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Shipbuilding - 03/07/2013
Shipbuilding capacity, still too high?
According to the last RS Platou Monthly report, during the last ten years we have seen a dramatic increase of the building capacity among the world's shipyards. Deliveries have increased from 18 million cgt in 2002 to peak of 44 million cgt in 2011 from shipyards building tonnage over 30,000 dwt. Last year deliveries were down by 10 percent. The current estimated capacity of 35 million cgt...[+] more
Recreational Boating - 03/01/2013
More EU action needed for nautical industries
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted its own initiative report on nautical industries. The report, entitled 'Nautical Industries: restructuring accelerated by the crisis', identifies the obstacles to future growth in the sector and calls on the European Commission to look at ways in which the EU can help to create a genuine single market for boating. To read the full...[+] more
Shipyards - 02/27/2013
Damen Shipyards Group acquires Shipdock
Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of Dutch ship repair yard Shipdock. Shipdock operates facilities in Amsterdam and Harlingen. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services, with Shipdock Harlingen servicing ships up to 120 m and Shipdock Amsterdam servicing vessels up to 250 m. Furthermore, its personnel and management will remain in place, guaranteeing a seamless...[+] more
Shipyards - 02/27/2013
Astilleros Gondan receives European Offshore Industry Award
Astilleros Gondan has won a European Offshore Industry award within the framework of the prestigious Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference. The award was presented for the building of the Edda Ferd, Europe's most eco-friendly ship. The Edda Ferd is a platform supply vessel (PSV) fitted with a diesel-electric propulsion system (Blue Drive C+) that significantly reduces fuel...[+] more
Shipbuilding - 02/26/2013
Recovery of shipbuilding market by 2016?
Recovery of the global shipbuilding market is still moving at a slow space and full recovery will take some time. What does seem clear is that the industry has bottomed out and for this reason it is expected that in the coming months more ships will be built and acquired, aided by lower prices. Nonetheless, a swift recovery cannot be expected. The recent downturn in the shipping sector has...[+] more
Marine Engines & Propulsion - 02/26/2013
Caterpillar broadens Pleasure Craft product line with new supercharged high performance diesel engine
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is broadening its array of pleasure craft marine engine offerings with the introduction of the new Cat® C8.7 turbo-supercharged diesel engine. Created in tandem with Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT Industrial, S.p.A.), the new powerplant is expected to be available for delivery in 2014. FPT Industrial’s advancements in...[+] more
Shipbuilding - 02/22/2013
South Korean shipyards cut costs
The profitability of South Korean shipyards is falling as the economic crisis continues to hit hard. The South Korean shipbuilding industry is doing everything in its power to protect profitability through cost cutting and is making great efforts to protect falling profit margins through freezes or cuts in the prices of raw materials such as steel plates and equipment. Some of the world's...[+] more
Maritime Traffic - 02/21/2013
Nucleo DF inaugurates main Cape Verde Maritime Traffic Control Centre
Spanish engineering company Nucleo DF has just inaugurated the Cape Verde Maritime Traffic Control Centre. The implementation of the system, supplied to the government of Cape Verde at a total cost of €11 million, will improve maritime traffic management and safety, as well as the supervision and control of the waters of the African archipelago. The new system guarantees high levels of...[+] more
Safety at Sea - 02/18/2013
Piracy decreases in Somalia due to increase in armed personnel aboard ships
There are grounds for believing that pirate attacks on ships passing through Somali waters are coming to an end. The reason is none other than the increasingly greater presence of armed security personnel aboard ships for the purposes of repelling any attacks that might occur. Just five vessels were hijacked in 2012, compared to 25 in 2011 and 27 in 2010. In fact, the last ship hijacking took...[+] more
Cruise Industry - 02/14/2013
Carnival chooses fully automated fuel management system
Carnival has signed an agreement with JOWA Technology and JOWA W.F.E. for the purpose of supply and installation of equipment and related training on board Carnival cruise ships. Carnival selected JOWA Technology because of their fully automated fuel changeover system. The Diesel Switch DS MKII is the only unit in the market that carries Class Society Type Approval, and has been acknowledged by...[+] more
