Bulk Carrier

  • As high freight rates continue, Shanghai's Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) is undergoing a busy period with a total of 12 vessels being repaired in January and 13 vessels in February. This is a 10 percent increase of production value in the first two months compared with 2003, and a 25 percent increase during February. There are also bookings as far ahead as May this year, a very unusual situation for this yard. A total of 90 percent of the vessels repaired in February are from Asia countries and regions, such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. Included in the figures for February are three vessels from Japan - First Marine's 48,913 dwt bulk carrier Crystal Lily, Nippon Kaiun's 68,621 dwt bulk carrier Sunny Ocean, and Osaka Rosex Shipping's 47,348 dwt container carrier Newport Bridge, three vessels from Taiwan's TMT - the 75,594 dwt bulk carrier Capaz Duckling, the 41,639 dwt wood chip carrier Prince of Ocean, and the 70,681 dwt tanker King Duckling, and two vessels from Hong Kong's Glory Shipping - the 45,222 dwt bulk carrier Lucky Marine, and the 41,061 dwt bulk carrier Top Glory. Other ship repaired during February include IMC Shipping's 29,135 dwt bulk carrier Maritime Friendship, Totis Marine's 40,846 dwt bulk carrier Kallisto, and, from the domestic market, Shanghai Pu Yuan Shipping's 25,887 dwt bulk carrier Yun Ling

  • were being placed on their operations. It was also a time when there had been a casualty, with a small amount of pollution, involving a bulk carrier. Of course the incident was portrayed by the media as another "tanker" casualty. That owner was very, very frustrated. His basic argument was

  • A new generation of cranes purpose-designed for bulk carriers of up to 60,000 dwt has been introduced by MacGREGOR Cranes. The MacGREGOR- Hagglunds GLB-2 bulk crane is a two-wire model with a maximum hoisting capacity of 30 tons, and is available with a range of jib lengths from 59 x 98.5 ft. (18 to

  • and constructed by Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 54235, a subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., the Foy is the second 1,000-foot bulk carrier delivered by Bay Shipbuilding, the f i r s t being American Steamship Company's M/V Belle River. The ship was christened by Mrs. Lewis Wilson

  • The first combined roll-on/rolloff mini-bulk carrier/inland motorship in Europe—the RoRo-Simmental— belonging to the Swiss company Rohr- und Saar-Kohle AG, was recently commissioned. The vessel is 95 meters long (approximately 312 feet), about 11 meters wide (36 feet), and with a deadweight of 2

  • , attended a luncheon at the Leathern Smith Lodge in Sturgeon Bay. The Buffalo's flexible design enables her to carry iron ore pellets, coal, and other bulk commodities. Her 635-foot length—slightly longer than two football fields— will permit the ship to use port and dock facilities that would be inaccessib

  • , either for their domestic fleet, or for operation under "convenience" flags. A surprisingly large number of these—possibly over 30—have been bulk carriers, and it appears that the Chinese are now making a concerted effort to build up their bulk cargocarrying capability. Especially significant

  • the Republic of Singapore signed a major conversion contract, valued at $4.5 million, with Nipigon Transport Ltd. of Canada for jumboizing a bulk carrier, the M/V Lake Nipigon, from 22,000 dwt to 25,000 dwt for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River service. A main feature of the conversion was the jumboi

  • approved in principle construction loan and mortgage insurance to help finance a 63,000- deadweight-ton self-unloading Great Lakes bulk carrier for Armstrong Steamship Co., 555 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Armstrong, a new wholly owned subsidiary of American Steamship Co., expects

  • Canada's newest s e l f - u n l o a d i n g Great Lakes bulk carrier was launched recently at the Collingwood, Ontario, Shipyard of Canadian Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited. Built for the Canada Steamship Lines Division of Power Corporation of Canada, Limited, the laker slipped into the water in

  • The first export vessel of a new design of 26,500-dwt bulk carriers has been launched from the Maua yard of the leading Brazilian shipbuilder, Companhia Comercio e Navegacao (CCN). The vessel, named the Alexandres G. Tsavliris, will be owned by the Greek Tsavliris Group. She was sponsored at the

  • Inc., naval architects and marine engineers of New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, to assess future opportunities for large shallow-draft bulk carriers in U.S. trade. The very limited ability of vessels 80,000 dwt or larger, which usually have drafts over 40 feet to enter most U.S. ports,

  • MR Feb-24#37 PTI/PTO
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    PTI/PTO "In a typical LNG carrier, permanent magnet technology improves ef? ciency by 2-4% compared to synchronous machines." – Dr. Jussi Puranen, Head of Product Line, Electric Machines, at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch The Switch’s shaft generators start from <1MW and range up to 12MW+.

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    Maritime to 12MW+, although the biggest existing projects are around 5MW for large container ships. In a typical LNG carrier or oth- Secondary PTI/ er bulk carriers, permanent magnet technology improves ef- PTO with clutch ? ciency by 2-4% compared to the synchronous machines that were commonly used in the

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    Klaveness Combination Carriers on the Ballard, along with from the cargo ship market. The speci? c fuel savings achieved air lubrication, and Berge Bulk on the Berge Olympus, along will vary depending on whether the ship has a 2-stroke main with wind-assist – is testament to technology developments

  • MR Feb-24#29 AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC)
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    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to

  • MR Feb-24#28 COVER FEATURE
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    COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the

  • MR Feb-24#27 AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC)
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    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) “MSP really only works when it’s hand in glove with the cargo preference laws. Those are the laws that generate the cargo that moves on US ? ag vessels. Really, it’s cargo – those preference cargoes – that’s the key incentive for US ? ag operators in internatio

  • MR Feb-24#26 COVER FEATURE
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    COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President

  • MR Feb-24#20 MARKETS
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    MARKETS FPSO technology dominates the region’s FPS demand. duction and storage of low and zero emission energy carriers, In all, 18 countries in West and East Africa are expected such as methanol and ammonia. One exciting development to receive new FPSOs, FLNGs and FPUs between 2024 and leverages

  • MR Feb-24#6 Editorial
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    Editorial MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M s the world increasingly HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor becomes a geopolitical New York, NY 10010 USA T +1.212.477.6700 quagmire, with Russia’s Awar in the Ukraine soon CEO John C. O’Malley entering year three and disparate

  • MT Jan-24#33 four of its 18 Ohio-class SSBNs and  They can also operate)
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    four of its 18 Ohio-class SSBNs and They can also operate without the wires, These weapons are launched over the side converted them to conventional cruise using their own active or passive sensors. of surface ships with the ubiquitous MK missile carriers. The ? rst four Ohio- They are programmed to

  • MT Jan-24#32 SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE
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    SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE USS Baltimore (SSN 704) served for just 15 and a half years in 2004, and the newest, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) of active service. joining the ? eet in October of 2023. Newer versions will be Los Angeles-class submarines carried MK-48 heavyweight ? tted with the Virginia

  • MR Jan-24#41  
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    con- ceptual design of the Ammonia FSRU based on its Part N of Rules for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships for ships carrying lique? ed gases in bulk, “Guidelines for Floating Off- shore Facilities for LNG/LPG Production, Storage, Of? oad- ing and Regasi? cation” and the other relevant rules, and

  • MR Jan-24#40 In the Shipyard
Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs
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    In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Vard Inks $450M to Build Cable Layers ARD won a $252m contract for the design and con- struction of a third cable laying vessel for Italy’s Prysmian Group: Monna Lisa is still under construc- V tion; Leonardo da Vinci was delivered in 2021. The new

  • MR Jan-24#20  crucial to withstand corrosive bulk car-
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    top for unloading on a rubber belt. A unique when subjected to minor abrasions or scratches, enhancing coatings system was crucial to withstand corrosive bulk car- overall longevity. goes, particularly salt, in these tight areas. Despite its typical Adding an extra layer of protection, SeaGuard 6000 was ap-

  • MR Jan-24#18  in Wisconsin, this bulk carrier  Great Lakes vessels)
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    freighters on the Great Lakes. Built by of The Interlake Steamship Company, which operates 10 Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, this bulk carrier Great Lakes vessels and is headquartered in the Cleveland is designed to navigate narrow rivers without compromising area. “It has a special

  • MR Jan-24#8 Siemens Energy
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    Siemens Energy Big Ships & a Fuel Cell Future Fuel cells have the potential to play a big role in decarbonizing the maritime sector. Siemens Energy and Advent Technologies recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on an integrated fuel cell energy solution that combines Advent’s

  • MR Dec-23#39 EAGLE VELLORE
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    EAGLE VELLORE EAGLE VELLORE AET delivered its newest vessel, the ? rst of three Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) powered by dual-fuel lique? ed natural gas Photo courtesy AET (LNG) engines, on long-term charter to Shell Tankers (Singapore) Private Limited. The Malaysian-? agged Eagle Vellore was

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    G REAT of BERLIN EXPRESS HIPS S 2023 Photo courtesy Hapag-LLoyd BERLIN EXPRESS SERI DAMAI Hapag-Lloyd welcomed Berlin Express into its ? eet, the MISC welcomed two of its latest new generation of Lique- ? rst ship of its new Hamburg Express class and the ? rst of a ? ed Natural Gas (LNG) carriers

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    the MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding took charge of the plan. wind is weak, the sail is extended (unfolded); when the wind MOL is aiming to equip a second bulk carrier with the is strong, the sail is retracted (curved sail). Wind Challenger system, and it is also examining the fea- Operated via a hydraulic system

  • MR Dec-23#30   to take the 100,000-dwt bulk carrier from basic design to)
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    in both maritime Industry Project (JIP) with academia, including four years technologies and environmental matters. Driven to take the 100,000-dwt bulk carrier from basic design to by new and emerging regulations aimed at decar- delivery. In address the primary challenges to bringing the Jbonizing the

  • MR Dec-23#16 Digital Transformation
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    Digital Transformation Image credit: Siemens Achieving Digital Transformation in the Marine Industry ike so many other industries in transportation, the as much energy from sustainable sources. Meanwhile, past marine industry is being challenged on multiple crises like COVID-19 cut deep into the industry’

  • MN Nov-23#28 Feature
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    Feature Power & Propulsion Seabulk Towing Seabulk’s ? rst ever electric-hybrid tugboat, Spartan, was built by Master Boat Builders and delivered in 2022. is based. Kirby’s role goes beyond vessel operating. The ing. Thus, these vessels may be candidates for electri? cation vessel was built in

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    had delivered two ship escort tugs with ther reductions of NOx and particulate emissions. Tier 4 a Robert Allan Ltd. design, Spartan and Titan, to Seabulk plant technology is typically accomplished using a selective Towing. The vessels, with Berg Z Drive azimuth thrust- catalytic reduction (SCR) after-treatme

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    remains a recognized ? oating nuclear facility by the NRC. ing was well attended with congressional support, and the The decommissioning continues in capable hands with brie? ng was followed by an American Bureau of Shipping members of the U.S. Maritime Administration who have (ABS) Global Forum –