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Poseidon Simulation AS receives DNV approval
Poseidon Simulation AS has received Det Norske Veritas Product Certificate for GMDSS simulation, Class A. The certificate guarantees that the simulator system gives the capability to simulate a realistic environment. The system consists of 15 PC-based learner stations networked with two real equipment installations simulating Skanti?s GMDSS equipment. The company ...
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Primar signs navy supplier model agreement
The Royal Danish Navy has signed an agreement with Primar ENC covering the delivery of official ENCs. It involves a navy supplier model, designed to allow the download of all charts and updates directly from Primar. The navy supplier office, which is in charge of chart folios for the Danish ...
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Transas wins Far Eastern GMDSS simulators order
Transas Marine Pacific has won an order for a networked GMDSS simulator for the Pertamina Marine Education and Training Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia. In co-operation with its local agent, Panorama Timur Jaya, the company will supply a TGS4000 simulator system comprising 12 PC-based trainee workstations, two mini GMDSS consoles and ...
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Veripos launches West African DGPS service
Veripos has established a new Inmarsat-based Differential GPS service for West Africa, Veripos-I, which, it says, will complement an existing HF area network and provide two independent reference facilities for continuous positioning for offshore applications. Two land-based reference stations have been established at Luanda and Cabinda in Angola while a ...
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Shipbuilding websites to co-operate
ZoHakuWeb.com and Tribon.com are in talks to see how information can be accessed from each other?s websites. ZoHakuWeb?s business-to-business site is mainly focused on the technical information exchange between shipyards and marine equipment suppliers. It covers online catalogues, design support, application service provider functions and digitised purchase orders. Currently about ...
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Compact terminal from Thrane & Thrane
Thrane & Thrane has launched the Capsat Fleet77 satellite communication terminal which uses the new Inmarsat Fleet service. The company says it is smaller and lighter than conventional terminals measuring 85cm high and 84cm in diameter and weighs 25kg. The unit offers both voice and data traffic via either 64 ...
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Austal diversification shows returns
Austal Ships is emerging from turbulent times. It is forecasting a rebound to profits seen before the global industry downturn. With some A$350 million ($182 million) in orders for the Australian-based companies within the group, Austal is now in a position to forecast a rebound in fortunes, looking at a ...
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Powerful RK280 hits the market
The Ruston arm of the MAN B&W group generated a lot of interest when it launched its latest engine series at Europort 2001. Named RK280, it is claimed to be the most powerful 1,000 rev/min diesel engine in the world. The design incorporates the extensive field experience gained with the ...
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Wärtsilä closes Zwolle
Wärtsilä is to shut its manufacturing plant at Zwolle, the Netherlands, and shift production of the W26, W28SG and W38 medium-speed engines to the Trieste plant in Italy. The company plans to focus the activities of Wärtsilä Nederland on the service centre at Schiedam. The move affects 700 employees at ...
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Deutz 620 powered up
Deutz has upped the rating of its TBD 620 series of diesel engines. The range, which is available in V8, V12 and V16 configurations, now offers outputs from 829kW to 2,336kW at engine speeds of 1,500 to 1,860 rev/min. It was previously available in outputs from 880kW to 2,247kW. Deutz ...
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Wärtsilä and Lips
Wärtsilä Corporation is seeking to acquire the John Crane-Lips marine business from Smiths Group. The companies made a joint statement earlier this month saying that they are in "exclusive discussions" about the transfer. Wärtsilä has been involved in a strategic alliance with John Crane-Lips since October 2000, based on its ...
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Aggressive Volvo
Volvo Penta has set itself the target of doubling marine commercial engine sales in the next three years. It hopes that its range of larger marine commercial engines, launched at last year?s SMM, will account for a large proportion of the sales increase. It has reported first year sales for ...
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First UEC68LSE sale
With its first 520mm bore LSE engine now in service (see The Motor Ship, November 2001), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has now secured a first order for its 680mm bore LSE model. The UEC68LSE will be fitted on a 177,000 dwt bulker newbuilding. The capesize vessel is being built by Namura ...
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Tour boat goes organic with soybean oil fuel
The usual diesel exhaust smell on the San Francisco tour boat Oski is gone, replaced by a scent more reminiscent of frying chicken or potatoes. This upgrade in aromas is a by-product of the Blue & Gold Fleet switching from diesel oil to a more environmentally friendly soybean fuel on ...
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Norwegians go for Wärtsilä dual fuel
Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply dual fuel engines to the two offshore supply vessels which Statoil said earlier this year would run on liquefied natural gas (see The Motor Ship, September 2001). The vessels, which Statoil is chartering from Eidesvik and Simon M?nkster Shipping, will each have a ...
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Kappel prop built
Stone Manganese is due to finish manufacturing the first full-scale Kappel propeller as we go to press. The 5m-plus diameter propeller is due to be fitted to a Dampskibsselskabet Norden product/chemical tanker. Norden says it is yet to decide which particular tanker, but confirms it will most likely be fitted ...
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MTU signs gas turbine accord
MTU Friedrichshafen has agreed to package and distribute Vericor Power Systems TF40 and TF50 aeroderivative marine gas turbines. The deal involves Vericor tapping into MTU?s worldwide distribution network, with MTU attaining a wider product range to offer its customers, particularly those looking for combined diesel and gas turbine power systems. ...
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RR Trent 30 launch
Rolls-Royce plans a formal launch of its Marine Trent 30 gas turbine early next year. The company says it will be able to deliver the Marine Trent 30, with a power rating of 36MW, from late 2003. The engine is a derivative of the Trent 800, which has clocked up ...
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RR Trent 30 launch
Rolls-Royce plans a formal launch of its Marine Trent 30 gas turbine early next year. The company says it will be able to deliver the Marine Trent 30, with a power rating of 36MW, from late 2003. The engine is a derivative of the Trent 800, which has clocked up ...
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The Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference 2002
The 24th annual Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference, set for April 10-11, 2002 in Copenhagen, is rapidly taking shape as the meeting place for technical people concerned with the design, building, operation and maintenance of ships and their propulsion systems. Topics to be covered include key aspects of main diesel ...
