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Japanese yards set to restructure
Japanese shipbuilders say the problems they face because of continuing competition from Korea and China, and premature ordering from many shipowners in the past 12-18 months, are being compounded by the value of the Yen, and that spin-offs and mergers among the major yards are inevitable. Against this backdrop, the ...
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Coatings legislation moves ahead
Although certain interest groups have endeavoured to put a different interpretation on the results of the proceedings, it is clear that the most recent meeting of the IMO`s marine environment protection committee (MEPC) has moved the industry closer towards a global ban on tin-containing antifoulings. Despite claims to the contrary ...
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EU reconsiders yard subsidies
In November EU industry ministers have to decide whether shipyard aid should stop at the end of 2000. The production subsidies will stop unless the current legislation is changed. Ahead of the meeting the EU is gathering information on the funding of shipyards world-wide and especially in Korea. If there ...
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Dalian breaks into VLCC market
China?s Dalian New Shipyard has won an order from National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) to build five 300,000 dwt VLCCs. The order marks the first occasion that Dalian New Shipyard (or any other Chinese yard) has built VLCCs, and provides continued evidence of the growing technological sophistication of Chinese shipbuilders. ...
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HHI expands orderbook
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea has won a five-ship order from Bernard Schulte in Germany for 2,500 TEU container ships. Due to be delivered between early 2001 and June 2002, the newbuildings will be chartered to P&O Nedlloyd. Five more ships are the subject of options in the contract. ...
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Cosco contracts shared by KHI
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in Japan plans to share an order for seven post-panamax container ships from China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) with Natong Shipyard in China, the joint venture between KHI and Cosco. Under the terms of the seven-ship deal, which also includes an option for three more vessels, ...
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Repeat order for Gdynia
Israeli shipowner Ray Shipping has ordered a second 6,260 unit, 20,600 gt pure car carrier at Poland?s Gdynia shipyard. Scheduled for delivery in 2001, the newbuilding will be equipped with a Sulzer 7RTA62U main engine.
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Struggling yard wins order lifeline
Former East German shipyard Volkswerft Stralsund has won an order for a quartet of 2,900 TEU container ships, but has declined to name the ships? owner. Due to be delivered in 2001, the newbuildings provide much needed work for the yard, which is close to completing a pair of 2,500 ...
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Rolls-Royce clinch FastShip deal
Rolls-Royce has reached a $1 billion agreement to supply 25 marine Trent gas turbines to FastShip for propulsion of the operator?s high speed container ships. Rated at 47.5MW (64,580 bhp), the turbines will be used in simple cycle, giving fuel consumption of 204 g/kWh and service speeds up to 40 ...
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Wärtsilä NSD order
Ody: Recently Wärtsilä NSD has secured orders for 25 Sulzer engines totalling 525MW, along with a host of medium-speed engines. The low-speed units include a 6RTA72 (16.4MW), two eight- and three seven-cylinder RTA62U (83MW), four 6RTA58T-B (51MW), eight 7RTA48T -B(166.4MW), and three 6RTA48T (24.5MW). In addition there is an order ...
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MAN B&W introduces Alpha Clutcher
MAN B&W is applying for a patent on a system which can be used to disengage the engine from the propeller shaft to accommodate a power take in (pti) emergency drive. The basis of the system is a number of tapered pins locking split flanges together to transmit the drive. ...
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ABB powers Star Cruises
German shipyard Meyer Werft has ordered Azipod propulsion pods from ABB for the two 91,000g, 2,800 passengers cruise ships it is building for Star Cruises. Each vessel will be fitted with two 19MW (25,830 bhp) units each fitted with a 5.8m diameter propeller to give a top cruising speed of ...
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Syncrolift wins Panama canal contract
Syncrolift has been awarded a $1.2 million contract from The Panama Canal Commission to study the feasibility of using its Syncrolift technology to assist in moving ships through the Panama Canal. The study will look at using a Syncrolift to transfer ocean-going ships between Lake Gatun, at an elevation of ...
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Space saving unit
The latest Omnipure marine sewage treatment process module from Exceltec International Corporation, designed to treat black water effluent from 500 people has a footprint of only 762mm (30 ins) wide and 1,626 mm (64 ins) long. The 15MX process module is skid-mounted and utilised existing shipboard tanks. It has a ...
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Ameron Coatings has launched DSP2, a waterborne inorganic pre-construction primer.
DSP2 combines a blend of metal silicates and zirconium compounds which improve the water resistance and decrease weld porosity compared with other pre-construction primers. It does not contain any Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and is environmentally compliant, the company says. The primer also provides corrosion protection and enhances the welding ...
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Sensors check weld quality
The latest range of quartz sensors from Kistler Instrument monitor consistent high quality in spot welding applications. The sensors are used in monitoring the electrod force, and the force profile during welding. This type of measurement requires several thousand amps, and quartz sensors are suitable because the results will not ...
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Dual treatment programme
The Drewplex AT dual-treatment program for treating boiler water has been formulated to eliminate heat-reducing scale and deposits caused by excessively hard feedwater, says Drew Marine. Synthetic polymers have been added to the traditional formulation so serve as a reserve agent to reinforce the phosphate program. When there are more ...
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Managing design
The Tribon M1 software recently launched by Kockums Computer Systems allows management and supervisors to have full control of design development. Tribon M1 Design Manager allows the co-ordination of design tasks within and between different design disciplines, the review of progress by compartment, system, and area, or by an individual ...
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Medical procedures package
US company, Maritime Training Services, has produced a 53 min training video and an accompanying 60-page handbook entitled: Medical Emergencies: The Officers? Shipboard Guide. Designed to be used together, the video and handbook coaches the viewer in dealing with the most common medical procedures and emergencies encountered at sea. The ...
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Cosco adopts global system
Cosco has adopted a Global Intelligence System (GNIS) which will enable its ship and shore staff to access worldwide information covering all aspects of safety and commercial efficiency. It will be installed on all of the company?s newbuild vessels, and retrofitting to the existing fleet has already started. Development of ...
