All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1115

  • News

    IHI/KHI end talks

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have called off a planned merger of their shipbuilding operations. The companies will continue to cooperate however, in an operational alliance with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.

  • News

    IHI/KHI end talks

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have called off a planned merger of their shipbuilding operations. The companies will continue to cooperate however, in an operational alliance with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.

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    e-solution is more than a dot.com

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The dust is settling on the dot.com era after a number of high profile collapses. Many now realise that you cannot sit between a shipowner and his supplier and collect a premium without offering something in return. Ship chandlery is not the same as delivering books for example. Delivering pyrotechnics ...

  • News

    e-solution is more than a dot.com

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The dust is settling on the dot.com era after a number of high profile collapses. Many now realise that you cannot sit between a shipowner and his supplier and collect a premium without offering something in return. Ship chandlery is not the same as delivering books for example. Delivering pyrotechnics ...

  • News

    Mitsui Zosen launches ship design software

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) has launched NeoShip, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation system. The company, a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), says it is Japan?s first commercial ship design software package. NeoShip, which is on sale at a price of around $47,000, is designed to operate on ...

  • News

    Mitsui Zosen launches ship design software

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) has launched NeoShip, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation system. The company, a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), says it is Japan?s first commercial ship design software package. NeoShip, which is on sale at a price of around $47,000, is designed to operate on ...

  • News

    MAN to restructure four-stroke department

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The MAN Group has announced it is to restructure the department producing four-stroke engines in its Diesel Engine division. In the Group?s interim results, covering the first six months of 2001, it says the department will not realise the increase in earnings the group had projected. It says earnings in ...

  • News

    MAN to restructure four-stroke department

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The MAN Group is to restructure the department producing four-stroke engines in its Diesel Engine division. In the Group?s interim results, covering the first six months of 2001, it says the department will not realise the increase in earnings the group had projected. It says earnings in the two-stroke division ...

  • News

    Quick decision

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Committee of EU Shipbuilders Association has called on the EU to make a quick decision in relation to its shipbuilding policy and in particular its stance on countering alleged unfair practices by South Korea. It says the uncertainty is detrimental to business and a decision is needed so that ...

  • News

    Quick decision

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Committee of EU Shipbuilders Association has called on the EU to make a quick decision in relation to its shipbuilding policy and in particular its stance on countering alleged unfair practices by South Korea. It says the uncertainty is detrimental to business and a decision is needed so European ...

  • News

    Devon yard gets custom-designed portable units

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Electrical accessory company Garo UK has designed portable electrical distribution units for Appledore Shipbuilders. The shipbuilder is currently constructing two new survey vessels for the Royal Navy. The suitcase-type portable units house eight, 110V socket outlets, eight double pole MCBs, a 32A power socket inlet and an emergency lighting socket. ...

  • News

    Devon yard gets custom-designed portable units

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Electrical accessory company Garo UK has designed portable electrical distribution units for Appledore Shipbuilders. The shipbuilder is currently constructing two new survey vessels for the Royal Navy. The suitcase-type portable units house eight, 110V socket outlets, eight double pole MCBs, a 32A power socket inlet and an emergency lighting socket. ...

  • News

    Swedes create the Ecoship

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    A new concept for short-sea trade, the Ecoship, has recently emerged onto the shipping scene. It sports sleek lines with low water resistance. It has an advanced engine configuration and comprehensive exhaust gas cleaning equipment. And it is the result of some radical thinking within the Swedish marine industry. The ...

  • News

    Swedes create the Ecoship

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    A new concept for short-sea trade, the Ecoship, has recently emerged onto the shipping scene. It sports sleek lines with low water resistance. It has an advanced engine configuration and comprehensive exhaust gas cleaning equipment. And it is the result of some radical thinking within the Swedish marine industry. The ...

  • News

    Crankshaft deflection software updated

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Prisma Teknik has announced that the software for its computerised crankshaft deflection indicator DJ-4C has reached version 3.25. The company says new features include a graphic page for comparing up to six measurements/dates at the same time, the choice of English, German and Spanish languages, diagram scale down to 50/1,000mm, ...

  • News

    Crankshaft deflection software updated

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Prisma Teknik has announced that the software for its computerised crankshaft deflection indicator DJ-4C has reached version 3.25. The company says new features include a graphic page for comparing up to six measurements/dates at the same time, the choice of English, German and Spanish languages, diagram scale down to 50/1,000mm, ...

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    Dutch order mega floating crane

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Rotterdam-based heavy lift operator, Bonn & Mees Drijvende Bokken, has recently started building a huge sheerlegs-type floating crane. Called Matador 3 it will have a maximum lifting capacity of over 1,400t using the main frame and 600t using the fly-jib. It is designed to lift 400t to a height of ...

  • News

    Dutch order mega floating crane

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Rotterdam-based heavy lift operator, Bonn & Mees Drijvende Bokken, has recently started building a huge sheerlegs-type floating crane. Called Matador 3 it will have a maximum lifting capacity of over 1,400t using the main frame and 600t using the fly-jib. It is designed to lift 400t to a height of ...

  • News

    DNV and GL extend cooperation

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    DNV and GL plan to increase the number of survey stations they operate jointly more than four-fold. The class societies will establish a further 22 jointly-operated service stations on top of the six that already exist. Surveyors at these stations will be exclusive to DNV and GL. The decision is ...

  • News

    DNV and GL extend station cooperation

    2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

    DNV and GL plan to increase the number of survey stations they operate jointly more than four-fold. The class societies will establish a further 22 jointly-operated service stations on top of the six that already exist. Surveyors at these stations will be exclusive to DNV and GL. The decision is ...