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Shipbuilding Prices Firm Up
International shipbuilders enjoyed a healthy year, with the main contributors being tankers and container vessels. Following upon these ordering activities. R.S. Platou saw shipbuilding prices firming up from the bottom level the previous year. Price
MacGregor Slewing Ramps Successfully Tested
For two 14,300-dwt ro/ro container vessels building at Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, for the German owner Deutsche Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft "Hansa," Bremen, MacGregor has supplied a comprehensive array of ro/ro equipment. The most spectacular item is,
Shipboard Life in Style
new concept in luxury living and travel has been brought to realization with the completion of the much-vaunted ResidenSea ship. The World, which made its service debut at European ports during April. The unique vessel, home to a resort community continuously circumnavigating the globe,
Marine Executives Visit University To Review Class Project On Construction Of Towboats
With the Spring Class of Mississippi State University, well over 50 graduates of the Marine Engineering Technology Curriculum will enter the growing shipbuilding industry in the South. Each year, thus far, the senior class has worked on a project
Shiprepair Forum Changes to Reflect Current Events
Changes in the international political and economic climate will add new urgency to the theme of the Shiprepair & Conversion 2001 conference in London in November — gaining the edge in a competitive global industry. Marking the 10th anniversary of the event,
Bourceau And Blackwell Speak At Bureau Veritas 150th Anniversary Dinner
U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Robert J. Blackwell spoke at a recent dinner in New York City, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the French classification society, Bureau Veritas. In his brief remarks, Mr. Blackwell praised
Crescent Tankships Orders Product Tankers
Crescent Tankships, part of the U.K. shipping group Crescent, has ordered two innovative 3,500 dwt chemical and oil tankers from the Rousse Shipyard, Bulgaria. The order, accompanied by a series of options, follows the acquisition by Crescent of Camilla,
Owners Strongly Oppose Federal Financing Bank Control Of Title XI
For 39 years, the Title XI Federal Ship Mortgage Guarantee Insurance program has run smoothly and effectively. To bring it under control of the Federal Financing Bank, as now proposed, would only add another "layer of bureaucracy," cause interminable delays,
Tanker Market is Solid
The year 2001 must be described as a very healthy year for tanker owners. Although it is a fact that freight rates for all tanker types have fallen substantially and continuously through the year, the average rates for the year have been quite strong.
Concordia Again Leads Tanker Innovation
Four P-MAX new building contracts confirmed Concordia Maritime of the Stena Group has again taken the head of the industry helm with its decision to sign contracts for or an innovative new series of 49,900 dwt tankers dubbed P-MAX. The contract,