lower levels of overspray and reduced VO...
2010-10-01 08:41:50
Hamworthy orderbook at $261m
UK LNG ship systems company Hamworthy has added 15% to its orderbook over the last five months. In a trading update, it said the backlog stood at £164m ($260.6m) to 31 August. Hamworthy has clinched an eight-ship deal for LPG systems in...
2010-10-01 08:32:46
Hyundai Samho inks Panama project
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries announced today that it has recently been awarded a $190m Valves and Appurtenances supply contract for Panama Canal 3rd Set of Locks Project. The South Korean shipbuilder won the contract from Grupo Unidos Por El Can...
2010-09-30 12:05:07
Wartsila engines sink
A barge carrying six Wartsila engines has gone down off the coast of Italy. The 12V46 engines were en route from Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone to Marghera when the vessel was hit by a “tornado”. The engines were destined for a Carniv...
2010-09-30 08:23:54
China: To Be Large & Strong
In recent years, China’s shipbuilding industry has gained excellent accomplishments and achievements. The shipbuilding industry becomes a main channel for the whole world to learn the growth of China’s industrial level. In spite of exciting g...
2010-09-30 01:56:33
Single hullers to disappear
According to official statistics, only 53 single hull VLCCs remain worldwide are still operating at present, occupying just 10% of global VLCC fleet. In addition, single hull Suezmax tanker fleet slumps at 20 units, taking 5% of the total. Analyst...
2010-09-30 01:53:59
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