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The ice classed cruiseship Ocean Nova successfully tested the Fleet Xpress global satellite system in the Antarctic region, a notoriously difficult region to gain connectivity
Annual capacity is about two million deadweight
through heavy cloud cover and precipitation. Fleet Xpress successfully overcame these conditions.” “Fleet Xpress is set to redefine maritime communications
and will transform the way vessels are managed and optimised throughout the globe,” added Ronald Spithout, president of Inmarsat Maritime.
Shipyards JES Holdings sells out
Chinese shipyard owner JES Holdings International (JES) announced last month that it “has entered into a sale and purchase agreement” with Hong Kong Victo International Limited which will acquire the shipbuilding assets of JES, including Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (JEHI) and Jiangsu New Eastern Marine Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd (JNEME) and 49% of the registered capital of Jiangsu Nereus Shipyard Co., Ltd (JNS). Hong Kong Victo will pay a consideration of US$500,000
for JES which includes its known debts, which stand at RMB1.956 billion (US$ 300 million), while the company’s assets stood at RMB1.531 billion (US$234.705 million) as of the last accounts on 31 December 2014. JEHI was registered in the PRC on 22 August 2006 and
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and as at the date of this Announcement has a registered capital of US$79.8 million. JEHI was engaged in the business of shipbuilding. As previously announced, JEHI ceased operations following the filing of the application for restructuring. Te sale comes aſter JNEME was registered in the PRC on 26 June 2008and
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JES and as of 3 February 2016 has a registered capital of US$90 million JNEME is a dormant company. JNEME is the legal and beneficial owner of the entire registered capital of Jingjiang Eastern Heavy Steel Structure Co., Ltd (JEHSS), registered in the PRC on 21 August 2009. JEHSS is a dormant company. JEHSS is the legal and beneficial owner of the entire
registered capital of JYJJP Eastern Shipyard Supplies Co., Ltd (JES Supplies), registered in the PRC on 6 October 2008, and 51% of the registered capital of JNS. ES International Holdings Limited’s (JES) core business
is in shipbuilding. Its shipyard is located in Shiwei Port, Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province, PRC and covers a coastline of approximately 1.8km long on gross land area of about 804,000m2
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tonnes. Its key products include bulk carriers, oil tankers, containerships and ocean engineering vessels. In the end of 2013, it started work on two platform support vessels, cementing its entry into the offshore segment.
Newbuilding MAN powers Indonesian
training ship Te 110m Kri Bima Suci, currently under construction at the Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, will be powered by an MAN 6L21/31 engine, which will be available when only an unfavourable wind is blowing in the vessel’s 3350m2
sail. Kri Bima Suci will offer training to up to 200 cadets
onboard the vessel. Te MAN 6L21/31 engine has a power rating of 1,320kW and can run on MDO, MGO or HFO. Te Tier II compliant engine is designed for low noise,
easy maintenance, says MAN. “For easy installation and maximum operational safety, the auxiliary systems are integrated and self-supported with the engine. Te engine’s advanced front-end box, which carries the turbocharger and charge air cooler, also incorporates engine driven cooling water pumps, lube oil pump, lube oil cooler, double full-flow depth lube oil filter and thermostatic valves,” the company added. NA
The MAN 6L21/31 engine (below) will be fitted to the 110m Kri Bima Suci sail training vessel
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