All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1114
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New Irish Sea repair group
A number of former Cammell Laird directors have formed a new shiprepair organisation in the shadow of their old employer?s mothballed shipyard on Merseyside, UK. North Western Ship Repair is leasing two drydocks from the Mersey Docks & Harbour Company. The company is targeting ferry work, small-scale conversions and military ...
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New Irish Sea repair group
A number of former Cammell Laird directors have formed a new shiprepair organisation in the shadow of their old employer?s mothballed shipyard on Merseyside, UK. North Western Ship Repair is leasing two drydocks from the Mersey Docks & Harbour Company. The company is targeting ferry work, small-scale conversions and military ...
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Good structure
Will doubling up prevail on future tanker designs? The situation already exists where new tankers require a double hull in order to improve their safety margins. But the majority of tankers still only have a single propulsion system. In the event of a failure anywhere in the propulsion train, they ...
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Good structure
Will doubling up prevail on future tanker designs? The situation already exists where new tankers require a double hull in order to improve their safety margins. But the majority of tankers still only have a single propulsion system. In the event of a failure anywhere in the propulsion train, they ...
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Multipurpose pair from Qingshan get MacGregor kit
A pair of 6,750dwt general cargo/container ships under construction at Qingshan, China are to be fitted with a range of MacGregor equipment, including hatch covers, cranes and container securing devices. Stowage is arranged in three holds, the largest equipped with a tweendeck, with a total container capacity of 664 TEU ...
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Multipurpose pair from Qingshan get MacGregor kit
A pair of 6,750dwt general cargo/container ships under construction at Qingshan, China are to be fitted with a range of MacGregor equipment, including hatch covers, cranes and container securing devices. Stowage is arranged in three holds, the largest equipped with a tweendeck, with a total container capacity of 664 TEU ...
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Norwegian?s groundbreaking vapour gas venture
Tanker owner Frontline has joined with fellow Norwegian-company Venturie to develop a low-tech oil vapour recovery system. The system has recently undergone trials on Frontline?s suezmax tanker Front Granite. The companies say the trials have confirmed the system?s promise to offer a practical and cost effective solution to crude oil ...
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Norwegian?s groundbreaking vapour gas venture
Tanker owner Frontline has joined with fellow Norwegian company Venturie to develop a low-tech oil vapour recovery system. The system has recently undergone trials on Frontline?s suezmax tanker Front Granite. The companies say the trials have confirmed the system?s promise to offer a practical and cost effective solution to crude ...
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FSL starts voyage repair
Portsmouth, UK-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has established a voyage repair service. It will initially target all vessels using ports in the south of England. Specific services offered include electrical, hydraulic and engine repairs; calibration; ultrasonic thickness measurements; pipework; rigging; joinery; steel and aluminium repairs.
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FSL starts voyage repair
Portsmouth, UK-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has established a voyage repair service. It will initially target all vessels using ports in the south of England. Specific services offered include electrical, hydraulic and engine repairs; calibration; ultrasonic thickness measurements; pipework; rigging; joinery; steel and aluminium repairs.
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Speed freaks mix it up
FAST 2001, hosted by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects at Southampton University at the beginning of September, featured the usual mix of industry-based research and academic papers. The main emphasis of the conference was obviously speed at sea, whether this was in the form of catamarans, trimarans, or wing-in-ground ...
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Speed freaks mix it up
FAST 2001, hosted by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects at Southampton University at the beginning of September, featured the usual mix of industry-based research and academic papers. The main emphasis of the conference was obviously speed at sea, whether this was in the form of catamarans, trimarans, or wing-in-ground ...
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Finnish shipyards invest in IT
Both Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finnyards have embarked on substantial information technology investments. Masa-Yards has acquired a 3D CAD system for basic ship design from the Spanish supplier Sener Ingeneria y Sistemas. Its Foran 50 software will be tailored to meet the customer? demands and once in place, it will ...
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Finnish shipyards invest in IT
Both Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finnyards have embarked on substantial information technology investments. Masa-Yards has acquired a 3D CAD system for basic ship design from the Spanish supplier Sener Ingeneria y Sistemas. Its Foran 50 software will be tailored to meet the customer? demands and once in place, it will ...
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Mini-mesh fibreglass floor grating
Fibreglass Grating says its new Grid Walk Mini-Mesh reinforced plastic grating has one quarter the opening of regular 33x33mm square mesh, which prevents objects as small as 12mm from falling through, and complies with the European 15mm ball falling test requirement. Because of the close spacing of the bearing bars, ...
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Mini-mesh fibreglass floor grating
Fibreglass Grating says its new Grid Walk Mini-Mesh reinforced plastic grating has one quarter the opening of regular 33x33mm square mesh, which prevents objects as small as 12mm from falling through, and complies with the European 15mm ball falling test requirement. Because of the close spacing of the bearing bars, ...
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Fein makes a soft start
Fein Industrial Power Tools has introduced two new angle grinders. The WSG 20 and WSB 20 feature controlled soft start and self start protection to prevent accidental restarting following power supply interruptions. The rear handle is designed to adjust to four different positions and the wheel guard can be turned ...
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Fein makes a soft start
Fein Industrial Power Tools has introduced two new angle grinders. The WSG 20 and WSB 20 feature controlled soft start and self start protection to prevent accidental restarting following power supply interruptions. The rear handle is designed to adjust to four different positions and the wheel guard can be turned ...
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Hospital ship enters service
It is rare for any country to build a hospital ship in wartime, let alone peacetime. But Izar?s Gijon Shipyard in northern Spain has handed over just such a ship. The 5,000g hospital cum rescue vessel, Esperanza del Mar, was delivered to the Spanish maritime social institute (Instituto Social de ...
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Hospital ship enters service
It is rare for any country to build a hospital ship in wartime, let alone peacetime. But Izar?s Gijon Shipyard in northern Spain has handed over just such a ship. The 5,000g hospital cum rescue vessel, Esperanza del Mar, was delivered to the Spanish maritime social institute (Instituto Social de ...
