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Contract for Bender
Navieras NPR of New Jersey has awarded a 76 day repair contract to Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co for the drydocking, modification and repair of the S/S Guayama, a 213.36m roro serving the US east coast and Puerto Rico. The vessel arrived at Bender`s yard in Mobile, Alabama on August ...
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Cruise ship to Malta
Cunard Line`s Royal Viking Sun has been stemmed to Malta Drydocks for a $3.2 million refit. Work will take 13 days from September 19, and includes significant refurbishment of passenger areas and penthouse suites. Cunard has appointed Athens-based AMK Architects and Designers to handle design. The ship will also undergo ...
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New players in the big league
The current enthusiasm for cruising seems to show no sign of abating. New tonnage orders continue, especially from the smaller lines. While there is little likelihood that the `big three` operators - Carnival, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and P&O - will be knocked off the top of the league, there ...
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Windows lead the way forward
Desktop PCs are now so powerful that software which was once the preserve of dedicated workstations can now be run on general purpose hardware. Windows NT is fast becoming the platform of choice in the CAD/CAM/CIM world, especially with smaller companies. This is being driven by the tighter lead times ...
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Hybrid promises high speed with low power
A design combining a catamaran with a surface effect ship is creating interest in the fast ferry industry. A patented concept of a cross between a catamaran and a surface effect ship (SES) is currently being evaluated in a test vessel and if successful will lead on to larger fast ...
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Shuttle tanker starts multi-purpose role
Navion Britannia is a sophisticated multi-purpose shuttle tanker the design of which emphasises safety, environmentally operations, and enhanced manoeuvrability in rough weather. Delivered in April by Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) Sestao yard to Navion, the joint venture between Statoil and Rasmussen, Navion Britannia is the first of what will eventually be ...
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Lindenau delivers automated tanker
The 15,750 dwt Mariella Amoretti, which was delivered in May by German builder Lindenau to Italian owner Marichem Europe, is a further version of the yard`s Tanker Class 2000 design. The 19,000m3 capacity chemical tanker Mariella Amoretti was developed jointly by the owner and the yard for the transport of ...
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MAN B&W Copenhagen - the brains behind the brawn
At the heart of development and production of MAN B&W low-speed engines is the Copenhagen works. While few engines are produced in Denmark, the home of MAN B&W remains firmly in Copenhagen works. This facility covers 34,700m2 and provides employment for 1,000 staff: 300 on component production, 100 on R&D, ...
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Chinese puzzle
Chinese yards are feeling the effects of the fall in the value of the Japanese and Korean currencies. The year ending July 1 1998 has seen the yen lose almost 22 per cent of its value against the dollar and the won 54.4 per cent. In contrast the yuan has ...
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Bulker losses reopens debate
The loss of another two handysize bulkers and the abandonment of a third has renewed concerns about the safety of older bulk carriers. Fortunately all three crews were rescued, which was not the case with the three bulkers lost earlier in the year.While all the latest casualties are over 20 ...
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Two thirds make STCW deadline
Of about 120 signatory countries to the STCW, around 80 met the August 1 deadline to submit information on their training institutions to IMO. The information has to be processed and approved by the Marine Safety Committee before the country can be added to the `White List`.The MSC will review ...
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Tokyo MOU detain 830 ships
The Tokyo MOU`s annual report shows that during 1997 its member states carried out almost 13,000 Port State Control inspections from almost 25 thousand vessels calling at their ports. Over 7,500 vessels were found to have a total of 41,000 deficiencies and 830 were detained.While the overall rate for inspections ...
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Two more for Carnival
New tonnage orders for cruise ships over 100,000g are continuing to materialise. Carnival Corporation has decided to return to Fincantieri for a further two cruise ships of 102,000g. Following the success of Carnival Destiny, the first 100,000g cruise ship which entered service in November 1996, Carnival ordered two sisters, Carnival ...
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SuperFast boost for HDW...
Further expansion plans have been announced by Greece`s Attica Enterprises, which operates a passenger/vehicle ferry service between Greece and Italy. The company is set to double its fleet with a newbuilding order for a quartet of SuperFast roro passenger ferries at Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft in Germany. The newbuildings are valued ...
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...and Greek investment continues
Dutch yard van der Giessen-de Noord has secured an order from Greek owner Strintzis Lines SA for the construction of a roro passenger ferry. The ferry company operates its passenger and freight service between Greece and Italy, and on Greek domestic routes.The newbuilding will have a service speed of 28 ...
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Vapour reduces NOx
A system which can reduced NOx by over 70 per cent without resorting to Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) is being developed by Swedish- based Munters AB. Called the Humid Air Motor (HAM), the system replaces the charge-air cooler with a device which cools and adds water vapour to the inlet ...
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First orders for UB engine
Wartsila NSD has received its first order for a B version of the RTA-U series. The 7RTA62U-B has a rating of 16,000kW (21,770 bhp) at 115 rev/min and will be fitted to a 78,000m3 LPG carrier for Swiss-based Geogas Trading. Both the vessels and engine will be built by Daewoo ...
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TI takes over Lips
TI group, owner of John Crane Marine, has taken over the Dutch-based propeller manufacturer Lips and also bought the most remaining share of Japanese Marine Technologies (JMT). The group has purchased 30 per cent of Lips in January and has paid a total of NLG 326 million ($162 million) for ...
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Fibre optics for high temperatures
A heavy-duty sensor for constant pressure measurements in harsh environments is available from Inertial Aerosystems. It is designed to monitor and control compressor pressure in natural gas pumping stations, turbine engines, and oil and gas exploration equipment.The AutoPSI-DC can operate in temperatures up to 350 deg C in chemically volatile ...
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Engine pressure curves compared
A quartz-based peak pressure meter for diesel and gas engines is available from Kistler Instrumente. After recording the peak pressure from the pre-selected number of cycles the instrument automatically stores a complete cylinder pressure curve, says Kistler. The pressure curves can be displayed graphically via Windows compatible software and the ...
