Irving reaches shipbuilding deal with federal government
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Deal guarantees Halifax yard 5 ships with ceiling of $2.3B
By Paul Withers, CBC News Posted: Jan 16, 2015 10:47 AM AT Last Updated: Jan 16, 2015 3:50 PM AT
Workers at Irving's Halifax shipyard gathered two years ago to hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper announce an agreement in principle for the company to build six Arctic offshore patrol ships for the navy. It was announced Friday that a deal has now been signed. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
COSCO yard to build ice-class cargo vessels for Dutch firm
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COSCO yard to build ice-class cargo vessels for Dutch firm
Netherlands based ship operator, BigRoll Shipping, has announced that it has contracted COSCO Dalian Shipyard Co., LTD to build two MC Class module carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes.
BigRoll Shipping said in a statement that it is looking forward to a close cooperation with COSCO Dalian in the detailed design and the construction of the vessels.
FSP Finnish Steel Painting is one of the largest industrial surface treatment companies in Europe.
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The company provides customer-oriented industrial surface treatment, fireproofing, floor coating, scaffolding, access technology and engineering services during the entire lifecycle for marine industry applications.
FSP's service extends from first evaluation to providing the surface treatment, followed by its inspections by NORSOK qualified FROSIO inspectors, as well as post-warranty maintenance.
Anti-corrosive coating and acid spraying
High-quality surface treatment significantly improves the durability and life-span of treated surfaces. It also greatly enhances the visual appearance. The surface treatment is also cost-effective, and the better quality the surface treatment result, the lower the product's service and maintenance costs will be.
FSP professionals perform surface treatment on metal surfaces regardless of the destination. Surfaces are cleaned and then coated with long-lasting anti-corrosive coating. Acid-proof and stainless-steel surfaces,
The digital shipyard: robotics in shipbuilding
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27 August 2013 Chris Lo
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Automated technology and robotic systems are as big a part of modern shipbuilding as many other manufacturing industries. Robots, carrying out welding, blasting, heavy lifting and other tasks, are helping to plug the labour gap at shipyards, while sparing their human colleagues the most dangerous and thankless tasks.
Traditionally, the shipbuilding industry has relied on the labour of a large pool of skilled workers, who faced the prospect of long hours and demanding tasks such as welding, cutting and painting to get large vessels launched. Major shipbuilders have risen to prominence on the backs of these workers, whether in the ageing historic shipyards of Europe or their highly efficient rivals in South Korea, Japan and China.