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JANUARY 7, 2016 —In a ship-naming ceremony held at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, yesterday, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced Jan. 6 that the first ship
JANUARY 7, 2016 —In a ship-naming ceremony held at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, yesterday, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced Jan. 6 that the first ship
JANUARY 5, 2015 —Ian Brennan has joined Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) as Vice President, Supply Chain Management & Contracts. Seaspan Shipyards says that, as a member of its executive team, Mr. Brennan
DECEMBER 14, 2015—Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Charleston, SC, took delivery of a newly constructed Floating Drydock on December 11. Built by Corn Island Shipyard, Grandview, IN, the 400 ft x 108 ft drydock
The industry was hit hard by the ending in 2007 of a subsidy scheme that had helped Indian shipyards edge up from the tenth place in the world shipbuilding league table (0.4% market share) in 2006, to fifth position (1.1% market share) in 2009. Since then, India has plunged to eleventh position (0.6% market share).
A plan for Indian yards to build three of nine LNG carriers required by state owned GAIL to import LNG from the U.S. has gone nowhere and yards have put all their focus on the defense sector.
India has been struggling to come up with a replacement for the previous scheme since 2008. Wednesday, the Cabinet approved a ten year, $600 million scheme
According to Indian business publication Mint, the financial assistance (it.s no longer called subsidy) to shipbuilders – both state-owned and private – will be for 10 years.
“The quantum of aid will come down by three percentage points every three years, starting with 20% for the first three years, 17% for the next three years, 14% for the next three years and 11% in the 10th year,” according to Mint.
The assistance will be given on the contract price or fair price, whichever is lower. The shipbuilding policy approved by the cabinet also includes granting tax incentives and infrastructure status for the shipbuilding and ship repair industry.
It further grants a so-called right of first refusal for Indian shipyards for government purchases, whereby local shipbuilders can take up state-funded contracts by matching the lowest price quoted by an overseas entity in a public auction.
The assistance will be given for all types of ships, though smaller boats and fishing vessels are not included in the scheme.
Both state-owned and private yards will get the assistance only after they construct and hand over to the ship to the buyer.
For shipyards and at installation, the system provides potential efficiency gains of as much as 20 percent compared to traditional three-layer coating systems. For shipowners, it provides the widest chemical resistance and the longest carriage time on the market of more than 3,400 cargoes, delivering maximum flexibility to the product tanker trades.
Building on more than 40 years of practical experience, PPG designed the new Phenguard Pro system as a premium tank coating solution for use on IMO II and III chemical/product tankers typically in the 30,000–60,000 dwt range.
Sijmen Visser, PPG global marketing manager, marine, says the new system is “truly a game changer for the product tanker market, offering shared benefits to both the shipyard and owner/operator by combining over 20 percent efficiency gains on application at newbuild and/or maintenance with trusted and proven performance for the owner. Based on our 40-plus-years track record on more than 1,500 vessels with this product technology, PPG has again delivered a top-quality product that also represents best value to all stakeholders in the IMO II/III product tanker segment.”
The Phenguard Pro system uses Phenguard phenolic epoxy product technology by PPG, a benchmark in the chemical-tanker market for more than 40 years.
PPG identified market demand in the IMO II/III product/chemical tanker segment for a two-layer phenolic epoxy system offering maximum cargo flexibility with improved efficiency at installation. The result is the Phenguard Pro system, engineered and launched for both newbuilding and refurbishment projects.
Mr. Visser says that the Phenguard Pro system achieves in two layers of 125 microns what other tank linings can only achieve in three. The coating system can be applied in temperatures as low as 5 C (41 F), he says, making it a year-round solution that helps reduce costs related to heating for winter application.
The Phenguard Pro system provides a smooth finish that is easy to clean, thus saving time and labor for cargo switching and tank cleaning. Mr. Visser says that shipowners will also benefit from well-documented guidance and procedures for cargoes requiring prewash, thus extending the coating life.
The Damen ASD 2310 has been named CMS Warrior and joins a 12-strong fleet of tugs and crew tenders at the company. It has a 52-tonne bollard pull ahead. Classed by Bureau Veritas, the new tug has modern and spacious accommodations for six crew.
“Warrior is a highly versatile vessel, suitable for all kinds of jobs, with proven quality. This means the overall total cost of ownership is very reasonable,” says Hamish Munro, Director Clyde Marine Services.
Established in 1913, Clyde Marine Services has a long history of working with Damen vessels that dates back to the mid eighties, when the company bought a Damen Pushy Cat. The fleet includes Damen Stan Tugs 1906 and 1907, as well as two Stan Tug 1’s.
“We have continually invested in modern tugs. After the Damen Pushy Cat, more Damen vessels followed based on our positive experience,” says Mr. Munro.
The company’s five harbor tugs service all ports on the River and Firth of Clyde, including Campbeltown. It also has a coastal tug, Bruiser, operating in the Clyde/Belfast/Liverpool area.
Mr. Munro comments that since 1913, four generations of his family have steadily directed and expanded the business into tugs, ferries, passenger tenders, charter cruise vessels, and to provide the vital harbor services of boatmen and riggers.
“Our fleet of vessels provide mooring, boarding and towing services around the clock, assisting ship movements within the Clyde area,” he says.
Clyde Marine services’ fleet includes six passenger/crew tenders ranging in capacity from 20 to 250 persons. Tendering operations include cruise liners, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, shipbuilding trials and shiprepair parties.
The company has been providing harbor service boatmen and mooring gangs since its beginnings in 1913. All of the boatmen are fully licensed skippers, examined and certificated to MCA Boatmaster License standard, who assist ships in the most exposed and difficult situations, and during all kinds of weather conditions.
Providing a 360 viewing field, the AlphaBridge incorporates a number of unique and sophisticated functions, presented on three ultra sharp displays in a fully integrated package.
Detection and identification are key demands to be met by patrol vessels.The patrol vessel has a state of the art tactical navigation and observation system onboard allowing target motion analysis, intelligence and target alarms to enable quick response to emergency situations.
The vessel can share intelligence with the shore based surveillance center using a secure voice link via VHF and MF/HF and data through a VSAT communications line.
The multiple solutions and capabilities of the AlphaBridge are supported by specialized WECDIS functions, presented on large displays in an easy to use format.
The delivery of the 154 ft patrol craft came just four days after the commissioning of the 14th FRC, Heriberto Hernandez, in a ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The FRC is designed to patrol coastal zones and conduct missions such as drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. The 154-foot FRCs have a flank speed of 28 knots, a range of 2,950 nautical miles and feature stern cutter boat launch; advanced command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment; and improved seakeeping and habitability. They are replacing the service’s 110-foot patrol boats, which entered service in the 1980s.
Bollinger is building the ships using a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. It has a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art command, control, communications and computer technology, and a stern launch system for the vessel’s 26 foot cutter boat.
Each FRC is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished him or herself in the line of duty. The fifteenth vessel is named after Coast Guard Hero Joseph Napier.
Joseph Napier, Keeper of St. Joseph Life-Saving Station 6, showed his true heroism and courage as he risked his life and led his crew into gale-force winds to rescue the men of the wrecked schooner, the D.G. Williams in October 1877. Napier demonstrated his courage during multiple rescues as a career lifesaver of the Great Lakes.
“We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the latest FRC built by Bollinger Shipyards, the Joseph Napier, to the 7th Coast Guard District in Puerto Rico. We are looking forward to honoring and celebrating the heroic acts of Joseph Napier at the vessel’s commissioning,” said Bollinger’s President & CEO, Ben Bordelon
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 — The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers has named Bollinger Shipyards VP Quality Management Dennis Fanguy as the winner of its 2015 William M. Kennedy Award. The
AUGUST 16, 2015 — Evoqua Water Technologies has become the first company to successfully complete the first phase of testing for full U.S. Type Approval of a ballast water management system. Evoqua’s