All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 1134
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Water separator
The RCI fuel purifier is said to remove 99 per cent of water from MDO without the need for a full centrifuge system. Inside the purifier the chamber has a central vertical divider and the fuel is made to spin as it enters. Spinning the fuel allows up to 98 ...
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RCCL returns to Meyer Werft...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has signed a letter of intent with Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, to build the third and fourth Vantage-class vessels for Royal Caribbean International. The total price for the two ships is approximately $800 million, and the contract includes an option for two more ships. ...
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Medium-speed slows
Developments on the medium-speed side have concentrated on further emission reductions. The need to modify products to meet the IMO?s NOx limit and the pre-certification process has kept the medium-speed engine manufacturers busy over the last year or so. Emission reduction remains the centrepiece of many R&D efforts, so new ...
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Litton wins RCI order
Two new Vantage-class cruise ships under construction at the Meyer Werft yard for Royal Caribbean are to get integrated bridge systems from Litton Marine. The ships are scheduled for delivery early this year and in the second half of 2002. Because of Royal Caribbean`s two-bridge policy the vessels will receive ...
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Independents ?outlawed?
The IMO may have handed engine manufacturers a virtual monopoly on spare parts and reconditioning. Shipowners with engines complying to the IMO?s NOx code may find their sources of spare parts and services severely restricted, as the rules may effectively outlaw parts and services from independent suppliers. The legislation requires ...
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Liberia looses seat at IMO
Liberia, Algeria and Poland have been voted off the 32-state IMO Council for 2000 - 2001 to be replaced by the Bahamas, Malta and Morocco. As Liberia?s register is the second largest in the world with more than 1,600 ships - 12 per cent of the merchant fleet above 300gt ...
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Powering to new heights
MAN B&W has orders for 20 of its K98 engines for container ship propulsion, half of which are 12-cylinder units - which at 68.6MW (93,270 bhp) will be the world?s most powerful diesel. Hyundai Merchant Marine and Costamare have both ordered five 12-cylinder engines for 6,400TEU and 6,200TEU vessels respectively. ...
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Still growing
Cammell Laird has added to its drydock capacity on Merseyside with the purchase of Warbreck Engineering Ltd. The deal includes Warbreck?s lease on Clarence Dry Docks; three drydocks measuring up to 135.3m x 15.9m that service west coast tonnage such as tankers, tugs and OSVs. "The acquisition is an important ...
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Pumps have no grease
Termomeccanica has introduced a range axially split centrifugal and in-line pumps which do not require oil or grease lubrication. Both designs use the pumped fluid as a lubricating medium and to give hydraulic support to the impeller. The centrifugal pumps come with a capacity up to 4,000 m3/hr and use ...
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Fuel-saving tips
Cargill International has recorded fuel savings of up to 10.25 per cent following the retrofitting of Sistemar CLT propellers to its panamax bulkers Powhatan and Paiute. The savings were calculated from March 1998 against sisterships Peoria and Pequot which retain conventional propellers. Powhatan and Paiute consume 27.5 t/day of fuel ...
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Owners Flourish As Yards Suffer
Shipping is now the second largest export earner in Denmark. Generally speaking, the Danish shipowning community is in good shape, says Jan Fritz Hansen, a director at the Danish Shipowners Association with responsibility for trade and shipping policy. Although the final figures are not yet available, the shipowner`s association estimates ...
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First VeriSTAR programs presented
Classification society Bureau Veritas has presented its first three fully operational chemical cargo management systems to tanker operators Van Ommeren Tankers, Marphocean and Vinalmar. Called VeriSTAR Chemical it is a PC-based management system which provides ship owners, charterers and shipyards with assistance in the design, operation and management of chemical ...
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Water-soluble plastic film for pipe purging
A water-soluble plastic film dam has been introduced by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques for pipe purging during welding. The dam, made from Argweld water-soluble film, allows a small volume of pipe either side of the weld joint to be isolated and filled with inert gas to reduce waiting time and save ...
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Two Kvaerner ferries for Sri Lanka
Kvaerner Fjelltrand in Singapore has been awarded two new orders for its well known 40m FlyingCat passenger catamaran ferry by the State Treasury Department in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Valued at close to $11 million, the two vessels are scheduled for delivery in April of this year. They will be operated ...
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Expansion at Viktor Lenac
Croatia?s Viktor Lenac has entered into an agreement to purchase another floating dock, increasing capacity at its yard in Rijeka. The aframax floating dock will be much larger than the yard?s two existing docks, taking it into new markets. The 60,000 tlc dock currently measures 246m over the blocks x ...
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KHZ cuts headcount
Keppel Hitachi Zosen Group (KHZ) has completed the purchase of Keppel Marine Industries marine related businesses for approximately S$167 million ($99.97 million), and is rationalising operations to remain competitive. Headcount has been cut across the group?s three Singapore yards, which will result in savings of about S$5 million ($3.1 million) ...
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New cruise for HAL
Holland America Line (HAL), part of Carnival Corporation, has signed an agreement with Italian shipyard Fincantieri for the construction of two new 84,000g cruise vessels which are expected to enter service in the autumn of 2002 and summer of 2003, respectively. The agreement also includes options for up to three ...
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Messaging costs reduced
Globe Wireless has introduced a The Globe Communications Centre that can send data files and e-mail messages to and from ships either by satellite or by a HF radio network. The system works out which transmission method is cheaper, although this can be overridden. Messages over 3kb are usually sent ...
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Low cost HFO filter
Finn-filter has introduced an automatic back flushing HFO unit capable of handling up to 200 lit/min of hot fuel. The unit can be fitted to either the hot or cold side of the booster unit and will filter down to 10 microns on the cold side or between 15-34 microns ...
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Offshore conversion
The UK?s Fleet Support Ltd (FSL) has won its first offshore conversion project. The 30,000dwt crude carrier Blue Star is being converted into a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) for deployment offshore Brazil for Santa Fe Snyder Corporation. Marine work includes underwater hull cleaning and painting, preparing the vessel ...
