All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1121
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Rolls Royce
A pulling version of the Aquamaster azimuthing thruster is being developed by Rolls-Royce. The unit uses a mechanical drive in a `C` configuration to take the power to the propeller. Units up to 6MW will be available and the pulling design has an efficiency advantage of 4-8% for ships with ...
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Kvaerner to upgrade Petrojarl I
Kvaerner, the Anglo-Norwegian engineering and construction group, has signed a Letter of Intent with PGS Production AS to undertake modification and upgrade work on the production ship, Petrojarl I. The value of the work will amount to approximately NOK300 million ($34.44 million). The letter of intent came at a convenient ...
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Keeping in touch
P&O Cruises` passengers need no longer abandon their mobile phones on the quayside. A new ship-borne mobile phone system, Cruise Connect, from British Telecom Aeronautical and Maritime (BT A&M) - recently acquired by Stratos Global - will allow P&O Cruise passengers to use their mobile phones on board ship exactly ...
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Incat into the US
Incat`s recently sealed joint venture with Bollinger Shipyards is primarily focused on the US military market, but the company sees strong commercial potential too. "As the military craft design is based on its commercial counterpart it is reasonable to expect added interest from the commercial market," explains Robert Clifford, chairman ...
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Two more ferries to get SPS
Intelligent Engineering (IE) in the UK says two more ferries are to be refitted with the Sandwich Plate Systems (SPS) that was first tested aboard P&O`s ferry Pride of Cherbourg in 1999. The company has declined to identify the ships or the shipowner in question, but says that work will ...
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Reefers get intelligent engines
Two Sulzer 7RT-flex60C engines have been ordered as main propulsion for a pair of 13,200 dwt containerised reefer ships being built by Viana do Castelo in Portugal for Agricultural Export Co. The 16,520 kW (22,148 bhp), 114 rev/min engines will use the common rail injection system, and give the vessels ...
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EPA to regulate emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to introduce ship emission regulations by 2003. The regulations will seek to impose limits on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from large marine engines, and are the result of the recent settlement of a lawsuit filed by Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund on behalf ...
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Striving for higher separation efficiency
The main aim of centrifugal separators is to remove fuel contaminants - notably water, catalyst fines, abrasive grit and sodium from seawater - which can cause excessive wear when burned in the engine. Judgements on the suitability of a fuel treatment system should not therefore be based on the amount ...
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Malta Dry Docks wins first FPSO
Malta Dry Docks (MDD) has been awarded a contract by Brovig-RDS of the UK, for the conversion of the tanker Northia into a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Isis field off the coast of Tunisia. The contract is the first major oil and gas industry project ...
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Successful debut for `Intelligent Engine`
After ten years of dedicated development Bow Cecil, Odfjell`s 37,500 dwt chemical carrier, has become the first ship to be powered by an `Intelligent Engine`. Converting the MAN B&W 6L60MC main engine was from camshaft operation to fully computerised fuel injection and valve operation. Work took 1½ hours while the ...
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Cyber-Erection at Daewoo
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co has initiated use of Cyber-Erection, its new 3D digital measuring and simulation program. It says the technology enabled greater precision when it was used for the first time last November to help join the heavy fore and aft sections of a 75,000 dwt bulk ...
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Countering the piracy threat
Four Australian ex-Special Air Services officers have combined their experience to combat rising piracy attacks in Asian waters. Osprey and Asset Management (OAM) partners David Harper, Peter Towndrow, Bob Hunter and John Gartner have devised an anti-piracy battle plan that draws on 90 years of collective experience in military and ...
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Thruster challenge for Portland
The latest addition to United States Lines fleet of cruise ships, the 17-year old Patriot (formerly Nieuw Amsterdam), has completed a major refit at Portland Shipyard, has been re-flagged by the US Coast Guard, and entered service in Hawaii in December. Perhaps the most interesting and technically challenging aspect of ...
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Certificates for sale
A set of four basic STCW certificates and a seaman`s book for can be bought for $75 on the streets of a major seafarer supplying country. A researcher for Cardiff University`s Seafarers International Research Centre actually purchased the items. What is even more shocking says the centre`s director, Professor Tony ...
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Carnival Spirit has first `smokeless` diesel
When Carnival Spirit emerges from Kvaerner Masa-Yards in late spring 2001it will be powered by the cruise industry`s first "smokeless" diesel engines, says Wrtsil. At first only two of the ship`s six Wartsila 9L46D units will be modified with the new EnviroEngines technology. EnviroEngines use common rail fuel injection, giving ...
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Brazilian yard wins FPSO conversion
The Brazilian subsidiary of Keppel FELS Limited, FELS Setal SA, has signed a Letter of Intent with Halliburton Productos Ltd for the conversion of the tanker Stena Concordia into a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. Mr Tong Chong Heong, managing director of Keppel FELS said winning the contract ...
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Cylindrical cooler for high boost
To cope with higher boost pressures on medium-speed engines up to 14.7MW, Honeywell Serck has introduced a cylindrical design of charge air cooler. The cylindrical design gives better mechanical integrity than a box, permits better air manifolding and is easier to package, says the company. It is a shell and ...
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Bibby Line orders first LGP ship from Korea
Bibby Line`s latest fully refrigerated LPG tanker features technically advanced cargo refrigeration plant, and is to be built in Korea. Having been involved in LPG shipping since the late 60`s, and in that time having owned just about every size and type of gas ship, Bibby Line`s fleet is now ...
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Spain bets on rise in tanker demand
Spain`s state-owned shipbuilder is staking its future on rising world demand for modern gas and oil tankers and its ability to find benefits in marrying naval and civil shipbuilding technologies. Izar - pronounced "ithar" and meaning "to hoist" in Spanish - was created late last year with the acquisition by ...
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Berge Danuta takes new heat exchangers to sea
Bergesen has taken delivery of the first of a pair of gas carriers fitted with a reliquefaction plant utilising plate-type heat exchangers. With an established reputation for a high quality, well-maintained fleet of vessels, and experienced sea-going and shore-based staff, Bergesen is well known for `quality tonnage`, and for technical ...
