Royal Bodewes to Build Cement Carrier for U-MING
Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes announced it has won an order to build a 7,750 dwt cement carrier for Taiwanese shipowner and operator U-Ming Marine. The Taipei-based dry bulk shipowner has ordered a 115-meter-long cement carrier with a breadth of 15,8 meters. The Bodewes cement trader design is based on a previously delivered ship, but with a customer specific loading and unloading system designed specifically for sailing along the coast and the islands of Taiwan.The shipyard…
MacGregor Provides Flexible Cement Handling
A new self-loading/unloading cement carrier for Japanese Taiheiyo Engineering Co will feature MacGregor cement handling systems designed to carry three grades of cement at a rated capacity of 1,000t/h. MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new order for autonomous loading and unloading systems for an 8,700 dwt cement carrier to be built for Japanese shipowner Taiheiyo Kisen Kaisha Ltd. "The totally enclosed cement handling arrangements will ensure flexible, efficient and clean cargo operations," said Anders Berencsy, Sales Manager, Selfunloaders at MacGregor. The 109m vessel will have four cargo holds, each divided into two compartments. The cement handling system is designed to carry up to three grades of cement in each shipment.
ASRY Fixes 3 Large Tankers
There are currently three large tankers under repair at Bahrain’s Asry – the 284,889 dwt VLCC Al Samidoon and the 285,117 dwt VLCC Al Shuhadaa, both owned by Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC), the 305,783 dwt ULCC Orion Star, owned by Vela International, and the 238,898 dwt VLCC Progress, owned by Greece’s Dynacom. Other ship currently under repair include the 13,143 dwt tanker UVO XX, PNSC’s 99,358 dwt tanker Shalamar, Odfjell’s 37,221 dwt tanker Bow Clipper, the 44,954 dwt tanker QUDS B7, owned by Bakri, Belden Shipmanagement’s 16,960 dwt cement carrier Mariana III and the 1,235 dwt vessel SD Severn.
