All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1072
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Bigger and better
Evolution rather than revolution in the communications sector.T here are a number of trends appearing that are having an effect on the communications sector, says Ghani Behloul, maritime marketing director for France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications. "The shipping industry is getting more and more professional and vessels are getting bigger ...
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BAUT excels with new VS propeller
Voith Water Tractor demonstrates the capability of the new Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) blades with increased bollard pull for the same input power.With the commissioning of the Voith Water Tractor Baut owned by the Norwegian towage company Bukser og Berging (B&B), the improved characteristics of the new Voith Schneider Propeller ...
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Samsung bags third Norfolkline ferry
Norfolkline, the Dutch ferry company, has ordered a third 34,500gt Ropax ferry from Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea to meet growing demand on its Dover to Dunkerque cross channel freight and passenger services. The first two were ordered last year at a cost of $90 million each.The lead ship of ...
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Growing awareness of DP
The dynamic positioning (DP) market is diverse and systems are being fitted to a wider range of vessels from small survey vessels to large cruise ships.DP automatically controls a ship?s heading and station keeping (either a fixed or moving target) while minimising thruster activity and has considerably expanded the options ...
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Expanding AIS infrastructure
Two key players in the field of AIS are making significant headway with further major contracts to develop AIS infrastructures in various regions. VTS specialist Norcontrol IT already has AIS solutions in several port and coastal areas, including the AIS concept R3 in the Oslofjord VTMIS and the port of ...
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Focused on moving ahead
One of the foremost manufacturers of large marine diesel engines has taken the general term that applies to a vessel?s main propulsion and made it its own. Here, executive board member and the man responsible for the sales and R&D of medium- and high-speed four-stroke diesel engines at MAN B&W, ...
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Integrated bridge systems come of age
Integrated bridge systems help reduce the stress on the officer of the watch, along with the possible human error responsible for many accidents.Safe navigation is the universal objective of all those engaged in sea transportation but, despite best efforts, accidents continue to occur all too often in the shape of ...
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Alternatives to A ? and additions to Fleet
Inmarsat?s emphasis on new services and technologiesChris Insall, product manager for Inmarsat?s maritime division says that the analogue mobile satcoms system, Inmarsat A, is a very old system, but owners do not appear to be concerned that the service gets terminated at the end of 2007. "It is not something ...
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STX snaps up two more PCs
STX Shipbuilding in South Korea won an order for two 47,400DWT product carriers at a total value of $63 million from Dunya Denizcilik in Turkey. The 183 metre long, 32.2 metre wide new buildings will be delivered in 2007 and will have a service speed of 15.9 knots.
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NewsHual orders two more PCTC
The latest new buildings will be similar to the 6,100 unit PCTC Hual Asia built in 2000.HUAL has entered into long-term time charter arrangements for 2 large car-carrier new buildings. The vessels will be built at the Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia and will be delivered in the first half of ...
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NewsAustal?s first for Sealink
Built for its first domestic ferry customer, Austal Ships? first medium speed ferry has completed its first summer season with a perfect record for sailings reliability. Not surprisingly, operator Kangaroo Island SeaLink says the new catamaran has received an enthusiastic welcome from regular travellers, tourists and freight customers. The aluminium ...
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NewsAustal USA launches largest vessel to date
Austal USA successfully launched its seventh and largest vessel to date. Lake Express, a 58 metre high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry, ordered by Lake Express LLC, rolled out of Austal?s shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama. This vessel has several points of significance including the ffirst high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry to be built at ...
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Hakuyo orders Aframax tanker
Hakuyo in Japan placed an order for an 115,000DWT double-hull tanker with Sasebo Heavy Industries with a delivery of October 2006. NYK has concluded a long-term charter contract for the new tanker and will bring to four the total number of NYK-controlled Aframax crude oil tankers, including one double-hull vessel ...
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NYK orders two VLCCs
NYK Line in Japan ordered two 300,000 DWT VLCCs from NASCO (Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering) in China. They will be delivered in the first and second half of 2007. With the latest new order, NYK has 13 VLCCs newbuildings in the pipeline and will bring the total number of ...
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Furuno launches Inmarsat-C SSAS
To meet the requirements for Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS) specified in the amendments to SOLAS, chapter XI, Annex 6 (Dec. 2002), Furuno has launched several alternative Inmarsat-C based SSAS solutions. I case of an attack by pirates or terrorists, the SSAS solutions transmit a security alert to shore. The ...
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Iridium introduces global satellite fax and enhanced messaging service
Iridium Satellite LLC has introduced a new satellite fax service that will permit subscribers to send and receive faxes from any location in the world directly to and from any standard fax machine, as well as connect WiFi networks to Iridium. The Iridium fax service supports inbound and outbound faxes ...
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Daewoo enjoys new orders and productivity increase
Daewoo Shipbuilding has clinched two 6,700 units PCTCs with delivery during the second half of 2006. The new order also includes two options. The Korean shipbuilder also secured an order for a VLCC from TCC in Taiwan with one more option and another VLCC order from World Wide in Hong ...
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NewsKawasaki SB delivers Clipper Sky
Kawasaki Shipbuilding in Japan delivered a 59,200 cub m LPG carrier and is the last in a five-ship series ordered by the Norwegian shipping companies Bergesen D. Y. and Solvang ASA. The latter company is operating the newbuilding named Clipper Sky. Ship particulars are 204.9m long, 32.2m wide and 20.2m ...
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Simrad launches compact integrated AIS
Simrad has launched a new AIS system with display and controls integrated with the AIS Class A Mobile Station. The AI71 is based on identical technology to Simrad?s existing AI70, but does not require an external Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD) for operation. Meeting IMO standards and regulations, the AI71 provides ...
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NewsKorean newbuilding orders round-up
Hapag-Lloyd has ordered two containerships from Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in spring and autumn 2007. The newbuildings will have a length of 335m, width of 43m and draught of 14.50m and be able to carry 8,600 TEUs. They will have a speed of 25 knots. It is planned to ...
