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Diesel for another 100 years, says Lausch
That is the verdict of MAN B&W senior vice president Dr Wolfram Lausch, who bases this conclusion on simple fuel efficiency: "A ship is meant to carry cargo, not fuel. So it is my absolutely strong belief that big diesel engines for ship propulsion will last for the next 50 ...
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B2B website reaches 20,000
Maersk Sealand says its B2B website Maersksealand.com now has more than 20,000 registered customers. On-line services include schedules, booking, tracking, account statements and cargo claims.
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Maxsurf 9.0 sees enhancements to analysis functions
Naval architecture application Maxsurf from Formation Design Systems has reached version 9.0. The company says this release adds several enhancements including improvements in both speed and accuracy for all analysis functions. The Hydromax stability module now runs stability calculations approximately 40% faster, says Formation. Maxsurf is designed to work with ...
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Strip or seal?
Now that the IMO has decided to allow owners to seal-in TBT antifoulings instead of removing them altogether, the question is; how do you go about getting it done? While the legislation is new, the problem is not. Paint companies say that they have been tackling this problem for a ...
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Shaft protection warning
DNV has warned of the need to protect the surfaces of tailshafts and intermediate shafts during maintenance work. It highlights the example of a high-tensile steel intermediate shaft that sheared during operation. Subsequent metallurgical investigations determined that the probable cause of the shear was a weld strike to the surface ...
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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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Web-based inspection reports
Classification society ABS has launched a Web-based container information system for tank owners involved in the transportation of dangerous liquids and gases which, it says, provides quick access to inspection reports. Called E-CIS, it is available on the ABS website at www.eagle.org in the products and services category. The Oracle-based ...
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Inmarsat launches low-powered unit
Mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched a new service. Called mini-C it is a low-powered and compact communications unit for small vessels. Inmarsat says mini-C is an evolution of its -C technology and will support many of that service?s applications, but at a reduced power consumption. The service will ...
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Higher pressure from Napier
Napier Turbochargers is performing validation tests on two high-performance turbochargers capable of a boost pressure ratio of five and a half to one (5.5:1). The product, labelled the 8-series, has been developed for "a customer whose business is mainly marine," according to Napier. "There is a movement towards even higher ...
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Guarded optimism
Australia?s shipbuilders hope to chart smoother seas next year after weathering a year of turbulent waters. The past year has been marked by redundancies at major yards and reduced profits, as the global downturn in demand for fast ferries caused big gaps in the order books for builders on both ...
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KBB to test fourth HPR
KBB is preparing to commence testing of the fourth and final model in its new range of HPR turbochargers. The fourth model ? the HPR5000 ? will be available for engine tests in the second quarter of next year, says the company. The first two models in the series have ...
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Leslie reveals US joint venture for Flightship
Flightship Australia managing director John Leslie tells The Motor Ship the joint venture arrangement with a US shipbuilder is likely to be finalised after Germanischer Lloyd completes the classification process for FS8 in late November. He envisages the US yard will initially produce around 25 of the craft annually, before ...
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Gunnebo extends lifting point range
New from Gunnebo is a rotating lifting point (RLP) which can turn freely through 360deg. and swivel 180deg. and is equipped with an open D-ring to allow the attachment of large lifting elements. It is part of the company?s GrabIQ series of multifunctional components for lifting. The unit which, says ...
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Energol upgrades
BP Marine says it has improved two of its two-stroke engine lubrication oils. It has upgraded its Energol CLO 50M 70BN cylinder lubricant and its Energol OE-HT 30 system oil. The new lubricants replace the existing grades. BP says the formulation of its upgraded system oil accounts for the requirements ...
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Shock proof enclosures for Indian Navy
IAC has won the contract to supply acoustic enclosures for a series of new frigates being built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai for the Indian Navy. In addition to containing the noise emissions of the Wärtsilä diesel generators on the new vessels, the enclosures are designed to withstand severe shock ...
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Skimoil introduces two EatsWaste systems
Skimoil has introduced two new waste minimisation systems. The RM97 Wiseash/Eatstrash marine batch incinerator is designed to handle the solid wastes produced on workboats and offshore rigs. The cart-mounted unit will burn oily wastes including filters, rags, absorbents, waste oils and other non-hazardous materials including paper, cardboard and galley wastes. ...
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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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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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Web-based turbo doctor
Turbo Service International has launched a web-based turbocharger repair service. The website, located at www.turbo chargerbreakdown.com, is designed for use by onboard satellite communications systems and consequently features no graphics or unnecessary data. Causes, remedies and solutions to problems are provided for 152 types of ABB, MAN B&W and Mitsubishi ...
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MHI delivers double rainbow
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed delivery of two 11,410g car ferries from its Shimonoseki Shipyard to local ferry operator Kyuetsu Ferry in coownership with the Corporation for Advanced Transport and Technology. Named New Rainbow Love and New Rainbow Bell, these newbuildings entered service on July 9 and October 5 ...
