Equipment
BWT conference for making right choice
Industry’s first ballast water treatment conference is to be held on 23-24 September 2010 in London, UK, squarely focussed on helping owners and operators make the right decision when it comes to selecting a ballast water treatment (BWT) plant. The...
2010-06-29 08:14:14
Suppliers urge to cut class fees
Due to the declining state of the shipbuilding industry caused by the global financial crisis, the shipbuilding equipment suppliers in South Korea have experienced a wide range of falling sales with the cancellation of orders and the delays of delive...
2010-06-29 06:58:36
IHIMU develops eFuture 13000C
On June 23rd, IHIMU Japan announced that it has completed a concept design for an environment-friendly 13,000TEU containership. With the improvement of propulsion function by a twin screw and energy efficiency, the emission of GHG has been reduce...
2010-06-28 07:14:54
IRS joins IACS
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has become a full member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The move comes after the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009. The IACS council accepted the ap...
2010-06-24 08:34:03
POSCO raises plate price again
On June 22nd, POSCO announced that it will increase the prices of its products by 6% in the third quarter. The South Korea's largest steel maker said that it will increase the prices by KRW 50,000 ($42.2) a ton for hot rolled steel sheets and thic...
2010-06-24 07:11:33
Buyer's market continues
Even if the shipbuilding industry is showing a trend of recovery with new orders, it is analyzed that it will take more time for the shipyards to take back the leadership related to new ship order negotiations from the shipowners or buyers of the ves...
2010-06-23 07:12:48
Alaskan yard eyes ferry order
Alaska Ship and Drydock is eyeing a new state ferry newbuilding contract. The yard believes its experience in building the experimental Susitna ferry for the Matanuska-Susitna borough could give it an advantage in bidding for the new Alaska-class...
2010-06-22 08:25:20
USC boosts aluminum use
Alcoa and United Shipbuilding Corp. (USC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to develop the Russian shipbuilding market, while increasing the use of aluminum in new ship construction. “We are very glad to start full scale coope...
2010-06-22 08:14:17
POSCO adopts batch supply system
South Korea's largest steel maker POSCO has launched the ‘Batch Order-Supply Method for Each Vessel Unit" in order to produce and supply all the steel plates en bloc, required for the construction of each vessel and offshore plant, regardless of th...
2010-06-21 07:00:25
Marine equip output down 18% in Japan
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan, the output of the shipbuilding equipments from January to December in the year of 2009 is found to be JPY 1.1123trn ($12.27bn), decreasing by 18% compared to the same ...
2010-06-21 06:51:39
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