La factoría comienza a cortar la chapa del BAM
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El presidente del comité de empresa de Navantia San Fernando, Jesús Peralta, asegura que la firma por parte de la Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM) de la orden de ejecución del Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) en los astilleros de la Bahía de Cádiz, que se prevé se lleve a cabo este viernes, contribuye a «recuperar la tranquilidad» de los trabajadores. La construcción de este BAM supone «casi un millón de horas de trabajo».
Peralta destaca que la ejecución del BAM es «un buen comienzo» para los astilleros de la Bahía de Cádiz, pero que «no es suficiente carga para mantener la actividad en ellos».
Cruceros.- Los astilleros navales STX France de Saint-Nazaire (Bretaña, oeste de Francia) acaban de firmar
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cruceros a Francia
Los astilleros navales STX France de Saint-Nazaire (Bretaña, oeste de Francia) acaban de firmar una carta de intención para una orden de compra de 1.200 millones de euros por dos transatlánticos destinados a una filial del armador estadounidense Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL).
Estos dos cruceros de lujo serían botados en el otoño (boreal) de 2018 y a comienzos de 2020, si la financiación de la
New icebreaker order for NES
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- Published on Friday, 05 December 2014 17:41
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NES is supplying electrical equipment for two new Havyard HD843 ICE icebreakers
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has announced a recent contract to supply complete electric systems for two new icebreakers.
The ships are being built at Havyard Shipyard in Leirvik, to DNV ice class Icebreaker Ice 10 and Winterized Cold (-30o C) which means that the ship can break ice over 1m thick and is equipped with an icing avoidance system. The order value is said to be NOK 35million.
The scope of supply is for a 450V 60Hz system comprising:
ICS addresses OECD shipbuilding working party
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The question of what exactly constitutes an eco-ship has puzzled the industry for some time
The OECD should be cautious about becoming involved in the question of what constitutes an ‘eco-ship’, was the message delivered to governments in Paris by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) at a meeting of the OECD Working Party on Shipbuilding.
ICS believes that this subject is best left to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or for shipyards to negotiate with their customers. If further consideration were to be given to an OECD definition of ‘eco-ship’ this should not be used as a justification for future subsidies by governments that might lead to market distortion.
Referring to China’s new ship recycling policy whereby it is offering significant subsidies of about

