All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1133
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MaK buys DMR
MaK has purchased the bankrupt two-stroke builder Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock (DMR), giving it extra space to accommodate engine production envisaged in its ambitious expansion plans. The Rostock factory will be converted to four-stroke production and will be managed as an extension of MaK?s Kiel plant. Production and testing of MaK?s latest ...
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KPN and Telstra to merge mobile satellite business
KPN, Royal Dutch Telecom of the Netherlands and Telstra of Australia are to merge their global mobile satellite communication businesses. KPN will hold 65 per cent of the shares with Telstra holding the remaining 35 per cent. The new company, headquartered in The Hague, will combine KPN`s satcom business and ...
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Bulker order for Sasebo
Sasebo Shipyard in Japan has been awarded an order for two capesize bulk carriers by Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises. Due for delivery in late 2000 and early 2001, the 170,00 dwt vessels will be committed to the capesize pool in which Ceres Hellenic is partner with Coeclerci Armatori in Italy. ...
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?and Halter to build car carrier
Halter Marine is expected to be the beneficiary of a contract to build a car carrier for Pasha Hawaii Transport Line. The shipowner is seeking $80 million worth of loan guarantees from the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the newbuildings, which will be capable of carrying more than 4,000 vehicles.
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Virtual reality design for bridge layout
Litton Marine Systems has introduced Design Vision 1.0, a design tool for creating and evaluating integrated bridge system designs. Design Vision is a CAD program that allows the designer to construct a 3D model of the bridge layout and evaluate various configurations, says Litton. The designer can select one of ...
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Seven ship block booking
Blohm+Voss Repair has won a seven ship block booking from Yangming Marine Transport Corporation. The contract, which is valued at up to DM10 million ($5.3 million), covers routine drydocking, maintenance and repairs to seven of the Taiwanese owner?s container vessels. The ships are scheduled to call at the yard one ...
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BHP withdraws
BHP has announced it is exiting the Tasman trade, due to continued loss of earnings in liner shipping service. Its Transport Group general manager Bruce McGowan, said the decision had not been taken lightly. "The bottom line is that we are losing millions of dollars and it?s in no-one?s interests ...
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NASSCO benefits from TOTE?
National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) on the US West Coast has received a $300 million order from Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) in Alaska for a pair of ice-strengthened, environmentally friendly roro newbuildings. The order is expected to be the first of a growing number of Jone?s Act newbuildings ...
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Light-weight emergency beacon
Navtec has developed a portable emergency Inmarsat-E beacon that weighs less than 1,200g. Called the navtec epirb global-3 it has an alerting time of approximately three minutes and contains a GPS receiver for position indication via satellite. The unit can be used as stand-alone or can be supplied with a ...
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Bulkers bounce back
While last year was very poor for operators of bulk tonnage there are now strong signs of a good recovery and people are more optimistic. From the coast of Brazil to the boardrooms of Europe there is a faint smile on the lips of bulker owners. The past few years ...
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DNV and AVL co-operation
Engine and emissions specialist AVL is to co-operate with DNV in the field of power generation and marine propulsion systems. The aim is to combine the engine experience of AVL with the ship hull and machinery expertise of DNV to provide support to shipyards and shipowners. Areas of co-operation will ...
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Austal to build in US
Austal of Australia has signed a joint venture agreement with Bender Shipbuilding to build fast ferries in the USA. The new company, Austal USA, will build the full range of high speed craft up to 100m/1,000 passenger capacity. Austal says there are over 3,600 passenger craft operating in the US ...
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New range from STN Atlas
A range of high-performance 12 and 16-inch radars, called the Radarpilot Atlas 1000 Series, has been introduced by STN Atlas Marine Electronics. Designed for stand alone or integrated use, the sets are capable of simultaneously tracking 50 targets in a variety of modes, with trails adapted to signal strengths of ...
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Another ?first? for Chinese yards
Usually regarded as a source of inexpensive, but unsophisticated newbuildings, Chinese yards continue to gain orders for an increasingly diverse range of complex newbuildings. The latest is an order placed at Guangzhou Shipyard for a pair of 18,000 dwt semi-submersible heavy lift ships. Ordered by Cosco, the vessels are the ...
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Dole America moves to Hamburg
Permanent repairs to the 10,584g reefer Dole America are being completed at Hamburg?s Bredo yard following temporary work at Fleet Support (FSL) in the UK. The vessel sustained hull damage in collision with the Nab Tower in the English Channel. FSL used 11t of steel to make watertight a 25m ...
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US alliance deal
Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) and Cascade General have signed an alliance agreement for the maintenance and repair of ATC?s fleet of Alaska North slope tankers, formalising a longstanding relationship between the two companies. The agreement is non-exclusive, but commits ATC to sending the majority of its ships to Cascade General ...
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Dutch hold their share against European competition
Dutch orderbooks remain dominated by general purpose cargo ships, and dredgers, but more non-typical highly sophisticate vessels are appearing. While Dutch builders receive 4-5 per cent less in building subsidies than those in other European countries, he believes that for the last five years the Dutch government?s subsidy policy has ...
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Sulzer RTA98C cracks repaired
Wartsila NSD is undertaking repairs and modifications to the first eight RTA96C engines following the discovery of cracks in the A frames. These first engines are fitted in container ships in service with P&O Nedlloyd, Hanjin Shipping and NOL. To rectify the problems, Wartsila NSD has redesigned the stiffeners inside ...
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Inmarsat-4 approved launched
Inmarsat has decided to proceed with its fourth generation system, at a cost of $1.4 billion. The space segment of the system will consist of two in-orbit satellites plus one ground spare. Inmarsat says it will offer customers a range of personal multi-media communications at between 144 and 432kbps/sec via ...
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Hygood`s FM-200 gets US approval
A Certificate of Inspection and Tests has been issued by the US MCA for Hygood`s FM-200 fixed gaseous fire suppression system for the total flooding protection of machinery spaces and cargo pump rooms. The system is now certified as complying with the Merchant Shipping Regulations for both small and large ...
