NKS is a joint venture of NAFINSA, the Mexican Development Bank, Kobe Steel, a leading Japanese steel producer, and SIDERMEX, the official steel consortium of Mexico.
The erection of the casting, forging, and machine shop buildings, with the plant infrastructure, has been completed on schedule at the site in Puerto Lazaro Cardenas on Mexico's West Coast. The main equipment components including the 4,000/6,000- and 1,500-ton forging presses and the 40-ton electric arc furnace are now at the site and being installed.
A broad range of tools including a horizontal lathe of 2,500/2,000 mm by 15,000 mm, and vertical lathe of 8,500/5,000 mm by 5,000 mm will be installed in the machine shop. A steel casting facility of the most modern design, with production capacity of 20,000 tons annually, is also included in the complex.
Production is scheduled for the first quarter of 1985, at which time NKS will be able to offer the marine industry heavy castings and forgings for rudders, stocks, tail and line shafting, propellers, and related parts of the highest quality, conforming to the standards of the classification societies.
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Nacional Financiera (NAFINSA), the Mexican Development Bank; SIDERMEX, the official steel consortium of Mexico; and Kobe Steel, a leading Japanese steel producer. Major equipment at the new NKS facility will include: The steelmaking shop will be equipped with a 40-ton electric arc furnace, a 60-ton
Service linking Cincinnati with ports in Kentucky along the Ohio River, following up on $2.9 million awarded the previous year for related projects. Steel producer Nucor Corporation, the project sponsor, will increase its transport of steel products by barge, taking trucks off the roads. When the 2021 grants
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and non-polluting solu- Using its electric line handling tug Castalia, Consulmar towed tion for mooring operations. In addition to mooring, the mul- the steel mooring lines from the vessel to each of the ? ve moor- tipurpose Castalia, which measures 12.5 x 5 m, plays a role in ing buoys. various port activities
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, whether tankers or surface combatants, each presents its own set of intricate challenges. Tankers, for example, emphasize the through- put of steel and panel processing, while destroyers focus on electrical and mechanical systems, including combat sys- tems. These differences highlight the importance
joint venture between the U.S.- has been a bene? ciary of the move to offshore wind, cut- based MidOcean group, and passenger vessel owner Horn- ting steel in mid-2023 on a rock installation vessel to be blower, with German CTV specialist Ems Maritime Off- named Acadia, contracted by Great Lakes Dredge
. row, methanol offers an alternative to HFO, and a pathway For the Methanol Superstorage fuel tank, a 25mm thick towards decarbonization targets. steel-polymer-steel barrier provides protection against ? re or A chief challenge to incorporating methanol as a maritime leakage that is equivalent to
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project sites via a modular assembly process; reducing envi- and just completing prototype, small-scale basin tests at the ronmental impact by using less steel and materials, while also Imperial College in London, in Plymouth, England as well helping to eliminate seabed scouring and installation impact. as
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coatings systems to protect these stressors that include loose cargo loaded areas from damage. from a few dozen feet. and cathodic protection to the steel substrate. barrier against humidity and corrosive elements. It not only The primer is also stable and durable in challenging envi- prevents substrate
than Cleveland in September 2022. some larger vessels. between The Interlake Steamship Company and the product coat. This coating – directly applied to steel – eliminates the need team at Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine, ensuring a for a separate primer, saving time. Speci? cally designed for im- tailored
shipping. ous bulk and break-bulk cargoes, from iron ore pellets to over- With dimensions of 639 feet in length and a width of 78 feet, sized items like steel bars and wind turbine parts. the M/V Mark W. Barker – The Interlake Steamship Compa- “This boat will continue to ? nd unique cargoes that haven’t
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