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Ten a pen on cattle ship
Meeting demand to deliver high volumes of livestock in first class condition to long distance markets has been a guiding principle behind the design of Becrux ? one of the largest custom built livestock vessels ever built.The 176.7m Becrux, is operating on the Australia to Middle East trade. It sailed ...
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Hydrodynamics or pod integrity
That pods have suffered teething problems isn?t in dispute. What is causing the problems, though, and how to resolve them are still hotly debated.Juha Hanhinen, a hydrodynamics specialist at Finnish engineering and design consultancy Deltamarin and a participant in Optipod ? the EU backed project aiming to develop design guidelines ...
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Pod mechanics move forward
Like a child growing up, the path to technical maturity isn?t always trouble-free. So in spite of its problems, it should always be remembered that podded propulsion technology remains in its infancy.Computer design and models can take theory so far. But there comes a stage with all new technology where ...
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CODED comes of age
A number of Finnish companies are working together to produce vessel concepts that combine diesel-electric with diesel-mechanical machinery. Wärtsilä, the engine manufacturer, Kvaerner Masa-Yards, the shipbuilder, and ABB, the electrical systems developer, are among those companies studying alternative machinery solutions for fast ropax vessels under the joint Finnish shipbuilding research ...
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Schottel launches compact pod
Responding to a perceived market demand for electric drives with power ratings under 5 MW, the German propulsors manufacturer, Schottel, has launched a small compact pod-type drive. The drive, called the Schottel Electric Propulsor (SEP), has been under development over the past two years. It will be ready for delivery ...
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Keeping it in the country
The growth of Korea into the world?s leading shipbuilding nation has not troubled Europe?s critical equipment manufacturers. Korea?s shipyards have largely bought their steel and other non-critical components locally while relying on the tried and trusted, largely European, base of suppliers for critical components. The Korean yards having derived much ...
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Picking up boxes
The government and the shipyard marketing departments may be anxious to connect the future of Korean shipbuilding with high value ships, but the reality of today is that much of the shipyards? capacity is taken up by fairly standard vessels ? container ships among them. Without these standard ships the ...
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Class approach
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has extended its port state control pre-inspection service to ships scheduled to call at European ports.Relatively poor performance of KR-registered ships in USCG statistics for 1999 and 2000 led KR to introduce several measures for improvement. Last October, KR made a strong step to ...
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Securing a future
South Korea, like Japan, is continuing to invest in research and development to guarantee its long-term future. All the major shipbuilders on the South Korean peninsula have R&D projects underway recognising that production will have to switch to more technologically advanced ship types, much in the way that production in ...
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Scandlines develops the Balticmax
The idea of shipping passengers, trailers and containers together in one hull is, on the face of it, an attractive idea for ferry operators as they seek to expand the flexibility of their vessels and maximise revenue. However, in the light of a number of tragic ferry casualties over the ...
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Triton trials trimaran form
When it comes to high-speed commercial vessels, shipowners are spoilt for choice with a range of catamarans, air cushion craft, pentamarans and semi-displacement hulls either already in service or under consideration. Another hull form, in the shape of the trimaran, is now being put forward as a viable alternative to ...
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UECC seeks to end the burning of separated oil
Incinerators? days are numbered. So says Jeff Argent, environmental projects manager at Norwegian-headquartered roro operator United European Car Carriers (UECC).The pressures of environmental stewardship - to reduce air borne emissions - are likely to lead international regulators to outlaw the burning of waste oil produced during the treatment of bilge ...
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Be seen to be green
Fitting environmentally friendly systems onboard ship comes at a cost and owners want to see some return for their investment, which is why class societies now offer environmental class notation.A number of class societies are offering different options, with all focusing on the cruise ship sector where image is extremely ...
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Podded first for Royal Navy
Sea trials are underway on the first Royal Navy vessel to feature integrated electric propulsion and podded propulsors. HMS Echo, a 3,470t survey ship, left Appledore Shipbuilders yard in Devon, UK in mid-July. It is scheduled for delivery to the UK?s naval force later this year.Finnish-company ABB supplied the ship ...
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The superb La Superba
In late March this year, the Italian shipbuilder Nuovi Cantieri Apuania delivered one of the world?s largest and fastest luxury cruise ferries to domestic Italian ship operator Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), part of the Grimaldi Group. The vessel, named La Superba, has a number of innovative solutions incorporated in its ...
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Mix and match for Corsica ferries
In an interesting approach to upgrading a flexible fleet while meeting diverse transport requirements, the French ferry company Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) is about to see its expansion plans come to fruition with the addition of a cruise ferry and a traditional passenger roro ferry. The rationale behind ...
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Meyer gets Brittany ferry
In a blow to the French shipbuilding industry, the English Channel ferry operator Brittany Ferries has confirmed that it has placed a $150 million contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft of Papenburg for a 40,000g ferry. Many pundits in the industry had expected the order to go to the local ...
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Long live the hovercraft
Many will have thought that the hovercraft is dead in all but its military guise. However, hovercraft are still being used as a means of commercial transport and have a number of advantages over fast ferries. These include the ability to operate in higher wind strengths when fast ferries have ...
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Izar promotes pentamaran
The pentamaran design first patented by Nigel Gee & Associates (NGA) six years ago looks like it might eventually get built. The backing of Spanish shipbuilder Izar has given the vessel?s British designer Nigel Gee optimism that a contract can be won. Gee?s optimism is such that he expects an ...
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Spanish repair yards buoyant
Izar Carenas, the ship repair division of the Spanish Izar Group, says 2001 was a successful year for it in the ship repair business. The group, which includes yards at Cadiz, Cartegena, Ferrol-Fene and San Fernando, repaired 385 vessels. This was split into 254 merchant ships and 151 warships. This ...
