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The Seaside Sea Shipping Receives New Tanker

The Seaside Sea Shipping Company has received the Prisco Alcor tanker deadweight of 116,000 tons. The tanker was floated out at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI, South Korea) on July 11. With the addition of Prisco Alcor, the total deadweight of the Seaside sea shipping company fleet has made 1.2m tons. Source: AKM

OSI Continues to Receive New Orders For First Quarter

Offshore Systems International Ltd. (OSI) announced that it continures to receive new orders in its fiscal first quarter which ends February 28, 2001. Since announcing a major new order in December, Offshore has received $1.1 million in additional new orders bringing the total new business booked to date in the fiscal first quarter to $1.7 million. The new orders are from three of Offshore Systems’ key customers – the Royal Danish Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S

Kongsberg ERS and CHS Receive Approvals

   A total of 26 Kongsberg Maritime Neptune Engine Room Simulators (ERS) and  Cargo Handling Simulators (CHS) have received new Det Norske Veritas (DNV)  Statement of Compliance in January 2008, according to new standards laid  out in DNV Class A - Standard for Certification of Maritime Simulators No.  2.14 October 2007, which is based on the requirements of STCW Convention,  Regulation I/12.

Shanghai’s 2005 shipbuilding capacities surpass 4.3M DWT

The four major shipbuilding bases in Shanghai manufactured 71 ships in 2005 with a total value of about $2.1 billion, up 15.4% year-on-year, China Knowledge reported. The shipbuilding capacities of the four major bases exceeded 4.3 million dead weight tonnages (DWT) in 2005, an increase of more than 1.2 million DWT over 2004. The four bases are Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd, Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd., Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co

Vietnam Receives New Ship Technology

The Viet Nam Ship Buiding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) with assistance from the Ship Design and Research Centre (CTO) of Poland, opened a training course for 30 local ship designers in Ha Noi on Oct. 13, according to a report on www.vnanet.com. Under the course, Polish experts will transfer advanced shipbuilding technology to the Vietnamese engineers, who will have opportunities to access the most sophisticated ship designing software.

Duma Looks Deep Down for Energy

US's Duma Energy Corp. says it has received new 3D seismic data in its search for deeper oil reserves in its Galveston Bay producing fields. This new data, which covers three of Duma's fields in Galveston Bay, is part of a broader effort by several other large independent oil companies to identify and exploit the deeper potential believed to exist under the bay and surrounding areas. Duma is looking to exploit these deeper zones on its more than 18,000 acres in the bay

Saudi Owners Receive New Chemical Tanker

National Chemical Carriers receive new chemical tanker 'NCC Najeem' from the SHINAsb Shipyard in S. Korea. National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co. (NCC) of Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (BAHRI) announce it has received in Korea a new chemical tanker named "NCC Najem" from SHINAsb (previously SLS) of South Korea, as part of nine vessels previously contracted by NCC from this yard during 2006 - 2007.

Crescent Towing to Convert Eight Tugs

Bollinger's Algiers repair and conversion yard has recently embarked on a major conversion project that will convert eight 105-ft. single screw tugs to 4,000 hp twin screw boats. The conversion project is being carried out for Crescent Towing. When completed, each of the 3,500 hp tugs will be re-powered with two Caterpillar 3512B engines coupled to Reintjes WAF 673 reduction gears driving 83-in. Bollinger stainless steel propellers. They will be installed in 84-in

ATC Receives $500,000 in LRAD Orders

American Technology Corporation (ATC) (NASDAQ: ATCO), a provider of directed sound products and technologies, announced it has received new LRAD orders from the U.S. Army and a commercial shipping customer. The orders, totaling approximately $500,000, are scheduled to ship this quarter. The U.S. Army ordered the additional LRAD 500X systems for deployment and for operational testing and evaluation as part of its Acoustic Hailing Device (AHD) program

Navy Fleet Survey Team Receives New Boats

By Shannon Breland, Naval Oceanographic Office Public Affairs Fleet Survey Team (FST) took delivery of two 9-m SAFE Boat Defender-class survey boats on March 4. This delivery triples FST's organic boat inventory of C 130-deployable platforms. "These boats usher in a new and exciting era of FST surveying that will undoubtedly provide critical hydrographic information to the fleet for many years to come," said FST Commanding Officer Cmdr. Brian Connon.