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Austal Ships (Australia) contracted two 41m Catamarans with New World First Travel Services (Hong Kong). |
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Aker MTW Shipyard (Germany) contracted six Container carriers with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, at worth of US$ 205 mill.
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Daewoo International (Korea) signed an agreement with Ocean Tanker (Singapore) to supply four oil tanker ships, at worth of US$ 100 mill. |
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New Century Shipbuilding (China) contracted two 73,000 DWT Panamax Tankers with Consolidated Navigation (Monaco).
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Aker Finnyards (Finland) contracted a 33,000-GT Cruise ship, at worth of US$ 155 mill. |
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Polish Steamship Company (Poland) ordered six Bulk carriers from Asian Shipyard.
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MODERN Terminals Ltd has become the first Hong Kong Container terminal operator to sign a MOU with the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) increasing security measures for containers shipped between them. |
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Hanjin Heavy Industries contracted two 1,800 TEU Container carriers from KMTC(Korea Maritime Transport Co.).
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Hyundai Heavy Industries expect to get a contract for two VLCCs with Pertamina (Indonesia), at worth of US$65 mill. |
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CSDCT(China Shipping Development Company Tramp) plans to order four(2+2) 57,000 DWT Bulk Carriers from Chinese Shipyard.
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HUAL (Norway) plans to order four(2+2) RO-RO ships which can transport 6,200 Cars.
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DSME (Korea) faced to contract a FPU(Floating Production Unit) with BP (USA). |
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Kanda Zosen (Japan) contracted a 32,000 DWT Handymax Bulk carrier with Sincere Navigation Co.(Taiwan).
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Korean Shipbuilder got better result
Korean major shipbuilders reported better results for the first nine months of the year as sales and profits increased from the same period in 2001.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said net profit totaled 183.61 billion Korean won
(US$151.9 million) for the nine months ended Sept. 30 against $96.6 million for the same period a year ago.
Hyundai Heavy Industries net rose to US$107.02 million compared with
US$104.07 million for the nine-month period in 2001.
Samsung Heavy Industries saw its nine-month net profit improve dramatically, to
US$68.6 million from US$54.3 million. |
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Collision in Tianjin Port
On Nov. 24, an oil tanker named ¡°Tasmansea¡± belonging to Maltese nationality collided with ¡°Shunkai No. 1¡± freighter in Tianjin Port's sea water resulting in the leakage of crude oil and pollution of sea water.
The investigation showed that ¡°Tasmansea¡± tanker loading 80,000t crude oil was broken in its No. 3 cabin and leaked crude oil in the sea water of 2.5 sea miles long and 1.4 sea miles wide.
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Huge new wave of fuel oil from PRESTIGE
CLEAN-UP ships and fishermen battled to protect Spanish beaches from a huge new wave of fuel oil heading towards the north-west coast from the sunken tanker Prestige yesterday.
The vessel sank 11 days ago releasing thousands of tons of fuel oil into the Atlantic and creating the main slick that was reported to be about nine miles from Corrubedo on Spain¡¯s western coast. Smaller patches of oil were visible less than three miles from the north-western coast. |
