Classification society ClassNK has released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships. Amendment related to the Closing Appliances for Air Pipes in Machinery Rooms, etc. The ClassNK Rules and Guidance are available via ClassNK’s website, www.classnk.com.
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Fincantieri the Sole Bidder for STX France
Italian shipbuilding and construction group Fincantieri SpA is the only bidder for shipping group STX France, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday. The sale of STX France, which specialises in building cruise ships in the western France city of Saint-Nazaire and is profitable…
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Great Ships of 2016: NYK Blue Jay
Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. Japan Marine United Corporation delivered the 14,000 TEU container ship NYK Blue Jay, which is chartered by Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)…
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OceanSaver BWTS Earns USCG Approval
OceanSaver said it has received the final type approval certificate from U.S. Coast Guard as the first ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplier utilizing electrochlorination. This means that a USCG type approved system is now available for medium and large vessels like LR1s…
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Just One Bid So Far for STX France
Only one bid has been received so far for shipping group STX France, said a Korean court on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Seoul court overseeing STX Offshore's receivership had said earlier in November that four parties had expressed interest…
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MANSA opposes MbPT’s Revision of Ship Agents’ Bank Guarantee
Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship Agents Association (MANSA) has requested the Mumbai Port Trust to re-consider the proposed bank guarantee amount levied on vessels calling at the port. In a letter addressed to the Mumbai Port Trust, MANSA said, “The…
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Alfa Laval PureBallast gets USCG Approval
On 23 December, Alfa Laval received U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for the third generation of its ballast water treatment system, PureBallast. The approval allows ship owners who deballast in United States waters to make a confident choice of t...
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Wilhelmsen, Wallenius One Step Closer to Merger
Wilhelmsen and Wallenius have signed an agreement leading to a new ownership structure for their jointly owned investments in Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, EUKOR Car Carriers and American Roll on Roll off Carrier. Signing the transaction agreement…
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China says space program must help protect national security
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's space program must help protect the country's national security, but China is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the government said in a policy paper issued on Tuesday.
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Vera Rubin, pioneering U.S. dark matter astronomer, dies at 88
(Reuters) - Vera Rubin, a U.S. astronomer who pioneered work on invisible dark matter in the universe and who some colleagues felt was overlooked for a Nobel Prize, has died at 88, her son said on Monday.
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