World’s 1st Icebreaking LNG Carrier Joins Sovcomflot http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/216210/worlds-1st-icebreaking-lng-carrier-joins-sovcomflot Pause for a moment and imagine the decision to build 15 of the world's most expensive ships, purpose built to export a commodity that's only fallen in value. You make that decision based on the commodity price and the construction price prevalent at the time, …
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A few times now I've been flattered when someone who is about to set out on their own as a consultant takes me out for coffee, hoping for advice on getting started. Needing a summary of what it's all about and I suppose, having survived for 5 years as an independent consultant this is what I've distilled …
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This from a Ship Safety Bulletin 06/2013 I received today from Transport Canada, concerning the implementation of the North American Emission Control Area (NA-ECA): ——————————————————————————— Overview of the Amendments Sulphur oxides For vessels inside the NA-ECA and throughout Canadian waters south of 60°N, the Amendments set a limit of 1.00% on the sulphur content of marine …
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Insolvent German shipyard P+S Werften has lost its last merchant vessel order as Royal Arctic Line (RAL)cancelled its five-ship deal. P+S loses last merchant ships The Greenland owner said it had already paid almost DKK 400m ($70.12m) for the ice-class ships and is now seeking refunds through bank guarantees. The vessels are listed as a …
ABB has won a $35m deal to supply the propulsion plant for a new icebreaker vessel on order at the Baltic Shipyard. The vessel has been ordered by Russia’s state shipping company Rosmorport FSUE and is due for delivery in 2015. ABB will provide integrated power generation and distribution systems, thruster motors, fire-fighting pump motors …
Palmer bars OAPs Australian tycoon Clive Palmer has unveiled plans for his new Titanic replica cruiseship – but will bar pensioners from its casino. Titanic II: plans unveiled Revealing drawings for the 40,000-gt Titanic II in Brisbane on Tuesday, the mining magnate said he wanted to ensure that gamblers could afford the risk. The casino …
Palmer plots Titanic order A replica of the Titanic could be sailing the Atlantic by 2016 if a plan by an Australian billionaire comes to fruition. Clive Palmer has signed an initial agreement with China’s CSC Jinling shipyard to build a modern version of the liner that sank off Newfoundland 100 years ago this …
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An old coast guard ship could be transformed into the "world's greenest oceanresearch platform" off B.C.'s coast by next spring. "It's going to be essentially a mobile observatory in the Salish Sea that will be studying oceanographic conditions that are important to survival of fish stocks," said Kim Juniper, lead scientist for the project. The …
Noble nobbled by Xena Actress Lucy Lawless is living up to her name by leading Greenpeace’s occupation of a US drillship in New Zealand. The star of TV’s Xena: Warrior Princess boarded the 13,500-gt Noble Discover (built 1966) along with other activists on Friday morning to stop it sailing to the arctic. Police went on …
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Costa “blames” the captain “Preliminary indications” are that “significant human error” on the part of the ship’s Master resulted in the capsizing of the Costa Concordia. “The route of the vessel appears to have been too close to the shore, and the captain’s judgment in handling the emergency appears to have not followed standard Costa …
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