Equipment
Techcross, Tsuneishi ink LOI for BWTS
South Korea’s Techcross, which had developed an anti-explosion-type ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for the first time in the world and signed a supply contract of the systems for two chemical tankers to be built by Japan’s Shitanoe Shipbui...
2009-10-20 11:52:19
Cochin, FACT sign co-op pact
India’s Cochin Shipyard Ltd and FACT have signed a memorandum of agreement for joint operation of FACT Engineering Works (FEW). Based on the agreement, Cochin Shipyard will place orders for products required for the shipyard with FEW on mutuall...
2009-10-19 06:51:11
Intersleek surpasses 100 ship mark
Ship paints specialist IPK said last week that anti-fouling paint Intersleek series have now been applied to 100 ships in total. Intersleek 700 and Intersleek 900 have been used in 50 newbuildings and 50 secondhand vessels in repair. IPK said i...
2009-10-19 06:21:22
Wartsila adds Chinese licensee
Finland’s Wartsila has signed a deal with China’s Zhuhai Yuchai Marine Power to make and sell low-speed diesel engines in China. The licensing deal covers the electronically controlled RT-flex engines, which will be built in Zhuhai City, Guang...
2009-10-16 08:03:05
Japanese pioneer in PSPC-compliant ships
While new performance standard for protective coatings (PSPC) for ballast tanks is expected to rock the processes of shipyards, some of shipbuilders in Japan have begun to construct PSPC-compliant ships ahead of the others in the field, local media r...
2009-10-16 07:46:30
Eyeing localization: Plant equipment
South Korea’s plant industry is eyeing home production of plant equipment of which market size stands at KRW 30trn ($25.9bn) or so a year in the country. Chief executives of 16 major firms in the industry met with representatives of 11 equipment...
2009-10-15 15:09:05
STX produces gigantic ship engine
STX Heavy Industries of South Korea has made inroads into the ultra-large marine engine sector successfully. It held a ceremony on October 15th for the first production of its 12K98MC-C engine, the large low-speed marine engine to be installed in ...
2009-10-15 11:45:35
Beijing to curb steel mill capacity
China, the world’s largest steel producer, faces “severe oversupply” and the government is likely to decide on capacity curbs by the end of the year, according to the nation’s third-largest mill. The government is working on plans to close...
2009-10-15 07:41:09
Baosteel cuts steel prices in Nov
While Chinese steel industry is faced with high stock rate situation amid demand slump, the country's largest steel maker Baosteel Group announced on October 10th that it will lower steel prices as of coming November. It is said that the steel sup...
2009-10-14 14:17:48
Fabrication shop of Cochin opened
The Union Shipping Secretary, Mr A.P.V.N. Sharma, has inaugurated the small ship division fabrication shop of Cochin Shipyard Ltd as part of its expansion plan for concurrent construction of commercial ships, together with the aircraft carrier for th...
2009-10-14 08:53:37
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