All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1101
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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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State-of-the-art large two stroke engines
There are only three manufacturers that spring to mind when talking about large two-stroke engines: MAN B&W, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Wärtsilä. The most successful company is MAN B&W with a record result of engines delivered and on order. At the beginning of this year the company recorded about 8,000 ...
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Efficient vessels in series
The European Community?s phase out of shipyards subsidies by the end of next year for orders received up to the end of 2000 led, understandably, to an orders boom in 2000. That boom left most German yards with an order backlog up to the end of 2003. Some have orders ...
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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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Developing power in changing times
Medium-speed market-leader Wärtsilä may not have much to report in the way of big development stories right now that The Motor Ship hasn?t previously covered, but those companies trying to take market share from the Finnish engine designer have plenty on the go.Hyundai Heavy IndustriesHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is on ...
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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 ...
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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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Cycloidal rudder breaks new ground
After nearly 75 years of producing and marketing its highly successful cycloidal propulsion system, Voith Schneider in Germany has extended its range by developing the Voith Cycloidal Rudder (VCR). This is basically a modified propeller system based on the company?s vertical axis cycloidal propeller but with only two blades instead ...
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Positively Posidonia
Posidonia 2002 is the 18th biennial International Shipping Exhibition at Piraeus, Athens, and as usual the organisers expect to break all records for attendance. The Motor Ship will be on hand, and visitors can pick up a copy of the magazine at our stand, number 807.Its organisers are probably justified ...
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Making up ground
Both Rolls-Royce and GE have taken engines from the wing and adapted them for use in the marine industry. And both companies agree that gas turbines have some ground to make up on diesel engines, with there being a considerable challenge ahead in converting the industry to the idea of ...
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Enlarged gear programme
Until passengers are prepared to pay very high ticket prices for speed, weight and cost will remain the most important parameters when looking at fast-ferry propulsion systems, with low fuel consumption and low emissions being the deciding design features.Against this background high-speed diesel engines have a strong position in the ...
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Cool and fast
In September 2000, German shipowner ER Schiffahrt/ Nordcapital, better known as Erck Rickmers, contracted compatriot shipbuilder SSW Fähr- und Spezialschiffbau to build up to 10 units of the shipyard?s Super 25-type container vessel. The initial order placed at the Bremerhaven yard called for five firm contracts plus five options, of ...
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Seeking global contracts
Among the more amazing and heart-warming stories, in these glum days of global recession and failing businesses, is one of a comprehensive turnaround, scripted by an Indian shipyard.Notorious for cost and time overruns that deterred prospective clients in the past, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has started delivering vessels on time ...
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Propelling, compelling
The mood for the conference was set by Ole Hoeg, executive vice president, technical organisation, AP M?ller, when pointing out in his opening remarks that the NOx levels of 4% set by IMO are still far too high. The industry, he claims, should aim for virtually sulphur-free bunker fuel with ...
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Tough time for comms
Communications service providers have been having a tough time of it since Iridium filed for Chapter 11 creditor protection and was cut off on March 17, 2000. Both ICO and more recently GlobalStar have followed suit, although all these service providers have now restructured and, with fresh injections of cash, ...
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Heavy lift pair for Chipolbrok
Chipolbrok, the Sino-Polish shipping company, is upgrading its fleet with the building of two 30,000 dwt newbuildings at Shanghai Shipyard. The contract includes an option for a second pair. The ships will each have a 640t lifting capacity in addition to a container capacity of around 2,000 TEU.As with the ...
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Mixing cargo and cruise passengers
They carry passengers, but they are much more than mere ferries. Hurtigruten ships provide a lifeline for Norway?s remote northern communities, bringing in essentials while taking local products out to market.A Hurtigruten ship is scheduled to leave Bergen every evening on an 11-day round-trip that can take it as far ...
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Juicy Brazilian carrier
Wet bulk ships don?t come any sweeter than Carlos Fischer. The 42,500 dwt carrier is specifically designed for transporting fresh and concentrated orange juice in tanks.Carlos Fischer is owned by Aleuropa, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Fischer. It was recently delivered by shipbuilder Kleven Maritime from its Flor? ...
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New design safety vessel fights on all fronts
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Küstenschutz (coastal protection working group) ? set up by the towing companies Bugsier, Transport & Service, Fairplay and URAG ? has, in cooperation with SSW Fähr- und Spezialschiffbau, developed a new concept in safety vessels. Drawing on the modular design approach of naval warships, the design offers three optional ...
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Signum upgrade
ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants has improved its Signum Oil Analysis web site to make it easier for ship operators to monitor the condition of engines, equipment and lubricants by testing used oil samples. The site upgrades improve access to ExxonMobil technical experts, according to the company. New features include enhanced e-mail ...
