Page 9: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (August 2004)

News

Daewoo Wins $515M Contract

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine

Engineering reportedly has won a $515.8 million order from Teekay

Shipping of Canada to build three LNG (liquefied natural gas) ships, with deliv- ery due in April 2007.

Two Killed in Shipyard

Accident

According to wire reports, two work- ers were killed and two others injured after falling about 65 ft. to the ground when a 246-ton steel block fell over on a ship under construction in Kure,

Hiroshima Prefecture. The four were working on the construction of a 90,000-ton containership for a German client at a shipbuilding dock of IHI

Marine United Inc., launched in 2002 via the partial merger of Ishikawajima-

Harima Heavy Industries Co. and

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

Shipyard Responsible For

Poor Construction

The U.S. District Court for the

Southern District of New York ruled that a shipyard is responsible under products liability for poor construction. In the

Keel-Laying Ceremony for BP Tanker

KEEL LAYING CERE! Y ( F0R ^JtJLL. 4BF, ^ JULY 12, 200' iix "U BUILT FOB

BP

BY

Ai ^

Stan Taylor (I) of the BP ship construction site team is congratulated by Richard

Vortmann after welding his initials into the keel of Hull 486, signifying the start of construction on the vessel.

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) held a keel-laying ceremony for

Hull 486, the third of four Alaska Class, dou- ble-hull oil tankers being constructed for BP

Oil Shipping Company, USA. BP's Site Team

Member Stan Taylor welded his initials into the keel to signify the start of construction.

The first ship, the Alaskan Frontier, is being prepared for sea trials and will be delivered later this year. The second ship is undergo- ing construction and is scheduled to be delivered in 2005, with the third and fourth ships to be delivered in 2005 and 2006.

The four ships are being constructed sequentially in NASSCO's 1,000-ft. graving dock.

Circle 24 on Reader Service Card instant case, the shipyard contracted to enlarge a container ship by fabricating and inserting a new mid-body. Thirteen years later, the ship broke in two during a storm at sea. The break occurred at the point where the new mid-body was joined to the original after-body.

Evidence indicated that many of the welds connecting the two portions were bad and that the shipyard knew of the bad welds when the ship was redeliv- ered to the owner.

The court held that insertion of a new mid-body was a sale, rather than a repair. The court also held that privity was not required in a products liability case brought in admiralty (the ship hav- ing been sold between the time of rede- livery and the time of the casualty). In the Matter of the Complaint of Rationis

Enterprises, Inc., 97 Civ. 9052 (HK

Law).

General Maritime Sells

Four Ships

General Maritime Corporation sold four single-hull vessels: Harriet (1989/Suezmax) is being sold to Tanker

Pacific; while Transporter (1989/Suezmax), Centaur (1990/

Suezmax) and Traveller (1990/

Suezmax) are being sold en bloc to

Frontline Ltd. The company expects to realize a net gain of approximately

VESSEL NAME/TYPE HORSE POWER SIZE KORT BOW SHARK JAWS

Offshore Towing Vessels CLASS L X B X D NOZZLES THRUSTERS

N. Joseph Guidry 9000 115" X 32' X 15' YES N/A N/A

Harvey Commander 9000 115" X 32' X 14' YES N/A N/A

Harvey Gladiator 9000 115" X 32' X 14' YES N/A N/A

Harvey Invader 9000 115" X 32' X 14' YES N/A N/A

Harvey Viking 10000 115" X 32' X 17' YES N/A N/A

Harvey Warrior 10000 115" X 32' X 17' YES N/A N/A

Harvey Trojan 10500 126" X 37' X 17' YES 4TH QTR 04 200 TONS

Harvey Titan 10500 135" X36' X 16' YES 4TH QTR 04 200 TONS

Harvey Intruder 13500 135" X 36' X 16' YES YES 200 TONS

Harvey Thunder 13500 135" X 36' X 16' YES YES 200 TONS

Harvey War Horse 16500 150" X 45' X 18' YES YES 350 TONS

Offshore Supply Vessels CLEAR DECK SIZE LIQUID MUD DRY BULK METHANOL

Harvey Provider - DP 2 Cert. 175' X 50' 240X56X15' 7000 BBLS 9600 CU. FT. 1100 BBLS

Harvey Explorer - DP 2 Cert. 175' X 50' 240'X56'X15' 7000 BBLS 9600 CU. FT. 1100 BBLS *A11 Towing Vessels ABS Bollard Pull Certified under new guidelines in 2003.

With our ultra-large towing vessels, we provide offshore rig moving services of jack-up and semisubmersible drilling rigs for every major Drilling Contractor and Oil Company, as well as rendering tug and barge transportation services for cargo movements, platform rig installations and ocean towing services.

HARVEY GULF INTERNATIONAL MARINE, INC. 3817 SPENCER STREET

HARVEY, LOUISIANA 70058

PHONE: 504-348-2466

FAX: 504-348-8060

E-MAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.harvevgulf.com

Circle 229 on Reader Service Card

August 2004 9