Creating an elite maritime academy typically takes time, but Marad plows on with a bone in its teeth. Last week’s GMATS announcement could just be the tip of the iceberg. Who and/or what is next?
The Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group is a fast-paced, joint venture in China’s shipbuilding industry. They contracted with Jaccar Holdings for six LPG carriers building. That vessel is SINOPACIFIC’s first LPG Carrier which measures 92.5 meters by length and 17.4 meters by width.
Need to fast track all efforts to get set for the Ballast Water convention
On Sep. 2 Eversafe Marine Engineering company successfully re-launched a 6500 m3 LPG Vessel with marine airbags (ship launching balloons) in a Romanian shipyard.
That vessel measures by 116 m long and 18 m wide with 3650 tons light weight plus 450 tons ballast water.
Marad offers former Hawaii Superferry hulls for sale on “as is, where is” basis. When and where the boats will go is anyone’s guess. Could they be reflagged?
The headlong dash to grow market share was disastrous for many carriers during the financial crisis. But has the industry learned anything?
On May 29 2011 Eversafe Marine Engineering Company successfully completed a LPG Cargo Tank lifting Project with heavy lifting airbags in COSCO shipyard. That VLGC cargo tank weighs 1600 tons with 40 m length , 30 m width and 20 m height.
On May 21 2011 Eversafe Marine engineering company successfully launched a DWT47000 cargo ship with marine airbags in Nanjin Jinda shipyard. The ship named “ tai he da” weights 9000 tons, measured by 190 m length, 32 m moulded width and 16 m depth . The launch slipway is a concrete ramp with 1/80 slope angle. From end of slipway to the Yangtse river there is a 60 m natural ground paved with gravel. Yangtse river is one of the most busy channel so our launch is strictly limited for the launch time and launch area by local Maritime Safety Administration.
On May 18 2011 ,Eversafe Marine engineering company successfully launched a 37,500 DWT cargo ship with 50 pieces marine airbags in Zhejiang Taizhou shipyard. The vessel named “Dongchengyuan “ measured by 180 m length, 29.2 m breadth moulded and 15.2 m moulded depth. Its lightweight reaches 8000 tons.
Marine airbags are often used for ship launching or hauling out. But most of those vessels are civil; no report of naval ships have be launched or hauled out by airbags before. Once Eversafe Marine contracted a retired submarine haul out project which is said as the first submarine haul out projects with marine airbags.