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SeaSTAR DGPS trial results
Fugro says that sea trials of its SeaSTAR satellite-based DGPS service aboard the 300,955dwt tanker Irving Galloway achieved savings in time, fuel and steering gear maintenance through more precise positioning during open ocean transits. By using a more stable positioning reference for the ship`s steering system, the company says the ...
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De-watering unit
Marinfloc says its sludge de-watering unit, which has been tested onboard Atlantic Compass and Boheme, reduced the water content of sludge on the vessels by 50 per cent and the company says its process can reduce water in sludge by up to 85 per cent.The Unit can either be used ...
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Design tool for process industries
Ingmar has launched Caretronic, pipe production design and operation scheduling tool for use in continuous process industries. It uses a flexible telescopic system called Scopelink which incorporates a series of connecting straights and universal elbow joints.Scopelink is equipped with electronic positioning sensors which generate the data of the desired pipe ...
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Siemens to sign SSP deal
The Siemens Schottle Consortuim is poised to sign a deal to supply its propulsor to Guangzhou Shipyard International to drive a pair of semi-submersible heavy lift vessels ordered by Cosco. Each of the 18,000 dwt/156m loa vessels will have two SSP5s with a full power rating of 4.7MW (6,390 bhp) ...
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Shipbuilding talks deadlocked
Negotiations over the actions of Korea?s shipbuilders entered into by the EU and the OECD are both deadlocked. Representatives of the EU and the Korean government met in Seoul to discuss what the Europeans see as anti-competitive practices, but the Korean delegation says the low prices in its yards are ...
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Extractor for dangerous gasses
Spitznas, the manufacturer of air-driven tools and equipment, has launched an electrically operated axial fan. Developed in association with its distributor Maxim, the fan is designed for ventilating and removing fumes as well as toxic and explosive gasses from tanks and cooling equipment. It is also approved by Germanischer Lloyd ...
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?and for Daewoo
Much larger tonnage has been ordered from Daewoo in Korea in the form of a quintet of post-panamax ships for Gebab of Dusseldorf in Germany. The order could be of considerable value to the Korean yard because it also includes an option for five more ships of the same type.Daewoo ...
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New crankshaft for
F A Vinnen & Co?s 29,181g, 2,480 TEU container vessel Merkur Star is under repair at MAN B&W Service Center Hamburg, where a new crankshaft is being fitted.The ship, which is powered by a MAN B&W 6S70MC diesel, developed engine trouble in the Atlantic north-west of the Azores. A cracked ...
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Shipowners set steady course
Japanese shipowners are finding the strong yen is preventing them gaining from the recovery in trade.Figures just released from the Japanese Ministry of Transport do not paint too glowing a picture of the country?s shipping activities. Having hit 100 million deadweight in 1997, by mid-1988 the Japanese fleet had lost ...
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Satellite mobile phone service on countdown
Following a period of financial uncertainty, ICO Global Communications is back on track and poised to launch the first of its 12 satellites.ICO Global Communications, the UK company set up in 1995 to develop a global mobile satellite communications system (previously known as Inmarsat P), has been bailed out of ...
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Sealift conversion contract
San Diego?s National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has received $2 million for the first phase of a $25 million contract to convert a US Navy Strategic Sealift Program vessel USNS Soderman.The ship is being converted to meet the readiness capabilities of the US Marine Corps, and will arrive at ...
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Container ship orders for Gydnia?
Poland?s shipbuilding industry, which has tended to specialise in building smaller container ships in recent years, received an order boost in January in the form of a glut of contracts for Gydnia Shipyard.Among the orders is a pair of 2,078 TEU vessels for Rederei Herm Dauelsberg in Germany. These newbuildings ...
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Mail Connect launched
GN Comtext says it has launched Mail Connect to enable users to send and receive telex, GN Comtext e-mail, X 400 messages, and Internet mail, as well as send fax messages (text only) direct from their existing e-mail system. The service runs from cc: Mail, and will shortly support Lotus ...
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Compression extended
Stratos has extended compression capabilities to Trimble Galaxy (including GMDSS Galaxy Sentinel) Inmarsat-C customers for messages sent to shore destinations..Actual compression will vary depending on the size and content of the message, but typical savings range from 20 to 50 per cent, says the company.Compression services are available to Trimble ...
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Colie renovates
Interior contractor James P Colie refurbished the main dining room and purser?s deck on the cruise ship Royal Princess during its winter drydock at Baltimore Marine Industries.The largest part of the project, the dining room renovation, involved 60 craftsmen to demolish and rebuild the area with all new finishes. All ...
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Multiple circuit tester
The Druck Group has released a maintenance and test kit for onboard use. Called the MTC2000 it comes in a case and is equipped with the PV 411 hand pump, to generate pneumatic pressures from vacuum up to 60 bar and hydraulic pressures up to 700 bar. These pressures can ...
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More success for Chinese yards
Shanghai Edward Shipyard in China has been awarded a contract to build two geared container ships for Tropical Shipping & Construction. The order for the feeder ship size vessels also includes an option for two more ships.The first of the newbuildings is slated for delivery in September 2001 and the ...
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Vector and raster on DGPS chart
Leica Geosystems has introduced an upgrade for the MX 480 Professional Charting System permitting the use of raster cartography from the United States and Great Britain. This is the first DGPS chart navigator capable of running both vector and raster cartography, says the company.The MX 480 can now accept the ...
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Wood chip carrier orders
Shin Kurushima shipyard in Japan has received an order for a pair of wood chip carriers from Japanese owners.The 42,500 dwt vessels are for Hachiuma Kisen and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, are due to be delivered in April and August 2001, respectively.
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LPG carrier gets Schilling Monovec
Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea, has ordered a single screw Schilling Monovec rudder from Hamworthy KSE for a 7,800m3 LPG carrier it is building for Norwegian owner Navion. The rudder offers reduced tug reliance and better manoeuvrability, especially at slow speeds, compared with conventional rudder designs says Hamworthy.Norwegian owner Navion ...
