GE Marine announced that it will supply the Spanish shipbuilder, Navantia, Madrid, with two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines.
The LM2500s will power two new Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious ships. In February 2007, Navantia and Australia’s Tenix Group announced the two companies will jointly construct the two new LHD vessels. Navantia will oversee the ships’ design and construction, power plants and platform control system. The Tenix Group will handle the construction of the superstructure and the bulk of the fit-out at its Melbourne facility. The two Canberra-class LHD ships – to be named HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide – will rely on one LM2500 gas turbine in a COmbined Diesel Electric And Gas turbine (CODLAG) configuration with diesel engines. The new LHD ships are expected to carry 1,000 personnel, six helicopters and 150 vehicles, and replace both HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla. GE will manufacture the=2 0LM2500 gas turbines at its Evendale facility, and will deliver the gas turbine-generator sets in August 2009 and November 2010. The RAN is slated to launch the first LHD in March 2009, with commissioning in January 2013. The second LHD will be launched in October 2010, with commissioning to follow in June 2014.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Gulf Island boosts profits despite sales slip
US offshore fabricator Gulf Island Fabrication boosted year on year income in second quarter despite a slide in revenue in the period.
Houma, Louisiana-based Gulf Island reported net income of $11.9 million, or 83 cents per diluted share, in the quarter on revenue of $117.9 million, compared with net income of $7.9 million, or 55 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $137.6 million in the same period last year. For the six month period to the end of June, Gulf Island reported net income of $25.3 million, or $1.77 per share, compared with net income of $12.3 million, or 86 cents per diluted share, in the first half of last year, despite a slip in revenue to $241.7 million from $246.9 million previously. The company reported a revenue backlog of $437.7 million and a labour backlog of about 4.6 million work hours, including work outstanding to 30 June 2008 and new commitments from that date.
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Houma, Louisiana-based Gulf Island reported net income of $11.9 million, or 83 cents per diluted share, in the quarter on revenue of $117.9 million, compared with net income of $7.9 million, or 55 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $137.6 million in the same period last year. For the six month period to the end of June, Gulf Island reported net income of $25.3 million, or $1.77 per share, compared with net income of $12.3 million, or 86 cents per diluted share, in the first half of last year, despite a slip in revenue to $241.7 million from $246.9 million previously. The company reported a revenue backlog of $437.7 million and a labour backlog of about 4.6 million work hours, including work outstanding to 30 June 2008 and new commitments from that date.
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ISA opens new “After Sales & Refit” division
ISA - International Shipyard Ancona, known all over the world for its production of luxury yachts from 36 to 90 meters in fibreglass and in steel, announces a new division dedicated to maintenance and refitting of any kind of yachts, including sailing yachts.
The new “After Sales & Refit” division will utilize the huge structures of the shipyard based in Ancona: 50,000 sqm with three covered areas of 13,000 sqm, workshops for any kind of metal works, fibreglass lamination and joinery, technical and administrative offices. The new division, that make use of the know-how of the engineers and workers which built 21 yachts in the last 7 years, also has a technical marina with 10 berths for yachts up to 90 meters in length at works or just in transit. Already at the beginning of this summer the “After Sales & Refit” division gave assistance to the mega yacht Alfa Nero, 82 meters by Oceanco, that choose ISA shipyard for a quick stop for some maintenance. Also Wally decided to make use of the ISA structures for the final outfitting of the 45 meters mega sailer Saudade. The responsible of the new “After Sales & Refit” division is Mr Alfonso Postorino, who has a long time experience in the most important Italian shipyards and will coordinate a highly skilled team. The division was created after the successful execution of some refitting , such as, for example, the latest M/Y SonKa, earlier M/Y April Fool.
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The new “After Sales & Refit” division will utilize the huge structures of the shipyard based in Ancona: 50,000 sqm with three covered areas of 13,000 sqm, workshops for any kind of metal works, fibreglass lamination and joinery, technical and administrative offices. The new division, that make use of the know-how of the engineers and workers which built 21 yachts in the last 7 years, also has a technical marina with 10 berths for yachts up to 90 meters in length at works or just in transit. Already at the beginning of this summer the “After Sales & Refit” division gave assistance to the mega yacht Alfa Nero, 82 meters by Oceanco, that choose ISA shipyard for a quick stop for some maintenance. Also Wally decided to make use of the ISA structures for the final outfitting of the 45 meters mega sailer Saudade. The responsible of the new “After Sales & Refit” division is Mr Alfonso Postorino, who has a long time experience in the most important Italian shipyards and will coordinate a highly skilled team. The division was created after the successful execution of some refitting , such as, for example, the latest M/Y SonKa, earlier M/Y April Fool.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Australian submarine first to fire new heavyweight torpedo
Australian submarine ‘HMAS Waller’ is the first submarine to successfully fire a new heavyweight torpedo that has been jointly developed by Australia and the United States.
The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise, involving multiple navies off the coast of Hawaii between June and July. This controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship. “This represents the first new heavyweight torpedo warshot to be fired by either Navy. Just as significant is the fact that the warshot torpedo was assembled in Australia,” said the Australian Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP. The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is the latest enhancement for the MK 48. Considered the world’s premier submarine-launched torpedo, the MK 48 Mod 7 represents a superior capability against both surface ships and submarines with sonar enhancements that make the torpedo an effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment. The development of the CBASS torpedo has been achieved under an Armaments Cooperative Program between the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This partnership has established common requirements, interfaces, configurations and maintenance standards enabling any Australian or US submarine to load torpedoes prepared by any Australian or US torpedo maintenance facility.
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The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise, involving multiple navies off the coast of Hawaii between June and July. This controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship. “This represents the first new heavyweight torpedo warshot to be fired by either Navy. Just as significant is the fact that the warshot torpedo was assembled in Australia,” said the Australian Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP. The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is the latest enhancement for the MK 48. Considered the world’s premier submarine-launched torpedo, the MK 48 Mod 7 represents a superior capability against both surface ships and submarines with sonar enhancements that make the torpedo an effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment. The development of the CBASS torpedo has been achieved under an Armaments Cooperative Program between the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This partnership has established common requirements, interfaces, configurations and maintenance standards enabling any Australian or US submarine to load torpedoes prepared by any Australian or US torpedo maintenance facility.
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Bandar Abbas port changes name to Shahid Rajaee SEZ
Iran's Bandar Abbas port now requires ship cargo documents to mention the discharge port as Shahid Rajaee Special Economic Zone with effect from July 22.
The announcement was made by the country's related ministry. Operators are now "checking at the site" on the details of such modification, such as the background of the name change and the entailing changes related to documentation. Bandar Abbas port has two new and old container terminals (CT), with the new terminal named Shahid Rajaee SEZ and the old one named Bahonar.
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The announcement was made by the country's related ministry. Operators are now "checking at the site" on the details of such modification, such as the background of the name change and the entailing changes related to documentation. Bandar Abbas port has two new and old container terminals (CT), with the new terminal named Shahid Rajaee SEZ and the old one named Bahonar.
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SCI to build country’s largest container terminals
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd, India’s shipping major, will build two of the country’s largest container terminals - one each at Navi Mumbai and Ennore ports.
The Navi Mumbai port is managed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). “We are planning to set up a fourth terminal in JNPT and a container terminal at Ennore, each having a capacity of four million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). These will be the largest terminals in the country, said S. Hajara, chairman and managing director of SCI on the sidelines of logistics colloquium organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). At present, three terminals each of both JNPT and Ennore together have capacity of four million TEUs. SCI plans to set up the terminals through a joint venture consortium with partners such as Mediterranean Shipping Company, Concor, and CWC. SCI would have a participatory stake in this joint venture. “We are actively looking at greater participation in the feeder routes both to west and to east,” he said. “We are also very actively looking at the possibility of getting involved in inland container depots and container freight stations (ICD/CFS),” Hajara added. SCI expects that all orders would be delivered by 2014 which would help it to double its capacity from around 5 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) at present to 10 million DWT in 2014. He said SCI and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding for floating a joint-venture project which would allow SAIL to run its own fleet of vessels for importing coking coal. It would be a public-private-partnership project, where both SCI and SAIL would have 25 percent stake each and the rest would be with the private partners.
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The Navi Mumbai port is managed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). “We are planning to set up a fourth terminal in JNPT and a container terminal at Ennore, each having a capacity of four million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). These will be the largest terminals in the country, said S. Hajara, chairman and managing director of SCI on the sidelines of logistics colloquium organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). At present, three terminals each of both JNPT and Ennore together have capacity of four million TEUs. SCI plans to set up the terminals through a joint venture consortium with partners such as Mediterranean Shipping Company, Concor, and CWC. SCI would have a participatory stake in this joint venture. “We are actively looking at greater participation in the feeder routes both to west and to east,” he said. “We are also very actively looking at the possibility of getting involved in inland container depots and container freight stations (ICD/CFS),” Hajara added. SCI expects that all orders would be delivered by 2014 which would help it to double its capacity from around 5 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) at present to 10 million DWT in 2014. He said SCI and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding for floating a joint-venture project which would allow SAIL to run its own fleet of vessels for importing coking coal. It would be a public-private-partnership project, where both SCI and SAIL would have 25 percent stake each and the rest would be with the private partners.
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Engines start on Port Botany expansion
New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has announced the start of construction on one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia – the A$1 billion (US$960 million) expansion of Port Botany.
Mr. Iemma started the engines on the project which will almost double the capacity of the Port Botany container terminal. “This exciting new project will see the development of 60 hectares with five new shipping berths and 1,850 metres of new wharves,” Mr Iemma said. “More than 2,000 jobs will be created during the project’s construction with 9,000 permanent jobs once the third terminal is up and running. “The local community is also going to benefit from the extra business generated by the large workforce and activity on the site during the next couple of years. “Port Botany is Australia’s second largest container port and trade is expected to double by 2020. “Already the port is a crucial hub for more than $40 billion in trade each year, with port-related activity currently employing up to 10,000 people.” Mr Iemma said with 99 percent of Australia’s international trade transported by sea, Sydney’s ports were pivotal to the nation’s economic future. Site preparation was completed at Port Botany last week, with project offices in place, the preparation of environmental plans, hiring of staff, progression of the design and consultation with community and stakeholders continues.
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Mr. Iemma started the engines on the project which will almost double the capacity of the Port Botany container terminal. “This exciting new project will see the development of 60 hectares with five new shipping berths and 1,850 metres of new wharves,” Mr Iemma said. “More than 2,000 jobs will be created during the project’s construction with 9,000 permanent jobs once the third terminal is up and running. “The local community is also going to benefit from the extra business generated by the large workforce and activity on the site during the next couple of years. “Port Botany is Australia’s second largest container port and trade is expected to double by 2020. “Already the port is a crucial hub for more than $40 billion in trade each year, with port-related activity currently employing up to 10,000 people.” Mr Iemma said with 99 percent of Australia’s international trade transported by sea, Sydney’s ports were pivotal to the nation’s economic future. Site preparation was completed at Port Botany last week, with project offices in place, the preparation of environmental plans, hiring of staff, progression of the design and consultation with community and stakeholders continues.
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